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Alanna Vagianos

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Senior reporter @HuffPost covering gender + politics, focused on repro justice & gender-based violence. Say hi 👋🏼: alanna.vagianos@huffpost.com / avagianos@protonmail.com / avagianos.25 on Signal www.huffpost.com/author/alanna-vagi…

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 06/10/2026
SCOOP: Nearly $9 million in federal family planning funds will go to organizations with anti-abortion ties. One org, which received almost $4.3 million, has never taken in more than $50k in a single year. Read more @autonomynews.co:
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Nearly $9 Million in HHS Grants Go to Groups With Anti-Abortion Ties
Millions in family planning funds are earmarked to create training centers, including one dedicated to infertility. The recipients have links to crisis pregnancy centers, the Heritage Foundation, and ...
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HuffPost Union @huffpostunion.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The HuffPost union is still raising money for our talented colleagues affected by the latest round of job cuts. If you can donate, please do. If you can’t, sharing this helps too! ❤️ Solidarity forever. ✊ www.gofundme.com/f/support-hu...
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Donate to Support HuffPost Workers Impacted By Job Cuts, organized by HuffPost Union
This month, as part of a wider BuzzFeed reorganization under new owners… HuffPost Union needs your support for Support HuffPost Workers Impacted By Job Cuts
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NEW: Heidi Beirich, the onetime leader of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s informant program, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges alleging she deceived donors by overseeing secret payments to informants inside neo-Nazi and other far-right extremist groups. www.huffpost.com/entry/former...
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Former Anti-Hate Group Official Pleads Not Guilty To Charges Over Informant Program
A trial is quickly taking shape for October.
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Matt Shuham @mattshuham.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I'm proud of the work my colleagues and I have published over the last four years, so I hope I can take a moment and highlight some of it. (You can see more at mattshuham.com/clips)
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I attempted to put words to what's been going on in my life:
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My miscarriage
A personal update from Marisa.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Thanks to @aoc.bsky.social for helping give me (and many others, I imagine) the courage to share my maternal health care story. www.thehandbasket.co/p/miscarriag...
While I’ve gotten through the highest high of being pregnant to the depths of despair in miscarriage, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been publicly walking us through her egg freezing journey. Two distinct processes, to be sure, but both with the spectre of motherhood at their core. It is, in my view, a radical act to so thoroughly demystify an otherwise opaque process; and I do believe her radical transparency helped give me some of the courage to share my experience with you. I’ve rid myself of the cobwebs of shame that I hadn’t even realized had been spun around me.
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Levi Kalish @kalish.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
After 3 years, it's my last day at HuffPost. I was laid off as part of the larger cuts at BuzzFeed. I'm not sure what comes next but I'm proud of our union for holding it down. If you’re an editor or lit agent looking for someone to write about trans rights and politics, hmu at levikalish@proton.me
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Matt Shuham @mattshuham.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Today is my last day at HuffPost. Like many others, I was hit by mass layoffs at BuzzFeed. I've done my best to hold power to account and tell complex stories with care, and I'm going to keep doing that. So please keep sending me tips! Contact: mattshuham@protonmail.com, 646-397-4678 (cell/Signal)
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Jessica Schulberg @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This is my last story for HuffPost, but I’m looking forward to continuing to report on the criminal legal system. You can reach me at jess.schulberg@protonmail.com or on Signal at jessicaschulberg.01 bsky.app/profile/jess...
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Jessica Schulberg @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Today is my last day at HuffPost. After 11 years, I was laid off as part of the 33% cuts at BuzzFeed. My team, the National desk, was cut from 7 reporters to 3, after being cut from 14 to 7 just over a year ago
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Nathalie Baptiste 🇭🇹 @nhbaptiste.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Today is officially my last day at HuffPost. So thankful for my union, this would be so much scarier without them 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
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HuffPost Union @huffpostunion.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If possible, please consider donating to the talented reporters, editors and designers impacted by this decision. Solidarity forever ✊ www.gofundme.com/f/support-hu...
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Donate to Support HuffPost Workers Impacted By Job Cuts, organized by HuffPost Union
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HuffPost Union @huffpostunion.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A statement from the HuffPost Union @wgaeast.bsky.social on today's layoffs.
