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Mitch McConnell Acknowledges a National Abortion Ban Is ‘Possible’ if Roe Is Overturned
The top Senate Republican explained that a federal abortion ban is on the table in his most explicit comments to date about what the SCOTUS draft leak could mean going forward.
By Charlotte Klein
It’s A Mistake for the Democrats to Give Up on Rural America
Trust me. I beat the highest ranking Republican in the Maine legislature.
By Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward
What It’s Like to Live In a State Run By Politicians You Can’t Stand
“At first, there was this huge urge to just get away and get out.”
By Elizabeth Djinis
Leaked Supreme Court Decision Draft Signals Roe Will Be Overturned
This is shocking, but you can still get an abortion for now.
By Allegra Kirkland
These Midterm Races Will Determine Control of Congress
It all comes down to a few key states.
By Sophie Hayssen
Happy Tax Day! Now Tax the Rich
"The wealthy’s war on Americans will keep going until someone or something gets in its way."
By Lex McMenamin
Meet the Woman Who Helped Blow the Whistle on the Watergate Scandal
Until her death, Martha Mitchell was defamed, discredited, and ridiculed.
By Marilyn La Jeunesse
The Cost of Insulin Is Out of Control
This lifesaving medicine can cost $6,000 a year. Rep. Lucy McBath wants to change that.
By Rep. Lucy McBath
These States Raised Their Minimum Wage in 2022
But the cost of living keeps going up, too.
By Jacqui Germain
The United States Doesn’t Care About Black Immigrants
Protections were swiftly granted to Ukrainians. Black immigrants whose countries are in crisis need them too.
By Danyeli Rodriguez Del Orbe
White Women Benefit Most From Affirmative Action
Yet conversations about affirmative action tend to focus on race, not gender.
By Wendy Leo Moore
The Racism and Sexism Are Staring Us in the Face
Attacks against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson mirror those used against Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
By Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Katie Camacho Orona
Behind the Viral Photo of Leila and Ketanji Brown Jackson
A photography fellow captured this beautiful image of the Supreme Court nominee and her daughter.
By Fortesa Latifi
Rana Abdelhamid Thinks We Need Better Democrats
“I’m running against someone who has been in office longer than I’ve been alive.”
By Teen Vogue Staff
What Does the Word ‘Radical’ Mean Anyway?
“It’s demanding the impossible and believing we just might get there.”
By Kim Kelly
5 Things to Know About Biden's Supreme Court Nominee
Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings start March 21.
By Lex McMenamin
There Will Always Be Calls for More Military Intervention
Pay attention to who is calling for it and why.
By Kandist Mallett
The Interest Rates on Student Loans Are Out of Control
“You get to the mentality — it’s like, what’s the point?”
By Jacqui Germain