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​A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2024.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: The Supreme Court’s final countdown

With one month left in the US Supreme Court’s term, the justices still have a number of massive decisions to make.

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden and U.S. first lady Jill Biden leave the federal court after the jury finds him guilty on all three counts in his trial on criminal gun charges, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 11, 2024.
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Hunter Biden convicted in gun trial

Hunter Biden was convicted on Tuesday of three felony charges related to a 2018 gun purchase, capping a high-profile trial that could impact the 2024 presidential election.

US Supreme Court fights: why ending Roe is only the beginning
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

US Supreme Court fights: why ending Roe is only the beginning

The US is now a much more divided country than it was almost 50 years ago, when the Supreme Court granted the constitutional right to abortion — recently overturned by the court. Interestingly, most of the rest of the world is moving in the opposite direction, including in majority-Catholic countries. But striking down Roe v. Wade will surely have a bigger impact on US politics. On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer speaks to New York Times columnist Emily Bazelon, who knows a thing or two about this ultra-divisive issue because she's also a a senior research fellow at Yale Law School.

US Senate passes bipartisan gun bill but SCOTUS may loosen gun laws
US Politics In 60 Seconds

US Senate passes bipartisan gun bill but SCOTUS may loosen gun laws

How are the rules on gun ownership changing in the US? Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, shares his perspective on US politics.

What We’re Watching: Russian progress in Ukraine, gun ban plans in Canada, DRC-Rwanda tensions
US & Canada

What We’re Watching: Russian progress in Ukraine, gun ban plans in Canada, DRC-Rwanda tensions

Ukraine war (maybe) shifting in Russia's favor, Canada’s Trudeau goes after guns, tensions rising between DRC and Rwanda