Supreme Court Limits The EPA’s Ability To Limit Carbon Emissions In New Ruling
The Supreme Court ended its term this morning with decisions on two major cases: one limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to cap carbon emissions and the other in favor of President Biden’s decision to end Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy for asylum seekers. The court rulings also serve as the last decisions for Justice Stephen Breyer, who retired after the decisions were announced. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to take his place, the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.
Today on AirTalk, we break down these major Supreme Court headlines with David Savage, Supreme Court reporter for the Los Angeles Times.
COVID-19 AMA: Protecting Yourself This 4th Of July Weekend, Fall Boosters, And More
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the UCSF Medical Center.
Topics today include:
- How to protect yourself from this COVID-19 wave as holiday weekend approaches
- Why COVID is becoming easier to get and harder to avoid in California
- U.S. buys 105 million COVID vaccine doses for fall booster campaign
- Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost Omicron protection
- Still testing positive after day 10? How to decide when to end your COVID isolation
- Unanswered questions remain about fall vaccine strategy after FDA meeting
President Biden Says He Supports Filibuster Exception In Order To Codify Abortion Rights. What Does That Really Mean?
President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect access to abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
As a former senator, Biden has been reluctant to support changes to the filibuster, which allows any member of the 100-member chamber to block action on legislation unless it receives 60 votes. However, earlier this year he endorsed sidestepping the rule on the issue of voting rights, and his latest comments make clear that he’s willing to do the same for abortion. Biden’s support for changes to the filibuster in the 50-50 Senate may ultimately be immaterial. The Senate Democratic caucus would need to unanimously take such a step, but at least two Democratic senators, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, don’t want to. Sarah Binder, senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and professor of political science at George Washington University, joins to discuss.
With files from the Associated Press
Cheech's Museum Completes His Arc From Pothead Icon To Chicano Art Champion
Actor Cheech Marin rose to fame as a comedy star with partner Tommy Chong, and in the decades since, developed a diverse range of roles as an actor. But he’s also a longtime champion of Chicano art who has spent nearly four decades collecting work and advocating for the inclusion of Chicano artists at U.S. museums. Now, he’s sharing part of his collection through the Riverside Art Museum’s new Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture – also known as “The Cheech.” The 61,420-square-foot center – formerly Riverside’s main city library – now houses one of the largest permanent collections of Chicano art in the world. Today on AirTalk, Larry speaks with actor, stand-up comedian, author, and director Cheech Marin about his passion for art collecting, his vision for “The Cheech,” his career, and more.
With files from LAist. You can read more about The Cheech here.
