Tag: Law and Legislation
Women Face Risks as Doctors Struggle With Medical Exceptions on Abortion
HOUSTON — Dr. Amanda Horton, an obstetrician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, had been counseling pregnant patients at…
Bipartisan Senate Group Strikes Deal to Rewrite Electoral Count Act
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators proposed new legislation on Wednesday to modernize the 135-year-old Electoral Count…
House Moves to Protect Same-Sex Marriage From Supreme Court Reversal
WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday passed a bill that would recognize same-sex marriages at the federal level,…
After New Abortion Laws, Some Patients Have Trouble Obtaining Miscarriage Treatment
Last year, a 35-year-old woman named Amanda, who lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, had a miscarriage in…
Putin Aims to Shape a New Generation of Supporters, Through Schools
Starting in first grade, students across Russia will soon sit through weekly classes featuring war movies and virtual…
Manchin Defends Retreat on Climate and Tax Plans, Calling for More Time
WASHINGTON — Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, on Friday defended his decision to pull the…
House Passes Two Bills Seeking to Ensure Access to Abortion
WASHINGTON — The House on Friday passed two bills aiming at ensuring access to abortion in the post-Roe…
Manchin Pulls Plug on Climate and Tax Talks, Shrinking Domestic Plan
WASHINGTON — Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, pulled the plug on Thursday on negotiations to…
Here’s How Democrats’ Big Domestic Agenda Bill Has Shrunk
WASHINGTON — Call it the incredible shrinking domestic policy initiative.As Democrats toil to salvage pieces of President Biden’s…
For Young Offenders, Restitution Debts Can Present Crippling Obstacles
WASHINGTON — Arabella Guevara spent much of her adolescence paying for her mistakes.She entered the juvenile justice system…
House Passes Bill to Expand Health Benefits for Burn Pit Exposure
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would make millions of veterans who were exposed…
Biden Throws a Picnic, Trying to Recapture Bipartisan ‘Magic’
WASHINGTON — For a few moments on Tuesday, before the thunder rolled and the clouds threatened to open,…