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For these Black Muslim women, Ramadan is about faith, tradition and sisterhood During Islam’s holiest month, three Detroit-area women talk about the many ways religion shapes their homes, identities and community.

“To me, it’s a time to put on my spiritual warrior outfit and armor,” she said, “and to go deep within the holy Quran, recalibrate, and renew my intentions.”

Women over 40 get to be complicated on screen, finally Hollywood still sidelines women over 40. This year’s Academy Awards nominees suggest audiences want more representation on screen.

"These women were flawed, interesting, occasionally filled with rage and often deeply vulnerable. They were exactly the kind of characters that make me want to go to the movies."

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Trump adds pressure to pass the SAVE America Act, with new anti-trans provisions The president said he won't sign new legislation until Congress adds voter ID and mail-in ballot restrictions, as well as unrelated provisions targeting transgender athletes and children.

Though the SAVE America Act (formerly the SAVE Act) cleared the House in February, the Senate has avoided taking it up for a vote. Now, President Donald Trump has raised a series of demands that won’t make its passage any easier.

These pediatrician moms have a shared message: Release all children in immigration detention They didn’t know each other at the beginning of the year. Now these medical professionals text daily in their effort to advocate for the well-being of migrant children.

“He looked pale, he looked sickly. He looked like a completely different child,” she said. “When I saw that image, my doctor brain turned on. I was like, this kid is sick. He needs medical attention.”

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The internet has always fueled eating disorders. Influencers could be adding to the harm. Algorithms and seemingly innocuous posts like "what I eat in a day" videos are where dangerous eating behaviors begin, experts warn.

“Every single time I was getting online to scroll and maybe see what my friends were up to, or look for new recipes, I was still getting these micro exposures to diet culture, weight loss and dieting content,” Regan said.

This Democrat built a farm-to-politics career. Now she’s working with MAHA moms. From healthy foods to a clean environment, Rep. Chellie Pingree has found common ground with the movement that has made some key environmental issues mainstream.

While the Democratic lawmaker is far from a supporter of Kennedy, she saw early into the second Trump administration the potential of working with MAHA activists.

“It’s kind of a no-brainer in many ways,” she said. “We have a lot in common.”

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Abortion bans reshaped reproductive health, and now the rental market New research found that abortion bans resulted in lower rental prices and higher vacancies.

Abortion rights may not be the only factor people weigh when choosing where to live. States with abortion restrictions may have cheaper housing, for instance, or offer people a chance to live closer to family.

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The moms risking arrest to protect gender-affirming care for trans youth The government wants to ban the care nationwide. Hospitals are shutting down treatment. Parents just want it all to stop.

“I got out of jail last Tuesday to a message from my pediatrician, saying ‘call me.’ Then, as I’m looking at other messages, I find out that NYU had closed down their youth gender clinic."

Rep. Tony Gonzales drops reelection bid as House opens inquiry into affair Party leaders pushed for the Texas Republican to withdraw from a primary runoff as questions mounted about his relationship with an aide who later died.

Earlier this week, Gonzales had advanced to a May 26 runoff election, and was set to face Brandon Herrera in a rematch of a race Gonzales narrowly won in 2024. On Thursday afternoon, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other GOP leaders called for him to end his 2026 campaign.

As Kristi Noem exits post, her ‘ICE Barbie’ shadow remains The former Homeland Security chief made her steely-eyed and polished image synonymous with deportation and the department.

The South Dakota Republican centralized herself throughout her tenure. She posed with loaded guns next to immigration enforcement officers. She appeared at briefings decked out in tactical gear. She visited active operations, w constant in-house promotional footage produced along the way.

Kristi Noem is out as head of Homeland Security President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was replacing the embattled Homeland Security secretary with Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma.

News of Noem’s removal spread as she was giving a keynote speech to the Sergeants Benevolent Association, and answering specific questions about her department’s work on immigration. It was not clear during the question-and-answer session whether she knew about Trump’s announcement.

Lawmakers want to expand housing protections for domestic violence survivors The bipartisan proposal builds on the Fair Housing for Survivors Act to ensure people who have experienced domestic violence and sexual assault cannot be denied access to housing.

The Fair Housing for Survivors Act would amend the Fair Housing Act to expand protections for people who have experienced domestic violence and sexual assault, ensuring they cannot be evicted or denied access to housing on the basis of being survivors of those crimes.

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Allegations against Rep. Tony Gonzales further divide House GOP ahead of midterms The Texas lawmaker faces a runoff election in May amid reports alleging he had an affair with a now-deceased former aide.

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace this week introduced a resolution to release all investigative reports into sexual misconduct allegations against members of Congress, saying her colleague is “not the only one” who has faced these claims of inappropriate advances.

