Lawmakers who spoke with The 19th said they didn’t go into the statehouse to make money. But they also don’t want to be put in a situation where they have to struggle financially just to do their jobs.
If the Supreme Court upholds Mississippi’s 15-week ban, the decision would almost certainly weaken Roe v. Wade. In Mississippi and beyond, the impact would be tremendous.
President Joe Biden briefly transferred power to Vice President Harris while he was under anesthesia.
The program will provide recent graduates and mid-career alums of Historically Black Colleges and Universities with full-year, salaried and benefit-laden fellowships in the areas of reporting, editing, audience engagement or newsroom technology.
Kanautica Zayre-Brown’s case in North Carolina highlights the tensions between LGBTQ+ advocates and the Biden administration as trans people behind bars are being denied what experts agree is medically necessary care.
The harassment can be particularly hard on Muslim girls who wear hijabs, whose head coverings are sometimes offensively touched.
‘What is so hard about saying that this is wrong?’ Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addresses violent Twitter video that depicted her.
A push for contract language in sponsorship contracts aims to expand athletes’ benefits during pregnancy, postpartum recovery and parental leave.
The International Olympic Committee issued nonbinding guidelines, including one on testosterone testing, that would allow more athletes to participate.