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A state senator posted a video of herself twerking. Then came the harassment and death threats.
Rhode Island Sen. Tiara Mack’s experience highlights how online vitriol may impact future political representation for women, women of color and people from marginalized communities.
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Free school meals helped families during the pandemic. This fall, those lunches won't return.
Children in food-insecure households, often headed by single parents, may struggle to meet their dietary needs following the end of universal pandemic-era meal waivers.
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Block on Biden's Title IX rule is part of broader attack on key LGBTQ+ rights case, experts say
More legal battles to limit Bostock v. Clayton County are expected in conservative courts, experts say.
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How Indiana’s abortion ban maintained rape and incest exceptions
After hours of debate, lawmakers voted 18-28 this week to keep the rape and incest exceptions in the bill. Republicans were divided on the issue.
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West Virginia’s proposed abortion ban requires minors to wait 48 hours even for ectopic pregnancy
The bill’s text is unclear, but multiple legal and policy experts — and the state’s sole abortion provider — said a 48-hour waiting period for minors seeking abortions could risk the lives of patients.
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How the country’s first openly gay senator is asking GOP colleagues to back marriage equality
Ten Republican senators need to support the Respect for Marriage Act to ensure passage.
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Why Vice President Kamala Harris mentioned her blue suit at a disability rights meeting
Harris met with disability rights leaders to mark the anniversary of the ADA. So why are we talking about her suit?
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Dozens of clinics have dropped abortion services since Roe v. Wade was overturned
Abortion providers are worried that closures in states where the procedure isn’t legal will impact wait times at their clinics.
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Is Florida still a political battleground? Senate candidate Val Demings thinks so.
Democrats say if anyone has the résumé to take Republican Marco Rubio’s Senate seat, it’s this former police chief and three-term House lawmaker who presided over Trump’s impeachment investigation.
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Kansas, a critical abortion access point, will soon vote on whether to protect the procedure
An upcoming vote on a constitutional amendment offers a first test of how voters will respond to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.