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How Six-Week Abortion Bans Went From Fringe to Reality
Even opponents of abortion saw such curbs as too controversial just over a decade ago. Times have changed.
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In Bid to Oust Johnson, Greene Tries to Reclaim a Powerful Perch on the Fringe
The Georgia Republican’s doomed push to remove the speaker has placed her at odds with most in her party, but…
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United Methodist Church Reverses Ban on Practicing Gay Clergy
In a meeting on Wednesday, church leaders also voted to allow L.G.B.T.Q. weddings.
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Arizona Lawmakers Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
Two Republican state senators broke with their party to ensure final passage of the repeal. Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat,…
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What the First Amendment Means for Campus Protests
Encampments? Occupying buildings? Demonstrators cite their right to free expression, but the issues are thorny.
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Greene Says She Will Demand Vote Next Week on Removing Johnson
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the right-wing Republican from Georgia, excoriated the House speaker for working with Democrats to push through…
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Biden Cancels $6.1 Billion in Debt for Former Art Institute Students
The announcement covers 317,000 former students and marks another step in the administration’s student loan relief efforts.
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In a Portland Library, Activists Fortify for a Standoff
At Portland State University’s crescent-shaped library, students can normally peer through floor-to-ceiling windows at the leafy green spaces below. But…
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Florida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Is Now Law, With Political Implications
The ban, which took effect on Wednesday, was part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s push into cultural conservatism. But Florida politics…
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Arizona Legislature Will Consider Repeal of 1864 Abortion Law
Two Republican state senators have said they support scrapping the law, enough to ensure final passage of repeal.
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