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Buffalo Shooting Adds Pressure on Joe Biden to Push for Gun Control Measures
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Supreme Court Rules for Ted Cruz in Campaign Finance Case
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Biden's Abortion Stance and Catholic Faith Have Never Been More at Odds
Tension Between Biden's Abortion Stance and Catholic Faith
By Brian Bennett
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To Save Roe’s Protections, Democrats Pour More Money Into Flipping Statehouses
Democrats have for decades been complacent when it comes to state legislatures.
By Philip Elliott
May 12, 2022
Birth Control Could Be at Risk if Roe Falls
Experts say that such arguments opposing birth control—or other liberties for that matter, like same sex marriage—may have legal traction in a post-Roe legal landscape.
By Jasmine Aguilera
May 12, 2022
Why Overturning Roe Would Transform American
In the 49 years since the U.S. Supreme Court established a constitutional right to abortion, the experience of being a woman in this country has transformed. Birth control access has expanded, and more women have...
By Abigail Abrams
May 12, 2022
Fear of Fentanyl is Driving Laws That Could Lead to Overdoses
Since the U.S. drug war was declared in 1971, various drugs have been identified as public enemy number one—from crack cocaine, in the 1980s, to prescription opioids in the early 2000s. Today, the primary villain...
By Tara Law
May 12, 2022
Why the Bipartisan Push to Prevent Another Jan. 6 Is Running Out of Time
The Electoral Count Act may not be updated before the 2024 election.
By Eric Cortellessa
May 12, 2022
The Senate Falls Short in an Effort To Preserve Roe V. Wade
Few Republican senators spoke in favor of ending abortion access, but they embraced the filibuster to block the bill from advancing.
By Lisa Mascaro / AP
May 11, 2022
'Our Blue-Collar Tough Guy.' John Fetterman Charts a New Path for Democrats
John Fetterman walks into a brewery in Easton, Pa., with his arms outstretched like a wrestler. The state’s lieutenant governor—6 ft. 8 in., bald and goateed, wearing his trademark Carhartt sweatshirt and athletic shorts—doesn’t bother...
By Charlotte Alter/Easton, Pa.
May 11, 2022
Nebraska Proves Trump's Blessing Alone Isn't Always Enough
Trump's pick for Nebraska governor fell short in the wake of a groping scandal.
By Philip Elliott
May 11, 2022
Why Utah Democrats Decided to Back Evan McMullin Over One of Their Own
"We've never seen anything like this in Utah,” says a Republican state senator.
By Abby Vesoulis
May 11, 2022
How a Digital Abortion Footprint Could Lead to Criminal Charges
Lawmakers are trying to generate new energy behind digital privacy bills in case Roe v. Wade is overturned.
By Abby Vesoulis
May 10, 2022
Pennsylvania’s Senate Primary Shows How Republicans’ Abortion Rhetoric Could Backfire
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. The rowdy primary for the Republican Senate nomination in Pennsylvania is quickly...
By Philip Elliott
May 10, 2022
Biden Starts Program to Provide Discounted Internet Service
Internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes through the Affordable Connectivity Program program
By Aamer Madhani / AP
May 9, 2022
Congressman's Campaign Finances Draw Scrutiny
Rep. Anthony Brown, Democrat of Maryland, wants to be the state’s top law enforcement officer, but his own campaign’s spending may violate state election law, according to campaign finance experts. The three-term congressman announced on...
By Eric Cortellessa
May 9, 2022
The Back Booth: How a Supreme Court Leak Consumed D.C.
Welcome to The Back Booth, a weekend edition of The D.C. Brief. Here each Saturday, TIME’s politics newsletter will host a conversation between political professionals on the right and the left, pulling back the curtain...
By Philip Elliott
May 7, 2022
Border Patrol To No Longer Investigate Itself
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a memo Friday ending a controversial Border Patrol oversight team charged with investigating incidents involving border enforcement personnel. Instead, investigations will be turned over to the Office...
By Jasmine Aguilera
May 6, 2022
GOP States Race to Draft Anti-Abortion Bills
Less than 48 hours after a leaked draft decision showing the Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v. Wade, Republicans in the Louisiana House of Representatives advanced a bill classifying abortion as homicide from “the...
By Abigail Abrams
May 6, 2022
Indiana Man Charged With Wife’s Murder Wins Local Primary
Andrew Wilhoite has been held in jail without bond since his arrest in late March in the death of 41-year-old Elizabeth “Nikki” Wilhoite
By Associated Press
May 6, 2022
Britain Pushes Tough Tech Rules Under New Digital Watchdog
Big tech companies would have to comply with tough rules under a new digital watchdog aimed at giving consumers more choice online
By Associated Press
May 6, 2022
'I Have Earned Where I Am Right Now.' Symone Sanders Talks to TIME Ahead of the Launch of Her MSNBC Show
"Hillary Clinton was the most qualified person, period, to ever seek the presidency. I don't care what the hell anybody says."
