President Biden on SCOTUS ruling overturning Roe v. Wade: "With Roe gone, let's be very clear: the health and life of women in this nation are now at risk." https://t.co/DqlJ8EcxNi
26 state are expected to ban or severely restrict abortion rights in wake of the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. https://t.co/grzGjz0tJH
BREAKING: @TerryMoran: "Bottom line: Roe v. Wade is overruled. There is no constitutional right to abortion in this country anymore." https://t.co/W4vm2ebEZt
.@ABC News' @rachelvscott to Russian Pres. Putin: "The list of your political opponents who are dead, imprisoned or jailed is long...and you have now prevented anyone who supports [Alexey Navalny] to run for office.
"So my question is, Mr. President: what are you so afraid of?"
Pres Biden's message for Americans: "My plea to everyone, get vaccinated now, please."
Asked by @JustinGomezABC when he thought the US would reach herd immunity, the President said:
"By the end of the summer, we will be in a different position."
Speaker Pelosi has ordered the flags at the U.S. Capitol to be flown at half-staff due to the death of a U.S. Capitol Police Officer in the of duty today. The process of lowering the flags may take longer than usual because of the Capitol’s current lockdown status.
BREAKING: Acting U.S. Capitol Police chief on Capitol incident: "It is with a very, very heavy heart that I announce one of our officers has succumbed to his injuries." https://t.co/zvJhD9eMXi
.@POTUS on unity: “Getting back to normal depends on national unity. And national unity, it isn't just how politicians vote in Washington. What the loudest voices say on cable or online. Unity is what we do together as fellow Americans.”
Biden on Americans possibly gathering in small groups by the 4th of July: "After this long hard year, that will make this Independence day something truly special where we not only mark our Independence as a nation but begin to mark our Independence from this virus."
Biden: "While it was different for everyone, we all lost something. A collective suffering, a collective sacrifice, a year filled with the loss of life and the loss of living for all of us."
.@ABC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Pres. Biden makes his first primetime address to the nation ''to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 shutdown.'' https://t.co/BnyNVXP81W
COMING UP: Pres. Biden makes his first primetime address to the nation "to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 shutdown."
Tune in to @ABCNewsLive for complete live coverage, starting at 8PM ET. https://t.co/PRQGXXqYi7
Biden will also say that the country could get “closer to normal” by July 4th and be able to gather in small groups IF Americans continue to wash their hands, socially distance, mask up, follow CDC guidelines and get vaccinated.
NEW: In his address tonight, President Biden will direct states, tribes and territories to make all adults eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by May 1, according to senior administration officials.
BREAKING: Pres. Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill into law, sending billions in aid to Americans, businesses and state and local governments still reeling from the pandemic. https://t.co/nRut00mMN6