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Planned Parenthood Endorses Susan Collins Challenger

Matthew McDonald

U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) regularly supports pro-abortion policies, but Planned Parenthood won't endorse her because of her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Instead, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorsed challenger Sara Gideon, as The Associated Press reports. A Democrat, Gideon serves as the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives.

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Charlie Baker Apologizes for Calling Ayanna Pressley Speech a ‘Rant’

Matthew McDonald

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker offered an apology after calling a speech by U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester) a "rant" at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event on Monday.

Baker and Pressley both participated in the 50th annual breakfast that took place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in South Boston. Speaking to a crowd of more than 1,000 people, Pressley, who is African-American, said she would continue to fight for civil rights

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