News Stories for Suburban Women

We are back from our winter break! Here are four news stories you need to know about this week.

Here’s what to expect when Congress convenes to certify the presidential vote

The SWP Take: Today is the anniversary of the January 6th attack on our nation’s capitol. It is also the day that Congress will convene, once again, to certify the results of the 2024 presidential election. It promises to be a much different day than what we all witnessed four years ago, but we haven’t forgotten about that attack on our capitol.

After backing Trump, low-income voters hope he doesn’t slash their benefits

The SWP Take: Concerns over the economy led many voters to support Trump, but the promises he has made to cut taxes for the wealthy and for corporations, and his administration’s desire to cut federal spending means that the benefits many Americans rely on could be on the chopping block. And that’s bad for all Americans and for our economy.

Newborns are being left in dumpsters in Texas, but Republicans don’t seem to care

The SWP Take: It’s not just maternal mortality rates that are rising in states like Texas with restrictive abortion bans, it’s also infant mortality rates. A recent investigation found that more newborns were being abandoned in Texas since the abortion ban went into effect. But pro-life politicians don’t seem concerned. You can’t be pro-life if you only care about a fetus up until the time they’re born.

Abortion Prepping for the Trump Era

The SWP Take: We don’t know what 2025 will bring, but we do know that the Trump administration and his supporters are deeply supportive of a federal ban and state bans on abortion and continued attempts to block legal abortions. Organizations that provide abortion care about busy preparing for more restrictions.