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TL/DR - US District Court Judge Rosemary Marquez has affirmed a final consent decree in Toomey v. State of Arizona, prohibiting Arizona from denying gender-affirming care in state health insurance plans. The decree includes four provisions, such as the requirement for state health plans to evaluate requests for coverage for gender-affirming…

TL/DR - Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz has introduced a motion to remove Kevin McCarthy from the House speakership, forcing a vote within two legislative days. Gaetz is critical of McCarthy's handling of budget and spending disputes and accuses him of breaking promises to conservatives about his leadership. The removal of a speaker has never been…

TL/DR - New York City experienced the wettest day on record since 1948, months after the sky was covered by smoke from Canadian wildfires, highlighting the urgent need for the US to take meaningful climate action. The increasing occurrence of these severe weather events is a stark indication of the "new normal" that the climate crisis is…

TL/DR - Women in New York City can now access abortion telehealth services and have abortion pills delivered to their doors through the city’s public hospitals network. The new policy, announced by Mayor Adams, allows women to schedule appointments with health care providers through the city’s Health + Hospitals Virtual ExpressCare system,…