72 hours after Texas abortion ban, White House scrambling on federal response
It’s still unclear what the Biden administration can do to mitigate the law’s impact — beyond using the bully pulpit.
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Inside the Republican strategy for rolling out abortion bans in more states
Abortion opponents say they expect Republican-led states to copy Texas’ six-week abortion ban, which so far has withstood legal challenges.
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The 19th Explains: What to know about Texas’ abortion law
A federal judge has halted enforcement of Texas' law, which effectively banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
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Advancing voter restrictions could jeopardize political influence of women of color
Texas’ massive bill to implement voting restrictions is heading to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Eighteen states across the U.S. have passed similar legislation this year.
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Tina Tchen steps down from Time's Up
Tchen's departure comes after a report on how leaders of the advocacy organization worked with former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s team on responding to harassment claims.
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How Texas politicians have tried to ban abortion 'by any means necessary’
When anti-abortion laws built around the premise of women’s health failed in court, legislators turned their focus to personhood and the fetus.
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WNBA champions are once again welcome in the White House
Seattle Storm players celebrated their victory and a less politically charged restoration of a sports tradition.
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Kathy Hochul’s rise in New York spotlights the barriers to women becoming governors
"I want by the end of my administration, for every woman to say there are no barriers, there is no longer a ceiling."
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Sherrilyn Ifill urges voting legislation as suppression efforts come ‘fast and furious’
“I never had a case where I worried about the counting of the ballots, and whether there was going to be some subversion of the count. But now we see that that has become kind of standardized.”