President Donald J Trump signed an Executive Order ending the use of Federal taxpayer dollars to fund or promote elective abortion.

A Disgraceful Sham Of A Bill’: Patty Murray Rails Against Republicans’ ‘Born-Alive’ Abortion Bill During a Senate Democrats press briefing on Wednesday, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) spoke about the 'born-alive' abortion bill.

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), an abortion rights supporter, called the measure a “sham bill from Republicans” that was “not going anywhere.” “This is not how abortion works. Republicans know ...

The new found cohesion came as Democrats strategize how to resist Trump’s second-term agenda, his nominees, and GOP Hill leaders laying groundwork for 2026.

GOP Claims About Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act ‘Entirely Misinformation’ At a press briefing, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) rebutted Republican claims about their Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.

The vote marked the first time this year Republicans, who now control both the House and Senate, brought up an abortion bill for debate. The vote took place on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in 1973, but was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2022.

On the Senate floor, Senator Patty Murray is leading Democrats in a pushback against Republicans, accusing them of attacking reproductive rights.

The Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday morning sent out instructions to agencies for complying with a massive federal funding freeze.

Patty Murray, (D-Wash.) stressed it is already illegal in the U.S. to intentionally kill a baby that is born alive. “Republicans are still peddling debunked lies about how abortion works and the ...

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The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection as any newborn baby, and threaten medical providers with prison time for failing to resuscitate them.

Senate Democrats on Wednesday derailed a bill that would have required medical providers to perform life-saving care for babies born alive after a failed abortion.