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Jennifer Shutt, Kentucky Lantern U.S. Senate Democrats’ attempts to bolster reproductive rights failed again Thursday when Republicans blocked a bill guaranteeing access to in vitro fertilization from moving forward. The 48-47 procedural vote came just one day after Republicans tried unsuccessfully to pass their own IVF access bill and one …

Ariana Figueroa, Nebraska Examiner In his first visit to Capitol Hill since leaving office in January 2021, former President Donald J. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, mapped campaign strategy with GOP lawmakers and projected party unity ahead of the November elections. Trump said the meetings brought “great unity.” Surrounded by Republican …

Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams While welcoming the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to preserve access to mifepristone, a medication commonly used for abortion care, rights advocates on Thursday also stressed that the six conservative justices who reversed Roe v. Wade are no allies to reproductive freedom. “We are relieved by …

Mark Robinson’s recent inflammatory remarks and his fundraising struggles could pose significant challenges to his gubernatorial campaign in North Carolina. His Democratic opponent, Attorney General Josh Stein, has significantly outpaced him in fundraising, amassing $18.6 million compared to Robinson’s $10.55 million. Against this backdrop, Republicans passed a campaign finance proposal …

Jennifer Shutt, Arkansas Advocate Alabama Republican Sen. Katie Britt’s efforts to pass legislation that would block Medicaid funding from going to states that ban in vitro fertilization were unsuccessful Wednesday when Democrats blocked the bill from advancing. Britt, who introduced the legislation earlier this year alongside Texas Republican Sen. Ted …

In a narrow vote on Wednesday, the Republican-controlled House held Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. This marks a significant escalation in the GOP’s criticism of the justice system, which they argue has unfairly targeted Donald Trump. The vote passed 216-207, with Rep. David Joyce of Ohio being …

Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Arizona Mirror The Department of Justice indicted a Prescott area man this week based on allegations that he planned to shoot up a Bad Bunny concert in Atlanta to initiate a “race war.” Mark Adams Prieto, 58, was indicted by a federal grand jury on firearms trafficking, transfer …

Jimmy Williams On Monday, a federal judge rejected former President Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss his classified documents case. However, the judge agreed to remove a paragraph from the federal superseding indictment. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon denied efforts by Trump and his co-defendants, Walt Nauta and Carlos DeOliveira, to …

Jennifer Shutt, South Dakota Searchlight Former President Donald Trump said Monday that if reelected he plans to work “side by side” with a newly formed religious organization that says abortion is the “greatest atrocity facing” the United States and should be “eradicated entirely.” During two-minute recorded remarks played at The …

Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden joined gun control activists on Tuesday to promote more initiatives to combat gun violence. Speaking at the Everytown Gun Safety University conference in Washington, D.C., Biden emphasized his administration’s commitment to stricter gun laws. Biden’s remarks came just hours after his son, Hunter Biden, was …

Jimmy Williams Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday of all three felony charges related to purchasing a revolver in 2018. Prosecutors argued that President Joe Biden’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. Hunter Biden, 54, showed little emotion as …

Jimmy Williams Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recently voiced his doubts about finding compromise between left and right political views in the United States. The conversation, posted by filmmaker Lauren Windsor on social media, took place at the Supreme Court Historical Society’s annual dinner last week. Alito Questions Compromise and …

Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden kicked off Juneteenth celebrations early with a vibrant concert on the White House South Lawn on Monday, featuring legendary performers like Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle. The event underscored the importance of Black history and the ongoing struggle for civil rights. A Celebration of Black …

Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams As pro-public education groups plan a rally at the Pennsylvania State Capitol, educators and advocates on Friday criticized hip-hop icon Jay-Z’s company Roc Nation over a campaign backing a proposed school voucher program in the commonwealth. The campaign’s “Dine & Learn” events in Philadelphia this month …

Samantha Young, Washington State Standard The White House is calling on hospital executives, doctors, and other health care leaders to take bolder steps to prevent gun violence by gathering more data about gunshot injuries and routinely counseling patients about safe use of firearms. Biden administration officials hosted back-to-back events Thursday …