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Jessica Schulberg @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The attorney representing Jewell on appeal also represented Sadik Baxter, whose incomprehensible felony murder conviction was the subject of Sarah Stillman's Pulitzer Prize winning reporting story www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Sentenced to Life for an Accident Miles Away
A draconian legal doctrine called felony murder has put thousands of Americans—disproportionately young and Black—in prison.
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Jessica Schulberg @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The Pulitzer Prize winning WaPo story on hot car deaths by @gene.meme was assigned reading for me when I got my first journalism job. I'm so grateful to him for talking with me about how little has changed since he wrote it in 2009 www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/ma...
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Fatal Distraction: Forgetting a Child in the Backseat of a Car Is a Horrifying Mistake. Is It a Crime?
Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing.
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Jessica Schulberg @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Rhonda appealed her conviction and the decision could come down any day. The outcome will be precedent-setting on one of the most fundamental elements of the U.S. legal system: the idea that people cannot be held criminally responsible for something they did not know they did
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Jessica Schulberg @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I wrote about how Rhonda’s case exemplifies the ways in which the felony murder doctrine can be used to punish tragic accidents as acts of murder, and how the focus on individual punishment over systemic fixes only puts more kids at risk
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Jessica Schulberg @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
In 2023, Rhonda Jewell accidentally left 10-month-old Ariya in a hot car, resulting in the baby's death. Rhonda was acquitted of manslaughter — which would have required a finding of culpable negligence — but convicted of third-degree felony murder www.huffpost.com/entry/florid...
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A Baby Died In A Tragic Accident. Why Was It Treated As Murder?
The case against Rhonda Jewell threatens to upend a foundational principle of the U.S. legal system.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
UPDATE from Mr. Jose Mejia Hernandez's attorney: Today, he was unable to eat because of the significant pain in his mouth, particularly around the area where he required seven stitches following the injuries he sustained... he went to see his dentist who noted signs of infection. More in thread.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW: I spoke to the attorney for Mr. Mejia Hernandez today and he said he has finally received an MRI. More to come in a full report for HuffPost.
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Nathalie Baptiste 🇭🇹 @nhbaptiste.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
After almost 5 years with HuffPost, I'm one of the people getting laid off. I'm so grateful for @huffpostunion.bsky.social, this would be a lot scarier without them! If you're an editor looking for someone to report and write on race/culture wars, feel free to hit me up at nhbaptiste@gmail.com!
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
NEW: In my latest report for @huffpost.com, I spoke to state officials about whether they are ready to take on any attempts by Trump should he meddle in the midterms, dispatch ICE to polls or seize ballots. www.huffpost.com/entry/state-...
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Trump Is In For A Fight If He Meddles In The Midterms
President Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested “canceling” the midterms over alleged voter fraud.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Hearing postponed. Coman's attorneys have objected to terms of the hearing proposed by DOJ and the parties are in dispute about discovery issues that could arise. Mag. Judge Fitzpatrick gave parties 1 week to sort out proposals, any objections and then a hearing will be docketed.
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Paul Blumenthal @paulblumenthal.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
“It’s kind of a shit show right now,” Jon Tester told me about the MT Senate race where some Democrats are pressuring their own candidate to drop out and make room for independent Seth Bodnar to run. The deadline to withdraw is today. Stay tuned. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
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The Democrats' Secret Weapon In Red States? Not Running At All.
Democrats are making way for independent candidates in high-profile elections, but all eyes are now on Montana.
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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
@19thnews.org is hiring for four new full-time roles! 📈 Audience analytics manager 🎨 Designer, visual storytelling 🔧 Operations director 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 People operations generalist Apply by August 24: 19thnews.org/2026/08/hiri...
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We’re hiring four new roles at The 19th
The 19th has launched a hiring sprint to fill four new roles across audience, creative, people and operations functions.
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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Leading @huffpost.com today www.huffpost.com/entry/trumps...
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
From @alannavagianos.bsky.social (who you should follow): www.huffpost.com/entry/trumps...
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Trump’s New CDC Head Said ‘Abortion Surveillance’ Will Be A Critical Focus
There is no evidence that states are purposefully misclassifying abortion data to the CDC.
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Matt Shuham @mattshuham.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Days before the death of Edwin Jeovanny Lopez Cornejo, ICE officials did not report the death of another man who’d been detained at Delaney Hall — because they had technically “released” him in the middle of a medical emergency, Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) alleged. www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...
