supreme court. now, i know there s a draft opinion, and it was leaked and it purports to say that, yes, the writing is on the wall. and no one should be naive to the prospect that roe v. wade may, in fact, be overturned. and yet, roe v. wade, again, sitting here today is still supposed to be the law of the land until the supreme court officially says otherwise. but for some governors and abortion clinic operators, the leaked opinion was enough. it s given license to governors to try to anticipate that overturning roe v. wade, according to that opinion, will allow them to decide the issue. remember, alito wanted it to go back to the states. it s about having the individual states being the one to decide how their state will operate. and because of it, some governors are now signing legislation accordingly or hoping to be able to soon. and for some abortion clinic operators, well, state abortion bans have made them stop providing the service entirely out of fear of being sued.
Good evening and welcome to politics nation. The punchlines have been delivered and the punch bowls have been emptied after last night white house Correspondents Dinner. In washington, returning to the harsh realities of Election Year politics in 2024. The polls showed the race between President Biden and former President Trump is tighter than ever and in the coming weeks, the direction of the campaign could be influenced by events played out in New York City but i have returned. On tuesday, former President Trump will return to a manhattan courthouse where jurors will hear from witnesses in his hush money case. At Columbia University, administrators will have to grapple with how to deal with propalestinian demonstrators ahead of their upcoming commencement. The decisions they make will be watched closely by other colleges and communities. Protests over events in the east have left americans deeply divided. We are joined by a man who will be at the center of all of this weeks drama, ne
Progress since he met his us counterpart, joe biden, in november. Mr xi said the earth was big enough for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. However, differences between the two countries still remain, including chinas claims over taiwan and the south china sea, and chinas support for russia in its war on ukraine. Mr blinken sat down for an interview with the bbc. He said that Washington Will Act If Beijing does not stop supplying russia with items used in its assault on ukraine. Our china correspondent laura bicker has more from beijing. Hello. Im laura bicker. How are you . Antony blinken s visit comes as us ties with china are at a turning point. Hows your trip been . Oh, its been. Ive covered a lot of ground. The dialogue and diplomacy for the cameras hides real discord and distrust. This is what chinese viewers are shown. A cinematic soundtrack accompanies president xi, urging the us to be partners, not rivals. Yet, hours earlier, mr blinken was warned the two
Surrender. Breaking news from Around The World 24 breaking news from Around The World 2a hours a day, this is bbc news. Mr blinken spoke to the bbc and said that Washington Will Act If Beijing does not stop supplying russia with items used in its assault on ukraine. Our china correspondent laura bicker has more from beijing. Hello. Im laura bicker. How are you . Antony blinkens visit comes as us ties with china are at a turning point. Hows your trip been . Oh, its been. Ive covered a lot of ground. The dialogue and diplomacy for the cameras hides real discord and distrust. This is what chinese viewers are shown. A cinematic soundtrack accompanies president xi, urging the us to be partners, not rivals. Yet, hours earlier, mr blinken was warned the two sides could slip towards conflict. And this could not be happening. But he came to beijing with a warning of his own. 70 of the Machine Tools that russia is getting from abroad coming from china, 90 of the microelectronics. So for china, i
And tonight, the american husband detained, possibly facing 12 years behind bars in Turks And Caicos because of what was found in his bag. First tonight, the clashes. The propalestinian demonstrations on campuses, from usc, to utaustin, to columbia in new york. Some protesters arrested tonight. Police vehicles surrounded by crowds. And tonight, what one major school has just done. And in new york, House Speaker mike johnson booed by demonstrators as he pushes for columbias president to resign. Also tonight, the harrowing new images of american israeli hostage hersh goldbergpolin, the son who was forced into a pickup truck by hamas at that Music Festival, part of his arm blown off. Tonight, For The First Time in more than 200 days, his parents see him alive. And what their son says to them. The senate overnight passing the aid package for both israel and for ukraine. President biden tonight signing it after many republicans in the house tried to block it. And tonight, we learn the u. S.