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Senate Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Pass a Shield Law to Protect Journalism
The PRESS Act, which would protect journalists from government spying, enjoys broad bipartisan support and has passed the House—but it’s unclear whether the Senate will take it up.Tech - Wired - November 14 -
Democrats press Biden to protect executive branch from Trump’s return
Capitol Hill Democrats are pressing the White House to pull out all the stops to gird the executive branch against Donald Trump's promised efforts to tear down federal agencies and restructure them ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
House Democrats call on Biden to expand offshore drilling protections ahead of transition
The top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee called on President Biden Friday to take action to permanently restrict drilling off U.S. coastal waters before leaving office in January. ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Johnson says ‘little secret’ with Trump is get-out-the-vote effort, not ‘diabolical’
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday said the “little secret” that former President Trump teased at his Madison Square Garden rally is a get-out-the-vote effort, not a ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Germany accuses Russia of ‘massive’ effort to stop Moldovans abroad voting
Foreign minister says bomb threats against polling stations in German cities show Putin ‘will stop at nothing’. Germany has condemned what it called “a massive, coordinated attempt” to prevent ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
US Senate rejects Bernie Sanders effort to block arms sales to Israel
Moves to advance three resolutions, which would have halted recent sale of $20bn in US weapons to Israel, all failed. The US Senate has blocked legislation that would have halted the sale of some ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
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Democrats wrestle over role of transgender rights in election
Democrats are wrestling with the role the party’s broad support for transgender rights played in its failure to capture the presidency and either chamber of Congress, with sharp views being ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
How states voted on reproductive rights in the 2024 election
Voters weighed in Tuesday on abortion access through ballot measures. Here's a look at the results as of 3 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 6.Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
Democrats face uphill fight for Senate majority as Republican flips West Virginia seat
Republican victories in Florida and West Virginia means Democrats need Ohio, Montana and a surprise win in Texas. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Fight intensifies over Florida ballot measure that would guarantee abortion rights
Next week, Florida voters will decide whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution, through a ballot measure that's opposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.Top stories - ABC News - October 30 -
Harris leans into economy, abortion rights in new ads in final days of campaign
Harris' closing ads are emphasizing issues of abortion access and her economic proposals in the final full week of the 2024 presidential campaign.Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
Abortion Rights Issue Surfaces in Canada Before U.S. Election
The Canadian government proposed legislation this week to crack down on anti-abortion organizations that provide “dishonest counseling” to pregnant women.World - The New York Times - November 2 -
Abortion rights at forefront of Women's March rallies in runup to Election Day
Thousands of women have rallied in the U.S. capital and elsewhere with abortion rights at the forefront of their demonstrationsHealth - ABC News - November 2 -
Thousands of women rally nationwide for abortion rights and feminist causes
Demonstrators from Texas to Connecticut and Washington DC carried signs and chanted: ‘We won’t go back!’. Thousands of women rallied Saturday in the nation’s capital and elsewhere in support of ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
Florida abortion rights measure fails, CBS News projects
CBS News projects a Florida ballot measure that would have enshrined the right to abortion will fail, keeping in place a six-week ban put in place by Gov. Ron DeSantis.Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Missouri voters approve ballot measure to expand abortion rights
Missouri voters approved a ballot measure enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution, NBC News projects, effectively undoing the state’s near-total abortion ban.Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
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.Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
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 - November 6 -
Abortion rights amendment's passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri
Abortion rights advocates prevailed in ballot measures in seven states, but that doesn't resolve the issueHealth - ABC News - November 6 -
What Trump's second term could mean for abortion rights
President-elect Donald Trump has said he would not sign a federal abortion ban. But there are ways a new Trump administration could restrict abortion nationwide.Politics - NBC News - November 8 -
How Trump's victory could change abortion rights in America
Trump could further restrict or effectively ban abortion on the federal level through methods that won't require Congress to pass new legislation.Business - CNBC - November 8 -
On the Ballot, Abortion Rights Proved More Popular Than Kamala Harris
In states like Arizona and Nevada, some voters split their tickets, supporting abortion rights measures while also backing Donald Trump.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
Abortion rights support didn't always translate into Harris support —exit poll analysis
Americans voted to protect abortion access in seven states, but support for those measures outpaced support for Kamala Harris, who made abortion rights central to her campaign.Top stories - CBS News - November 9 -
Make no mistake: this Trump presidency will continue to attack abortion rights | Moira Donegan
Just because Trump is publicly distancing himself from abortion does not mean Republicans won’t enact a national ban. Abortion rights initiatives were on the ballot in 10 states on Tuesday, and won ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
What abortion rights might look like under a new Trump administration
Recent ballot measures reveal that many Americans back abortion access while also supporting Trump. Caitlin Huey-Burns, who covered the president-elect's campaign and spoke to him on the issue, ...Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
A pregnant woman sues for the right to an abortion in challenge to Kentucky's near-total ban
A pregnant woman has filed a lawsuit seeking the right to an abortion in KentuckyHealth - ABC News - November 12 -
Trump was right, voters want decisions about abortion to be made locally
Donald Trump's position on abortion, which favors state-level decisions, was supported by voters in several states, including Montana, Nevada, and Arizona, who voted to expand abortion rights while ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Judge strikes down Wyoming’s anti-abortion laws in victory for rights advocates
Wyoming was the only state to explicitly ban abortion pills – one of the laws struck down on Monday. A Wyoming judge has struck down the state’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-country ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Republicans open to RFK Jr. at HHS despite abortion-rights stance
Senate Republicans are signaling that they are open to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) despite his long-standing support of abortion ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago
