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Kamala Harris has been VP for 99 days. Here’s what her tenure looks like so far.
She’s Biden’s No. 2, out selling major legislation and encouraging people to get vaccinated. The administration’s success or failure on the pandemic and economic crisis will determine how they both are viewed.
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Biden’s new $1.8 trillion plan largely aims to help working women
Biden’s proposed American Families Plan includes historic investments in the child care industry, the country’s first universal paid family and medical leave program, and its first universal preschool program.
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We don’t really know if vaccines have been distributed equitably
The federal government has collected vaccination data by race, sex and age, but it hasn’t analyzed those together, making it impossible to tell if Biden has delivered on a key promise of his first 100 days.
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Alaska lawmaker, already at odds with colleagues over mask rules, gets airline ban
Republican Sen. Lora Reinbold is now one of several hundred people that Alaska Airlines has banned for not following mask rules.
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Elizabeth Warren to reintroduce $700 billion universal child care proposal
That investment, far more than what Biden has indicated he will seek, has support from other progressive lawmakers, per a letter shared first with The 19th.
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How Sens. Mazie Hirono and Susan Collins worked across the aisle to pass a bill on anti-AAPI hate crimes
The work of the two lawmakers resulted in a rare vote that was overwhelmingly bipartisan.
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How Houston’s first pregnant city council member is using her power to enact change
For too long, pregnant workers have had to “grin and bear it” in the workplace. Abbie Kamin wants to change that.
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How White House adviser Gina McCarthy sees climate change as a race and gender issue
Biden climate adviser Gina McCarthy sat down with The 19th ahead of Earth Day to discuss the administration’s early efforts to address climate change in the infrastructure package, dubbed the American Jobs Plan.
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Vanita Gupta confirmed to key Justice Department job in narrow Senate vote
Gupta will be the first woman of color and civil rights attorney to serve as associate attorney general. Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined with Democrats in the vote.
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Black women congressional leaders call for Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris added their voices to the effort to move the bill forward.