Nearly 4 in 10 say Roe v. Wade overturning made them much more interested in voting: poll
Thirty-eight percent of voters said the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade made them much more interested in voting this year, an eight-point increase from when the question was asked as a hypothetical in September, according to a new poll. The poll — conducted by Emerson College in partnership with All In Together, a nonpartisan women’s civic engagement organization — found that 56 percent of respondents said the court’s decision made them at least somewhat more interested in voting this year. Eight percent said it made them less interested and one-third said it
Read MoreCheney touts Jan. 6 panel work at GOP debate
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney (R) promoted her work on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol during a debate with other Republicans running for her congressional seat preceding the primary in August. “I think absolutely there's no question that what we saw happen on January 6, was clearly an attempt to delay the count of the electoral votes,” Cheney said. “Anybody who was there understands the violence that was involved.” Cheney is one of two Republican members of the House Jan. 6 committee and has been outspoken in her opposition to
Read MoreLeahy 'comfortably recovering' after hip replacement
Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is “comfortably recovering” after undergoing hip replacement surgery on Thursday following a fall at his home, his office said. In a statement issued Thursday evening, Leahy’s office said the surgery was “successful” and he remains in a Washington, D.C.-area hospital. “He is expected to begin a physical therapy regimen after sufficient healing that will allow Patrick and Marcelle to begin taking their daily long walks together again,” the statement read. Leahy, who stands third in the line of presidential succe
Read MoreAbbott holds 8-point lead over O'Rourke in Texas governor's race: poll
Incumbent Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is leading Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke by 8 points among likely voters in the state's gubernatorial race, a new poll has found. According to a CBS News/YouGov poll released Thursday, Abbot is leading O'Rourke 49 percent to 41 percent among likely voters, despite the major
Read MoreUber report details thousands of sexual assault claims on platform amid pandemic
Uber received 3,824 sexual assault reports from its U.S. rides in 2019-20, a decline of 38 percent from the previous two years, according to a safety report the company released Thursday. The company said the decline could be in part related to the impacts of the pandemic, citing a drop from 2.3 billion rides in 2017-18 to 2.1 billion rides in 2019-20, but also hailed its recent safety investments and strengthened background check requirements. “We’re constantly innovating and investing in the safety of o
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