SCOTUS To Hear Appeal Over Obamacare Contraception Mandate
The Trump administration has fought to expand the types of entities that can refuse to cover workers' birth control for moral or religious reasons.

Missouri House of Representatives introduces dress code for women
A new, tougher dress code now requires women who serve Missouri's House of Representatives to wear a jacket, like a cardigan or blazer.
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NYC first city to provide free abortion pills
A clinic in the Bronx is the first of four clinics run by the city that is offering abortion pills — free of charge.
By Jose Luis Magana / AP
Women would be able to count fetuses as passengers under new bill
Under the bill, pregnant women in Virginia could avoid getting a ticket for driving in an HOV lane.
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Biden, McCarthy meet face-to-face on debt crisis worries
McCarthy had all but invited himself to the White House to start the conversation before a summer debt deadline.
By Susan Walsh / AP
First sweeping federal gun crime report in 20 years released
The report shows 54% of guns that police recovered in crime scenes in 2021 had been purchased within three years — a double-digit increase since 2019.
By Carolyn Kaster / AP
Why do we celebrate Black History Month in February?
February holds the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln, who issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and Frederick Douglass, who was an activist for equality.
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