robert and susan rosenbaum. the corporation for public broadcasting, and by coributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening and welcome. what a week it is. after weeks of confusion, the supreme court has weighed in on the most common form of abortion in the country, the use of a medication. the court ruling preserves access to the drug and declines restrictions on its use as the lawsuit over its fda approval continues. joining me to discuss it in more are john yang, who covers the supreme court for the pbs newshour. and joining me at the table, nancy debose, heather cable, michael shearer, and scott wong. john, let's start with you. we've got breaking news. help us understand what did the court say tonight? john: as you said, they said mifepristone will remain available without any new restrictions while the appeal of the texas judge's decision that invalidated its approval by the fda in 2000 works through the system. because this was an emergency appeal in whahas become known a

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robert and susan rosenbaum. the corporation for public broadcasting.nd by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. lisa: good evening and welcome to "washington week." i am lisa desjardins. for our nation, another test of our institutions and politics as donald trump is the first formal -- former u.s. president to face charges. a grand jury voted to indict the former president for a hush money payment related to an alleged affair. to state the obvious, it is an unprecedented moment for the country. right now, trump is the leading gop candidate for the 2024 presidential nomination. he responded to the indictment with speed and flared text on his true social platform, writing, this is an attack on our country and a continuing attack on our once free and fair elections. republicans rushed to his defense. >> the unprecedented indictment of a former president for campaign finance issues is an outrage. >> my father's only crime was winning the election. lisa: democrats have stressed that no one is above the law, but otherwise they

the ewing foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities, robert and susan rosenbaum, the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. laura: good evening and welcome to "washington week." i'm laura baran lopez. president biden and house speaker mccarthy are locked in a high-speed -- high stakes standoff over the debt ceiling with weeks to go until the federal government is unable to pay its bills. the men have challenged each other for months as the deadline draws near with the president calling for a clean increased to the debt limit and a separate gop budget plan while speaker mccarthy has called on president biden to negotiate now over spending cuts. on wednesday, mccarthy notched a symbolic win when his debt ceiling and spending cuts bill passed in the house, albeit a long party lines and by two votes. a boy it mccarthy spoke to reporters -- big -- a bouyant mccarthy. >> the president can no longer ignore and not negotiate. laura: republicans hope the bill's passing will increase pressure on the p