The 19th Explains: What to know about executive orders as Trump prepares to take office
What are executive orders — and how do presidents use them? Here’s what to know about them and the scope of their power.
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White House nixes proposal to make insurance cover over-the-counter birth control
The proposed rule for private insurance could have benefited 52 million women of reproductive age.
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‘I just really want my home back’
Women reflect on the toll of the Eaton Fire and the destruction it brought to their community of Altadena, a multicultural haven for generations.
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Missouri senator renews push to ban shackling of pregnant people in city and county jails
A bill would outlaw the use of restraints in the third trimester, during labor and for the first 48 hours postpartum “except in extraordinary circumstances.”
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Over a third of Americans are on TikTok. That could change in a week.
The government argues the app poses a national security threat. But TikTok — a major content creation and news source — says the proposed ban is a free speech violation.
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How Democratic women senators are preparing to question Pete Hegseth
The 19th spoke to all of the Democratic women senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee about how they plan to press Trump’s defense secretary pick.
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‘This work is not at the fringe’: What it was like to lead the White House Gender Policy Council
Jennifer Klein, head of the first-of-its-kind office, reflects on the wins and the challenges — most notably, the end of federal abortion rights.
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Intergenerational care benefits children and seniors. Why is it still so rare?
Intergenerational facilities — where elder care and child care operate at a shared site — are good for more than just photo ops.
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Trump gets no jail time, fines or probation in felony sentencing
The president-elect was sentenced in New York after being convicted in May of 34 felonies related to hiding from voters hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels.
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate has begun holding hearings on the people Trump has nominated to serve in key Cabinet posts. Here’s what you need to know.
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Who Trump has picked for the top jobs in his second term
The Senate is set to start holding confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks this month.
The 119th Congress: Some history makers, but fewer women overall
Democrats are sending a record number of women to the House and Senate, but just two new women lawmakers are Republicans, leading to an overall decline in representation.