NATIONAL NEWS

Texas’ abortion ban has OB-GYNs working in an environment of ‘extreme fear’
| February 4, 2025
Several Texas doctors spoke to Courier Texas about how the state’s abortion bans are preventing them from properly providing health care.

Facing first tragedy of his presidency, Trump blames DEI, Obama for plane crash
| January 30, 2025
Sixty-seven people are presumed to be dead after a passenger plane collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair while approaching Reagan National Airport. Rather than provide measured leadership, Trump blamed DEI and Democrats for the deadly accident.

Way more Americans are getting sterilized since Roe was struck down, research finds
| January 29, 2025
A new study has found that from May to August 2022, vasectomies surged by 95% and tubal sterilizations increased by 70% among adults ages 19 to 26. Health care professionals across the country have seen this in real time.

People are leaving states with abortion bans, according to study
| January 27, 2025
A new analysis from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that since 2022, states with near-total abortion bans appear to have lost 36,000 people per quarter, with single people, who tend to skew younger, being more likely to leave. Tens of thousands of people, in particular single people, have left states with abortion bans […]

Trump takes on the US Constitution with day one executive orders
| January 20, 2025
Trump issued an executive order to end birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, doubled down on fossil fuels that drive pollution, and targeted transgender Americans.