Kate Zernike's Blog, page 2

Some Agencies Urge Staff Not to Comply With Elon Musk���s Performance Email

The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and others told employees not to respond to a directive from Mr. Musk to summarize their accomplishments.

Missouri Clinics Resume Abortions

Abortion opponents had tried to block, or severely limit, the procedure, against the will of voters who in November enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.

Why Abortion Rights Won Even as Kamala Harris Lost

Voters in red and blue states supported abortion rights, but the movement���s winning streak came to an end.

How the Trump Administration Could Enact a Federal Abortion Ban

While Donald Trump has distanced himself from supporting a federal abortion ban, Republicans and opponents of abortion rights will pressure him to enact one.

Abortion Rights Ballot Measures Succeed in 7 of 10 States

Voters in red and blue states supported abortion rights, but the movement broke its winning streak.

Montana Voters Approve Abortion Ballot Measure

The measure establishes an explicit right to abortion in the State Constitution.

South Dakota Voters Reject Abortion Rights Amendment

With voters declining to enshrine a right to abortion in the State Constitution, South Dakota will continue to have one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.

Arizona Voters Approve Abortion Rights Amendment

Like those in other states, the Arizona measure essentially establishes abortion protections in the State Constitution as a ���fundamental right.���

Nebraska Voters Pass Measure Limiting Abortions

A competing ballot amendment, which would have established a right to abortion until fetal viability, failed to win more votes.

Missouri Voters Pass Measure to Protect Abortion Rights and End Ban

A ballot amendment enshrining reproductive rights in the State Constitution would void one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.