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In the midterm elections, abortion rights are top issue for young voters

Story at a glance Data for Progress published new survey data revealing voters under the age of 45 are seriously concerned about the future of abortion access.  Among young Democratic voters, 56 percent said abortion rights are an important issue when thinking about their vote in the upcoming midterm elections.  Young voters are expected to be…

Rep. John Yarmuth tests positive for COVID-19

Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, becoming the latest congressional lawmaker to come down with the virus. Yarmuth, who is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots, said he is experiencing a light cough. “This morning, I tested positive for COVID. Thankfully, I am fully vaccinated, double-boosted, and am experiencing…

Judge rules West Virginia Medicaid must cover gender-affirming medical care

Story at a glance West Virginia’s Medicaid program will no longer exclude coverage for gender-affirming medical care, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Lambda Legal, the law firm Nichols Kaster, PLLP, and the Employment Law Center, PLLC filed a class action lawsuit in 2020 challenging West Virginia’s exclusion of coverage for gender-affirming surgeries for transgender Medicaid…

Biden tests COVID-19 positive for sixth straight day

President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again on Thursday but feels “very well,” his physician, Kevin O’Connor, said in a new update two weeks after the president first tested positive. Biden has tested positive for six days with a rebound COVID-19 infection that has been seen in some patients who take the antiviral treatment Paxlovid….

Chris Wallace calls Ron Johnson’s Social Security, Medicare idea ‘suicidal politics’

Former longtime Fox News anchor Chris Wallace said Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-Wis.) proposal to require Congress to approve Social Security and Medicare funding annually instead of automatically is “suicidal politics.” Johnson, who is up for reelection this year, said on “The Regular Joe Show” podcast on Wednesday that mandatory spending for Social Security and Medicare…