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How Sen. Gillibrand and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are trying to get paid leave passed
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand plans to invite Meghan to D.C. to have dinner with all the women senators and advocate for paid leave.
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‘I don’t think we can be alarmist enough’: NARAL’s new leader steps in as abortion rights look increasingly endangered
NARAL Pro-Choice America announced its new president: Mini Timmaraju, former adviser to the Hillary Clinton campaign and the first woman of color to lead the organization.
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COVID-19 vaccine rollout for children ages 5 to 11 comes with familiar obstacles
White House officials hope to assure hesitant parents and head off misinformation while making sure marginalized communities have access to doses early on.
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What Republican wins in Virginia could mean for state — and maybe national — politics
Republicans’ sweep of key statewide and legislative offices has broad implications for education, abortion, LGTBQ+ rights and voting.
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In race for Buffalo mayor, incumbent Byron Brown poised to notch write-in win over India Walton
Walton, a self-described democratic socialist, faced an unusual challenge after defeating the incumbent in the Democratic primary in June.
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Fadwa Hammoud, who made history arguing a Supreme Court case, wants to make room for other voices
Michigan’s solicitor general was the first Arab-American Muslim woman to make an oral argument before the justices
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Before Boston’s historic mayoral race between two women of color, a diverse city council helped pave the way
Michelle Wu wins a historic Boston mayoral race, and a diverse city council helped pave the way.
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Before the Chappelle special, trans employees at Netflix say they were doing the work of HR
An employee resource group gave employees a new voice inside the media company. It also gave them responsibilities they were never hired to do.
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Senate confirms Beth Robinson as the first out LGBTQ+ woman to serve on a federal appeals court
The Vermont judge helped lay the groundwork for marriage equality in 1999 when she argued for legal protections for same-sex couples.
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The Supreme Court appears likely to allow challenges to Texas’ six-week abortion law. Here’s what that means.
Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett both seem open to arguments from Texas abortion providers.