Who are Trump's Cabinet picks for 2025 and beyond?
Nov 12, 2024 · Of the nearly 40 Senate-confirmed Cabinet officials in the first Trump term, eight were women, and three were women of color. Trump’s first Cabinet included just one Latino, Alex Acosta as secretary of labor, and one Black man, Ben Carson as …
Banned Books Week: Two states top list for most of the nation’s …
Sep 24, 2024 · The rise in banned books during the 2023-’24 school year — nearly tripling from 3,362 bans PEN recorded the previous year — can be attributed partly to the singling out of books about romance and women’s sexual experiences and those about rape or sexual abuse, according to PEN America, a nonprofit advocating for the protection of free expression.
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.”
Congress has always been hostile to women trying to use the …
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Loss has defined Sarah McBride’s political life. It's still pushing her ...
Oct 30, 2024 · McBride saw firsthand the importance of routine health screenings, good insurance and comprehensive home care. She learned how difficult it can be to navigate different hospitals, doctors and specialists to pursue cancer treatment — even for someone like her, who had connections to access the best possible care. And she realized that it …
LGBTQ+ crisis hotline calls spiked by 700% after Election Day
Nov 8, 2024 · Those state laws and the vitriolic rhetoric surrounding them have been steadily eroding the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth. Prior research from the Trevor Project, in partnership with the polling firm Morning Consult, found that state proposals restricting the rights of LGBT+ youth in schools, sports and doctor’s offices negatively affect their mental health.
How the end of federal abortion rights hurt LGBTQ+ parents
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The 19th Explains: What you need to know about Project 2025
Jul 16, 2024 · Editor’s note: This article has been updated throughout. After Project 2025 burst into the nation’s political consciousness during the summer, Republican President-elect Donald Trump tried to distance himself from the 920-page policy blueprint for his second term.. Much of Project 2025, authored by the conservative Heritage Foundation, relates to gender, sexuality and race, offering a ...
Why some states are requiring ID to see adult content, porn online
Jan 29, 2024 · Technology has made adult content more accessible than ever. Age verification laws are the “latest strategy in a long battle” against pornography, said Kelsy Burke, professor of sociology at University of Nebraska at Lincoln and author of “The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Obscene Obsession.”
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.