Today: October 18, 2024
Today: October 18, 2024

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Health|Political|US

Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights

Donald Trump has been shifting his stances on abortion and reproductive rights

Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights
Election|US

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
Election|US

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
Election|Political|US

Voters in the US don't directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will

To voters in many other democracies, the process of electing a president in the U.S. is a head-scratcher

Voters in the US don't directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will
Election|Political|US

The presidential campaigns have made over 200 visits but speak to just a fraction of American voters

The nation's unique Electoral College system for electing a president, which replaces the popular vote, puts disproportionate voting power in the hands of a relative few states

The presidential campaigns have made over 200 visits but speak to just a fraction of American voters
Crime|Political|US

Democrats hope the latest court rulings restricting abortion energize voters as election nears

Two court rulings this week, in Georgia and Texas, have delivered major blows to reproductive rights

Democrats hope the latest court rulings restricting abortion energize voters as election nears
Election|Health|Political|US

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
Election|Opinion|US

'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
News|Opinion|Political|US

Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with the GOP

Melania Trump has revealed her support for abortion rights ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir

Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with the GOP
News|Opinion|US

Anti-abortion leaders undeterred as Trump for the first time says he'd veto a federal abortion ban

Anti-abortion leaders say they're undeterred by Donald Trump's comments that he would veto a federal abortion ban

Anti-abortion leaders undeterred as Trump for the first time says he'd veto a federal abortion ban
News|US

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
Election|Health|News|US

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|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
Election|News|Technology

Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X

Five secretaries of state are urging tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on his social media platform X, saying in a letter that it has spread election misinformation

Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X
News|Political|US

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
Crime|News|Political|US

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
News|Opinion|Political|US

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
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

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
Health|News|Opinion|US

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
Health|News|Opinion|US

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
News|Opinion|US

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
News|Opinion|US

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
Health|News|Opinion|Political|US

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.
Health|News|Opinion|Political|US

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
Health|News|US

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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