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Trump losing ground with women on economy, poll shows

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An American University poll shows a majority of women trust Harris over Trump to address inflation and bring down the cost of living.

Melania Trump signals support for abortion rights

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“Without a doubt there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from birth. Individual freedom,” Melania Trump said.

It was a very Midwestern debate. And Vance won.

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The Ohio senator has a reputation for knowing when to turn up the heat. The debate proved he can turn on the charm, too.

It was a very Midwestern debate. And Vance won.

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The Ohio senator has a reputation for knowing when to turn up the heat. The debate proved he can turn on the charm, too.

JD Vance won the VP debate — but only on style

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The Ohio senator has a reputation for knowing when to turn up the heat. The debate proved he can turn on the charm, too.

We watched Walz’s and Vance’s previous debates. Expect a slugfest.

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A review of the vice presidential contenders’ past debates suggests a fiery clash is likely.

How the Trump-Vance platform could win or lose

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Donald Trump never stops talking about immigration, trade and the economy. Those policy areas have animated all three of the former president’s campaigns for the White House, and he often finds ways to morph other topics into border security, tariffs, taxes and inflation when he’s riffing on the campaign trail. And for years — amid […]

Top US senator scolds Republican ‘cult of personality’ around Viktor Orbán

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The Senate minority leader rebuked GOP leaders who have grown fond of the Hungarian leader despite the country’s “decade-long drift” toward U.S. adversaries.

Macron’s old guard spooked by new government’s rightward shift

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New ministers’ stances on immigration and social issues appear to break with some of their predecessors’ worldview.

Doctors ‘fight like hell’ against a second Trump term

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Some see the politicking as a moral obligation, but others see a threat to the doctor-patient relationship.

Harris refuses to veer off script in her second high-profile interview

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The vice president’s appearance at the NABJ event follows Donald Trump’s combative sit-down interview with the association.

Where Harris chooses to campaign tells an important story about her strategy

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Johnstown, Wilkes-Barre and Pittsburgh: A POLITICO analysis of campaign stops tells a story about how the vice president thinks she can win.

Pope Francis says Kamala Harris and Donald Trump ‘against life’ for stances on abortion, immigration

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Upon his return from a 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific region on Friday, Pope Francis denounced Donald Trump and Kamala Harris as being “against life,” citing their respective positions on immigration and abortion rights. The 87-year-old pontiff conne…

Trump’s improv stood no chance against Harris’ coached attacks

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The vice president let Trump do the work of executing her strategy.

Trump wins the debate — for Harris

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The vice president let Trump do the work of executing her strategy.

Trump throws full support behind Florida pot legalization as DeSantis fights it

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Trump also said he supported reclassifying marijuana under federal law.

‘It’s disastrous’: White evangelicals waver after Trump’s shifts on abortion

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Trump can’t win without overwhelming evangelical support. His recent comments on abortion have some of his allies on the religious right worried.

Why the Republican Party is actually better off if Kamala Harris wins

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To dominate the country once more, Republicans need to hasten the move to a post-Trump party.

Democrats target Trump’s muddled abortion message

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The Harris campaign launched a bus tour on reproductive rights in the former president’s adopted home state of Florida, where abortion laws are a centerpiece of the forthcoming election.

Harris and Trump brace for final sprint in ‘snap election’

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The race is not only tight nationally, but in a broader range of states than before.

Trump’s pledge to be ‘great for women and their reproductive rights’ angers advocates

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The former president invoked language more commonly used by Democrats, and anti-abortion advocates quickly took notice of his tonal shift.

It’s a New Race. Harris’ Acceptance Speech Showed Why.

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The vice president sought to dismantle Trump’s caricature of her.

Trump tries to reset his campaign after brutal month

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Trump’s prospects of winning in November are nowhere near as bright as they once were.

Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech shows why it’s a whole new election race

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The vice president sought to dismantle Trump’s caricature of her.

Harris wants to restore Roe abortion protections. For many activists, that’s not enough.

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Democrats have made restoring abortion access a cornerstone of their campaign for the White House and Congress, but there area divisions over what, exactly, that means.

