States’ Abortion Rights Wins May Be Short Lived Under a Second Trump Term

South Dakota voters defeat effort to put abortion rights in the state constitution

South Dakotans voted down a ballot measure that would have put abortion rights in the state constitution, instead keeping the state’s near-total ban on abortion.

Politics - NBC News - 16 hours ago

Abortion rights ballot measures pass in 7 states, fail in 3 others

Constitutional amendments to protect or expand abortion passed in seven of the 10 states where they appeared on the ballot Tuesday, NBC News projects.

Amendments to protect abortion rights pass in 7 of 10 states

Many states across the nation had abortion rights referendums on the ballot for the 2024 election and the results reveal that while some red states easily passed these referendums, other states ...

Abortion-rights measures go 7 for 10 in state elections

Reproductive rights were broadly popular at the state level Tuesday night, as seven states passed ballot measures aimed at preserving, expanding or restoring the right to an abortion. The measures ...

Politics - The Hill - 7 hours ago

With Trump returning to the presidency, everything from abortion to immigration is under threat

With Trump back in the White House. The impact will be felt in many aspects of American life and across the world. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and ...

World - The Guardian - 13 hours ago

Middle East crisis live: Talks due over possible Lebanon ceasefire but Hamas rules out short-term Gaza truce

Senior US officials to meet Israeli counterparts to discuss possible deal to end Lebanon conflict as Hamas says it wants a lasting solution in Gaza. Reuters reports that the Israeli military ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Washington state voters may have just saved our long-term-care future

After a ballot initiative fails, an experimental state program will continue.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 hours ago

Starmer insists pro-growth policies on way after OBR’s budget warnings – UK politics live

PM says budget just ‘first step’ after watchdog said measures would make no difference to growth over five years. Rachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.. She is being ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Moldova’s pro-Western president wins second term in office, in pivotal runoff overshadowed by Russian meddling claims

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

WATCH: Donald Trump wins 2nd term in historic return to White House, ABC News projects

ABC News is projecting former President Donald Trump will win the presidential race, staging a historic comeback to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris.

Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says

A new report finds that women living in states with abortion bans obtained the procedure in the second half of 2023 at about the same rate as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

Health - ABC News - October 22

Texas attorney general sues second doctor under state's gender-affirming care ban

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing a second doctor of violating a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The lawsuit, filed in a ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Trump says he'll let RFK Jr. 'go wild' on health and food in potential second term

Former President Trump said Sunday that he would let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "go wild" in dealing with issues related to food, medicine and health in a potential second administration. "I’m going to ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

RFK Jr could lead US health and food safety in a second Trump term

Kamala Harris says vaccine skeptic is ‘exact last person’ who should be setting policy for families and children. Robert F Kennedy Jr could assume some control over US health and food safety in a ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Trump’s economic team: Who could run Treasury, the Fed and energy in his second term

Even before Donald Trump was called the winner of Tuesday’s election, names had been circulating about who the Republican nominee would appoint to key posts in his second term. Now that he’s won, ...

Business - MarketWatch - 6 hours ago

Apple deftly navigated Trump's first term. The second one brings new challenges

Wall Street analysts say Trump's proposed tariffs could spell trouble for Apple. But regulatory scrutiny may ease.

Business - CNBC - 4 hours ago

Can Trump really lower prices? Here’s what his second term might mean for your wallet.

The president-elect has pledged to lower prices, cut taxes and slap huge tariffs on imports. But don’t plan on a quick fix for inflation, experts say.