Mary Frances McGowan

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What can Trump do unilaterally on health policy?

Nov 12, 2024 | nationaljournal.com | Erin Durkin |Nicholas Anastacio |Nicholas Anastácio |Mary Frances McGowan

The election of Donald Trump for a second term holds many implications for the future of health care in the U.S.While policy experts and advocates are watching what a potential Republican Congress could deliver for the president, there are several areas of regulation that the future Trump administration could reverse or reform on its own.
Inside the state legislative battlegrounds

Oct 31, 2024 | nationaljournal.com | Mary Frances McGowan

Next week, voters will decide the fate of thousands of state legislative races across the country. Of the 44 states holding legislative elections, a handful of battlegrounds—Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania—could see the balance of power in their state governments shift after Election Day. While all eyes are on the fight for control of the White House, the outcome of these downballot contests could have massive implications of their own.
How to watch state election returns like a pro

Oct 29, 2024 | nationaljournal.com | Mary Frances McGowan

The gubernatorial map is small this year, with only 11 states holding contests to elect governors, and just a handful expected to be truly competitive. But there’s still plenty of action taking place at the state level, including a slew of abortion-rights ballot measures, and the possibility for shifting power in state legislatures.
Democrats make reproductive rights personal during convention

Aug 22, 2024 | nationaljournal.com | Mary Frances McGowan |Zac Weisz |Casey Wooten |Savannah Behrmann

CHICAGO—Under the bright lights of the Democratic National Convention, and in front of millions of viewers around the world, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz laid bare his family’s struggles with infertility. “If you’ve never experienced the hell that is infertility, I guarantee you you know somebody who has.
'The party of life': How the GOP is striking back on abortion politics

Jun 26, 2024 | nationaljournal.com | Erin Durkin |Katherine Swartz |Mary Frances McGowan |James Downs

As Republicans are inundated with criticism over their stances on abortion and reproductive rights, Sen. Katie Britt is trying to send a message: “We are truly the party of life, the party of parents, the party of families.”This was part of the Alabama senator’s speech on the Senate floor last week, a message anti-abortion advocates are trying to promote as conservatives face down a tough election cycle in November, where reproductive rights are expected to play a major role.
Where abortion could be on the ballot in 2024

May 2, 2024 | nationaljournal.com | Erika Filter |Ledyard King |Erin Durkin |Mary Frances McGowan

In the two years since the Dobbs decision dismantled nearly 50 years of abortion-rights precedent, voters have continually voiced their support for abortion access. Since the ruling in 2022, citizen-led reproductive-rights protections have passed in red and blue states, most recently in Ohio. Democratic candidates in difficult races have also often found success by putting reproductive rights at the center of their campaign messaging.
Future of vital HIV law in doubt as reauthorization languishes in Congress

Oct 12, 2023 | nationaljournal.com | Cristina Maza |Erin Durkin |Mary Frances McGowan

Lawmakers have allowed a 20-year-old law key to fighting HIV and AIDS on a global scale to lapse, leaving officials and advocates concerned about the future of the U.S.’s efforts. The fact that Congress missed the Sept. 30 deadline to reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief does not mean that the money goes away or that the program suddenly ends. In fact, the State Department told National Journal there is enough funding to continue operating until the end of fiscal 2024.
Off Wisconsin: Candidate-recruitment concerns plague GOP

Sep 5, 2023 | nationaljournal.com | Charlie Cook |Kirk Bado |Mary Frances McGowan |Cristina Maza

Republicans descended on Milwaukee late last month for the first GOP presidential debate and will do so again next summer when the city hosts the Republican National Convention. The swing state, which former President Trump won in 2016 but lost to President Biden in 2020, is a cornerstone of their path back to the White House. But with all eyes on Wisconsin, Republicans still do not have a major candidate to challenge Democratic Sen.