Since Kamala Harris stepped up as the candidate to face off with Donald Trump in November, she’s sparked a wildly energetic response from the music world. Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo, and Olivia Rodrigo have all performed at Harris rallies or offered their support, and they are far from alone. Rolling …
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After two years of tracking anything and everything happening with abortion rights ina daily newsletter, I’ve outlined the most important, urgent, and useful information in my new book: Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win. In a moment when anti-abortion legislators and activists are launching …
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is putting the full weight of the Florida government behind an effort to defeat a ballot measure that would protect abortion access in the state —including by enlisting government lawyers in a campaign to silence a young mother with terminal brain cancer who is warning of …
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The Supreme Court will allow Texas to continue enforcing itsban on abortions — including emergency abortionsin hospitals. On Monday, the nation’s highest court declined an appeal from the Biden administration, keeping in place a lower court order that says hospitals cannot be compelled to provide care that would violate Texas’ …
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vociferously defended his record on abortion rights during an appearance on Fox News Sunday. “You signed a bill that makes [abortion] legal through all nine months [of a pregnancy]. Is that a position you think Democrats should advocate for nationally?” anchor Shannon Bream asked. “Look, the …
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On Tuesday in New York at the vice presidential debate, a dead-eyed J.D. Vance stared straight into the camera and sought to distance himself from virtually every public position he has ever taken on reproductive rights. Polls indicate that abortion is a top concern for voters — especially female voters …
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In an excerpt from his new book OPUS: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church, author Gareth Gore examines the ties binding Supreme Court kingmaker Leonard Leo and Opus Dei, a radical organization on the fringes of the Catholic Church that is accused …
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Donald Trump has long criticized the Affordable Care Act; he ran and won the presidency in 2016 on a promise to “terminate” Democrats’ signature health care law. But after he won, he and the GOP-controlled Congress repeatedly failed to repeal the legislation, as promised. More recently, Trump has declared on …
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The state of Texas is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to continue denying emergency medical care to pregnant women, pretty please. The request, which the justices will consider at conference on Monday, September 30, comes on the heels of a new report that shows the state’s maternal mortality …
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Conservative Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pulling out all the stops to oppose ballot measures to restore abortion access and legalize cannabis in the state — spending millions in taxpayer dollars on TV ad campaigns designed to undercut both measures. “DUI crashes increase in states with legalized marijuana — putting …
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