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Expanding the child tax credit has some Republican support. Now what?
Many lawmakers want to expand the $2,000-per-child credit, a longtime Democratic priority — but aren’t sure about how to get there.
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Trump’s push for ‘beautiful clean coal’ could lead to more premature births
The Trump administration's plans to change standards on coal use would increase air pollution, which can impact pregnancy outcomes.
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Growing old with HIV is now possible. Trump’s CDC cuts threaten that progress.
Advocates say the agency's mass firings will be particularly devastating for older LGBTQ+ people living with HIV.
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House passes bill that could make it harder for married women to vote
Voting rights groups warn that the SAVE Act, which requires documentation proving citizenship, adds a burden to people who have changed their last names.
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Jewish Americans feel echoes of history in transgender passport restrictions
LGBTQ+ Jewish people see passports — now outing them for being trans — as part of a familiar playbook from the Holocaust.
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She was tracking post-Roe abortions. The government just pulled her funding.
Diana Greene Foster, who was behind the landmark Turnaway Study, wanted to study the health and economic impacts of the loss of abortion access.
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Parents are receiving mixed messages about measles from RFK Jr.
Medical experts say that while the health secretary is showing more direct support for the measles vaccine following the death of a second unvaccinated child, he’s also sharing information about debunked remedies.
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How a chess champion became Utah’s most successful Democratic lawmaker
Stephanie Pitcher approaches legislation like a chess game — methodical, precise and several steps ahead. She passed more bills than any other Democrat in the Republican-controlled legislature this year.
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The fight for new parents in Congress to vote remotely is over — for now
The fight over proxy voting pitted two mothers in Congress — one Republican, one Democrat — against GOP leadership.
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Black beauticians have always done more than style hair — they’ve built power
Inside their salons, they’ve reshaped what community work looks like, creating spaces for political organizing, economic independence and healing.