Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has filed paperwork to run for reelection in 2024, despite the scandal that has surrounded the embattled lawmaker.
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Poll: Many women burned out, feeling dread and struggling with finances
On International Women’s Day, a new poll shows women feeling dread, struggling with high inflation and abortion restrictions and feeling burned out.
Poll: Most Black voters disapprove of DeSantis blocking Black history course, approve of Biden
Black voters highly approve of President Joe Biden and disapprove of Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis banning Black history, a new poll found.
This is America: The defiance of Black joy
This Black History Month, I’m focusing on Black joy in spite of tragedy.
For voters, inflation is top of mind; Biden’s signature legislation doesn’t register
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This is America: Why Ketanji Brown Jackson is more than her race and gender
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record more than qualifies her to be a Supreme Court justice, supporters say.
Black women still face obstacles to political office despite Biden pledge to name a Black woman to Supreme Court
Biden naming a Black woman to replace Stephen Breyer on the high court will make history. But Black women are still shut out of major political offices.
What’s the price of community? Infrastructure law devotes $1 billion to reconnect neighborhoods split by interstates
The infrastructure law includes $1 billion to undo the harm caused by the interstate system. But experts said more resources are still needed.
Getting an abortion while trans was always hard. In Texas, a new law puts outsized burdens on them
A Texas law banning abortions after the six-week mark further harms trans and nonbinary people in receiving reproductive care, advocates said.
The US has never defaulted before. In the debt ceiling crisis, what happens if it does?
Experts told USA TODAY no one knows for sure what will happen if the debt ceiling is not raised because the U.S. has never defaulted before.