“I got along good with my mom — I was the youngest of 11 kids,” Martell said. “I didn’t get in trouble with the law or school or anything before I met him. I was pretty sheltered.”

For Black women with Tourette syndrome, long-standing invisibility meets viral attention Their journey to diagnosis is often marked by doubt and confusion, which have not abated as a controversy from an awards show ceremony continues to unfold.

“He just straight up was like, ‘Oh, I’ve never met a Black person with Tourette syndrome before.’ He didn’t think I had it, because he’d never met anyone with it who looked like me. He was like, ‘Are you sure? Have you been checked for anything else?’" Winston said.

Talarico defeats Crockett in Democratic Senate primary in Texas Crockett and Talarico were generally aligned on policy, and both rose to prominence in large part through social media.

Crockett and Talarico were generally aligned on policy, and both rose to prominence in large part through social media, making the race largely about stylistic and strategic differences.

Talarico defeats Crockett in Democratic Senate primary in Texas Crockett and Talarico were generally aligned on policy, and both rose to prominence in large part through social media.

Gonzales will face off against Brandon Herrera, who narrowly lost to Gonzales two years ago, in a May 26 runoff.

A record share of U.S. workers now have access to paid leave There’s still no federal paid leave policy in the United States, but 14 laws now extend coverage to an estimated 46 million people.

Paid leave laws are in 13 blue states and the District of Columbia: California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, Washington, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado, Maryland, Delaware and Minnesota.

Idaho considers an 'apocalyptic' choice for disabled people and families Difficult budget decisions in a number of states are threatening vital programs for disabled people at home and caregivers in the workforce.

“I’d probably have to quit my job. I need to make sure she can spend time with friends and her boyfriend, but she would still be more socially isolated,” Walters said.

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Impacted by the estrogen patch shortage? Here are your options. A lot of people are reporting trouble finding estradiol patches used to address perimenopause and menopause symptoms.

Experts say that if you can’t find the patch you’ve been prescribed to address these symptoms, there are other options. @jennifergerson.bsky.social's latest.

How to talk to your children about ICE Child development experts share tips to help parents navigate this time of heightened stress and uncertainty as immigration enforcement expands.

Tips from child development experts to help parents — particularly those most at risk of being targeted by ICE — with questions about how to navigate talking with their children.

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The people standing between students and ICE? Teachers. With immigration enforcement keeping kids from class, educators are going beyond the curriculum — driving students to school, delivering groceries and even paying rent to support vulnerable families.

“We wrote letters to process our feelings, to give advice about how they should treat people differently because we felt like they aren’t treating people the way we talk about how we should treat others — the Golden Rule,” Nelson said.

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'My children are here’: How journalist Georgia Fort’s arrest impacted her daughters As the Trump administration tries to stop individuals from documenting immigration enforcement, parents are trying to figure out how to explain constitutional rights to their children.

After Fort’s release later that day, her 7-year-old asked her what “prison” was like. The 8-year-old had questions about her own safety and that of other family members: Would immigration agents come and get her at gymnastics practice? Would they take her dad?

In State of the Union address, Trump used women to prove his point The president primarily highlighted women and girls as beneficiaries of his contentious policies on health, economy and immigration.

Nearly every example of his policy wins was accompanied by reference to a woman, either hypothetical or present in the chamber.

Trump didn’t mention abortion in the State of the Union Abortion opponents have been more vocal in their frustrations with the Trump administration, which many see as having done little to capitalize on the fall of Roe vs. Wade.

Though Trump spoke about abortion in his 2019 and 2020 State of the Union speeches, calling for a ban on what abortion opponents call “late-term abortions,” he ignored the issue in his address before Congress last year.

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Meet Abigail Spanberger: Virginia’s governor will respond to Trump’s State of the Union The first-term governor, whose affordability campaign flipped Virginia’s highest state office last year, will deliver the Democrats’ rebuttal.

Spanberger made headlines last year when she became the first woman governor of the state, part of a wave of Democratic electoral wins. She focused her campaign on affordability and education, leaning on her law enforcement background and identity as a mother to appeal to voters.

Why are Democratic women wearing white to the State of the Union address? They're donning the color of women’s suffrage in part to draw attention to a sweeping new elections bill.

Lawmakers’ guests to Tuesday night’s speech will include at least half a dozen survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender with ties to many powerful people who died while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

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How do you explain ICE to your child? Immigrant families are having 'The Talk' For generations, Black Americans have prepared their children for the realities of racism. As ICE expands its reach, more parents are navigating similar conversations.

“I’m parenting in a political climate that could separate my whole family. It could break us apart,” Ana said. “It’s just one more thing; this emotional labor that we carry on as mothers — but this one’s with more stress.”

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