POLITICS
Dallas decriminalized weed, voted for more cops. What happens now?
| November 15, 2024
Dallas voters approved 16 out 18 charter amendments, including hiring more cops and decriminalizing weed. Here’s where the major props stand after Election Day.
Author of Texas abortion ban blames everyone but his law for women’s deaths
| November 15, 2024
State Sen. Bryan Hughes defended the Texas abortion ban he wrote just days after the end of an election cycle in which it was harshly criticized.
Hate and harassment towards women spreads after Trump’s election
| November 14, 2024
Over a 24-hour period following Trump’s election, there was a 4,600% increase in the usage of the phrase “your body, my choice” on X. The phrase has made its way offline as well, with young girls and parents across the country using social media to share instances of harassment involving it.
‘A stunning public rebuke’: When voters had the choice, they rejected private school vouchers
| November 14, 2024
On Election Day, voters in Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska squarely rejected private school choice ballot measures, demonstrating how much voters of all stripes oppose the use of taxpayer dollars to fund private school tuition.
Here’s who Trump has nominated to his administration so far
| November 12, 2024
Trump has announced that Susie Wiles will serve as his chief of staff, is expected to nominate Marco Rubio as his secretary of state, and chose Kristi Noem to serve as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.