Republicans aim to paint all Democrats as radicals when it comes to abortion Republicans want to make the conversation about abortion a challenge for Democrats by accusing them of having extreme positions — even though the public largely supports keeping Roe v. Wade in place. Domenico Montanaro
Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., is poised to win the Philippine presidency by a landslide Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., the son of the Philippine strongman ousted in the 1980s, has been elected in a landslide to become the Southeast Asian country's next president. Julie McCarthy
2 Republican incumbents face off in West Virginia's primary on Tuesday West Virginia lost a congressional seat after the 2020 census. That's set up a GOP primary between two members of Congress, one of whom who's got Trump's endorsement. Dave Mistich
2022 Pulitzer Prizes in arts and letters go to 'Fat Ham' and 'The Netenyahus' The 2022 Pulitzer Prizes in fiction, poetry, drama and other categories in arts and letters were announced in New York along with awards for journalism. Neda Ulaby
White House responds to protests over leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe Protestors gathered outside Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house and Chief Justice John Roberts house over the weekend. Deepa Shivaram
The leaked abortion decision blew up overnight. In 1973, Roe had a longer fuse The reaction to Roe vs. Wade was immense, but not immediately so. It took months and years for the anti-abortion movement to fully form, to organize and gain political power. Ron Elving
Jill Biden visits Ukraine, making her first solo trip to a combat zone as first lady On Mother's Day, Biden met with Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, who has been in hiding with her children since Russia's invasion began. Scott Detrow
Jill Biden tours Romanian school that brought in Ukrainian refugees First Lady Jill Biden visited with Ukrainian refugees in Bucharest while on a four-day trip to Romania and Slovakia — two NATO allies that border Ukraine. Scott Detrow
Week in politics: Congress scrambles to protect rights guaranteed in Roe v. Wade We look at what the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion means for midterm elections and what Congress can do to guard access to contraception and same-sex marriage from a similar fate. Ron Elving
GOP playbook on abortion is to push Democrats on restrictions and contort their words Republicans are trying to shift and deflect attention away from the Supreme Court's conservative majority weighing the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Domenico Montanaro