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President Joe Biden, pictured here on the South Lawn of the White House in October, says the Equal Rights Amendment “has become part of our Constitution.”

White House

Biden creates constitutional consternation on Equal Rights Amendment

National Archives holds firm that 1982 ratification deadline remains binding

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 17, 2025 at 3:39pm

Pro-abortion rights activists participate in the "Rally for Our Freedom" to protect abortion rights for Floridians, in Orlando, Florida, on April 13, 2024. The initiative failed to meet the 60 percent threshold for passage Tuesday.

Campaigns

Florida, South Dakota, Nebraska reject abortion ballot issues

By Sandhya Raman and Ariel Cohen
Posted November 6, 2024 at 10:26am
Voters stand in line to cast their ballots at the Prince William County Office of Elections in Manassas, Va., on Sept. 20, the first day of early voting in the state.

Campaigns

The X factors that could tilt a wild presidential race

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 4, 2024 at 1:43pm
Election equipment and supplies that will be distributed to polling locations in Bucks County, Pa., are pictured at a warehouse in Doylestown on Tuesday.

Campaigns

Pennsylvania county has election sway, but wants it over

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 30, 2024 at 2:43pm
Patients to CHOICES - Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, can still receive pregnancy care or out-of-state abortion referrals. The clinic was the first nonprofit clinic to house a birthing center and provide abortions.

For reproductive health workers, a big change since the Dobbs ruling

By Sandhya Raman
Posted October 29, 2024 at 6:30am
Laura Gillen, Democratic candidate for New York's 4th District, greets a guest during a campaign rally with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., in Hempstead, N.Y., on Oct. 17. Gillen is challenging Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, R-N.Y., and has made reproductive rights a part of her campaign.

Abortion rights at forefront of Democrats’ closing arguments

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Sandhya Raman
Posted October 25, 2024 at 3:26pm
Bruce Springsteen performs during a Kamala Harris campaign rally in Atlanta. (Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images)

Call it The Boss battleground ‘insurance policy’

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 25, 2024 at 12:32pm
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, participates in a CNN town hall near Philadelphia on Wednesday night.

Harris vague on legislative plan, clear on Trump critique at Pennsylvania town hall

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 24, 2024 at 5:57am
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to reporters after handing out food while standing at a drive-thru window during a campaign stop at a McDonald's in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., on Sunday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump and Harris dig in, especially in Pennsylvania

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 21, 2024 at 5:00pm
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks at a campaign event in Washington Crossing, Pa., on Wednesday, flanked by former GOP officials.

Takeaways: Harris makes play for GOP voters, sits for feisty Fox News interview

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 16, 2024 at 8:00pm