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Mariel Padilla
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Who’s questioning women’s right to vote?
A post from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth showed his support of a fringe evangelical Christianity that is gaining more traction in the Republican Party.
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How algorithms, alpha males and tradwives are winning the war for kids’ minds
Toxic masculinity and idealized motherhood content are flooding social media feeds — forcing educators, students and parents to navigate the manosphere.
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Hundreds of ‘DEI’ books are back at the Naval Academy. An alum and a bookshop fought their removal.
Following a public outcry, the academy returned titles by Maya Angelou, Harper Lee and others — many by women — that were purged under Pentagon orders targeting race and gender discourse.
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New book attempts to untangle the deep roots of sexism and racism in America
In 'Erased,' Anna Malaika Tubbs explores the history of American patriarchy, how it’s been maintained to this day — and what to do about it.
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Justice Department to pay $5 million to family of Ashli Babbitt
Babbitt was fatally shot by police during the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
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A new generation of birth control skeptics leans right
More young women are embracing fertility tracking methods long popular among Catholics, looking to influencers, questioning doctors — and finding a home in MAGA.
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What Pope Leo XIV has said about LGBTQ+ people, immigration and abortion
Robert Francis Prevost, the first American pope, will now lead more than a billion Catholics around the world — including 53 million American Catholics.
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Young Catholic influencers are bringing MAGA to the masses
A vocal and visible group of Catholic women are marrying faith with politics as they talk about their own brand of feminism — and Donald Trump.
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A nuclear physicist, a nonprofit executive and a construction manager: How one family has fared in Trump’s first 100 days
Helen Jackson’s job offer vanished. Her children face different levels of workplace and financial uncertainty. Their experiences reflect the reality of thousands of Americans.
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Here’s what the late Pope Francis said about LGBTQ+ people, abortion and other key issues
The pontiff, who died Monday at 88, was beloved by many progressive Catholics.