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Opinion: Comstock is Trump and the GOP’s backdoor to a national abortion ban
In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock — a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.
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Dozens of ex-Trump administration officials have spoken out against him or oppose his campaign
Dozens of former Trump administration officials — including his former VP Mike Pence, former Chief of Staff John Kelly, and two of his former defense secretaries — have denounced the Republican nominee, with many instead endorsing Kamala Harris for president.
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What’s new and what to watch for in the upcoming ACA open enrollment period
In most states, the ACA’s annual open enrollment season for health plans begins Nov. 1 and lasts through Jan. 15. Here’s what you need to know.
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News media don’t run elections. Why do they call the winners?
It’s election night, the polls have closed, and chances are you’re waiting on the news to say who will be the next president. But why does the media play that role in the first place?
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Want to follow election results like a pro? Here’s what to watch in key states
Election night in the US is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, except that only one piece appears at a time—and you don’t get to look at the picture on the box. Here’s what to expect.
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All the racist, hateful things said at Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden
The rally bore glaring similarities to a Nazi rally held at an earlier iteration of Madison Square Garden in 1939. “My reaction is that it was a combination of 1933 Germany, 1939 Madison Square Garden last night,” former Trump adviser Anthony Scaramucci said on Monday.
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Opinion: What’s at stake for Latinos in the election–and why voting matters
In just two weeks, voters across the country will have an opportunity to decide what future and vision we have for this country. As executive director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, and a long-time activist for reproductive justice, one thing is clear to me: Latinos have the power to decide this election.…
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Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the ‘sin’ of a 150-year boarding school policy
President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents.
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OPINION: Groundbreaking Cluster Data Proves Latino Voters are Not Buying What Trump is Selling — Latinos are Poised to Shape the Future of Arizona.
As we inch closer to the 2024 elections, a persistent and flawed narrative is emerging: the idea that Latino voters are fleeing en masse to the Republican Party. National media seems to be setting up Latinos as the scapegoat for a potential Trump victory in 2024. This assumption, largely driven by superficial analysis, cherry-picked anecdotes,…
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Opinion: How Trump exploited a willing media to convince Americans that nothing matters
More than nine years after he launched his first campaign for president, much of the media continues to struggle with how to cover Donald Trump. In a new op-ed, Jordan Zakarin describes the failures to hold Trump to account.
