Okla. Senate Passes Bill to Ban Abortion Once Baby’s Heartbeat is Audible

The Oklahoma Senate voted (36-8) last Thursday to prohibit abortion as soon as a baby’s heartbeat can be heard and/or as soon as a baby’s brainwaves are present, which is usually around six weeks into pregnancy. The bill is now in the Oklahoma House, which is majority Republican, and it is expected to pass.

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Magnitude-5.7 earthquake shakes Salt Lake City, closes airport

A strong magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck the Salt Lake City area on Wednesday, shaking buildings, closing the airport and cutting power to thousands.
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Biden blowout victory in Florida leaves Sanders with no path to nomination

Joe Biden crushed Bernie Sanders in Florida, adding to a series of decisive wins that leaves the Vermont senator with no realistic path to securing the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Mississippi House passes bill banning abortions on the basis of race, sex, genetic abnormality

The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill that, if enacted, will ban abortions performed due to an unborn baby’s race, sex, or possible genetic abnormalities.
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Fed relaunches crisis-era lending program to aid companies facing pandemic credit crunch

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced that it was setting up a special entity to purchase short-term debt issued by corporations to help keep afloat companies facing a credit crunch because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Senate Approves 77-Day Extension of FISA Court’s Surveillance Powers

The Senate on March 16 agreed to a 77-day extension of a set of FBI surveillance tools under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that had expired March 15, to allow lawmakers time for further negotiations on necessary reforms to the powerf…

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