U.S. Senators Ask Trump To Stop Being Terrible For Women
WASHINGTON ― A hundred days after an unprecedented number of women around the world marched...
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Author: Laura Bassett
Democratic Party Draws A Line In The Sand On Abortion Rights
WASHINGTON ― Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez became the first head of the...
Read MorePlanned Parenthood Cut Could Doom Health Care Bill In The Senate
WASHINGTON― Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are warning that a provision “defunding” Planned Parenthood could doom the GOP’s Obamacare replacement plan in the Senate because the language violates a key rule about...
Read MoreWhat It Really Means To ‘Defund’ Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has vowed to “defund” Planned Parenthood in upcoming legislation. But what he and Republicans in Congress are trying to do is actually very different from what that word...
Read More‘Defunding’ Planned Parenthood Would Really Screw Paul Ryan’s District
WASHINGTON― If House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) succeeds in his plan to “defund” Planned Parenthood while repealing the Affordable Care Act, his own district will be left unable to meet women’s health care needs. Ryan and...
Read MoreKellyanne Conway Has Referred To The Fake 'Bowling Green Massacre' Before
WASHINGTON ― Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway said she made an “honest mistake” on MSNBC last week when she invoked the “Bowling Green massacre” ― a purported terrorist attack that...
Read MoreStates Enacted More Than 60 Abortion Restrictions In 2016
WASHINGTON ― 2016 was a watershed year for reproductive rights: The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark victory to abortion rights supporters in June that warned states not to pass laws that impose a burden on women’s access...
Read MoreObama Blocks States From Defunding Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON ― As a parting gift to women, the Obama administration finalized a rule on Wednesday that will prohibit states from defunding Planned Parenthood for political reasons. Twenty-four Republican-controlled state...
Read MoreOhio Gov. John Kasich Signs 20-Week Abortion Ban
WASHINGTON― Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) signed a 20-week abortion ban into law on Tuesday, making it the 18th state to do so. At the same time, the governor vetoed a bill that would have banned abortions after six weeks of...
Read MoreOn Thanksgiving Week, Native Americans Are Being Tear-Gassed in North Dakota
WASHINGTON ― Thanksgiving began in the fall of 1621 when a group of Native Americans joined with newly arrived English settlers to create a harvest feast together and protect each other from violence. This year, as Americans...
Read MoreDonald Trump: Sure, Call My Daughter A ‘Piece Of Ass’
NEW ORLEANS― Examples are piling up of Donald Trump’s misogyny since footage emerged of him bragging about groping women Friday. Now, it’s emerged that the GOP presidential nominee once gave radio host Howard Stern permission to...
Read MoreCongressman Calls Out GOP’s Anti-Abortion Hearing As Racist
WASHINGTON ― House Republicans held a hearing Friday on what they called the “ultimate civil right” in the United States ― the right of a fetus to be born. But Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) quickly turned the anti-abortion panel on...
Read MoreDonald Trump Blames ‘Disgusting’ Media For His Tanking Poll Numbers And Gaffes
RICK WILKING/REUTERS Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as his campaign manager Paul Manafort and daugh WASHINGTON ― Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his campaign chairman, Paul...
Read MoreDonald Trump Would Expect Ivanka To Find New Career If She Were Sexually Harassed At Work
JOE RAEDLE VIA GETTY IMAGES WASHINGTON― Multiple female Fox News employees have offered detailed, horrifying accounts of sexual abuse by former Fox chief Roger Ailes. But Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump remains...
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