Latest from Amanda Becker
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Biden under pressure to appoint first Native American to head Interior Department
Many tribal leaders, environmental groups and progressive activists are urging the president-elect to nominate New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as secretary of the department.
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Biden could make history with Defense Department pick
A number of women are being considered for key foreign policy posts in Biden’s administration, including what could be the first woman to lead the Pentagon.
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A banner year for Republican women
There will be more women in Congress next year than ever before after Republican women prevailed in House races.
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White women had doubts. They voted for Trump anyway.
They said they didn’t like the president’s rhetoric, his handling of the pandemic. But in the end, they came home.
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Democrats spent hundreds of millions trying to flip the Senate. It didn’t work.
Susan Collins, outspent but underestimated, was among the Republicans who prevailed.
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Republican women could double representation in the U.S. House
Election night proved to be a strong showing for Republican women, with at least 23 heading to the lower chamber.
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Women made historically conservative Arizona a 2020 battleground
A coalition of frustrated liberals, engaged Latinas and disaffected suburban Republicans have laid the groundwork for a potentially historic year for Democrats in the Western state.
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Native women in Arizona lead the way for voting access on tribal reservations
How some tribal women are getting out the vote in communities long beset by voter suppression and newly impacted by the deadly coronavirus.
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Nicole Galloway wants to be Missouri’s first female governor
The race “leans” Republican, but Democrats believe the state auditor is their best chance to pick up a governorship this year.
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Dr. Barbara Bollier gives Democrats a shot at a U.S. Senate seat in solidly red Kansas
The anesthesiologist left the Republican Party in 2018. Now, her Senate bid will test whether political moderates can win in the Midwest.