Judy Woodruff:
The issue now goes to the Senate. President Biden has voiced support for repeal and for replacement with a more narrowly focused authorization.
In Hong Kong, officials defended a police raid today on a pro-democracy newspaper in Beijing’s campaign against dissent in the territory. Police said that Apple Daily’s reporting was part of a conspiracy to trigger sanctions against China. They also arrested of the paper’s five editors and executives of the paper.
China hit another milestone in space today, sending the first crew to its new space station. The three astronauts blasted off from a launch site on the edge of the Gobi Desert. They will spend three months in orbit.
Back in this country, police in Portland, Oregon, have quit a crowd control unit, following months of social justice protests that often turned violent. Roughly 50 officers resigned en masse last night, after one officer was charged with assault for striking a protester. The police use of force has prompted multiple lawsuits.
New claims for jobless benefits rose last week to 412,000. They had been falling since April. Wall Street had its ups and downs as well, today. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 210 points to close at 33823. The Nasdaq rose 121 points. The S&P 500 fell two points.
And Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, has died. He helped to end British rule IN Zambia and championed armed campaigns for independence in neighboring states. After years of authoritarian rule, he peacefully stepped down when he lost free elections in 1991. Kenneth Kaunda was 97 years old.