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Skywatch for the week of June 9, 2025

Skywatch for the week of June 23,2026

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that state prisoners have no constitutional right to present new evidence in federal court to support claims they were inadequately represented at trial and on appeal in state courts.

Supreme Court hobbles challenges by inmates based on poor legal representation

Writing for the 6-3 conservative majority, Justice Clarence Thomas said federal courts may not hear post-conviction evidence to show how deficient the trial or appellate lawyer in state court was.

Abortion pills that patients got via telehealth and the mail are safe, study finds

The study looks at 6,000 patients who got abortion pills after an online appointment. It found that 99.7% of those abortions were not followed by any serious adverse events.

Skywatch for the week of June 1, 2026

23andMe is in trouble. What happens to all the DNA data?

Once a hot $6 billion biotech company, 23andMe is now on the verge of collapse. What could happen to the DNA data of its 14 million customers?

Skywatch for the week of June 22, 2026

President Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion about the Republican tax cut package on Monday in Hialeah, Fla.

Pushing Impeachment Would Backfire On Democrats, NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll Finds

With the president's low approval ratings, Democrats have an advantage heading into the midterms. But Republicans could use the threat of impeachment to motivate their voters to get to the polls.

Anita Hill, then a professor at the University of Oklahoma law school, testifies in 1991 that she was sexually harassed by then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.

Kavanaugh Allegations Recall 1991's Supreme Court Scandal, With Key Differences

Allegations of sexual misconduct against a Supreme Court nominee are familiar. But there are some key differences between the accusations against Brett Kavanaugh and those against Clarence Thomas.

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump watch as Fox News projects him the winner in Florida on Nov. 8, 2016. Fox is joining the Associated Press in a new experiment to measure voter preferences, which will be key to their projections on election night in 2018.

Election Night Shakeup: Here Come The New 'Exit' Polls

Fox News and the Associated Press are upending a quarter century of how elections are measured — and races called — launching a new approach for this fall's midterm elections.

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