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The Senate Decides Abortion Isn't Worth Protecting

As expected, Democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to open debate on codifying Roe v. Wade in law.

Caitlin Cruz

5/11/22 4:20PM

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Susan Collins Called the Cops Over a Chalk Drawing on Her Sidewalk

The Maine senator filed a police report over a very polite, water-soluble message to codify Roe v. Wade that…

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Welcome to the Supreme Court

Jackson will be the first Black woman and public defender to join the highest court in the land.

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These Companies Are Clamoring for Women's Dollars As They Help Tank Pro-Women Legislation

Politicians voting against legislation aiming to lift women and families out of poverty received huge donations,…

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Historic Hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson Start Today

The Senate is considering the nomination of the first Black woman to the Supreme Court this week. Buckle up.

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Perhaps It's Time to Think Beyond the 'Violence Against Women Act'

The much-touted bill relies on prisons and policing to help abuse survivors. The authors of Abolition. Feminism. Now.…

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Commenting on Kyrsten Sinema's Clothes Is Not 'Sexist.' They're Intended to Be a Distraction.

Three senators argue we ought to be paying more attention to what their colleague "says and does." That offers less…

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Sarah Palin Is Threatening to Re-Enter Politics

The former vice presidential candidate said she's weighing a Senate run

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Vanita Gupta Confirmed Just In Time to Tell the Minneapolis Police Department How Much It Sucks

Vanita Gupta, the head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division under President Obama and a long-time civil…

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Republican Senators Are Too Chickenshit to Openly Admit Their Discontent With Trump...Except to Carl Bernstein

Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein has some Republican Party tea that he’s happy to spill all over Twitter. On Sunday…

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The Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Is a Farce

Exactly a month after Trump’s nomination, Amy Coney Barrett has been confirmed as Supreme Court Justice, giving the…

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Don't Believe Any of Them

Following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Democrats have been in a frenzy figuring out how…

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Trump Just Lost Another Republican Vote to Confirm His Supreme Court Nominee

Another Republican senator has broken ranks with her party, announcing that she does not support filling Ruth Bader…

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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Appears to Have Used Wife Chirlane McCray as a Literal Human Shield

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has never been very popular with the people who voted him into power, much to his…

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Inspiring! President Spared Honest Trial by One Woman's Vote

Dark Lord Lisa Murkowski will vote no against motions to subpoena further witnesses in the impeachment trial of…

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Your Least Favorite Senators Wore Some Ugly Fashions on the Impeachment Catwalk

Did you know that the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump has officially commenced? I’m told it’s a…

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski Is Reportedly Iffy on How Mitch McConnell's Handling Impeachment

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, once the lone Republican vote against Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation,…

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Thank Native Women for Sen. Murkowski's Vote Against Kavanaugh

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, one of the key swing votes in Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s…

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Christine Blasey Ford Is Willing to Testify About Brett Kavanaugh, According to Her Attorney

Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of attempted rape when he was 17 and she was 15, is…

Esther Wang

9/17/18 10:06AM

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