States

  • Trump Freezes All Child Care Payments to States as Administration Rolls Back Biden-Era Rules

    The Trump administration has frozen all federal child care payments to states and announced sweeping changes to the rules governing the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), one of the largest federal programs supporting affordable child care for low-income families. The move, announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday,…

  • Check Out Which States Have Banned Abortion, Where It’s Legal and Where It’s Still In Limbo

    Since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June 2022, which effectively nullified the constitutional right to abortion nationwide, nearly two dozen states have implemented bans or restrictions on access to the procedure. The repercussions of these measures are now becoming apparent, with states facing higher rates of maternal…

  • Trump Backs Calls To Let States Decide Abortion Rights

    Former President Donald Trump asserted that individual states, rather than implementing a nationwide ban, should decide on abortion rights. This announcement, made on Monday, reflects a departure from the desires of many within his own Republican Party, who had hoped for Trump’s endorsement of a nationwide ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Trump…