In our news wrap Tuesday, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives blocked a vote on censuring congresswoman Maxine Waters. Latino lawyers and community leaders in Chicago called for a federal investigation of the police shooting of Adam Toledo. The Biden administration will allow 22,000 extra seasonal workers into the U.S. this year. Banks and tech stocks pulled the broader market down. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: Democrats block effort to censure Maxine Waters for Chauvin trial comments

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It was a charged atmosphere at the Supreme Court as justices heard arguments in a major abortion case. The court looked at whether a federal law requiring hospitals to provide abortion care in emergencies would apply to states with strict bans. More than two dozen states ban or severely restrict abortion and six states have no health exceptions. Geoff Bennett discussed the case with Sarah Varney. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Supreme Court weighs whether federal law allowing emergency abortions overrides state bans

In our news wrap Wednesday, Secretary of State Blinken arrived in China for three days of talks aimed at stabilizing relations, Hamas released video of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American-Israeli hostage who was abducted on Oct. 7, Arizona's Republican-led House voted to repeal the state's near-total ban on abortions and the Biden administration issued new protections for airline travelers. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: Blinken visits China for talks aimed at stabilizing relations

President Biden signed the massive foreign aid package after months of delay amid Republican opposition. The $95 billion measure includes assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Lisa Desjardins reports on what happens next. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A look at what's in the $95 billion foreign aid package and what the money does

The FDA says samples of milk taken from grocery stores have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows. But the agency says it's confident the milk in stores is safe. It suggests the virus is spreading more prevalently among dairy herds than previously thought. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo of the Pandemic Center at Brown University. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Fragments of bird flu virus detected in cow's milk sold in grocery stores

After Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022, some 20,000 Ukrainian children were forcefully transferred to Russia. As the city of Mariupol was being surrounded by Russian troops, the head of a Christian orphanage decided to take matters into his own hands to get 19 children to safety. With support from the Pulitzer Center, special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: Democrats block effort to censure Maxine Waters for Chauvin trial comments

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