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Democratic efforts to protect contraception access — and Republican opposition — were thrust into the 2024 spotlight last week when Donald Trump told a Pittsburgh CBS affiliate that his GOP White House campaign was “looking at” restrictions on contraception, and that he ultimately expected “some states are going to have very different policies than others.”

Trump was correct — states are taking very different approaches to contraception access, depending on which party is in control. On the federal level, there is also a partisan divide, but Republicans in Congress lack the votes to restrict access, and Democrats lack the votes to protect it. ...

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, the Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, on Thursday accused Republican governors across the country of attacking American's rights rather than trying to create jobs.

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin held on for a narrow victory in a special election for governor of West Virginia on Tuesday that had tightened after Republicans ran ads tying him to President Barack Obama.

Democratic Governors Association Chair and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday that Republicans were opposed to any plan proposed by President Barack Obama that could lead to job creation.

Bill O'Reilly believes you'd have to be crazy to think that Fox News is in bed with the Republican Party.