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A program taking kids out of class for Bible study tests boundaries in public schools
LifeWise’s $35 million organization and fleet of big red buses is driving thorny questions about church and state.
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Democrats responded to anti-trans attacks this year — and won
LGBTQ+ rights organizations and party strategists point to wins in gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey as a template heading into the 2026 midterms.
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The fight over SNAP benefits continues — and so does the mom guilt
The worry over long-term access to food collides with the reality that children and their families face detrimental health effects when they experience food insecurity.
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For the first time, Catholic sisters return land to a Tribal nation
"This return represents more than the restoration of land — it is the restoration of balance, dignity, and our sacred connection to the places our ancestors once walked."
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Supreme Court blocks transgender people from updating passports
The decision barring transgender people from changing their gender markers will cause "irreparable harm," advocates say.
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States are quietly cutting child care funding — and families are out of options
Facing budget shortfalls due to the end of COVID funding, cuts to Medicaid and tariffs, states are turning to one place for cuts: child care.
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After nearly 40 years, Nancy Pelosi is retiring from Congress
Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced Thursday that this term in Congress will be her last.
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‘Love brings you home’: A 100-year-old family secret and the librarian refusing to bury it
When Erin Moulton learned what really happened to her great-aunt, she couldn't ignore the echoes of today's fights over reproductive rights.
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How one woman’s victory in Virginia explains Democrats’ success
Democratic women proved effective messengers in an election focused on the rising cost of living and the effects of Trump’s second term.
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Child care worker detained by ICE inside a Chicago day care as children watched
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.