Martha Burk writes for The Huffington Post: “It’s the oldest trick in the political playbook, and Texans are especially good at it. If you want to discredit a group, get one of their own to attack them. George W. Bush used it in his first term as preside…
Amy Chozik writes for The New York Times: “Just a few months after leaving the State Department, Hillary Rodham Clinton has plunged into the lucrative world of paid speechmaking, joining a branch of the family business that has brought the Clintons more…
Mollie Reilly writes for The Huffington Post: “The busiest abortion clinic in Virginia has closed its doors, the Washington Post reported Monday. NOVA Women’s Healthcare, which had been located in a Fairfax City, Va. office building since 2006, needed to…
Robin Marty writes for RH Reality Check: “A contentions bill that would require health teachers to inform seventh-grade students that abortion—along with smoking, drinking, drug use, and lack of prenatal care—can affect carrying a pregnancy to full term,…
Sheila Bapat writes for RH Reality Check: “On Tuesday, the Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), a critical piece of U.S. legislation addressing racial bias at the polls. Tuesday also marked the 75th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a major piece of New Deal legislation that Read more …