Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights
CHICAGO (AP) — Donald Trump has had a tough time finding a consistent message to questions about abo...
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Democrats hope the latest court rulings restricting abortion energize voters as election nears
CHICAGO (AP) — Two court rulings this week have delivered major blows to reproductive rights in Texa...
Voters in the US don’t directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will
The U.S. has a unique system for electing a president, the Electoral College. In modern times, it ha...
What presidential campaign? The Electoral College puts most American voters on the sidelines
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — On a table at the office of the Waukegan Township Democrats sits a box of post...
Election conspiracy theories fueled a push to hand-count votes, but doing so is risky and slow
CHICAGO (AP) — Four years of Donald Trump’s false claims about a stolen 2020 election have kindled g...
Anti-abortion leaders undeterred as Trump for the first time says he’d veto a federal abortion ban
CHICAGO (AP) — Anti-abortion leaders said Wednesday that they’re undeterred after Donald Trump said ...
Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with the GOP
CHICAGO (AP) — Melania Trump revealed her support for abortion rights Thursday ahead of the release ...
Abortion-rights groups are courting Latino voters in Arizona and Florida
PHOENIX (AP) — When Lesley Chavez found out she was pregnant at age 16, she saw her daughter as a bl...
Trump wouldn’t say whether he’d veto a national ban even as abortion remains a top election issue
CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined to say during this week’s debate if...
Trump wants to make the GOP a ‘leader’ on IVF. Republicans’ actions make that a tough sell
CHICAGO (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s vow to promote in vitro fertilization ...
Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X
CHICAGO (AP) — Five secretaries of state are urging Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on the social med...
Obama and Bush join effort to mark America’s 250th anniversary in a time of political polarization
Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush will join an effort to commemorate America’s 250th...
‘Gen Z feels the Kamalove': Youth-led progressive groups hope Harris will energize young voters
CHICAGO (AP) — “ Brats for Harris.” “ We need a Kamalanomenon. ” “ Gen Z feels the Kamalove.” In the...
Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban as a rising number sup...
A comment from Trump and GOP actions in the states put contraceptive access in the 2024 spotlight
CHICAGO (AP) — Republican lawmakers in states across the U.S. have been rejecting Democrats’ efforts...
Trump says he is open to restrictions on contraception. His campaign says he misspoke
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was open to supporting regulations on contraception...
The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it
CHICAGO (AP) — Sen. Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough reelection fight in one of the races that will det...
Trump says states should decide on prosecuting women for abortions, has no comment on abortion pill
CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says in a new interview it should be left to the states...
The Civil War raged and fortune-seekers hunted for gold. This era produced Arizona’s abortion ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Union and Confederate armies clashed in a bloody fourth year of the Civil War, ...
Latino voters are coveted by both major parties. They also are a target for election misinformation
PHOENIX (AP) — As ranchera music filled the Phoenix recording studio at Radio Campesina, a station p...
Ohio Supreme Court primary with 2 Democrats kicks off long campaign over court’s partisan control
Tuesday’s Democratic primary for one of three contested seats on the Ohio Supreme Court will kick of...
Biden’s big speech showed his uneasy approach to abortion, an issue bound to be key in the campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reproductive freedom took center stage during Biden’s State of the Union address, ...
Thousands of voters in Alabama district drawn to boost Black political power got wrong information
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — More than 6,000 voters in a newly formed congressional district drawn to boo...
Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year’s US elections
CHICAGO (AP) — The recent ruling in Alabama that frozen embryos are legally considered children crea...
Some Republicans are voicing doubt over Alabama IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republicans joined Democrats in expressing alarm over a ruling this week by t...
Mental health emerges as a dividing line in abortion rights initiatives planned for state ballots
CHICAGO (AP) — The weeks after Kaniya Harris found out she was pregnant were among the hardest in he...
Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines. Could they upend voting across the country?
Republicans are challenging extended mail ballot deadlines in at least two states in a legal maneuve...
GOP legislatures in some states seek ways to undermine voters’ ability to determine abortion rights
CHICAGO (AP) — Legislative efforts in Missouri and Mississippi are attempting to prevent voters from...
US election commission loses another executive director as critical election year begins
The federal agency that develops standards for voting equipment and provides a wide range of assista...
Why ‘viability’ is dividing the abortion rights movement
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Reproductive rights activists in Missouri agree they want to get a ballot...