After months of delay, House lawmakers this weekend passed a package of bills to send foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Included in that package of legislation is also a bill that could end up banning TikTok. Hard-right Republicans are threatening to oust Speaker Mike Johnson over his decision to bring Ukraine aid up for a vote. At the same time, the legislation heads to the Senate for consideration later this week.
The Supreme Court hears a case today over one of the country’s most heartbreaking and increasingly intractable issues: homelessness. In Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, the justices will weigh whether penalizing people experiencing homelessness is “cruel and unusual” and, therefore, a violation of the Eight Amendment. Jeremiah Hayden, staff reporter for Street Roots in Portland, explains what’s at stake in the case.
And in headlines: We’ve got a roundup of climate news in honor of Earth Day, opening statements begin in former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial, and workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee join the United Auto Workers union.
Show Notes:
The Supreme Court's Samuel Alito Problem
What A War Crimes Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu Really Means
SCOTUS's South Carolina Decision Isn't The Only Voting Rights Fight To Watch
Biden Welcomes Kenyan President For State Visit
Giuliani Arraigned For 2020 Election Scheme In Arizona
The ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants For Israeli and Hamas Leaders
Morehouse Graduates Silently Protest Biden's Commencement Speech
The Hidden Roots of America's Baby Bust
Wins For Voters in Louisiana and Wisconsin
DOJ Vows To Protect Election Workers
Trump's Surrogates Take Center Stage In Manhattan
Poll: Biden Losing Ground In Battleground States, But Don't Panic
The Fiasco That Delayed College Decision Day
What’s Really Behind America’s Generational Divide Over Israel
A Stormy Week In The Hush Money Trial
How Much Leverage Does The Biden Administration Have Over Israel?
DOJ Set To Sue Iowa Over Harsh Immigration Law
How A Rafah Invasion Could Impact Palestinian Refugees
Trump's VP Wannabes
Is a Bird Flu Pandemic Inevitable?
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