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Lawmakers who support reproductive rights must recognize that abortion access and mass surveillance are incompatible. Systems built to track stolen cars and issue parking tickets have morphed into today’s reproductive dragnet.

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Sanctuary activists face new challenges under Trump’s second term but their work has always entailed great personal risk.

The Senate’s version will blow up the deficit just as much as the House’s—and its Medicaid cuts are deeper. The Senate’s cuts to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, are bigger than the House bill—probably in excess of $900 billion

The pro-Israel lobbying group has sent a flurry of communications to members of Congress, citing specific language for them to parrot in support of Israel’s strikes on Iran.

Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to begin in weeks. New doctors from other countries account for one in six medical residents at U.S. teaching hospitals.

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Organizers say safety issues along with mounting resistance to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are making it harder to hold events

President has dismissed verdict by handpicked spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons