Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider whether a Tennessee law that ban gender-affirming health care for transgender minors violates the Constitution, setting the stage for a major decision on transgender rights in its next term. The justices agreed to review lower court decisions upholding Tennessee’s ban, which was appealed by
Washington — Active shooters violently targeted members of the public across the U.S. at a rate that was 89% higher from 2019 to 2023 than in the previous five-year period, according to a new FBI report released Monday. Last year, 105 individuals were killed during active shootings, the highest level in recent years. The public
Two years after the Supreme Court ended federal protections for abortion care, some Democratic-led states have moved to combat the restrictive laws on the procedure that have been enacted in Republican-led states. The efforts from Democratic-led states include shield laws that prohibit patients and providers from facing legal consequences for abortion procedures. According to the
Two years after the Dobbs decision overturning the federal right to an abortion, its impact is being felt beyond the matter of whether abortion should be legal or not. There is a widespread view nationwide that pregnant women may be more at risk and reproductive care more difficult to access in states that have passed
Washington — President Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to face off this week in the first presidential debate of the cycle, as the nation prepares for a rematch of the 2020 race. The debate, hosted at CNN’s Atlanta studios at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, is the first between a sitting president
Washington — Two years ago, the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion that had been guaranteed for nearly five decades under Roe v. Wade, leaving a patchwork of access in states in its wake. Since the court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, nearly a third of states have near-total bans on
The Democratic National Committee is launching a new effort to put abortion top of mind for women across the country as the country marks two years since the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which ended the constitutional right to an abortion. According to a new memo, shown exclusively to CBS News, the