Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including on abortion politics and 2026 updates.

Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and progressive activist, died Jan. 20 after a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. She was 67.

Care didn’t disappear in Texas when Planned Parenthood was defunded. It actually increased through the Health Texas Women program, expanding funding to far more medical resources. The program states: ...

President Donald Trump was sworn in Monday and by Wednesday had virtually stopped scientific policymaking at the Department ...

House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay ...