national politics

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.

Here’s what Trump promised to do on ‘Day One.’ Now that he and Republicans have total power in DC, will he?
| January 17, 2025
The president-elect should be able to, in theory, implement his “Day One” plans. The big question is – will he actually do what he’s proposed? Or will he, as he’s indicated in recent weeks, walk back some of those promises, reverse course, or just ignore them altogether?

New study finds that air pollution could be threatening the success of IVF treatment
| December 19, 2024
Researchers looked at the air pollution levels while the donor eggs were developing and the 72 days when the sperm was developing and found a link between an increase in exposure to air pollution and lower embryo quality and egg survival in both cases.