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Here’s why Planned Parenthood offered free abortion pills and vasectomies outside the DNC
Organizers say the two-day pop-up clinic in Chicago spotlighted the ongoing need for reproductive health care in the Midwest following the erosion of federal abortion protections.
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‘We never stopped the fight’: The Mississippians carrying on Fannie Lou Hamer’s legacy
Sixty years ago this week, the civil rights activist gave a speech ahead of the Democratic National Convention that helped change history. The work remains unfinished.
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Needed: more poll workers
A recent surge in voter registration is highlighting the need for more poll workers, a temporary workforce that is critical to running smooth elections.
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Battleground state AG worries Trump won’t accept loss to Harris
If Donald Trump had trouble conceding to Joe Biden, Michigan’s Dana Nessel said, he ‘is definitely not going to be OK’ losing to someone who’s not an old White man.
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Racist, misogynist online disinformation is already being used against Kamala Harris' campaign
"They’re not trolling her just to troll her. There’s a broader effort at play that is connected to undermining women’s participation in democracy and women holding office.”
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White women victims are at the center of RNC anti-immigrant message
They invoked the deaths of women including Laken Riley and Rachel Morin, whose family spoke on the second night of the convention.
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Why the tone our elected officials take now matters, extremism experts say
In the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, researchers are paying attention to the words from politicians from both parties take as Republicans gather for their nominating convention.
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'A missed opportunity': Groups critical to Biden’s success say they’re shaking off bad debate
Reproductive rights groups were disappointed by Biden’s answers on abortion in Thursday night’s debate, but neither they nor voters at his Friday rally said they wanted to abandon him.
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Abortion misinformation — and confusion — take center stage at presidential debate
In a 90-minute CNN debate, former President Donald Trump gave voters misinformation about abortions. President Joe Biden offered confusion.