Today’s edition of quick hits:
* At the White House: “President Joe Biden on Friday called the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade a sad day for the country and urged voters to take action in November’s midterm elections to protect abortion rights. ‘This is a sad day for the country, in my view, but it doesn’t mean the fight is over,’ the president said in remarks from the White House.”
* They won’t soon live this down: “Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday to eliminate the constitutional right to an abortion, after they voted to confirm Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, two key votes in the decision to overturn a half-century-old precedent.”
* The latest on Afghanistan’s earthquake: “Tents, food and medical supplies rolled into the mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan where thousands were left homeless or injured by this week’s powerful earthquake, which state media said killed 1,150 people. A new aftershock Friday took five more lives and deepened the misery.”
* In Ukraine: “Ukrainian forces will retreat from a key eastern city after weeks of bombardment and battles with invading Russian forces, a local official said Friday. The regional governor, Serhiy Haidai, previously said troops defending Sievierodonetsk would ‘fight for every inch.’ But they had been pinned back to a factory on the edge of the city and battered by Russian artillery.”









