politicsnation tonight s lead, one step at time he right now, abortion right activists are breathing a sigh of relief. as a key abortion pill wil stay on the market for now but, the fight over access t the bill now heads back to a appeals court. where the legal battle wil resume next month. meanwhile, on this earth day weekend, president biden i shoring up his green credential s with the bi announcement on environmenta justice. ahead of an even bigge announcement that he will ru for reelection that news is expected as early as tuesday as the 2024 presidential fields take shape on both sides. and, in just over a week after he was shot twice for ringin the wrong doorbell, kansas cit teen ralph yarl what i recovering at home his shooter, on andrew lester, now facing what could amount t life in prison on a firs degree assault charge. to which he has pled not guilty y all s family and their lawyers want a federal hat crime charge against leicester and, in a few minutes, ralph yarl
after in him urgency request b the justice department to bloc lower court rulings that would severely restrict access to th drug, even in states lik vermont where abortion i legal. it is there a federa legislative avenue here that can more formally protec access, or is it a state b state solution in your view? well, the reality is that with the supreme court decisio in dobbs, they have just unleash all of the antiabortio activists around the country including some judges like the one in that texas. there is a theoretical legislative fix and that of th wellness health protection act which i voted for when i was a member of the house. but, in candor, we don t hav the votes to get it through th senate and they aren t eve going to bring it up in th house. so, the courts are really th center of action right now and there are a couple o things about this decision i texas that are jus
politicsnation tonight s lead, one step at time he right now, abortion right activists are breathing a sigh of relief. as a key abortion pill wil stay on the market for now but, the fight over access t the bill now heads back to a appeals court. where the legal battle wil resume next month. meanwhile, on this earth day weekend, president biden i shoring up his green credential s with the bi announcement on environmenta justice. ahead of an even bigge announcement that he will ru for reelection that news is expected as early as tuesday as the 2024 presidential fields take shape on both sides.