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Trans Texans face yet another attempt to ban them from bathrooms
Through testimony and a Capitol bathroom sit-in, trans Texans, activists and a constable argued that the state’s latest bathroom bill doesn’t make anyone safer.
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Planned Parenthood is getting involved in the redistricting battle
Alarmed by Republicans’ deep cuts to health care and restrictions on reproductive rights, advocates are supporting California’s effort to counter gerrymandering in Texas.
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Cities led by Black women are the first targets of Trump's political power grab
“This is in many ways a political warning, a political message, to say to these Black women and other Black mayors and other women of color mayors, ‘Your leadership can be challenged, too.’”
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How Rep. Nicole Collier’s Capitol protest sparked solidarity among these Texas women
The Fort Worth Democrat spent the night held hostage in the Texas House in protest. Then four enraged women — many of them mothers — refused to leave her side overnight.
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Free DC: Inside the women-founded movement opposing Trump’s militarized takeover
Residents are organizing against Trump’s power grab in the capital — the latest embodiment of a generations-long fight for autonomy.
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Who’s questioning women’s right to vote?
A post from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth showed his support of a fringe evangelical Christianity that is gaining more traction in the Republican Party.
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The Spanberger strategy: Can this Virginia Democrat reset the politics of public education?
Republicans won big four years ago by casting doubt on the state’s public schools. Abigail Spanberger, the parent of three school-aged daughters, is betting on restoring faith in them.
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Mary Peltola would be the strongest likely candidate for Alaska governor, poll shows
Peltola, a Democrat who made history with her 2022 election to the U.S. House, is widely seen as a top Democratic recruit for Alaska’s open governor’s race in 2026.
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‘They deserve this transparency’: Rep. Ayanna Pressley calls for hearing with Epstein survivors
In a letter shared exclusively with The 19th, Democrats are pushing for a House Oversight Committee Hearing to prioritize survivor voices as a critical step towards holistic justice.
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Nudity on Oklahoma superintendent's office TV was just a mishap, state House speaker suggests
A preliminary investigation into Ryan Walters suggests a technical glitch led to an inappropriate movie auto-playing during a closed-door board meeting, but tensions remain high.