Friday on the NewsHour, the annual defense spending bill becomes a hot button issue after House Republicans add amendments on abortion and other social issues. A year after the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the correlation between a lack of reproductive rights and domestic violence becomes clearer. Plus, the push for renewable energy grows contentious in rural Kansas as wind farms divide communities.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
News Wrap: Phoenix faces another day of extreme heat
House GOP adds culture war issues to defense spending bill
Why aspartame is listed as a possible carcinogenic
Link between lack of reproductive rights, domestic violence
Battles over wind farms divide rural communities
Brooks and Capehart on Biden’s achievements at NATO summit
Carpenter’s new book offers lessons on life and good work
A Brief But Spectacular take on second acts
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00:00 – Intro
01:54 – News Wrap
05:24 – Budget Fight
12:00 – Cancer & Aspartame
16:14 – After Roe
21:26 – Power Battle
30:41 – Brooks & Capehart
41:43 – Building
49:23 – Brief But Spectacular