4+ hour, 9+ min ago  (840+ words) A new report released by the Tufts University's Feinstein International Center is intensifying calls for international accountability, concluding that the Taliban's governance in Afghanistan is in direct and systematic violation of global legal obligations to protect women and girls." The…...

10+ hour, 23+ min ago  (392+ words) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is facing criticism after blocking the promotion of several senior military officers, including at least two women and two Black men, from the consideration for one-star general and admiral positions." According to reports, Army Secretary…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (344+ words) As of April 2026, over half of U. S. states, along with Washington, D. C. , provide Medicaid coverage for doula care. 27 states and D. C. currently offer coverage, while seven additional states (Arkansas, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Tennessee, and Vermont) are in the process of implementing…...

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2+ week, 1+ day ago  (355+ words) A newly published Taliban family law regulation is further institutionalizing discrimination and oppression against Afghan women and girls by codifying unequal rights in marriage, divorce, and family matters. The law also effectively removes Afghanistan's previous minimum marriage age for girls…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (386+ words) Following the resignation of two members of Congress for sexual misconduct, the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) has launched a new initiative to reform the predatory environment of Capitol Hill. A bipartisan effort, Democratic Women's Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fern'ndez (NM…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (511+ words) On Thursday, May 14, the Supreme Court voted 7-2 to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth and mail delivery, at least for now. The ruling blocked a decision from the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals that would have restricted…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (267+ words) On April 28, the House Committee on the Judiciary convened a hearing on the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, following a Department of Justice report alleging FACE was "weaponized" under the Biden administration. Subcommittee chair Rep. Chip Roy…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (553+ words) Afghan refugees who have helped U. S. officials living at a former U. S. military base in Qatar have been left with an incredibly difficult decision: go back to Afghanistan under the Taliban or relocate to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The New York…...