Stories tagged: "politics"


What the 2024 Republican candidates are saying about abortion bans

The Republican presidential primary field is full of anti-abortion candidates, but amid massive electoral backlash to abortion bans, some candidates are attempting to backpedal or soften their stances on the campaign trail, or ignore the issue altogether.

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How Floridians Are Fighting DeSantis’ Abortion Ban

Alejandra Rondon, Latinx constituency manager at Florida Rising, the state’s largest independent political progressive organization, talked to Floricua about the ongoing efforts to give voters the power to protect women's right to choose across the state.  

While certain federal benefits won’t be impacted, a government shutdown would affect a number of other benefits that rural communities rely on, such as food and housing assistance.(Photo via Shutterstock)
Here’s What a Government Shutdown Would Mean for Rural Communities

While certain federal benefits won’t be impacted, a government shutdown would affect a number of other benefits that rural communities rely on, such as food and housing assistance.

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, left, argues a point with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, right, between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX Business Network and Univision, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The 4 Worst Moments From the Second Republican Presidential Debate

The second debate featured seven candidates, who combined, are trailing frontrunner Donald Trump by a whopping 17 points in the polls, making it a bit of an exercise in futility. But even if the debate is unlikely to affect the outcome of the primary, it says a lot about the state of the Republican party.

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Over 2.5 Million Floridians Lack Health Insurance and DeSantis Still Won’t Expand Medicaid

During Wednesday night's second GOP presidential debate, the Republican governor blamed “economic decline” for the state's high uninsured rate and ignored Medicaid expansion, celebrating that Florida doesn’t have “a lot of welfare benefits.”

Shannon Watts, founder emerita of Moms Demand Action, a group working to stop gun violence, told The Washington Post that the creation of an Office of Gun Violence Prevention is “a significant turning point” for the gun safety movement. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden Announces First-Ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention

Shannon Watts, founder emerita of Moms Demand Action, a group working to stop gun violence, told The Washington Post that the creation of an Office of Gun Violence Prevention is “a significant turning point” for the gun safety movement.

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Biden Administration Launches Effort to Ban Medical Debt From Credit Scores

The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward removing medical bills from people's credit scores, which could improve ratings for millions of people.