Jessica Washington

3 days ago | theintercept.com | Jessica Washington

The Trump administration rescinded Biden-era guidance that explicitly required emergency rooms to provide abortions to pregnant patients if such care would save their lives. Medical experts expect the policy shift to sow chaos in hospitals and endanger pregnant people throughout the U.S. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s move to overturn Roe v.

1 week ago | theintercept.com | Jessica Washington

For months, pundits have decried the absence of a “Joe Rogan of the left” — an online media figure who can galvanize young men to support Democrats in the way that popular right-wing creators like Rogan, Adin Ross, and the NELK Boys have done for President Donald Trump. Now, it appears that Democratic operatives have a $20 million plan to build such a figure.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Jessica Washington

7 hours agoThe White House press secretary dished on the administration's position about skills that America "needs" in its society. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took a wild jab at Harvard University on Tuesday as the Trump administration continues to pile on its attacks, eyeing further ways to …

1 week ago | theintercept.com | Jessica Washington

President Donald Trump’s war on higher education has been a central feature of his second term — with Trump targeting student protesters for deportation, revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, and yanking billions in research funding.

2 weeks ago | theintercept.com | Jessica Washington

After days of infighting over Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” the House GOP passed reconciliation legislation in the dead of the night — with one major giveaway to the far-right. Late Wednesday, Congressional Republicans amended the bill to prohibit the use of Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care, potentially ripping healthcare access away from hundreds of thousands of transgender Americans. An earlier version of the legislation targeted Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care for minors.