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According to new figures, the Dec. 12 general election will see a record number of women standing for the role of MP. Per the Independent, 34 percent of the total candidates are women with 1,120 women registering for the 2019 date. This is…

In the years since President Donald Trump’s campaign and election, the FBI has noted a steady increase in reported hate crimes against certain communities. The FBI’s latest hate crimes report shows that, while hate crimes overall may have decreased…

The Supreme Court is in the midst of deciding whether or not the Trump Administration can end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that’s helped protect around 700,000 undocumented young immigrants from deportation since 2012.…

Just when we all thought we would at least have a break from Brexit for Christmas, Boris Johnson pulls a general election less than two weeks before, making it the first general election in December in almost a century. But what effect will December…

Years of repeated restrictions on abortion access have dwindled the number of abortion-providing clinics in Louisiana down to just three, according to a Center for Reproductive Rights. Recently, the Supreme Court decided it will hear a case on a law…

With another general election on the horizon and the nation still in a state of Brexit chaos, who to vote for is puzzling to say the least. But the voting history of the party leaders can reveal a lot about their personal beliefs as well as the…

This August, the world finally listened to the news that Amazon rainforest was on fire, and for a while it was international news. Initially the fires were thought to be accidental, but environmental campaigners soon suggested it was due to…

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is up for re-election in 2020, and Sara Gideon is running to be the Democratic candidate to take her on. Gideon’s foray into electoral politics began less than a decade ago, when the mother of three came home to an…

Using cannabis for medicinal purpose has always been a contentious topic in the UK. However, for those suffering with certain medical conditions, it could be life changing. Using one of cannabis' non-psychoactive ingredients CBD, in beauty and…

On stage Thursday at The Riveter Summit in New York City, voting rights activist Stacey Abrams recalled how she decided to run for governor of Georgia in 2018. She had been planning it for years, she said, ever since she was a member of the Georgia…

Republican members of Congress walked out of a House committee meeting last week after a heated debate about the Deborah Sampson Act, a bill seeking to increase healthcare access for female veterans. The bill, named for Revolutionary War veteran…

For millions of people with chronic health conditions, former President Barack Obama's landmark health care legislation allowed them to access health insurance and protected them from insurance companies who would charge them incredibly high…

Over the weekend, national pharmacy chain CVS had to issue an apology after an employee in Indiana refused to sell cold medicine to a Purdue student with a Puerto Rican ID card. According to The New York Times, the pharmacy rejected José A. Guzmán…

According to a newly-released document, more than 100 women have complained to the BBC about equal pay. Forming part of the supporting evidence in presenter Samira Ahmed's equal pay case, per the Telegraph, the list openly states the names of 121…

"Nobody in any job should have to put up with threats, aggressive emails, being shouted at in the street, sworn at on social media, nor have to install panic alarms at home," wrote MP Heidi Allen in a letter explaining why she won't be standing for…

Abortion bans aren't the only way states are trying to stop pregnant people from accessing the procedure — some are using an onslaught of regulations to force abortion providers to close their doors, or stop providing the essential health care…

Putting aside their political differences, a group of more than 70 female MPs have signed a letter to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, supporting her in the face of "abuse" from the press. Labour MP Holly Lynch tweeted the contents of the letter on…

On Wednesday Oct. 30, 2019, inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick will release a 1,000-page report that follows the first phase of an inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire of June 2017. The official death count for the tragedy stands at…

The United States, despite paying the most for health care worldwide, still had 28 million people uninsured in 2017, according to the Census Bureau. Even more are underinsured, and don't have the savings required to deal with a medical emergency, as…