NY Times: “The Texas attorney general opened a new front in the contentious battle over access to abortion this week by suing a New York doctor for sending abortion pills into Texas. It appeared to be among the first attempts to stop the mailing of such medication into states that ban abortion. The lawsuit from…
Month: December 2024
In Rome, GA, an Undocumented Migrant Wonders Why Friends and Family Voted to Kick Him Out
NY Times: ““We have to prepare for the worst-case scenario,” Jaime told him. “There’s a chance we could lose everything.” “Isn’t that a bit dramatic?” Sky asked. “How? Help me understand.” Jaime muted the football game on TV and began to explain his new reality as an undocumented immigrant after the election of Donald Trump,…
“Opioids Ravaged a Kentucky Town. Then Rehab Became Its Business.”
NY Times Magazine: “In eastern Kentucky, a region plagued by poverty and at the heart of the country’s opioid epidemic, the burden of addressing this treatment gap has mainly been taken up by addiction-rehab companies. Many stand more like community centers or churches than medical clinics, offering not just chemical but also spiritual and logistical…
“Trump wants his daughter-in-law in the Senate. DeSantis may defy him.”
WaPo: “President-elect Donald Trump has communicated to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that he wants his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to become the Sunshine State’s next senator — but it’s far from clear that DeSantis will acquiesce and appoint her, people familiar with the matter said…. DeSantis is seriously considering Lara Trump and cares about the president-elect’s view, according to…
“The Texas Millennial Trying to Rebrand the Democrats”
NY Times: “Representative Greg Casar is living it. Last week, Casar, a 35-year-old Democrat from Austin, Texas, was elected as the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, becoming the youngest person ever tapped to lead the group of liberals at a moment when his party is struggling with younger voters. He’s also the first leader…
“Mark Robinson logs in to state meeting as ‘minisoldr,’ the handle at the center of CNN allegations”
WRAL: “A username at the center of allegations against Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson — claims by cable network CNN that he used the alias ‘minisoldr’ to make lewd and racist comments on a pornographic website more than a decade ago — popped up last week in a meeting over Gov.-elect Josh Stein’s inauguration. Robinson, a…
Man Arrested after Nancy Mace Said She Was Assaulted, Witness Says Mace Is Lying
Man arrested in assault on Rep. Nancy Mace, police say A man was arrested Tuesday night and accused of assaulting U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) in a Capitol Hill office building, according to Mace and the Capitol Police. “I was physically accosted tonight on Capitol grounds over my fight to protect women,” Mace said…
“NC Republicans overturn Cooper’s veto, taking power from Stein and other Democrats”
The News & Observer: “With North Carolina Republicans set to lose their veto-proof supermajority come 2025, state lawmakers took their final vote Wednesday on a bill that takes away power from incoming Democrats in the executive branch, overturning a veto with a party-line 72-46 vote. Police removed protesters who shouted from the public gallery overlooking…
“An LGBTQ group fought to march in its city’s Christmas parade — and won”
WaPo: “As soon as their application to participate in the city’s annual Christmas parade was accepted, the members of Prattville Pride began drawing up designs for their float. The theme was “Stars Fell on Prattville,” and Prattville Pride, a nonprofit dedicated to the Alabama city’s LGBTQ+ community, prepared a float adorned with colorful streamers and…
“New Florida Prison Policy Targets Trans People”
Political Wire: Marshall Project: “Earlier this fall, Florida officials ordered transgender women in the state’s prisons to submit to breast exams. As part of a new policy for people with gender dysphoria, prison medical staff ranked the women’s breast size using a scale designed for adolescents.” “Those whose breasts were deemed big enough were allowed…