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Why some LGBTQ+ groups oppose the current Kids Online Safety Act
Major national groups withdrew their opposition after the bill was revised — but some groups, especially in states with restrictive laws, say it could still be a threat.
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Meet six women working to diversify our democracy
They’re leading groups that aim to expand the number of women who vote and who run for — and win — office.
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Two abortion stories, two decades apart, fuel a special election in Alabama
Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands is running on repealing Alabama’s abortion ban and sharing her own story in a competitive March 26 election.
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Missouri doulas give up wages to serve women on Medicaid. Legislators hope to fix that.
Doulas and birth centers are considered part of the solution to Missouri’s ‘unacceptable’ maternal mortality crisis. But current law makes it difficult to help mothers most in need.
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Republican Eric Hovde blamed societal problems on single moms in his first Senate bid. Will he do it again?
Hovde is challenging Sen. Tammy Baldwin in a Wisconsin race that could help determine Senate control.
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A Democratic state senator needs an abortion. She told her colleagues about Arizona’s ‘cruel’ laws.
While Eva Burch spoke on the Senate floor about her planned abortion, almost all of her GOP colleagues found something else to do.
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Fani Willis’ office can proceed with Trump case if the special prosecutor steps aside, judge says
The Fulton County district attorney’s relationship with Nathan Wade did not disqualify her, the judge said, but gave an ‘appearance of impropriety.’
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What we miss when we just focus on the performance
Observations from the State of Union address, SXSW and the Oscars — and what it tells us about media and politics.
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It’s Equal Pay Day — and even the White House has a gender pay gap
The disparity in Biden’s White House is slightly smaller than it was in Trump’s, but women still earn less. The biggest difference, though, is in their policies.
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Biden calls for an unprecedented investment in education, including free preschool
His budget proposal addresses the most pressing post-pandemic education issues, like better mental health care for students and staff and making college affordable and attainable.