The Report: The Undoing of the Supreme Court

Plus: The post-Roe world, Trump's temper and vaccine updates
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July 1, 2022

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The Report

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 23: Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on April 23, 2021. Seated from left: Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left: Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Photo by Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images)

The image of the high court as a respected and legitimate arbiter of national disputes is fading away as the high court is regarded as a more political institution.

Some have called to impeach conservative Supreme Court justices after the fall of Roe v. Wade. But is the rhetoric anything more than frustration?

'I'm the f– president. Take me up to the Capitol now,' Trump was said to have told his security detail before lunging at a steering wheel as he sought to join rioters on Jan. 6.

Days after Roe was overturned, states are enforcing abortion bans while a new legal battleground begins to emerge.

Democrats facing a daunting midterm election season believe their electoral fortunes may change to their benefit as abortion becomes a key issue.

Vaccine manufacturers including Pfizer and Moderna have been studying shots that specifically target the omicron variant ahead of a widely expected fall booster shot campaign.

U.S. News photo editors curate this month's most compelling images from at home and abroad.

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