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Should women be allowed to fight on the front lines? Trump’s defense pick reignites the debate

Nov. 18, 2024 13:45 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought had been long settled: Should women be allowed to serve their country by fighting on the front lines? The former Fox News commentator has made it...

Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women's rights to IVF

Sep. 17, 2024 20:01 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue. The Senate vote was Democrats’ latest attempt...

Trump wants to make the GOP a 'leader' on IVF. Republicans' actions make that a tough sell

Aug. 30, 2024 17:20 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's vow to promote in vitro fertilization by forcing health insurance companies or the federal government to pay for the treatments is at odds with the actions of much of his own party. Yet his surprising announcement...

What to watch on the Democratic National Convention's second day in Chicago

Aug. 20, 2024 18:35 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Democrats say they will lay out the 2024 election as "a choice between two very different visions of America” on the Democratic National Convention 's second night. The theme for Tuesday’s events is “A bold vision for America’s future,” convention...