An Alabama sheriff said Wednesday that a jail official visited a murder suspect in prison before helping him escape last week and that her actions suggest their plan had been in the works for some time. John Stolnis offers the latest on this fascinating story.

Ukrainian fighters battling Russian forces in the tunnels beneath Mariupol’s immense steel plant refused to surrender in the face of relentless attacks, with the wife of one commander saying they had vowed to “stand till the end.” Clayton Neville reports on this for us.

The Senate will vote next week on legislation that would codify abortion rights into federal law as Democrats mount their response to the Supreme Court’s leaked draft decision that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. Linda Kenyon checks in from Capitol Hill to bring the details.

For the past year, America’s job market has run like a well-engineered machine, adding an impressive average of 540,000 workers a month despite a punishing inflation rate, Russia’s ruinous war against Ukraine, a still-risky pandemic, jittery financial markets and the prospect of much higher borrowing costs. CNBC's Jessica Ettinger stops by to preview "Jobs Friday".

There is little credible information about the new Disinformation Governance Board. And that has made it an instant target for criticism. We'll talk to the reporter who broke the story of the board's existence - Politico's Daniel Lippman.

An Alabama sheriff said Wednesday that a jail official visited a murder suspect in prison before helping him escape last week and that her actions suggest their plan had been in the works for some time. John Stolnis offers the latest on this fascinating story.
Ukrainian fighters battling Russian forces in the tunnels beneath Mariupol&rsquo;s immense steel plant refused to surrender in the face of relentless attacks, with the wife of one commander saying they had vowed to &ldquo;stand till the end.&rdquo; Clayton Neville reports on this for us.
The Senate will vote next week on legislation that would codify abortion rights into federal law as Democrats mount their response to the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-07439f9fc4542f1500ab78dfd34036b1">Supreme Court&rsquo;s leaked draft decision</a>&nbsp;that would overturn&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/what-is-roe-v-wade-33c08858dc8b0aa5f0450858b51a648a">the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.</a> Linda Kenyon checks in from Capitol Hill to bring the details.
For the past year, America&rsquo;s job market has run like a well-engineered machine, adding an impressive average of 540,000 workers a month despite a punishing inflation rate, Russia&rsquo;s ruinous war against Ukraine, a still-risky pandemic, jittery financial markets and the prospect of much higher borrowing costs. CNBC's Jessica Ettinger stops by to preview "Jobs Friday".
There is little credible information about the new Disinformation Governance Board. And that has made it an instant target for criticism. We'll talk to the reporter who broke the story of the board's existence - Politico's Daniel Lippman.

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