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Politics
Walz signed a law weakening protections for babies born alive
Minnesota’s 2023 law replaced the duty to preserve a born-alive infant’s life and health with a duty to care for the infant, and ended related reporting.
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Ramaswamy’s campaign refuses to answer H-1B questions
A post accuses the Ohio GOP nominee of wanting “infinite H-1Bs,” citing another account’s no-cap description; his campaign says he does not answer questions on the visas.
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Howard County launches form to track ICE activity
Residents and county employees can report observed ICE activity; the form asks for a date, approximate time and location, and warns submissions may become public.
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Bier’s chart turns Trump’s immigration record into a midterm fight
Pew says immigration is very important to 72% of Republican-candidate supporters, as the chart sharpens a fight over the 2026 midterms and family reunification.
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El-Sayed says America owes the world; families come first
The Michigan Senate nominee’s 2018 words resurfaced on Oct. 10, putting his view of America’s obligations and citizenship before voters in a race that could decide Senate control.
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El-Sayed says America owes the world. Michigan families come first.
As El-Sayed seeks a Senate seat that could help decide control, his positions on immigration and girls’ sports put Michigan families’ priorities on the ballot.
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Faith
Zach Lahn’s Iowa race puts a worker’s faith at stake
A clip from Lahn’s Oct. 7 town hall brings religious conscience and a family’s paycheck into Iowa’s governor’s race, as voters weigh what candidates will do to protect workers of faith.
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Culture
DAR leaders disband chapter defending women’s membership
After DAR leaders disbanded the Martha Laird Chapter, members face a larger fight over whether the society’s promise of membership to “any woman” still means anything.
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Talarico backs a surgery ban but opposed Texas’ broader law
The Oct. 10 attack revives a question for Texas parents: whether Talarico would keep SB 14’s limits on puberty blockers, certain hormone treatments and public funding.
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Sophie Cunningham defied The Athletic’s call to drop her
Riley Gaines shared Cunningham’s answer after a column urged Indiana to let her go, putting girls’ sports and a player’s free-agency future in the spotlight.
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Ogles urges DOJ to investigate Massachusetts in Kutzko case
The Kutzkos say they have had no contact with their daughter since early 2025; state guidance tells staff to speak with students before discussing gender status with parents.
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Newsom’s SB 1114 shields gender identity data from public view
The law exempts state-held identity information from public records disclosure, while the California Family Council warns parents may be shut out of data about their children.
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News
Prisha Mosley says transition made adult life harder
Her account shows what is at stake for parents as North Carolina’s appeals court weighs whether her lawsuit over treatment can reach a jury.
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Spain’s immigration worsened its fiscal outlook, Stone says
Fernández-Villaverde’s 1995–2026 scenario finds the working-age share barely changed despite immigration, sharpening the debate over public finances in an aging society.
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Prisha Mosley says transition made adult life harder
Mosley’s post says hormones made pregnancy harder; her testimony describes lasting effects of teenage treatment and the struggle to feed her baby.
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