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It was a charged atmosphere at the Supreme Court as justices heard arguments in a major abortion case. The court looked at whether a federal law requiring hospitals to provide abortion care in emergencies would apply to states with strict bans. More than two dozen states ban or severely restrict abortion and six states have no health exceptions. Geoff Bennett discussed the case with Sarah Varney. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Wednesday, Secretary of State Blinken arrived in China for three days of talks aimed at stabilizing relations, Hamas released video of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American-Israeli hostage who was abducted on Oct. 7, Arizona's Republican-led House voted to repeal the state's near-total ban on abortions and the Biden administration issued new protections for airline travelers. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Biden signed the massive foreign aid package after months of delay amid Republican opposition. The $95 billion measure includes assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Lisa Desjardins reports on what happens next. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Issues such as inequality, gender identity and education have become the subjects of national debate, with the focus often on what elected leaders in Washington say and do about them. Yet many of these issues play out on the local level in communities with their own histories and challenges. Judy Woodruff traveled to one such community in North Carolina for her series, America at a Crossroads. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Former President Trump's hush money trial continued Tuesday. On the witness stand, former National Enquirer publisher David P****r described the relationship between Trump and the tabloid during the 2016 campaign, where it would squash negative stories about him and publish critical ones about his rivals. But as William Brangham reports, the judge has to rule on Trump's behavior outside the court. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

TikTok might soon be banned or sold to new ownership in the U.S. with the Senate expected to approve legislation as part of a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies. But TikTok doesn't plan to go down without a fight and says this is an unconstitutional violation of free speech. Lisa Desjardins discussed more with David McCabe of the New York Times. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders