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White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson details how powerful officials leaned on her to ‘figure it out’ on Jan. 6
“I started to get frustrated because I felt like I was watching a bad car accident that was about to happen,” the former aide to the White House chief of staff said.
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Will Kina Collins be the next progressive Black woman to unseat a Democratic incumbent?
Gun violence, food deserts and poor health care access have created a life expectancy in Kina Collins’ Chicago-area House district that’s lower than surrounding areas. She calls the race a fight for her life.
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As Pride month closes, LGBTQ+ advocates are split on whether Biden is doing enough to protect the community
Some are cheering the administration’s efforts, while others say there’s more talk than action.
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‘A moment Kamala Harris was primed for’: What will the vice president do for reproductive rights?
The highest-ranking woman in the United States has made reproductive health a priority. Her response to Dobbs could be her defining test.
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With Roe overturned, governors in states like Michigan will shape what comes next
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer leads a state with a Republican-controlled legislature. The dynamic complicates her options in response to the overturning of federal abortion rights.
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Liberal justices’ dissent sketches out ‘the loss of power, control, and dignity’ in a post-Roe America
“After today, young women will come of age with fewer rights than their mothers and grandmothers had,” Justice Stephen Breyer wrote.
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The Biden administration just hinted at how it could protect access to medication abortion
The administration may try to “preempt” state laws banning medication abortions, officials suggested.
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This anti-abortion group shapes laws nationwide. Your state may be next.
As a 'major player' in creating anti-abortion legislation, Americans United for Life is exploring what is now possible by offering states model bills they can adapt or adopt in full.
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From marriage equality to interracial marriage, Supreme Court conservatives appear divided on handling civil rights after Roe decision
The court’s majority and concurring opinion preview a debate over protections such as the right to marriage equality, contraception, interracial marriage and same-sex relations.
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Bipartisan gun violence bill tightens the ‘boyfriend loophole’ — but doesn’t close it completely
Broader weapons restrictions for domestic abusers passed in the Senate with GOP support, but some offenders would still be able to own firearms.