Catch up on the day’s news: Trump’s bond, asbestos ban, OTC birth control
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👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! We’re trying out an evening version of our popular 5 Things morning newsletter right here on CNN.com. This is the very first edition so let us know what you think and which kinds of content you’d like to see here. Here’s what you might have missed during your busy day: 1️⃣ Trump’s bond: Former President Donald Trump can’t find an insurance company to underwrite his $464 million bond to cover the judgment against him in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case, his lawyers said. 📹 VIDEO: Trump salutes January 6 prisoners 2️⃣ Asbestos ban: The EPA outlawed chrysotile asbestos, the last form of asbestos in the US. The carcinogen has long been linked to multiple types of cancer. 3️⃣ OTC birth control: The rollout is underway for Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the US, and online sales began today. 📹 VIDEO: CNN’s Jacqueline Howard has the details 4️⃣ Realtor commissions: The way Americans buy and sell homes is about to get turned on its head. Here’s what you need to know about the big changes coming.
Vice President Kamala Harris directed her team this week to immediately schedule a visit to Georgia following a media report that revealed two deaths linked to the battleground state’s abortion restrictions, according to two sources familiar with the planning – a callback to the rapid response travel she’s done over the past year.
Attempts by conservatives to purge state voter rolls ahead of the November election, including from Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee, are ramping up, prompting concern from the Justice Department that those efforts might violate federal rules governing how states can manage their lists of registered voters.