Opinion: The Republican Party’s bait and switch on abortion
When Republicans affirmed their party’s platform this week, it included a supposedly moderated position on abortion. Don’t believe it.For decades, the GOP has explicitly pledged…
Biden turns to Democratic mayors amid furor over reelection
Amid growing hand-wringing in Washington over his re-election bid, President Biden has turned to some of his most stalwart backers: Democratic mayors. Biden joined a…
Kansas’ Supreme Court strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ highest court has strongly reaffirmed that the state constitution protects abortion access, striking down a ban on a common second-trimester procedure and…
Abortion access wins when it’s on the ballot. In many states, it isn’t
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tucked inside the West Virginia Statehouse is a copy of a petition to lawmakers with a simple request: Let the voters decide whether…
Here’s state of abortion rights in U.S. two years after Roe overturned
Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo…
Nevada, Arizona follow California’s abortion ballot measure strategy
LAS VEGAS — Nevada organizers last month celebrated a flood of voter signatures in support of placing a measure ensuring abortion rights on the November ballot.…
How interracial marriage went from criminal to commonplace
American love stories have a default race: white. If the love story is “interracial,” one person is white, and the other person is not. In…
California governor’s race should be decided on merit, not money
If you’re in California and happen to be near a TV, you might have seen a terribly concerned woman peering into the camera and discussing…
Arizona is a political testing ground for abortion rights
TEMPE, Ariz. — On a recent sunny morning, Riley Heesch stopped outside a coffee shop and signed her name to a petition aimed at putting…
Poll shows inflation-focused voters in swing states favor Trump
Former President Trump narrowly leads President Biden in six of the seven states considered key in this year’s election rematch, an advantage powered by the…
Planned Parenthood plans to spend seven-figures in California races
Planned Parenthood of California plans to launch a multimillion-dollar campaign Tuesday to oust Republicans from several California congressional districts, the latest signal of how critical…
Arizona House votes to repeal the state’s near-total abortion ban
PHOENIX — A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions has won approval from the state House, clearing its first hurdle two weeks after a…
Trump says leave abortion to the states. What does that mean?
Former President Trump released his 2024 stance on abortion Monday, saying he supports leaving it up to states to determine abortion access — in essence…
Trump says abortion should be left to states, declines to endorse national ban
NEW YORK — Former President Trump said he believes abortion should be left to the states in a video released Monday morning outlining his position after…
Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week ban on most abortions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know…
Analysis: Supreme Court’s far right could grow if Trump wins
WASHINGTON — At the U.S. Supreme Court these days, judicial liberals don’t have much clout. The real fights mostly take place between the court’s far-right and…
Nearly 8 in 10 AAPI adults in U.S. think abortion should be legal, poll finds
WASHINGTON — With abortion rights poised to be one of the major issues in the 2024 election, a new poll shows that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians…
Women still vastly underrepresented in state legislatures
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Democrat Kayla Young and Republican Patricia Rucker frequently clash on abortion rights and just about everything else in West Virginia’s Legislature, but they…
Democrats are emphasizing abortion to mobilize voters. Will it work in Orange County?
Each day, Summer Bailey saw the congressional campaign signs staked into the succulent greenery near the entrance to Balboa Island in the heart of Newport…
Which states could have abortion rights on the ballot in 2024?
The Florida Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday on whether a ballot measure to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution should go…