[ad_1] U.S. Supreme Court Police officers put up barricades to separate anti-abortion activists from abortion rights activists during a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2024. JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images For generations, the GOP campaigned on eliminating the right to an abortion […]

[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Greenbrier Farms on Friday in Chesapeake, Va., the day after the first presidential debate of the 2024 election. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is planning to present a “streamlined” platform ahead of the Republican National […]

[ad_1] A sign saying “Register & vote!” is on display at the King County elections office in Renton, Wash., in 2020. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images In these final months before this fall’s election, Republican officials are ramping up attacks on a three-year-old executive order President […]

[ad_1] Keir Starmer looks certain to be Britain’s next prime minister—but he’s using the same centrist playbook that has opened the door to the far right in France and Germany. Ad Policy Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaking during a televised four party leadership election special in York, England on June 20, 2024. (Stefan Rousseau […]

[ad_1] In Kentucky, abortions are banned in almost all circumstances except in cases when a pregnant women’s life is in imminent danger of death or permanent injury. Timothy D. Easley/AP hide caption toggle caption Timothy D. Easley/AP A Kentucky judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by three Jewish mothers who argued that the state’s near-total abortion […]

[ad_1] Mask bans are ostensibly about public safety. The result would be disastrous for public health—but it goes beyond that, too. Ad Policy A pro-Palestine protester. (Probal Rashid / LightRocket / Getty Images) In recent weeks, state and local governments have been ramping up their attempts to criminalize masking in public space. What began as […]

[ad_1] The Supreme Court’s ruling in Snyder is baffling—so long as we ignore a desire by the justices to minimize the extent of their own corrupt conduct. Ad Policy United States Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh poses for an official portrait at the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022.(Alex Wong / Getty Images) On […]

[ad_1] A new report purports to offer Democrats a way forward with white voters. It fails to convince. Ad Policy Joe Biden during a caucus night watch party in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, February 3, 2020. (Daniel Acker / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Progressive author and columnist Steve Phillips recently offered Democrats some provocative […]

[ad_1] This article was produced by The Salt Lake Tribune, which was a member of ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in 2022 and 2023. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Utah OB-GYN David Broadbent was charged Thursday with forcible sexual abuse, as prosecutors allege he sexually […]

[ad_1] Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who continues to break with progressives within his party by backing Israel in the war with Hamas, visited the country this week and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption toggle caption Maya Levin for NPR JERUSALEM — Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has cultivated an […]