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Mel Leonor Barclay
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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.
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Jimmy Carter was a champion for women’s rights
“I can tell you without any equivocation that the number one abuse of human rights on Earth, strangely not addressed quite often, is the abuse of women and girls,” the former President said.
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The women voters Democrats lost — and gained — offer clues for the next era of American elections
Movement among two groups of women voters help explain Trump's new coalition and how inflation, education and gun violence will shape the political fights ahead.
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Her spouse was undocumented when she entered Congress. Trump's mass deportation plans are personal.
Rep. Delia Ramirez’s experiences with the nation’s broken immigration system will shape Democrats’ resistance to Trump's proposed policies.
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Trump taps 'Ice Baby' Susan Wiles as new chief of staff
The longtime Florida political operative will become the first woman to hold the key position.
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America, again, chooses Trump over a woman
Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidency to former President Donald Trump.
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Trump wins a second term in a sharply divided nation
Trump’s victory nods to an intensely polarized nation, where a fractured electorate chose competing visions for the future of the country.
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Florida abortion rights measure is the first to fail since the end of Roe
The measure, Amendment 4, would have guaranteed the right to an abortion up until fetal viability.
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Nevada’s Senate incumbent bets on abortion rights to close out the race
Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada has kept a lead in her battleground seat by focusing on reproductive rights — and her opponents’ shifting views.
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Her mom lived and died in the shadows. Harris’ reaction to their story changed her vote.
Ivett Castillo wanted dignity for her mother, an undocumented immigrant who couldn’t access the health care she needed. She got to ask Harris directly about the fate of families like hers.