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Five years after the height of COVID, nurses are still fighting for their rights
Registered nurses from the nation’s largest union for the profession spoke with The 19th about the first days of the pandemic, and how it’s shaped their ongoing efforts for job protections.
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Reproductive health clinics are losing federal funding — and conservative states will be hit hardest
The Trump administration’s cuts to Title X could disrupt medical services for close to a million people, predominantly low-income Americans.
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What Cory Booker spoke about for 25 hours: the programs holding America together
Threats to public education, Social Security benefits and Medicaid funding were at the heart of the senator’s record-setting floor speech against the Trump administration.
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Head Start is turning 60. The federal child care program may not make it to 61
Providers operating on ‘razor-thin margins’ worry about the possibility of deep cuts from the Trump administration.
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‘It’s just not in me right now’: Is Lady MAGA USA hanging up her heels?
Two months into the president’s second term, the Trump-loving drag queen’s support is waning.
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Liberals hold Wisconsin Supreme Court after campaign shaped heavily by Musk
The state court, on which liberals hold a 4-3 majority, could determine the future of abortion in the state.
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In Washington, an afternoon of solidarity for trans rights
In the crowd on the National Mall, trans people who have been living in a heightened state of fear since Election Day felt a moment of reprieve and solidarity.
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Alabama can’t prosecute groups helping people travel out of state for abortions
The ruling — one of the first to explicitly address abortion-related travel — is a significant victory for abortion providers and supporters.
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A push to help new parents in Congress survives, again
House GOP leadership has consistently objected to a measure with bipartisan backing that would let new parents designate a member to vote for them for 12 weeks after welcoming a child.
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Hope Walz never planned for TikTok fame. Now her platform inspires change.
The daughter of Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz didn't start posting until after the 2024 election — and she's starting to become a leading young political voice.