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Ernst’s retirement opens up Iowa Senate race
2026 elections to watch: Rep. Ashley Hinson has the backing from top Republicans to face the winner from a crowded Democratic field.
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A push to ditch Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban hinges on this year’s elections
Marriage equality advocates say there’s an urgent need to overturn the legacy ban as civil rights come under threat.
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Trump downplays domestic violence in speech about religious freedom
"If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime," Trump said Monday.
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The government abandoned LGBTQ+ workers. Its former civil rights lawyers stepped up.
Inside the unofficial effort to prevent gender-identity discrimination in the workplace — and the former agency employees leading it.
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TV nudity scandal, impeachment calls, a meeting no-show: Troubles pile up for Oklahoma's schools chief
Ryan Walters' absence at a board meeting is the latest reason lawmakers from both parties are upset with him.
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‘There is no hoax’: Epstein survivors demand justice and transparency
A dozen women and advocates spoke at the Capitol amid an effort to push the government to release more information about the convicted sex offender who had powerful connections.
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Trump revokes Kamala Harris' extended Secret Service protection
The move comes ahead of the former vice president’s book tour and cancels extra security that had been authorized by former President Joe Biden.
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When did caring for America’s most vulnerable kids become political?
Though it survived elimination, Head Start is under threat. Now that they have been directed to ban undocumented children, providers wonder if politics has changed the program forever.
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Who is Lisa Cook, Federal Reserve governor targeted by Trump?
Cook in 2022 became the first Black woman to serve on the independent board, a frequent target of criticism for President Donald Trump.
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Trans Texans face yet another attempt to ban them from bathrooms
Through testimony and a Capitol bathroom sit-in, trans Texans, activists and a constable argued that the state’s latest bathroom bill doesn’t make anyone safer.