Senate Dems eye Women’s Health Protection Act

Steve Benen writes for MSNBC: “Last week, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) unveiled new federal legislation to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, regardless of the medical dangers and constitutional concerns. The Republican South Carolinian said he t…

A New Firm Sets Out to Secure Women’s Votes for a Vulnerable G.O.P.

Jonathan Martin writes for The New York Times: “After months of deliberating over how to better appeal to Hispanic and other minority voters, some Republicans believe their party is overlooking another dire demographic challenge: women.”

Honoring Female Pioneers in Science

Denise Grady writes for The New York Times: “Florence Nightingale, a statistician? Marie Curie, driving to the front during World War I to X-ray wounded soldiers? Yes, and yes.”

Winners and losers from Election Night 2013

Chris Cillizza writes for The Washington Post: “We offered our six major takeaways from the Election 2012 Tuesday night on The Fix. And, we noted this morning that the tea party had a rough night. But, with an entire night’s beauty sleep in our rearview…

The Right to Vote

Norm Ornstein writes for the National Journal: “It is becoming increasingly obvious that the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which eviscerated the Voting Rights Act, is leading to a new era of voter suppression that parallels the pre-1…