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The 19th Explains: What happens if the government shuts down until the new year?
Congress has until midnight Friday to pass a short-term spending measure to keep the federal government running.
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Democrats look to state legislatures as their anti-Trump ‘firewall’
In an otherwise disappointing election year, Democrats’ wins in state legislatures were a bright spot.
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What it looks like to prepare for a second Trump term
From updating passports and stocking meds to bracing for price hikes, readers of The 19th shared how they are getting ready for Trump to take office.
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‘Putting our children first’: How gun safety as a nonpartisan issue helped local candidates win
More than 300 Moms Demand Action volunteers ran for office and won, and more than 200 of them were in state and local office, including school boards.
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What happens when climate denialism and misogyny intersect? Enter: ‘petro-masculinity’
The 19th spoke with Cara Daggett, who coined the term, to talk about what it signals for a second Trump administration.
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AI enters Congress: Sexually explicit deepfakes target women lawmakers
A first-of-its-kind study highlights the stark gender disparity in AI-generated nonconsensual intimate images — and puts into focus the evolving risks for women in politics and public life.
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His controversial school board policies made national headlines. He was just elected again.
After losing a recall election in June, controversial former Temecula, California, school board president Joseph Komrosky will represent the district once again.
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Democrats push to protect the data privacy of people seeking abortions
In Congress, Sen. Elizabeth Warren plans to reintroduce legislation to ban data brokers from selling consumers’ health and location data. A similar effort is underway in Michigan.
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Why aren’t Black women in the conversation to lead the Democratic Party?
They want to be valued not just for their output, but for their input, and have fought to claim their seat at the table.
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Hegseth is the wrong leader for women in the military, warn women veterans and lawmakers
After years of bipartisan efforts to address sexual assault in the military, Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department has been accused of sexual misconduct, which he has denied.