Where Harris and Walz stand on 2024’s biggest policy issues

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The rise of the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket filled an already chaotic campaign year with “brat” and “weird” and flipped the Democratic Party’s misery into a cautious euphoria.  Now, the pair has 11 weeks to sell voters on what a Harris-Walz administration might actually mean.  There are areas where the duo are effectively in lockstep […]

How Kamala Harris’ platform could differ from Joe Biden’s

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President Joe Biden’s decision to abandon his reelection bid and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris means that Harris could soon become the standard-bearer for the Democratic Party’s biggest priorities — including abortion rights, climate change and student debt relief. Her track record as a California attorney general, a U.S. senator and Biden’s No. 2 provides only so […]

How Kamala Harris’ platform could differ from Joe Biden’s

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Here are some hints about how Harris’ agenda and Biden’s might compare if she ends up taking the oath in January.

Trump’s crucial power has been neutralized

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He’s no longer the “change” candidate.

Your Tim Walz policy guide: Where he stands on abortion, unions, energy and more

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The Minnesota governor may bring rural appeal but his policies reflect a progressive agenda.

Kamala Harris’ call for ‘reproductive freedom’ means restoring Roe

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The position aligns with President Joe Biden but clashes with some abortion-rights activists championing her White House bid.

Biden will announce Supreme Court reform plans next week

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Biden is likely to endorse term limits for the justices, an ethics code and a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity.

The American election map just got interesting

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A white-knuckle ride through the Rust Belt isn’t Kamala Harris’ only option.

With Biden out, Vance may be the wrong pick for Trump

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The former president has an electability problem among women, and his pick for vice president only compounds it.

Inside the Democratic reboot: Joy, hope and fear

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Biden’s withdrawal lifted the pall over the party, but Kamala Harris doesn’t have much time to turn the conversation to Trump’s conduct rather than her own.

How Kamala Harris’ platform could differ from Joe Biden’s

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President Joe Biden’s decision to abandon his reelection bid and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris means that Harris could soon become the standard-bearer for the Democratic Party’s biggest priorities — including abortion rights, climate change and student debt relief. Her track record as a California attorney general, a U.S. senator and Biden’s No. 2 provides only so […]

Defiant Biden tells donors: ‘We’re done talking about the debate’

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Biden delivered a forceful message in a private call with his National Finance Committee, which includes hundreds of top Democratic donors and bundlers.

Secret meetings, private threats and a massive arms race: How the world is preparing for Trump

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In 2016, no one in the world was ready for President Trump. America’s NATO allies aren’t making the same mistake this time.

Macron, Meloni clash over abortion rights at G7

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Body language of the two leaders in Puglia also reflects tensions between them.

Pope Francis rules out women priests

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There is much anger among Catholic feminists over comments made by Pope Francis where he ruled out the possibility of women serving as ordained deacons or as members of the clergy. Also as polls continue to suggest that support for abortion rights is …

Bruised Macron puts on brave face at G7

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The French president said G7 leaders thought his decision to call snap elections in France was “courageous.”

Italy accused of scrapping safe abortion guarantee from G7 declaration

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Giorgia Meloni’s government has left out clause on abortion rights from final draft, Italian media reportG7 summit live – latest updatesGiorgia Meloni’s government has been accused of scrapping a reference guaranteeing access to “safe and legal” aborti…

US Democrats in full-blown ‘freakout’ over Biden

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One adviser to major Democratic donors keeps a running list of reasons Biden could lose.

Abortion rights activists rally voters for EU election

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Civil society groups are encouraging voters to stop a far-right surge.

French far-right leader Jordan Bardella tops polls, but offers few ideas for Europe

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IN THE PRESS – Thursday, May 2: We look at reactions to Arizona’s Senate repealing a Civil War-era ban on abortion, in a victory for abortion rights activists in the country. The move comes as the issue is set to dominant the US presidential campaign….

Activists press for EU-wide abortion right

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A petition calling for an EU fund to help women access abortion care in countries with more liberal laws gained 100,000 signatures in its first week.

Trump the front-runner? Not so fast.

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As foreign leaders trek to Mar-a-Lago to restore their ties to the once and future president, they might be surprised to learn that the election isn’t as sealed as they seem to think.

Conservatives clash with Trump on leaving abortion up to voters

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The gulf between what Trump said and what anti-abortion groups want underscores divisions that have dogged conservatives for two years.

