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West Virginia governor’s race is a battle of who can be the most anti-trans
The rhetoric is front-and-center in the state’s Republican primary, where ads have focused on who will be the most restrictive of LGBTQ+ rights.
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The Squad's Summer Lee believes all politics are local, from Israel to infrastructure
The framing by Lee's opponents of her role as a first-term progressive member of Congress from Pittsburgh is at odds with her primary campaign touting President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package.
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How abortion ban rulings in Arizona and Florida are already shaking up November elections
Both states have U.S. Senate races in November and could vote to guarantee abortion access in their state constitutions.
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Majority of women in states with abortion bans believe access should be legal
More than 20 percent of women ages 18 to 49 in those states also said they or someone they know struggled to access abortion after Roe’s overturn, a first-of-its-kind KFF survey shows.
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This Planned Parenthood will start offering sedation for IUD insertion
Health care providers in the St. Louis area made the decision after noticing that some patients were opting for other forms of birth control due to concerns about pain.
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Supreme Court seems skeptical anti-abortion doctors can challenge abortion drug mifepristone
The justices questioned whether the doctors have been harmed by the drug's availability, but some also probed how a dormant anti-obscenity law might apply to the pills. Their decision could have profound effects on abortion access and the FDA's authority.
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Republican Eric Hovde blamed societal problems on single moms in his first Senate bid. Will he do it again?
Hovde is challenging Sen. Tammy Baldwin in a Wisconsin race that could help determine Senate control.
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New coalition aims to defend ‘Squad’ and other progressives targeted by AIPAC
The ‘Reject AIPAC’ coalition, which includes Justice Democrats and the Working Families Party, is planning a seven-figure campaign to protect some members of Congress.
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Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema will not seek reelection to U.S. Senate
Even without the Democrat-turned-independent, the race is still expected to be one of the most competitive 2024 Senate races in the country.