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By AMANDA SEITZ and COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is still actively searching for ways to safeguard abortion access for millions of women, even as it bumps…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A U.S. military veteran and his daughter filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging a federal rule they said prevents the daughter from accessing medical coverage because she is transgender.The veteran and…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — “Jeopardy!” championAmy Schneider is opposing Ohio legislation that would ban gender-affirming procedures and therapies for minors.The Dayton native, who was the first transgender person to qualify for…

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Biden administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement…

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Biden administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement…

By DAVID A. LIEB and KAVISH HARJAI - Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The call went out from leaders in the medical marijuana industry: Money was needed for a Missouri ballot initiative to…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON - Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The tattoos on Billie Stafford’s hands — inspired by street art and full of references to her work…

A Texas judge on Friday expanded her order blocking the state from investigating families of transgender youth who have received gender- affirming medical care.Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary injunction…

By EDEN STIFFMAN of The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Chronicle of Philanthropy When Phyllis Glink took a job at the Irving Harris Foundation 26 years ago, “we were by far the biggest funders in early…

ATLANTA (AP) — A judge is considering whether Georgia officials should once again be prohibited from enforcing the state's restrictive abortion law while a legal challenge against it is pending.Fulton County Superior Court…