How Putin just spiked worldwide wheat prices
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have declared open season on Ukraine's consequential grain exports, targeting the port city of Odesa with new ferocity and jeopardizing worldwide food prices.
2023-07-20 04:55
State judge temporarily blocks Iowa's 6-week abortion ban
Abortions in Iowa will for now remain legal up to 22 weeks into a pregnancy after a judge on Monday temporarily blocked the state's newly signed law that would ban the procedure as early as six weeks.
2023-07-18 05:29
Xochitl Torres Small sworn in as first Latina to serve as USDA's No. 2
Xochitl Torres Small was sworn in as deputy agriculture secretary of the US Department of Agriculture on Monday, making history as the first Latina in the No. 2 position.
2023-07-18 01:46
Iowa governor signs 6-week abortion ban into law
Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Friday that bans most abortions in the state as early as six weeks into pregnancy.
2023-07-15 03:57
Nearly 5 million kids might miss out on food assistance if these states don't act by Friday
Nearly 5 million children in eight states could lose out on some extra funds for food unless their state officials sign up for a federal relief program by Friday.
2023-07-13 22:50
Fact Check: Sen. Tommy Tuberville overestimates number of abortions military women would seek out under new DOD policies, researchers say
Despite frequent claims from Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama that new Pentagon reproductive health policies would result in thousands more abortions a year, the number estimated by a study Tuberville himself cites is far lower, though nearly impossible to actually know.
2023-07-13 06:48
Pence says he supports banning abortions for nonviable pregnancies
Former Vice President Mike Pence said abortion should be banned when a pregnancy is not viable, according to the Associated Press.
2023-07-13 04:26
Iowa Republicans advance 6-week abortion ban in special session
Iowa's Republican-controlled legislature advanced a bill that would ban most abortions in the state as early as six weeks into pregnancy.
2023-07-12 20:26
Iowa House passes 6-week abortion ban in special session called by GOP governor
Iowa's state House passed a bill Tuesday night that would ban most abortions in the state as early as six weeks into pregnancy, acting quickly in the special session ordered by GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds with the sole purpose of restricting the procedure in the state.
2023-07-12 11:57
Iowa's special session places abortion at forefront in 2024 GOP primary
Iowa's legislature will kick off a special session Tuesday aimed at banning abortion in most cases after about six weeks of pregnancy, elevating the issue in a state blanketed by 2024 presidential contenders who have sought to avoid the kinds of specifics the Republican-led state House and Senate are poised to consider.
2023-07-11 19:15
Republican block means major branch of US military lacks a confirmed leader for first time in over a century
A major branch of the US military does not have a Senate confirmed leader for the first time in more than a century, as a result of a Republican senator refusing to lift his block on military nominations.
2023-07-10 23:23
Iowa GOP governor calls special session with 'sole purpose' of passing abortion restrictions
Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday that she will convene a special legislative session next week for the sole task of passing abortion restrictions.
2023-07-06 07:24