Senate Confirmation Appears Likely for Two More Judges Hostile Toward Abortion
Chad A. Readler, nominee to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, is sworn in to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on judicial nominations on October 10, 2018.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Two appeals court nominees with strong anti-choice histories are likely to become the…
Trump’s USA Today Op-Ed Contains a Brazen Lie
Paul Hennessy/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. USA Today published a remarkably dishonest op-ed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, wherein the president (or, more likely, his ghost writer) completely misrepresents his own record on health care policy while lobbing outlandish attacks on Democratic policy positions. “As a candidate, I…
Republicans Put Out a Very Misleading Ad Attacking Medicare-for-All
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A new ad from the National Republican Campaign Committee, the main organization dedicated to electing Republicans to the House of Representatives, opens ominously. The ad, which appeared online Tuesday, targets Xochitl Torres Small, the Democratic candidate in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District. It features a mother…
California College Students Won’t Have Access to Medication Abortions on Campus
Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On the last day he could sign or veto bills from the California Legislature’s latest session, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed SB 320, which would have required all 32 University of California and California State University campuses to provide students with access to medication abortions at…
The Senate Just Passed a Sweeping Opioid Bill. It’s Still Not Nearly Enough.
Education Images/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a rare moment of bipartisanship, the Senate passed a sweeping legislative package Monday evening aimed at the opioid epidemic. It includes a number of important provisions, including funding for treatment and recovery programs, but many drug policy experts say the package is…
Top Cancer Researcher Fails to Disclose Corporate Financial Ties in Major Research Journals
José Baselga lights the Empire State Building in orange to celebrate Cycle for Survival’s 10th year in 2016.Bryan Smith/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally co-published by ProPublica and the New York Times. One of the world’s top breast cancer doctors failed to disclose millions of dollars in payments…