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Hundreds of ‘DEI’ books are back at the Naval Academy. An alum and a bookshop fought their removal.

1 week ago | 19thnews.org | Nadra Nittle |Mariel Padilla

Published When the U.S. Naval Academy stripped 381 books tied to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from its library, retired Commander William Marks saw more than censorship — he saw a threat to the Navy’s future. But last week, after immense public outcry, most of those books returned to Nimitz Library shelves. “Do you believe it?” asked Marks, a 1996 alum who spearheaded a campaign to maintain student access to the books. “What great news.
What the latest COVID vaccine changes mean for pregnant people and children

1 week ago | 19thnews.org | Barbara Rodriguez |Jessica Kutz

Published Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this week that the federal government no longer recommends the COVID-19 vaccination for healthy pregnant people and healthy children, a move that immediately raised questions from medical experts. “Despite the change in recommendations from HHS, the science has not changed.
Missouri Supreme Court order reinstates ‘de facto abortion ban’

1 week ago | 19thnews.org | Jason Hancock |Missouri Indepedent

Published The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a judge in Kansas City to lift an injunction that had blocked restrictions on abortion, a decision that upends access to the procedure six months after voters enshrined reproductive rights into the state constitution. The two-page order imposes a “de facto abortion ban” in the state, according to the leaders of the state’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates.
As anti-trans laws get more extreme, here’s where state laws stand in 2025

1 week ago | 19thnews.org | Orion Rummler

Published Since 2020, every new year has brought a new record of state bills attempting to roll back transgender rights. Most of that legislation has not become law. Even as the sheer volume of bills continues to grow, LGBTQ+ advocates continue to defeat the majority of them. But each year, Republicans introduce more and more bills.
A Texas bill to block abortion pills has died for now

1 week ago | 19thnews.org | Shefali Luthra

Published A major Texas bill that was poised to offer a blueprint for abortion restrictions has likely died in the state legislature. Senate Bill 2880, a top priority for the state’s abortion opponents, would have targeted people who manufacture, distribute, mail or otherwise provide abortion medication in Texas. It would have enabled private citizens to sue people who distributed or provided abortion pills in Texas for a minimum of $100,000.
This program helps 6 million families pay their energy bills. Here’s what’s at risk if it’s cut.

1 week ago | 19thnews.org | Jessica Kutz

Published The Trump administration wants to eliminate the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), a little-known piece of the social safety net that helps low-income people pay their utility bills. Congress created the program in 1981, initially to help people pay for heating in the winter. The program — which has had broad bipartisan support — has increasingly been used to pay for cooling as summers grow hotter and more dangerous to human health due to climate change.
Why Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is joining calls to free Tory Lanez

2 weeks ago | 19thnews.org | Marissa Martinez

Published Since President Donald Trump reentered the White House, politicians have opened the floodgates on conspiracy theories and unfounded claims against public figures, ranging from a fumbled release of documents surrounding victims of financier Jeffrey Epstein to hearings about the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy. Now, Rep.
The push to open the country's first religious public school isn't over, proponents say

2 weeks ago | 19thnews.org | Nadra Nittle

Published One of the most awaited Supreme Court rulings of the year ended in a deadlocked decision that led to triumph for supporters of church-state separation in schools. On Thursday, the court split 4-4 over a bid to let Oklahoma use taxpayer funds to open what would have been the United States’ first religious public charter school — St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School.
These mothers fought for their sons killed by police. Now they’re fighting for the country.

2 weeks ago | 19thnews.org | Candice Norwood

Published Adrienne Hood sat back in her chair as she stared at the detective sitting across from her. “I see your son wasn’t a felon,” he said casually, glancing down at the notebook in his hand. It was June 8, 2016. Just two days prior, two plainclothes officers had fatally shot Hood’s 23-year-old son in Columbus, Ohio. Henry Green V — her “bubby,” as she calls him — was the person in the family to make everyone laugh.
How Trump’s ‘one, big, beautiful’ tax bill could impact programs for women and children

2 weeks ago | 19thnews.org | Amanda Becker

Published Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping package early Thursday morning that contains what advocates call “historic” cuts to government health insurance and nutrition programs that serve lower-income Americans. President Donald Trump wanted “one, big, beautiful bill” and GOP Speaker Mike Johnson pushed to get the package through the House before the Memorial Day recess.