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How Democratic women senators are preparing to question Pete Hegseth
The 19th spoke to all of the Democratic women senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee about how they plan to press Trump's defense secretary pick.
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‘This work is not at the fringe’: What it was like to lead the White House Gender Policy Council
Jennifer Klein, head of the first-of-its-kind office, reflects on the wins and the challenges — most notably, the end of federal abortion rights.
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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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Rep. Pramila Jayapal reflects on building congressional progressives ‘into a real force’
Jayapal is stepping aside after six years leading the Congressional Progressive Caucus through political tumult and high-stakes legislative negotiations.
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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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'BadAss Grandmas' pushed for an ethics commission. Then their power was limited.
Led by a bipartisan group of women, North Dakotans voted to create an ethics oversight body six years ago. Since then, the group has received 81 complaints and has not substantiated a single one.
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The 19th Explains: Can trans rights survive in a Republican-controlled Congress?
Here’s what trans people should know about how a new Congress, and the first days of Trump’s presidency, could shape their lives.
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The 19th Explains: How Trump’s Cabinet nominees will get confirmed
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate has begun holding hearings on the people Trump has nominated to serve in key Cabinet posts. Here’s what you need to know.
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Medical debt will be erased from credit reports for all Americans under new federal rule
Medical debt is the largest source of debt in collection in the United States, and it’s more likely to be held by women, people with disabilities and Black Americans.
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The women reliving January 6 while preparing for Trump's return
Eighteen women in Congress discuss their remaining trauma, their concern about the normalization of violence and their sense of duty to combat efforts to whitewash that day.