As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump vowed to restrict access to abortion. As president, he's started doing just that - and more, pursuing a far-reaching strategy to reshape the federal government's position on reproductive rights.Abortion supporters say the full impact of the changes has yet to be felt - and fear the worst is yet to come.  

Many of the women's attitudes toward reproductive health can best be described as conflicts between familial and community-based stigma and the need for personal agency over health-care choices. Some described this stigma as gender inequality and a glorification of sex for men, coupled with judgment and stigmatization against women. And when it came to accessing contraception, women often framed it as a way to prevent abortions rather than preventing pregnancy: a subtle, but important, difference. 

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While scientists say man-made climate change didn't trigger Harvey, new studies calculate that a warmer, wetter world made it at least three times more likely that the stalled storm over Houston would flood the fourth most populous U.S. city. Researchers also said global warming often goosed aspects of Irma and Maria, two other destructive hurricanes this year.  

 

The move, supported by the telecom industry, claims existing regulations threaten to hamper broadband investments & innovation. FCC plans to do away with rules barring internet providers from blocking or slowing down access to online content. They also would eliminate rule barring providers from prioritizing their own content. The repeal changes how customers are billed. Technology companies & consumer advocacy groups are afraid it is the end of internet we know. 

Lt. Gov. Tina Smith accepted an appointment to the U.S. Senate, agreeing to replace Al Franken as one of Minnesota's most high-profile elected officials and vowing to protect the seat for Democrats in next year's special election. The pick sets in motion a packed, high-stakes election cycle. For the first time in a generation, Minnesota voters in 2018 will select a new governor and two U.S. senators, with those races expected to cost tens of millions of dollars. 

The political terrain is radically different than it was 40-plus years ago. To understand why the Watergate analogy is so rickety, look at what happened back in 1973-74 as if those events had taken place in today's political climate. The odds are very good that Nixon never would have left office.

Congressional Republicans have reportedly struck a deal on tax reform, enabling them to pass a final bill shortly after the House and Senate each passed its own proposal. The combined proposal would slash corporate tax rates permanently, offer temporary cuts for individuals, and repeal the individual mandate in Obamacare, a $338 billion health care cut leaving 13 million more people uninsured by 2027.  Most Americans will be worse off due to higher taxes and lower health care coverage.