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Six women ran for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination and former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumed nominee, has committed to a female running mate for November’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252950
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Despite recent questions about his eligibility, Trump appears set to secure the Republican presidential nomination by early March. With President Joe Biden’s approval rating…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284274
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If confirmed, Buttigieg would become the first openly LGBTQ US cabinet official. In assembling his team, Biden is emphasising experience and diversity, drawing heavily on past…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258245
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With Florida holding a similar referendum this year, the abortion rights issue underscores the important role now played by referendums in states where one party has control of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286424
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The issue of legalised abortion, which at one time cut across party divisions, is now almost totally polarised, with states controlled by Republicans preparing new restrictions…
This follows the 116th Congress’s swearing-in on January 3, heralding a Democratic House majority and Nancy Pelosi's second term as House speaker. It also follows the January 4…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241002
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This comes as several states this year have passed legislation to restrict abortion with few exceptions and often not including incest or rape. This is partly an attempt to get…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244650
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Proposition 1, backed by Governor Gavin Newsom, was partly prompted by the rise in homelessness in Los Angeles linked to the inability of mental health services to keep up with…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285925
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A new justice has the potential to change the tenor of the Supreme Court's rulings significantly for many years to come, on issues including the scope of federal regulation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208470
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Once considered the means by which US states could act as ‘laboratories of democracy’ that find new ways to improve governance, the recent construction of federalism as…