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House Democrats pass sweeping abortion bill with no Republican votes

The House passed Friday a broad pro-choice bill that would sweep away state restrictions on abortion, a speedy but largely symbolic vote in reaction to a wave of pro-life measures in Texas and other red states making their way to the Supreme Court.

September 24, 2021

Waters: Border agents ‘whipping’ migrants ‘worse than what we saw with slavery’

Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, said Wednesday that the border agents on horseback swinging their reins as they sought to block Haitian migrants from entering an encampment was "worse than what we witnessed in slavery."

September 23, 2021

Youngkin leads McAuliffe for the first time in a Virginia governor’s race poll

A Virginia gubernatorial poll released Wednesday shows Republican Glenn Youngkin leading Democrat Terry McAuliffe with likely voters for the first time, a sign that President Biden's tanking approval ratings may have become a drag on Democrats.

September 22, 2021

‘That’s a dude’: MMA stars push back on transgender fighter Alana McLaughlin’s win

For LGBTQ advocates, Alana McLaughlin's mixed martial arts win last week was a historic transgender-rights moment, but among those raising red flags were some prominent male fighters.

September 21, 2021

Denver students walk out to demand removal of school board member

More than 1,000 students walked out of class Monday to demand the removal of school board member Tay Anderson, who was censured last week after an investigation revealed "behavior unbecoming of a board member."

September 20, 2021

Republicans urge president to drop Stone-Manning after dumping Chipman

As far as Senate Republicans are concerned, if President Biden can walk back the nomination of David Chipman, he can do the same with Tracy Stone-Manning.

September 20, 2021

Colorado Republicans blame Sens. Bennet, Hickenlooper for losing BLM headquarters to D.C.

Republicans steamed over the Biden administration's decision to pull the main Bureau of Land Management headquarters out of Colorado are pointing the finger at the state's Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper.

September 18, 2021

Biden administration to move BLM headquarters back to D.C. from Colorado

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Friday that she would move the Bureau of Land Management headquarters back to Washington, a year after the Trump administration relocated it to Grand Junction, Colorado.

September 17, 2021

Biden’s climate commitment tested as greens fight Nevada lithium mine

President Biden is calling for an electric vehicle revolution, but a major mining project proposed for remote western Nevada could soon show whether his administration intends to walk the talk.

September 17, 2021

California Democrats seek to tighten ‘flawed’ recall system after Newsom avoids ouster

For California Democrats, one of the lessons from the failed recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom is that the state should make it tougher to recall governors.

September 16, 2021

Republicans howl as Biden administration reignites gray wolf dogfight

Western Republicans accused the Biden administration Thursday of caving to environmentalists over its decision to revisit the 2020 delisting of the gray wolf, hailed as one of the greatest endangered species accomplishments in U.S. history.

September 16, 2021

Democrats tout California recall defeat as win for Biden, loss for Trump

For Republicans, the takeaway from the California recall defeat was that removing a cash-flush Democratic governor in a deep-blue state is a big ask, no matter how weak his record. But for Democrats, the result was all about Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

September 15, 2021

Gavin Newsom survives recall election in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom became Tuesday only the second governor in U.S. history to beat back a recall, surviving the campaign to oust him over his novel coronavirus pandemic shutdowns and the state's myriad economic, environmental and social woes.

September 14, 2021

Trump: Newsom will ‘probably win’ California recall thanks to ‘rigged voting’

Former President Trump slammed the "rigged" California recall election on the final day of voting, doubling down on his previous claims as voters decide whether to keep or remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom

September 14, 2021

Hillary Clinton touts Gavin Newsom, warns of ‘dangerous Trump follower’

Hillary Clinton made a pitch Tuesday for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, urging voters in an Election Day message to reject the recall and sounding the alarm about a "dangerous Trump follower."

September 14, 2021

Biden warns California voters: Donald Trump is on the ballot in recall election

President Biden on Monday urged California voters to keep Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state's recall election by warning that his chief opponent will enact former President Trump's conservative agenda in the liberal state.

September 13, 2021

‘Model minority’: Los Angeles Times takes another racially charged shot at Larry Elder

A Los Angeles Times columnist on Monday slammed Republican Larry Elder as a "model minority," the latest racially charged jab at the recall candidate from the state's largest newspaper ahead of Tuesday's special election.

September 13, 2021

Ad urges Loudoun County schools to ‘get politics out of the classroom’

The embattled Loudoun County Public Schools system in Virginia has been targeted by a six-figure ad campaign calling for its leaders to "get politics out of the classroom" as they wrestle with pushback over what critics decry as left-wing indoctrination.

September 13, 2021

Rose McGowan endorses Elder, accuses Newsom’s wife of trying to broker Weinstein deal

Actress-turned-activist Rose McGowan took center stage Sunday in the California recall by endorsing Republican candidate Larry Elder and accusing Gov. Gavin Newsom's wife of trying to suppress her sexual-assault allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

September 13, 2021

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plays Trump card in fight against recall

If California Gov. Gavin Newsom avoids being recalled in Tuesday's special election, he may have a U.S. president to thank, albeit not the one currently residing in the White House.

September 12, 2021