By Philip Elliott
May 6, 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre to Be Next White House Press Secretary
Jean-Pierre will be the first black woman and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to serve as the White House Press Secretary
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May 5, 2022
Biden to Hold Industrial Polluters Accountable for Harming Poor, Minority Communities
The new strategy includes launching an Office of Environmental Justice within the Justice Department to focus on “fenceline communities"
By MATTHEW DALY / AP
May 5, 2022
In Wisconsin, an 1849 Abortion Ban Could Make for a Chaotic Post-Roe Landscape
Wisconsin’s attorney general, a Democrat, has vowed to not enforce it but can’t stop local officials from doing so.
By Eric Cortellessa
May 5, 2022
The End of Roe Could Galvanize Democrats' Burned-Out Base
"People are tired, but they're more outraged than they are tired."
By Charlotte Alter
May 5, 2022
Families of American Hostages Demand Biden Do More
Alexandra Forseth has made eight pilgrimages to Washington during the past four years. The 30-year-old once again made the trip this week from her home in San Diego to push the White House to secure...
By Vera Bergengruen
May 5, 2022
Why Judges Make Immigration Policy Now
When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a new lawsuit against the Biden Administration last week challenging the allegedly "unlawful" move to grant asylum officers authority to decide some asylum cases, no one was surprised....
By Jasmine Aguilera
May 4, 2022
Trump’s Fingerprints Are All Over J.D. Vance’s Ohio Win
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. When J.D. Vance took the stage Tuesday evening in Cincinnati to declare...
By Philip Elliott
May 4, 2022
Tim Kaine Refuses to Let Long COVID Be an Afterthought
When Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine came down with a “blizzard” of allergy-like symptoms in March 2020, he blamed the layer of pollen coating his car. “It was Washington, D.C., in late March,” he says. I...
By Jamie Ducharme
May 4, 2022
These States Would Restrict Abortion if Roe Falls
There is no federal law protecting abortion, so rolling back Roe would create a starker patchwork of legality and access across the country
By Abigail Abrams and Data Visualization by Emily Barone
May 3, 2022
A Leaked Supreme Court Draft Threatens to Make Every Race About Abortion
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Bombshell is a word that gets thrown around Washington a lot, but...
By Philip Elliott
May 3, 2022
Democrats Can't Do Much to Protect Abortion
Democrats in Congress were in a fighting mood on Tuesday. Just hours after Politico published a draft opinion by a Supreme Court majority that would strike down Roe v. Wade, senators issued fiery promises about...
By Abby Vesoulis and Eric Cortellessa
May 3, 2022
Biden Says Access to Abortion Is a 'Fundamental' Right
President Joe Biden issued a forceful defense of access to abortion on Tuesday, saying a woman's right to choose is "fundamental" and that "basic fairness" demands that Supreme Court not overturn five decades of precedent...
By Brian Bennett
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What to Know About the Leaked Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Draft Opinion
The Supreme Court is preparing to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that protects the right to an abortion, according to a draft opinion obtained by Politico. The decision could still change before the...
By Nik Popli
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Trump Settles Suit Over Payments to Inauguration Hotel
The lawsuit alleged Trump’s inaugural committee overpaid for events at the Trump International Hotel to enrich the former president’s family
By Michael Balsamo / AP
May 3, 2022
The Enormous Consequences of Overruling Roe v. Wade
Overturning Roe v. Wade would throw major constitutional liberties into question
By Erwin Chemerinsky
May 3, 2022
Gov. Hutchinson Says 2024 Presidential Bid 'On the Table'
Hutchinson said it was time for the national GOP to move on from Trump in regards to the candidates he's endorsing in 2022
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The Back Booth: A Pandemic, a War Zone, and a Nerd Prom
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By Philip Elliott
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Elon Musk and the Tech Bro Obsession With 'Free Speech'
They say that something is worth what someone will pay for it. If that's true, then protecting "free speech," which Elon Musk has cited as a central reason he agreed to buy Twitter for $44...
By Charlotte Alter
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Will Republicans Forgive Kevin McCarthy? His Speakership Depends on It
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Clean-up, aisle GOP. Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy may have ridden the last...
By Philip Elliott
April 28, 2022
Congress Takes on the 'Big Beef' Monopoly
Fourth-generation North Dakota cattle rancher Shelly Ziesch needed to offload some of her cattle a few weeks back. It was getting too expensive to continue feeding cows that had already reached the weights necessary to...
By Abby Vesoulis
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The FDA Plans to Issue a Ban on Menthol in Cigarettes and Cigars
The U.S. government on Thursday will lay out its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars
By Matthew Perrone / AP
April 28, 2022
Biden Asks Congress For $33B More In Aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday for an additional $33 billion to help Ukraine fend off Russia's invasion, a signal that the U.S. is prepared to mount a robust, long-term campaign to...
By Alan Fram, Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani / AP
April 28, 2022
What Trevor Reed Reveals about Joe Biden’s Cautious Approach to Releasing American Hostages
President Joe Biden waited until former Marine Trevor Reed was out of Moscow, had been successfully exchanged for a Russian prisoner in Turkey, and was safely on a plane bound for the U.S. before calling...
By Brian Bennett
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Where Trevor Reed Fits Into the History of Prisoner Swaps
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U.S. Officials Prepare for Influx of Migrants
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas circulated a dense, 20-page memo on Tuesday describing a six pillar plan for an expected influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border this summer. The memo comes amid...
By Jasmine Aguilera
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