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Elizabeth Warren Calls Abortion A ‘Kitchen-Table Issue’

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) said abortion is a "kitchen-table issue." Warren reiterated her long-standing support for abortion on social media on Thursday, November 9.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Leads Trump, Biden With Voters Under 45 In Key Battleground States, Poll Shows

Who do younger voters in key battleground states prefer in a hypothetical re-election matchup:  former President Donald Trump or current President Joe Biden? The answer, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll released this week, is neither.

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Here’s What Massachusetts House Democrats Want To Spend $250 Million On For Migrants

On a party-line vote, Democrats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a supplemental budget bill Wednesday, November 8 that includes $250 million to help migrants from other countries. Of that figure, $50 million is for a new emergency shelter site.

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Bernie Sanders Says United States Should Give Aid To Gaza Strip

Amid the war that Hamas launched against Israel last month, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) thinks the United States should provide aid to the Gaza Strip. Sanders reiterated his support for a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. However, he said that before that happens, there must be an

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Harvard Athletics Department Shows ‘Inconsistent Engagement With Queer Inclusion,’ Student Newspaper Reports

Harvard College athletes who identify as transgender say they aren't getting as much support from the school's athletics department as they should. Several athletes told The Harvard Crimson, the student newspaper, that varsity teams at the school host their own "pride games," which the

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Chris Sununu Says Two GOP Presidential Candidates Should Drop Out

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has advice for two Republican presidential candidates:  drop out. Sununu said that former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson and current North Dakota governor Doug Burgum should end their presidential bids and back a candidate not named Donald Trump.

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Massachusetts Department of Public Health Embracing ‘Pregnant People’ Rather Than ‘Pregnant Women’

What is the proper term for women with unborn babies inside of them? Pregnant women? Mothers?

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And Then There Were Four:  Republican Peter Durant Wins Massachusetts Senate Seat In Special Election

State Representative Peter Durant will soon be state Senator Peter Durant, now that he has won a special election in central Massachusetts. Durant (R-Worcester) will become the fourth Republican in the Massachusetts Senate, against 36 Democrats, for a ratio of one-to-nine.