Supreme Court decision could undo decades of gains by Black women lawmakers
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decades-long effort to gut the Voting Rights Act reached its “now-completed demolition” with a ruling on
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Friday, October 16, 2026
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- More members and money — and more fractures: The uncertain future of Erika Kirk’s Turning Point USA
- Two states, two abortion ballot measures — and many challenges in reaching Gen Z voters
- Daycare strikes almost never happen. Here’s what drove these workers over the edge.
- Ahead of the midterms, Meta has paid at least 29 anti-LGBTQ accounts for their posts
- The GOP candidates walking back some of their abortion stances
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Abortion isn’t *the* issue in 2026. But it’s still definitely *an* issue.
In Wisconsin, a liberal candidate for state Supreme Court won her April race by 20 points after highlighting her work
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Poor preparation doomed Camp Mystic victims, investigator tells Texas lawmakers in harrowing account
Asked by the Texas Legislature to investigate last summer’s deadly flood at Camp Mystic, Casey Garrett recounted the harrowing early-morning
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Haitian families in Springfield pin hopes on Supreme Court to avoid mass deportations
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Requesting meetings with local law enforcement officials. Chatting up state legislators at the supermarket about restrictive immigration
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WOMXN UP! Interview with Beverley-Francis-Gibson, CEO of Together Women Rise
In this episode, Women’s eNews Executive Director Lori Sokol interviews Beverley-Francis-Gibson, CEO of Together Women Rise, a collective giving community dedicated to
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A state lawmaker was assassinated last year. Who is keeping others safe?
Political violence is on the rise — making the job more dangerous for state lawmakers and posing new challenges for
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Book bans and culture wars came for libraries. They’re still standing strong.
Sarah DeMaria still remembers how close she came to resigning from her role as a school librarian. It was the
Read MoreSleepless nights, diapers and GLP-1s: More people are turning to weight loss drugs after having babies
Every time Sarah Kinee opened Instagram, she was barraged with advertisements for weight loss products. One time, she recalled seeing
Read MorePresent at our nation’s founding — but excluded from its promise
In the lead-up to our country’s 250th anniversary, Errin Haines is writing a series of columns to contemplate the complicated
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Senate Democrats are still waffling when asked about trans rights
The Senate has been deadlocked on President Donald Trump’s priority voting bill, the SAVE America Act, for months. The measure
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