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This artist sketch depicts Mississippi Solicitor General Scott Stewart, standing while speaking to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Center for Reproductive Rights Litigation Director Julie Rikelman is seated right.

Roe v. Wade's future is in doubt after historic arguments at Supreme Court

6:28pm December 01, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The fate of abortion in the U.S. appears to be on shaky ground as a divided Supreme Court weighs a Mississippi law. A decision in the case is expected by summer.

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Students wait in line to cast their ballot at a polling station on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, on Nov. 6, 2018.

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Young Americans are raising alarms about the state of U.S. democracy in a new poll

5:25pm December 01, 2021

by Juana Summers

A poll by the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics found that a majority of young people believe that American democracy is either "in trouble" or "failed."

Democrat Stacey Abrams has risen to national prominence following her narrow loss in Georgia's 2018 governor's race.

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Stacey Abrams announces candidacy in Georgia governor's race

5:09pm December 01, 2021

by Alana Wise

Abrams rose to national prominence following her narrow loss in Georgia's 2018 governor's race. Her entrance into the contest sets up a potential rematch against Gov. Brian Kemp.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says he won't be running for reelection

5:02pm December 01, 2021

by Tovia Smith

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, a moderate Republican, says he won't run for a third term. Although he's one of the nation's most popular governors, Baker was facing a tough primary challenge.

Islamophobic comments are the latest racist rhetoric to come from fringe lawmakers

4:51pm December 01, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., recently suggested Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was a suicide bomber. The Islamophobic comments are the latest in a string of racist rhetoric in the House.

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Economic incentives for PTI Airport could mean new manufacturers and jobs

4:37pm December 01, 2021

by Keri Brown

NC inmate safety, juvenile justice changes begin Wednesday

3:53pm December 01, 2021

by Associated Press

Some North Carolina laws that took effect on Wednesday are designed to protect expectant mothers behind bars, keep more elementary school-age children accused of misdeeds out of court and force pol

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case from Mississippi that could reverse the court's nearly half-century-old Roe v. Wade decision.

Supreme Court considers whether to reverse Roe v. Wade

3:13pm December 01, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

At issue is whether to reverse the court's nearly half-century-old decision, Roe v. Wade, and subsequent decisions declaring that women have a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy.

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New state program helps families pay water bills

10:35am December 01, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina has announced a new program offering financial assistance to help families pay water bills.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters ahead of House passage of Democrats' Build Back Better Act, which now faces changes in the Senate.

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Center-left group claims Democrats' spending package would save families thousands

10:25am December 01, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

A new report from the think tank Third Way found that a two-parent family of four would save up to $7,400 due to provisions of the Democrats' Build Back Better legislation.