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A Man Died After Being Detained By ICE — And They Didn't Report It, Congressman Says
Rep. Rob Menendez made a stunning allegation while addressing the recent death of another man who had been detained at Delaney Hall.
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Cedar River Clinics @cedarriverclinics.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
PSA: Be on the lookout for false positive pregnancy tests from Clearblue. HuffPost spoke to 9 OB-GYNs and family medicine physicians from around the US and three others in abortion care. bit.ly/4xcgFn5 @huffpost.com @alannavagianos.bsky.social
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Women Are Traveling To Get Abortions They Don’t Need
HuffPost spoke with a dozen physicians and abortion care workers who are seeing "abnormally high" false positive pregnancy test results from Clearblue — leading some patients to travel hundreds of…
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Matt Shuham @mattshuham.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Trump administration has gone months without paying attorneys who represent unaccompanied immigrant children as part of a years-old, congressionally-funded effort. The latest in a series of temporary bridge contracts ends tomorrow, with no replacement in sight: www.huffpost.com/entry/unacco...
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These Lawyers Make Sure Children Don’t Face Deportation Hearings Alone. Trump Hasn't Paid Them In Months.
“We know what happens when children go to court without an attorney,” a lawyer said. “One word: deportation.”
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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The Epstein Election: How America’s Most Notorious Sex Predator Is Shaping The Midterms www.huffpost.com/entry/epstei... w/ @robillard.bsky.social
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The Epstein Election: How America’s Most Notorious Sex Predator Is Shaping The Midterms
Democrats are hammering Republicans in TV ads over their initial reluctance to support releasing the government’s files on Jeffrey Epstein.
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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I spoke with some legal experts about Pirro’s reflecting pool case against the canoeist. It’s a really, really tough road for prosecutors. They need to prove not only malicious intent, but the value of a peeling pool slab. “I think a DC jury is going to be mad.” www.huffpost.com/entry/jeanin...
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Trump Is Prosecuting A Former Olympian For His Reflecting Pool Disaster. Legal Experts Predict What A Jury Will Say.
Prosecutors have to show not only that a former Olympian acted with malice, but that he destroyed property worth more than $1,000. Experts say it’s a tall order.
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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Texas provided no evidence that Houston-based midwife Maria Rojas violated the state’s abortion ban, a state appeals court ruled on Thursday.
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First Person Charged With Violating Texas Abortion Ban Gets 'Real Win' In Court
The way Ken Paxton’s office has handled the case is highly unusual, according to several attorneys who spoke with HuffPost.
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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Leading @huffpost.com today www.huffpost.com/entry/aborti...
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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Abortion is likely to take center stage in the Maine Senate race — a must-win for Democrats if they hope to win back control of the chamber.
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‘Voters Haven’t Forgotten Her Betrayal’: 1 Key Issue Is Coming Back To Haunt Susan Collins
Democrats have targeted Susan Collins for her role in the fall of Roe — but their choice of opponent could complicate matters.
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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Last night, more than 400 state lawmakers from all 50 states warned of the "immediate and serious harms" of banning abortion pills by mail in the Louisiana v. FDA case.
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'Really Terrifying’: Over 400 Lawmakers Sound Alarm On Louisiana Case That Could Affect All Americans
“What’s really terrifying is that one state’s law and ruling in this situation could impact so many other states where abortion is still legal.”
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Matt Shuham @mattshuham.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
“I’ve been here when people have been released, and then, two days later, they’re back in line, visiting their friend.” I wrote about Delaney Hall, and the mutual aid effort dedicated to families ripped apart by immigration enforcement: www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...
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Their Chances Of Bringing Down Delaney Hall Are Slim. They're Fighting Like Hell Anyway.
Detainees at the East Coast’s largest ICE jail took a huge risk when they launched a strike. But allies on the outside were ready to join their fight.
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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
While true crime often focuses on attacks by unknown assailants, women are overwhelmingly harmed by people they know — intimate partners, family members and acquaintances. Strangers account for only about 10% of female homicide victims. Wrote about the dangers of becoming "true crime brained."
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There’s 1 Uncomfortable Question Every True Crime Fan Eventually Has To Ask
True crime brain is easy to slide into, experts say, especially for women.
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AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
No, this really really really is rape
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Levi Kalish @kalish.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
NEW: The DOJ's efforts to obtain trans kids' medical records are a test of just how much power Trump can wield against anyone it views as an opponent. I spoke with one trans teen and one doctor whose records were subpoenaed -- they said it felt like intimidation. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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The DOJ Requested His Teen Daughter's Medical Records. They Won't Stop There.
“The goal is to make every provider wonder whether or not they’re going to be next,” one LGBTQ+ health expert said.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Alarming story that confirms my own reporting along similar lines: Dan Moraff, the political strategist who plucked Graham Platner out of obscurity to run for senate and barely vetted him, was barred from Rep. Summer Lee’s 2022 campaign after three complaints of sexual misconduct.
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Platner’s Daniel Moraff Barred from Summer Lee’s Campaign Over Sexual Misconduct Complaints
Congresswoman Summer Lee barred Platner's strategist Daniel Moraff from her campaign after receiving sexual harassment complaints against him.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
KEY: all three witnesses are being detained apart, and their story is consistent. They say that there were agents along the side of the vehicle but none in front. When you add the videos showing a lack of evidence of damage to the front despite ICE's ramming claim, ICE's story is falling apart.
“That is a lie,” wrote Jose Trinidad Rojas, 51, in a handwritten statement. “It is impossible for them to say that they were going to get run over … there were no officers in front of or behind the vehicle. They were on the sides.”

Balderas-Ibarra spoke to Rojas, Daniel Tirado Pantoja, 43, and the shooting victim’s brother, Victor Salgado, 44, and said he heard the same story from each as he interviewed them separately. The men are not being housed together, the attorney said. All three are undocumented Mexican immigrants who are now facing removal proceedings.

“All of them reiterated that there were never any ICE agents in front of the van,” Balderas-Ibarra said. “They came in and started shooting from the sides.”
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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Planned Parenthood rescinds Graham Platner endorsement and calls on him to drop out of Senate race.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 29/06/2026
Like so many women denied miscarriage care since the fall of Roe v. Wade, Lynn Callaway developed an infection, according to a new lawsuit — leaving her at death’s door with no one to turn to for help.
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Texas Passed A Law To Clarify When Women Should Receive Life-Saving Care. She Almost Died Anyway.
Like so many women denied miscarriage care since the fall of Roe v. Wade, Lynn Callaway developed an infection, according to a new lawsuit — leaving her at death’s door with no one to turn to for help.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Texas mother was turned away by two different emergency rooms when she sought treatment for a miscarriage seven weeks into her pregnancy. Even as she developed a fever, writhed in pain, and suffered massive bleeding—she was refused care. www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-...
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Texas Passed A New Law After 3 Women Died During Miscarriage. Why Was This Mother Still Denied Life-Saving Care?
Like so many women denied miscarriage care since the fall of Roe v. Wade, Lynn Callaway developed an infection, according to a new lawsuit — leaving her at death’s door with no one to turn to for help...
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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
ICYMI: A week after Ken Paxton told me he's a “strong supporter” of IVF, he's now calling for “restrictions.” via @jbendery.bsky.social:
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Ken Paxton Suddenly Walks Back His Support For IVF
A week after telling HuffPost he is a “strong supporter” of the fertility treatment, the state's attorney general is now calling for “restrictions.”
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Matt Shuham @mattshuham.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I read JD Vance's recent book and consumed his press tour to dissect the ways he lies about (and in service of) Trump's immigration agenda: www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-van...
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JD Vance Cannot Defend Trump's Cruelty — So He'll Lie About It Instead
The vice president isn't defending the worst parts of Trump's agenda. He's just creating a new reality.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Single-serve solutions like term limits for justices, stronger ethics codes or even packing the court with more justices won’t be good enough. Reform must also include structural changes like accountability mechanisms, addressing money in politics & redistributing consolidated power, experts said.
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Paul Blumenthal @paulblumenthal.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
It's an abomination that four justices believe that the 14th amendment doesn't say what it says www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
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The Supreme Court's Birthright Ruling Is Not A Win
The 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship clause survived by the skin of its teeth.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
NEW: For America's 250th, I wrote a story about the nation having a president who openly embraces seditious conspirators and how insane that is. www.huffpost.com/entry/americ...
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America Was Born From Rebellion — But Not The Kind Trump Fomented
Without course correction, experts warn, it cannot be overstated how much of what the country has achieved could be lost.
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