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Candidates promised a bigger child tax credit. Will that actually happen?

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Government

Here's how Trump is likely to tackle these 7 major issues

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Politics

Blue and red states were putting period products in schools—then came the anti-trans backlash

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News

Nursing parents still have no place to pump at work. Now they're suing.

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News

States are required to background check child care workers, but many are falling short

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News

LGBTQ+ employees can't be misgendered or denied bathrooms at work, new federal rules say

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