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In our news wrap Wednesday, House Republicans voted to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt of Congress, the U.S. piled on new sanctions against Russia ahead of the G7 summit, Russia dispatched naval vessels to carry out exercises near Cuba and Southern Baptists rejected a measure to include in its constitution a ban on churches with women pastors. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In the two years since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, conservative lawmakers and activists have continued efforts to roll back access to abortion, contraception and in vitro fertilization. Laura Barrón-López spoke with Lisa Lerer and Elizabeth Dias, authors of "The Fall of Roe," to discuss the key players in the decades-long movement and what may be next. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Far from the frontlines of the war in Gaza that has raged on for the last eight months, Americans are grappling with new and old divisions. Judy Woodruff visited southeastern Pennsylvania to hear from Americans on different sides of this difficult conflict. It's part of our series, America at a Crossroads, and produced with help from PBS 39 WLVT. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In another first, the child of a president was convicted on three felony charges. A jury in Delaware found Hunter Biden guilty on two counts of making false statements regarding his drug use when filling out paperwork to purchase a firearm and guilty of one count of illegal possession of a firearm by a drug user or addict. Amna Nawaz discussed the verdict with Ryan Lucas of NPR. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The guilty verdict in the Hunter Biden case comes in the middle of his father's reelection campaign and two weeks after presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts in his hush money criminal case. Laura Barrón-López explores the political implications of the convictions. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Tuesday, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy secured new air defense systems from Germany and financial support from European leaders, the vice president of Malawi died in a military plane crash, President Biden addressed gun safety in a speech in Washington and a federal judge ruled the Florida law restricting gender-affirming medical care is unconstitutional. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders