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Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and CLAIRE SAVAGE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, making a symbolic statement that’s unlikely to alter a decades-long push for gender equality. “The Equal Rights Amendment is the law of […]

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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban-or-sale law set to start Sunday

By Ann E. Marimow, Cristiano Lima-Strong · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that effectively bans TikTok in the United States on Sunday unless the wildly popular video-sharing app pulls off an unlikely, last-minute divestiture from Chinese ownership. The unanimous decision was a major blow for TikTok, injecting deep uncertainty into […]

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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban-or-sale law set to start Sunday

By Ann E. Marimow, Cristiano Lima-Strong · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that effectively bans TikTok in the United States on Sunday unless the wildly popular video-sharing app pulls off an unlikely, last-minute divestiture from Chinese ownership. The unanimous decision was a major blow for TikTok, injecting deep uncertainty into […]

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Texas judge says states can revive challenge to abortion pill access nationwide

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press The Texas judge who previously halted approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion ruled last Thursday that three states can move ahead with another attempt to roll back federal rules and make it harder for people across the U.S. to access the abortion drug mifepristone. […]

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Texas judge says states can revive challenge to abortion pill access nationwide

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press The Texas judge who previously halted approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion ruled last Thursday that three states can move ahead with another attempt to roll back federal rules and make it harder for people across the U.S. to access the abortion drug mifepristone. […]

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TikTok CEO to rally with Trump before inauguration as ban looms

By Marianne LeVine, Cristiano Lima-Strong, Drew Harwell, Cat Zakrzewski · By The Washington Post (c) 2025 TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew plans to attend a “victory rally” celebrating Donald Trump on Sunday at Washington’s Capital One Arena and the president-elect’s swearing-in on Monday, publicly aligning himself with the incoming commander in chief who has pledged to “save” the popular app […]