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Rep. Marc Veasey drops bid for Tarrant County judge
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I refused to let Texas’ abortion ban decide my life. Other women aren’t so lucky.
| August 27, 2024
Unless our country gets a reality check about who we elect to office and we educate ourselves on their positions, we women have no hope of deciding whether we want to start a family or not—or if we want to carry a rapist’s child. We stand no chance unless we fight for what we believe in.
Latino voting rights group calls for investigation after Texas authorities search homes
| August 26, 2024
A Latino voting rights group called Monday for a federal investigation after its volunteers said Texas authorities raided their homes and seized phones and computers as part of an investigation by the state's Republican attorney general into allegations of voter fraud.
Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination for president, lays out her vision for the country
| August 22, 2024
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The final night of the Democratic National Convention capped off a remarkable month of surging enthusiasm for Harris’ candidacy.
Barack and Michelle Obama highlight Harris and Trump’s wildly different visions for America
| August 21, 2024
Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama capped off Tuesday’s events at the DNC, where they laid out differing visions of where America will go under a Harris or Trump presidency.
Texas’ rising star: Rep. Jasmine Crockett speaks at DNC
| August 19, 2024
In a primetime speaking slot, Rep. Crockett posed a question to voters about their choices in the presidential election: “Who would you hire?”
Trump a CEO’s dream, worker’s nightmare, labor leaders warn at DNC
| August 19, 2024
The heads of six unions spoke on the first night of the Democratic National Convention to list the many ways the Biden-Harris team has had workers’ backs and how Trump has been hostile to workers’ rights and prosperity.
Texas jurors are deciding if a student’s parents are liable in a deadly 2018 school shooting
| August 19, 2024
An attorney for the parents of a Texas student accused of killing 10 people in a 2018 school shooting near Houston told trial jurors Friday that they didn't know their son would have a psychotic breakdown.
Biden-Harris administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations secure $6 billion in savings for taxpayers
| August 15, 2024
The White House estimates that these new prices will lead to around $6 billion in savings for the Medicare program in 2026. The new prices will be anywhere from 38% to 79% lower than the drugs’ list prices last year, saving seniors on Medicare an estimated $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2026 alone.
Attorney General Ken Paxton threatens to sue Dallas over State Fair gun ban
| August 15, 2024
A state fair spokesperson said they would cooperate with the city of Dallas’s guidance on the matter.
Opinion: Republicans want to repeal the modern family
| August 14, 2024
From Project 2025 and JD Vance all the way down to state lawmakers, a growing number of far-right Republicans are waging war on modern families. Whether it’s attacking child care programs, encouraging women to stay in abusive marriages, or making it harder for same-sex couples to adopt, the modern right is fighting to repeal the modern family.
Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos
| August 13, 2024
One centerpiece of that program is dozens of never-before-published videos created for Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy. The vast majority of these videos — 23 in all, totaling more than 14 hours of content — were provided to ProPublica and Documented by a person who had access to them.
Biden-Harris administration wants to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and bypass chatbots
| August 13, 2024
The White House wants to end corporate practices that it says wastes consumers’ time and money, such as forcing customers to wait on hold for refunds, placing unnecessary barriers on canceling subscriptions, and making it difficult to access or submit health insurance claims.