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The New Landscape of the Abortion Fight
After the midterm elections, abortion rights advocates hope to harness public support for the long term, while abortion foes look…
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Thousands of Teens Are Being Pushed Into Military’s Junior R.O.T.C.
In high schools across the country, students are being placed in military classes without electing them on their own. “The…
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The Election Is Over. The Fight Over Voting Rules and Gerrymanders Isn’t.
Voters rebuffed the most aggressive efforts to weaken democracy in the midterms. But battles over election districts and ballot restrictions…
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As New Leaders Take Office, Los Angeles Struggles With Ongoing Wounds
An altercation and City Council protest indicate the city still has a long way to go to overcome divisions that…
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Transgender Americans Feel Under Siege as Political Vitriol Rises
Language about pedophiles and “grooming” of young children has intensified a movement, reminiscent of campaigns dating to the 1970s, that…
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Can Humans Find Common Ground? Sure. Just Start With Sea Slugs.
Can Humans Find Common Ground? Sure. Just Start With Sea Slugs. By Amy Harmon In the process of reporting this…
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University of California Academic Workers Partly End Strike
Postdoctoral students and academic researchers said they will return to work on Monday after ratifying a new contract, but workers…
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Kari Lake Sues Arizona’s Largest County, Seeking to Overturn Her Defeat
Ms. Lake, who fueled the false claims that the 2020 election had been stolen from Donald Trump, lost the Arizona…
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Sinema Adds Intrigue and Democratic Fury to Arizona’s 2024 Senate Race
Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s announcement that she would become an independent left Democrats in her state, many of whom have long…
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Leaders Back Away From Raising Debt Ceiling, Punting Clash to New Congress
Some Democrats had hoped to act on the issue before their party loses unified control of Congress, but a lack…