High prices, blackouts and half the money: Inside Puerto Rico’s stagnant food aid system
Puerto Rico’s block grant food assistance program already doesn’t stretch enough to meet the needs of its recipients. Congress just froze one way to boost it.
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Abortion policy in Virginia isn’t settled: Why this year’s election is key
Democrats say that if they don’t win in November, voters won’t get a chance to weigh in on a reproductive rights constitutional amendment.
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Abortion-related travel could face another ‘shock to the system’ under new spending law
Trump’s law “defunds” Planned Parenthood, which could lead to clinic closures across the country. States where abortion is legal stand to be hit the hardest.
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This season of ‘Love Island USA’ is a lesson in voter turnout
3.5 million people voted after one episode of the reality show. Fans say politicians can harness that beyond the villa.
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Parents struggle to find child care. School vouchers could make K-12 just as complicated.
Driven by the rise of ‘school choice,’ companies are trying to help parents navigate K-12 education options.
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The care work of the courtroom: How women lawyers are fighting to keep immigrants safe
Women immigration lawyers approach their cases and their own communities with empathy and education — while navigating policies meant to deter and detain.
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What’s the latest on birthright citizenship? What Trump’s order means for immigrant families
A judge on Thursday blocked Trump’s executive order, certifying a class-action lawsuit.
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After a child care worker is detained by ICE, a community is left reeling
Nicolle Orozco Forero was one of the few immigrant women who provide child care for American children with disabilities. Then she and her seriously ill son were taken into ICE custody.
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The child tax credit is changing. Here’s what it means for your family.
The credit rises to $2,200, but its new requirements will shut out an estimated 2.7 million American children.
As lawsuits against the administration grow, here is where some of the orders that affect LGBTQ+ people and women stand.
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Nowhere in the world to run: The international law ripping children from their mothers
The Hague Abduction Convention was meant to reunite mothers and children. Instead, it’s often used by allegedly abusive fathers to tear them apart.
Trump’s tax law by the numbers: $1 trillion less for Medicaid, $75 billion more for ICE
The new ‘big, beautiful’ law extends tax breaks for the wealthy, slashes Medicaid and food aid and expands immigration enforcement — threatening health care, nutrition and safety nets for millions.
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