What we know about Trump's plans, policies, Project 2025 in a …
Nov 6, 2024 · What Trump will ultimately do will likely come down to who he appoints — and listens to — in his administration. Some of his closest supporters, including Vice President-elect JD Vance, have said they support a national ban on abortion, though during the vice presidential debate in October, Vance acknowledged that his position is not popular with “a lot of Americans.”
How Democratic women senators are preparing to question Pete …
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Abortion opponents are pushing for more restrictions, even in …
3 days ago · Texas lawmakers have already introduced bills that would ban selling abortion pills online; those who sell or distribute the medications through the internet could be found guilty of a felony. Legislators in Indiana and Tennessee have also targeted distribution of these drugs; an Indiana bill would outlaw possessing abortion medication or sending it to someone else, and a Tennessee bill would ...
Kamala Harris announces rule to ban medical debt from credit …
Jan 7, 2025 · The nationwide credit reporting agencies, which are Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, removed medical debt under $500 from consumer credit reports as of April 2023.However, in April, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released research that found 15 million Americans — particularly those in the American South and low-income communities — still have medical debt on their credit ...
The Biden administration has two months left to take action on …
Nov 25, 2024 · One way, many legal scholars said, could be by enforcing existing policies. In one of its most high-profile efforts to protect abortion, the Department of Health and Human Services has argued that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act — known as EMTALA — requires that most hospitals provide abortions if they constitute the appropriate stabilizing care in …
How the Supreme Court case on trans youth could affect health …
Oct 31, 2024 · But with the case set for oral arguments on December 4, the stakes are even higher than most Americans realize, legal and policy experts say. Tennessee has banned gender-affirming care, such as puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy, for a specific demographic — trans youth — while allowing those same treatments for cisgender youth.If the Supreme Court allows the state to keep ...
Trump gets no jail time, fines or probation in felony sentencing
Jan 10, 2025 · President-elect Donald Trump received no jail time, fines or probation at a Friday sentencing after being found guilty of 34 felony charges stemming from the falsification of business records to hide the details of an extramarital affair from voters in the lead up to the 2016 election. At the sentencing, Judge Juan Merchan said the presidency in effect shields Trump from a more stringent ...
What comes next for transgender people in Trump’s second term?
Nov 18, 2024 · For transgender Americans, the moment feels particularly vulnerable. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end what he has termed “transgender insanity” and cut Medicaid and Medicare funding to health providers offering gender-affirming health care on his first day in office.
Los Angeles wildfires: Women in Altadena community reflect on …
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Congress has always been hostile to women trying to use the …
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