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For Gun Violence Researchers, Bipartisan Bill Is a ‘Glass Half Full’
dr. Rosenberg argued that prevention of gun violence and gun rights are not at odds with each other. It is possible, he said, to come up with policies that protect gun owners'…
Abortion Pills Take the Spotlight as States Impose Abortion Bans
As of October 2020, Just the Pill has provided more than 2,500 telemedicine consultations with physicians to deliver abortion pills by mail to patients in Colorado, Minnesota,…
MAGA Voters Send a $50 Million G.O.P. Plan Off the Rails in Illinois
LINCOLN, Illinois — Darren Bailey, the Republican primary for Illinois governor, was finishing his stump speech at a senior citizen center in this Central Illinois town last week…
Senate Democrats Urge Biden to Take Action on Abortion
WASHINGTON — A group of Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Biden on Saturday urging him to take “bold action” on abortion rights, a day after the Supreme Court overturned…
Decades Ago, Alito Laid Out Methodical Strategy to Eventually Overrule Roe
WASHINGTON — In the spring of 1985, a 35-year-old Justice Department attorney, Samuel A. Alito Jr., warned the Reagan administration of a head-on attack on Roe v. Wade, the…
Supreme Court Throws Abortion to an Unlevel State Playing Field
In his unanimous opinion In response to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh expressed a tone of optimism that democracy and the will of…
A New Task for Biden: Readying Allies for a Long Conflict in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — When President Biden met his Western allies in Europe three months ago, the world rallied behind Ukraine and NATO suddenly saw a new goal: its old goal of enclosing…
How the House Jan. 6 Panel Has Redefined the Congressional Hearing
The typical congressional hearing contains an accumulation of long-winded statements - which some might find bloated. There are hard partisan exchanges that can cover up the…
Commando Network Coordinates Flow of Weapons in Ukraine, Officials Say
WASHINGTON - As Russian forces continue a scouring campaign to conquer eastern Ukraine, the country's ability to withstand the onslaught depends more than ever on the help of the…
Abortion Ruling Poses New Questions About How Far Supreme Court Will Go
WASHINGTON — Friday's Supreme Court decision to end the constitutional right to abortion ended a battle for now, but immediately raised another far-reaching question: whether the…