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In mid-February, Selina Sandoval, the associate medical director at Planned Parenthood in Kansas City, Missouri, prepared to provide the first procedural abortion for a patient in the city in around 15 years.

Melissa Gira Grant

Missouri’s Struggle to Restore Abortion Access

The state’s voters defeated an abortion ban. So why can’t more people get one?

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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris hold hands during a ceremony to celebrate the WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces in the East Room of the White House.

Michael Tomasky

What the Democrats Need to Learn From the Biden Cover-Up Fiasco

As much as covering up the president’s infirmity was a scandal for all involved, the Democrats’ mortal sin was the one that was right out in the open.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, center, spoke with Representative Jodey Arrington, center left, at the U.S. Capitol on May 15.

Republicans Are Rejoicing as They Gut a Bill That Benefits Red States

Nearly three-quarters of investments spurred on by the IRA have flowed to states that voted for Trump. Once Republicans decide how thoroughly to decimate Biden’s trademark achievement, we’ll see how committed they are to snatching from their own constituents.