Jennifer Shutt, Michigan Advance Republicans, hoping to flip control of Congress in the November elections, appear to have decided against campaigning on a unified abortion platform that would specify exactly what conservatives plan to do if given control of the U.S. House and Senate. Yet Republicans in Congress have written …
Read More »Abortion Is Directly On The Ballot In At Least Five States This Year
Barbara Rodriguez Originally published by The 19th Voters will directly weigh in on the future of abortion in at least five states, with a record number of measures on midterm ballots this year that would either limit or expand abortion protections. Voters in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana and Vermont will …
Read More »More Young Voters Could Come Out To Vote In November, Sparked By Abortion And Other Hot Political Issues
Abby Kiesa, Tufts University The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion has far-reaching personal and political implications and may help decide the midterm elections in November 2022. That influence extends to young people’s election participation. People ages 18 to 29 have historically been less likely to …
Read More »Vice President Kamala Harris Talks Abortion, Voting Rights In Midterm-Focused Florida Trip
Errin Haines Originally published by The 19th ORLANDO, Fla. — Addressing thousands of her cheering sorority sisters at their annual convention Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered an emotional and fiery speech, thanking them for generations of service and calling for them to join the fight ahead. Her remarks were …
Read More »The Governor’s Races We’re Watching In 2022
Barbara Rodriguez Originally published by The 19th This year, 36 states are scheduled to hold elections for governor around the country and at least a dozen will include major bids from women, women of color and LGBTQ+ people. As of May 2022, eight incumbent women governors are seeking reelection; 23 …
Read More »Biden Administration Announces Boost For Rural Health Care In Midterm Election Push
by Katheryn Houghton, Kaiser Health News, Ohio Capital Journal April 15, 2022 As the midterm election season ramps up, the Biden administration wants rural Americans to know it’ll be spending a lot of money to improve health care in rural areas. It has tasked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack with delivering …
Read More »Supreme Court Rejects GOP challenges to N.C., Pa. Congressional Maps
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to block state court-ordered congressional maps in Pennsylvania and North Carolina before the 2022 midterm elections, in two orders late on Monday, handing a win to Democrats. In a pair of rulings issued late in the day, the court opted to allow redistricting maps drawn …
Read More »House Speaker Nancy Pelosi To Seek Re-election
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California announced she will seek reelection in this year’s midterms. “While we have made progress much more needs to be done to improve people’s lives. This election is crucial: nothing less is at stake than our Democracy,” Pelosi said in an announcement on Twitter Tuesday. …
Read More »Donald Trump to Remain Banned From Facebook For Two Years
On Friday, Facebook announced that Donald Trump would remain banned from Facebook and Instagram until at least January 2023. Due to his risking the public’s safety, the social media company has decided not to allow him to resume his accounts, CNBC reported. “We will evaluate external factors, including instances of violence, restrictions …
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