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Politicians are using every trick in the book in their attempts to force people to stay pregnant against their will — and they’re trying to recruit the Supreme Court to help them.

As communities grapple with violent crime, calls for more police have increased. Here's why policing isn't the solution to violence, and some viable alternatives.

Congress must ensure that the next generation of Americans is able to speak and associate freely, without fear of surveillance.

Far from compromising civil liberties, vaccine mandates actually further civil liberties. They protect the most vulnerable among us, including people with disabilities and fragile immune systems, children too young to be vaccinated and communities of color hit hard by the disease.

Census data release marks the official start of the once-in-a-decade redistricting process

To support our students, Congress must pass the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act.

After a whirlwind of court actions this month, the Biden administration will be forced to restart a Trump-era border policy that sent tens of thousands of people seeking asylum to dangerous conditions in Mexico to await their court dates. Here’s what you need to know about this harmful policy.

A new investigation points to yet another problematic outcome of the technology’s use and the company’s lack of transparency.

Remembering James Hormel, a pioneering champion and philanthropist of LGBTQ rights from Austin, MN