US Vice President Harris hits Trump on abortion from Arizona

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Friday’s appearance marked a shift to campaign events that allowed the vice president to attack Trump more directly.

PM Donald Tusk faces uphill battle on reforming Polish abortion rights

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Polish lawmakers voted Friday to advance bills that would lift a near-total ban on abortion in place since 2020, reviving an extremely polarising debate in the traditionally Roman Catholic country. But by launching an effort to liberalise abortion law…

Arizona court upholds state’s 1864 total abortion ban

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The state’s high court said it wouldn’t interfere with the legislature’s authority to craft abortion policy.

Trump rails against ‘border bloodbath’ as Democrats bash him on abortion

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Trump said he’ll make more comments on abortion “next week.”

Biden campaign launches $30M ad onslaught

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It’s part of an aggressive attempt to capitalize on the momentum from the State of the Union address

Macron to push EU to make abortion a fundamental right – video

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In an emotional ceremony marking the enshrining of the right to an abortion in the French constitution, Emmanuel Macron said the historic change was the sealing of a long battle for ‘the right to love, to choose, to live freely’. The amendment was mark…

Abortion rights in France are still too limited after senate vote on constitution | Letter

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Dani Anderson points out that a 14-week limit means that many people are still unable to get an abortion in FranceLast week’s vote to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution is a very welcome step from French senators (France to make abortion a co…

The moment that electrified France – and could push forward abortion rights around the world | Agnès Poirier

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Some had grumbled it was mere politicking from Macron, yet enshrining the right to abortion felt like a rare moment of unityThere was little doubt that the French parliament would reach a majority on Monday, when it gathered in a special session to ens…

France becomes first country to add abortion rights to its constitution – video

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France became the first country in the world to add abortion rights to its constitution after a joint session of the French assembly adopted an amendment. Out of 925 MPs and senators eligible to vote, 780 supported the amendment, which will give women …

France moves to make abortion a constitutional right amid rollbacks in US and Europe

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The constitutional revision, backed by an overwhelming majority of the population, put conservatives and the far right in a tough spot.

French Senate votes to add abortion rights to the constitution after US rollback

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French senators on Wednesday voted to enshrine the right to an abortion in the country’s constitution. If the bill is approved by a three-fifths vote of parliament, expected on Monday, France will become the first country in the world to constitutiona…

10 ways a second Trump term could be more extreme than the first

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From nationwide abortion bans to classroom culture wars, assaults on climate science and political weaponization of the military, his return to the White House could make Trump 1.0 seem tame.

Emmanuel Macron is playing a dangerous game with abortion rights in France | Cécile Simmons

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The president is flirting with the pro-natalist far right, even as parliament debates whether to enshrine pro-choice lawsFrance needs babies. During a press conference on 16 January, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, pledged to tackle the scourge …

France debates plan to enshrine abortion as constitutional right

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Impetus for change was US supreme court overturning Roe v Wade, while Germany passes law banning harassment of women at abortion clinicsThe French parliament has begun debating moves for France to become the first country in the world to enshrine abort…

Trump’s victory wasn’t as big as predicted: 5 takeaways from New Hampshire

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After New Hampshire, the primary will turn to the courts.

How Justin Trudeau lost his grip

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The prime minister’s bleak reality: Canadians don’t like him anymore.

The war in Gaza may widen. The Biden admin is getting ready for it.

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That could put President Joe Biden in the center of a messy Middle East conflict in the midst of a bruising re-election campaign.

The numbers that will shape a crucial year in US politics

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From Biden’s approval rating to the national murder rate, here are 24 numbers to watch this year.

Polish abortion verdict violated rights of pregnant woman, human rights court rules

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European Court of Human Rights says ruling violated convention.

Poland’s laws on same-sex couples violate human rights code, court rules

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Warsaw should recognize and protect couples that don’t consist of a man and a woman, ECHR says.

Abortion rights yield gains for Democrats in off-year elections – but 2024 still hangs in balance

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The off-year elections have major implications and provide a snapshot of American politics heading into 2024. But two big names — Joe Biden and Donald Trump — weren’t on the ballot this time. How Americans view them will be a huge factor in shaping nex…

Macron paves way for France to become first to enshrine abortion in constitution

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The French constitution will contain the right to abortion from next year, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday, making France the first country to have such a right guaranteed by the constitution.

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