Tag: Control
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How Democrats can win control of the House even if Trump is elected president
WASHINGTON — Among the many permutations for how the elections could end, one prospect has sparked chatter in both parties: Donald Trump could win the presidency while Democrats seize control of the House. Such a split would be rare — not since 1989 has a president entered office without his party controlling the House — and…
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Biden White House proposes insurance cover OTC birth control at no cost
The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would provide women with private insurance access to over-the-counter birth control pills and other contraceptives at no cost, the White House said on Monday. The rule, which expands a federal mandate requiring health insurers to cover preventative care services at no cost to patients under the Affordable…
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In Nevada, Democrats hedge their bets on Senate control
RENO, Nev. — As union workers prepared to knock on doors to support Sen. Jacky Rosen on a sunny Thursday afternoon, the Nevada Democrat assured them that their hard work would pay off. “Those gym shoes are going to be worn out over the next 26 days … and on election night, you have helped…
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Why control of the House will shape the next presidency
One of the more remarkable aspects about the current political era is how closely contested control of all parts of the federal government is these days. It’s not just the presidency that’s on a knife’s edge — so is the House, and even the Senate is highly competitive, though a GOP takeover this cycle is…
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Trump says crime is out of control. The numbers tell a different story.
Donald Trump has made the issue of crime a cornerstone of his campaign. He says violence in America is out of control and rising. “You can’t walk across the street to get a loaf of bread. You get shot, you get mugged, you get raped,” the former president said recently at a campaign event north…
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These are the battlegrounds where state legislative control is up for grabs
Partisan control of at least eight legislative chambers across the country is up for grabs this November, battles that will go a long way in determining the fate of a litany of hot-button issues ranging from abortion to immigration in key battleground states. Both parties have trained their focus almost exclusively on five states in…
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Birth control access fell in states with abortion bans. It’s different in South Carolina, one group says.
South Carolina’s most vulnerable women are asking for and getting birth control in record numbers — even in parts of the state without any doctors who specialize in women’s reproductive health, according to a new report. The findings — from New Morning, a nonprofit organization based in Columbia, South Carolina, that works to provide free…