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Katherine Clark on what it means to become the second-highest ranking woman in Congress
The Massachusetts representative spoke to The 19th about her new role and how the women of the 117th Congress will shape the future.
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Young women are using Instagram to fight for the future of the planet
Climate activists are flocking to Instagram to document greener living and encourage others to vote.
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Lambda Legal sues to put transgender nondiscrimination protections back into ACA
A 15-year-old boy's lawsuit for transgender health care could undo one of Trump's most damaging anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
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Lone woman on federal death row to be executed one week before inauguration
Lisa Montgomery’s new execution date is eight days before Joe Biden, who pledged to end the federal death penalty, takes office.
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The pandemic has left mothers struggling to feed their kids
School closures and the struggling economy have created a national hunger crisis — and experts say it will only get worse as the pandemic deepens this winter.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren to introduce $8 billion relief bill to help underserved Americans during pandemic
If passed, the COVID Community Care Act would funnel emergency funding to Black, Latinx and Native American communities that have been especially hard hit by the pandemic.
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Groups call for Marcia Fudge to be nominated for Agriculture secretary
Two dozen organizations sent a letter to Biden urging him to select the representative from Ohio and make her the first Black woman to lead the USDA.
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Biden reportedly will nominate Janet Yellen to become nation’s first female Treasury Secretary
If confirmed, Janet Yellen would be the first woman to ever hold the three most influential economic positions in U.S. government history.
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield nominated by Biden to be U.N. ambassador
The list of nominees released by Biden’s transition team included one other woman, Avril Haines for director of national intelligence.
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Biden to nominate Avril Haines as director of national intelligence, the first woman in the role
Haines previously held top intelligence positions under the Obama administration.