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Older women voters may play a big role in the 2022 midterms, and they are not happy
More than 1 in 4 registered voters are women ages 50 and older, but a new AARP poll found that the majority are unsure how they’ll vote in November.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first Black woman justice. Here’s how she will change the Supreme Court.
The Senate has voted to confirm Jackson, whose history-making confirmation sets up the first all-women liberal wing on the court. The 19th examines what she means to the Supreme Court and the legal profession.
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Supreme Court’s upcoming abortion ruling will spark a new round of questions about legality and access
It will likely take weeks or even months for the full impact of the decision to become clear.
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What happens if officials who run elections think they’re rigged?
A Colorado county official who was charged last month with election tampering has embraced falsehoods about the 2020 election. Insider threats to elections are rare, but a new report raises concerns.
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Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson moves forward as two more Republican senators pledge support
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney said they will support her confirmation, which is still expected this week after a tie vote in committee forced a rare procedural move.
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As election workers face increased threats and intimidation, some states are trying to protect them
The vast majority of election workers are women, and legislation in states including Oregon aims to protect them as lies about rigged elections make it harder for them to do their jobs safely.
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What’s left undone 45 years after the National Women’s Conference
Analysis | Some of what the attendees of the 1977 conference hoped for has happened. Much of it has not — but it still can.
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Parental rights bills have been introduced in most states. Teachers are pushing back.
Educators say legislation about what they teach and how mislead families and undermine public education. They’ve notched victories in multiple states, including red ones.
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What Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s questions this week revealed about the GOP, gender and messaging
The Republican senator from Tennessee asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to define ‘woman’ — and showed how the party plans to make the case that it protects women and girls.
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Senate approves bill to ban the sale of crib bumpers for infants
Use of the soft barriers in infants’ cribs can increase the risk of suffocation and SIDS.