Friday, October 30, 2026

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A third woman died under Texas’ abortion ban. Doctors are avoiding...

Some said it raises serious questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to diverge from the standard of care and reach for less-effective options that could expose their patients to more risks.

Federal judge blocks Texas abortion ban, blasts “offensive deprivation of such...

Abortion clinics in the state are already moving quickly to resume abortions.

DOJ vows to protect abortion seekers in Texas after ban goes...

“We will not tolerate violence against those seeking to obtain or provide reproductive health services, physical obstruction or property damage in violation of the FACE Act.”

The Texas abortion ban, explained

Texas’ new anti-abortion law has just gone into effect after the Supreme Court refused to step in. Here’s what it means.

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Largest U.S. corporations paid 10.4% federal tax in 2025, ITEP finds

The study of 706 companies counted 114 that paid no current federal income tax and $198 billion in subsidies from rates below 21%

Insurers drop Medicare Advantage plans for 1 million seniors

KFF counted 193 counties with no Medicare Advantage drug plan open to general enrollment in 2027, up from 123 this year

Gaza newborn dies of hypothermia as Israel continues to block lifesaving aid

A two-week-old infant’s death amid winter storms underscores mounting warnings from UN agencies that blocked shelter, destroyed hospitals, and widespread hunger are making exposure deadly for Gaza’s youngest residents.
An American mink. Photo: Patrick Reijnders / CC BY-SA 3.0

Bird flu keeps spreading on a Utah mink farm as officials hold off on...

Seven mink have tested positive on C&T Fenn Farms, and no federal rules cover sick mink, ProPublica reports; Utah has issued a verbal hold instead of a formal quarantine.
Cleta Mitchell. Photo: Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

How Cleta Mitchell Turned Trump’s “Big Lie” Into a Movement

Conservative powerbroker Cleta Mitchell has raised a grassroots army to transform American voting systems and worked closely with the administration to enact her plans. No one besides Trump himself has done more to overhaul elections.