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Conservative leaders want to make it harder to get divorced
| July 2, 2024
No-fault divorce laws have contributed to lower national rates of intimate partner violence, particularly against women. Some conservative leaders want to reinstate barriers to divorce by requiring “proof” of abuse or infidelity.
Allegations of sexual assault, animal cruelty emerge in new RFK Jr. report
| July 2, 2024
New reporting from Vanity Fair reveals troubling details about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past, including allegations of sexual misconduct and further insight into his history of anti-vaccine rhetoric.
‘A king above the law’: Supreme Court gives Trump nearly unlimited power
| July 1, 2024
The massively consequential ruling from the Supreme Court grants Trump and any future leaders the right to claim immunity from criminal prosecution for “official” acts carried out in office.
Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions
| July 1, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to decide on and seek medical care for their children.
The right-wing Supreme Court just made it easier to bribe government officials
| June 28, 2024
The Supreme Court declared that gifts or payments made to state or local officials after they implement certain political or social actions don’t violate the law. In other words, if you want to bribe a public official, as long as you wait until after they do what you want to pay them or give them a gift, it’s totally legal.
Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting
| June 28, 2024
The former Uvalde police chief was indicted over his role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the local sheriff said Thursday.
A stream of lies: 5 of Trump’s biggest lies in the presidential debate
| June 27, 2024
Donald Trump delivered 90 minutes of lie after lie after lie on Thursday, spreading crazy conspiracy theories about babies being aborted after birth, lies about his felony conviction, and brazen falsehoods about drug costs, taxes, and Social Security.
Trump’s policies would cause inflation to surge, economists say
| June 27, 2024
If elected, Donald Trump has vowed to implement a 10% tariff on imports, deport undocumented immigrants who make up a huge percentage of the agricultural and construction industries, and cut corporate taxes. Experts say these plans would be inflationary and cost Americans thousands of dollars per year.
6 times Trump insulted US veterans
| June 25, 2024
Former president Donald Trump has a long history of clashing with military families and US veterans. The newly convicted felon, who famously evaded the Vietnam War draft, has even reportedly called slain US soldiers “losers” and “suckers.”
Dental office credit cards are pushing people further into debt
| June 25, 2024
With limited coverage for adult dental care and lofty out-of-pocket costs, some patients are turning to dental credit cards—but experts say these cards are “predatory.”
Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows
| June 25, 2024
In the wake of Texas’ abortion ban, the state’s infant death rate increased, and more died of birth defects, a study published Monday shows.
Opinion: Two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, I am stronger and angrier
| June 24, 2024
If they were going to ban abortion, who knew what else they were going to start banning?