Rep. Steve King claims his praise for rape and incest is ‘about compassion’
King lashed out at the media for reporting on his comments.
By Oliver Willis - August 19, 2019
King lashed out at the media for reporting on his comments.
By Oliver Willis - August 19, 2019
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise made the same case as King just a few months ago.
By Oliver Willis - August 15, 2019
King joins other Republicans in opposing abortion even in the cases of rape or incest.
By Oliver Willis - August 14, 2019
In a week of somber news, progressives still scored several wins for people across the country.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 09, 2019
Republican House Whip Steve Scalise spent Monday ignoring the deadly mass shootings of the weekend to falsely accuse Democrats of supporting murder.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 05, 2019
Meanwhile, the GOP continues to attack women’s rights while propping up leaders like Trump.
By Oliver Willis - July 29, 2019
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is proud of her attempts to defund Planned Parenthood, which provides health care for thousands in Iowa.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 15, 2019
Republicans in Ohio want to alter education curriculum to push their own agenda.
By Oliver Willis - July 09, 2019
North Dakota wants to make doctors tell their patients about a procedure ‘wholly unsupported’ by medical evidence.
By Lisa Needham - July 03, 2019
Trump’s anti-woman global gag rule reduces women’s access to health care and increases the number of abortions around the world.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 01, 2019
The Supreme Court ruled blocked Trump from trying to rig elections for Republicans, at least for now.
By Emily Singer - June 28, 2019
Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Alabama has a history of racism and homophobia and will soon have its own private police force.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 21, 2019
Public support of legal abortion has increased as Republicans across the country try to dramatically curtail access.
By Emily Singer - June 17, 2019
In the same week that Trump admitted he would be open to traitorous activity in 2020, state governments across the country got busy working for progress.
By Emily Singer - June 14, 2019
The D.C.Circuit Court said the Trump administration cannot strip minors of their right to access health care.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 14, 2019
Anti-choice groups in Michigan have found a way to bypass both the people and the governor in their zeal to ban abortion.
By Lisa Needham - June 11, 2019
While Trump was creating diplomatic disasters, Democrats were passing landmark legislation and blocking extremist GOP laws in states across the country.
By Emily Singer - June 07, 2019
When asked about women who have recently gone to jail for giving themselves an abortion, Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX) said they deserved it.
By Emily Singer - June 07, 2019
In an effort to appease religious extremists, Trump ordered major new restrictions on federally funded research with fetal tissue.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 05, 2019
A top U.N. official said that the Republican Party’s war on abortion rights is ‘gender-based violence against women.’
By Emily Singer - June 04, 2019
It’s a temporary but crucial victory for women’s health and rights.
By Oliver Willis - May 31, 2019
Mike Pence couldn’t defend abortion bans in front of Justin Trudeau, so he told a bunch of lies.
By Oliver Willis - May 30, 2019
‘I think many people who work for us will not want to work there.’
By Dan Desai Martin - May 30, 2019
The GOP nominee in the upcoming North Carolina special election supports the Alabama anti-abortion law that forces rape and incest victims to give birth.
By Emily Singer - May 30, 2019
After pushing a reckless ‘infanticide’ lie for months, House Republicans suddenly don’t want to talk about abortion anymore.
By Emily Singer - May 29, 2019
Tucked deep in a concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas is asking for someone to bring him a case about reproductive rights so that he can get rid of them.
By Lisa Needham - May 29, 2019
The Trump administration wants to winnow the pool of prospective parents by allowing agencies to discriminate against LGBT parents.
By Emily Singer - May 28, 2019
A new draft rule from the Trump administration opens the door to doctors discriminating against millions of women and the transgender community.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 24, 2019
House Republicans have a secret plan for defending the Alabama law that bans abortion in all circumstances.
By Emily Singer - May 23, 2019
Georgia filmmakers are in ‘panic mode’ because of what their Republican state lawmakers have done.
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