Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Trump wouldn't say whether he'd veto a national ban even as abortion remains a top election issue

Former President Donald Trump says he would not sign a federal abortion ban, insisting that a ban would not pass Congress anyway

Trump wouldn't say whether he'd veto a national ban even as abortion remains a top election issue
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Trump wants to make the GOP a 'leader' on IVF. Republicans' actions make that a tough sell

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is vowing to force health insurance companies or the federal government to pay for IVF treatments, a proposal at odds with the actions of much of his own party

Trump wants to make the GOP a 'leader' on IVF. Republicans' actions make that a tough sell
Election|News|Political|Technology

Social platform X edits AI chatbot after election officials warn that it spreads misinformation

The social media platform X has made a change to its AI chatbot after five secretaries of state warned it was spreading election misinformation

Social platform X edits AI chatbot after election officials warn that it spreads misinformation
Opinion|Political

Obama and Bush join effort to mark America's 250th anniversary in a time of political polarization

Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W

Obama and Bush join effort to mark America's 250th anniversary in a time of political polarization
Election|Opinion|Political

'Gen Z feels the Kamalove': Youth-led progressive groups hope Harris will energize young voters

Youth-led progressive organizations have warned for months that Joe Biden had a problem with young voters, pleading with the president to work more closely with them to refocus on the issues most important to younger generations or risk losing their votes

'Gen Z feels the Kamalove': Youth-led progressive groups hope Harris will energize young voters
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US election commission loses another executive director as critical election year begins

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission is searching for its fourth leader since 2019, just as voting begins in this year's presidential election

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The anti-abortion movement is making a big play to thwart citizen initiatives on reproductive rights

Anti-abortion groups and their Republican allies in state governments are using a range of strategies to counter proposed ballot initiatives that are intended to protect reproductive rights or prevent voters from having a say in the fall

The anti-abortion movement is making a big play to thwart citizen initiatives on reproductive rights
Opinion|Political

Trump says he is open to restrictions on contraception before backing away from the statement

Former President Donald Trump is seemingly open to supporting regulations on contraception and has said his campaign would release a policy on the issue soon, though he later walked that statement back

Trump says he is open to restrictions on contraception before backing away from the statement
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The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it

Many Democrats campaigning for the Senate this year say they support suspending the filibuster rule to pass nationwide abortion protections

The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it
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Upside-down American flag reappears as a right-wing protest symbol after Trump's guilty verdict

Right-wing commentators and supporters of former President Donald Trump have flooded social media with images of upside-down American flags in protest of his historic guilty verdict

Upside-down American flag reappears as a right-wing protest symbol after Trump's guilty verdict
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Trump says states should decide on prosecuting women for abortions, has no comment on abortion pill

Former President Donald Trump says it should be left up to the states whether they want to prosecute women for getting abortions or whether to monitor their pregnancies

Trump says states should decide on prosecuting women for abortions, has no comment on abortion pill
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Crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states creates a shadow war for the 2024 election

As President Joe Biden and Donald Trump step up their campaigning in swing states, a quieter battle is taking place in the shadows of their White House rematch

Crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states creates a shadow war for the 2024 election
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The Civil War raged and fortune-seekers hunted for gold. This era produced Arizona's abortion ban

The near-total abortion ban resurrected last week by the Arizona Supreme Court dates to 1864, a time when gold-seekers were moving, white settlers were clashing with Native Americans and dueling had to be regulated

The Civil War raged and fortune-seekers hunted for gold. This era produced Arizona's abortion ban
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Biden's big speech showed his uneasy approach to abortion, an issue bound to be key in the campaign

President Joe Biden made abortion and reproductive rights a central theme of his State of the Union speech, but he never mentioned the word “abortion.”

Biden's big speech showed his uneasy approach to abortion, an issue bound to be key in the campaign
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Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year's US elections

The recent ruling in Alabama that frozen embryos are legally considered children has created a political firestorm after the decision halted treatment for many couples trying to have families through fertility treatments

Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year's US elections
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Some Republicans are voicing doubt over Alabama IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity.

Democrats and reproductive rights groups are seizing on a ruling this week by the Alabama Supreme Court that plunges the future of access to in vitro fertilization, commonly known as IVF, into uncertainty

Some Republicans are voicing doubt over Alabama IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity.
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Mental health emerges as a dividing line in abortion rights initiatives planned for state ballots

Abortion rights advocates are trying to get initiatives to protect reproductive health on the ballot in several states this year

Mental health emerges as a dividing line in abortion rights initiatives planned for state ballots
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GOP legislatures in some states seek ways to undermine voters' ability to determine abortion rights

Legislative efforts in Missouri and Mississippi are attempting to prevent voters from having a say over abortion rights

GOP legislatures in some states seek ways to undermine voters' ability to determine abortion rights
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Trump levels unsubstantiated claims of collusion against New York AG as civil fraud trial wraps up

With his civil fraud trial drawing to a close, Donald Trump has leveled unsupported claims of collusion against New York's Attorney General Letitia James for visits she made to the White House

Trump levels unsubstantiated claims of collusion against New York AG as civil fraud trial wraps up
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Few Republicans have confidence in elections. It's a long road for one group trying to change that

A grassroots pro-democracy group led by a Republican former state senator is trying to build trust in elections by hosting forums in small towns throughout Wisconsin

Few Republicans have confidence in elections. It's a long road for one group trying to change that

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