Monday, March 23, 2026

Tag: abortion access

House vote on defense bill pushes annual military spending past $1...

House advances $893 billion defense policy as culture war riders and audit penalties collide with pay raises, troop increases, and a looming Senate clash.

Judge blocks Trump attempt to defund Planned Parenthood clinics serving Medicaid...

A federal court injunction halts a Trump-backed law that would have cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, threatening care for over a million patients nationwide.

McConnell dismisses voter concerns as Senate GOP advances sweeping Medicaid cuts

Republican leaders push forward a plan that would slash coverage for millions, despite warnings of political backlash, mass protests, and deadly consequences.

Montana judge strikes down restrictive abortion laws targeting Medicaid recipients

Montana court blocks restrictive abortion laws that targeted Medicaid recipients, ruling they violate constitutional rights to privacy and equal protection.

70% of Americans support deciding state abortion rights by ballot measure:...

After an "enormous victory" in Kansas, some progressives argue that ballot measures "are the next frontier" for protecting access to reproductive healthcare.

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California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide

The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.

Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...

The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.

Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back

Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.

DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure

On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.

New infographic shows how only 10 companies control every brand we know

Regardless of what the companies claim, the Big 10 do have the power and resources to address hunger and poverty within their supply chains.