15 Aug 2023

USA correspondent Ximena Bustillo

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 15 August 2023
Representatives Diana DeGette, Rashida Tlaib, and Jan Schakowsky, participate in a a press conference on abortion access at the US Capitol.

Photo: NurPhoto via AFP

Ximena says abortion issues are top of mind ahead of 2024, but the GOP keeps losing on the issue at the local level.

President Joe Biden has designated a new national monument near the Grand Canyon preserving land that is deemed sacred to Indigenous peoples.

The move, which affects close to 1 million acres, will permanently ban uranium mining. 

There's more Supreme Court drama surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas and the reporting of gifts and Ximena will have another update on former President Donald Trump's indictment.

Ximena Bustillo is an NPR politics reporter based in Washington.