Lisa Montgomery’s new execution date is eight days before Joe Biden, who pledged to end the federal death penalty, takes office.
School closures and the struggling economy have created a national hunger crisis — and experts say it will only get worse as the pandemic deepens this winter.
If passed, the COVID Community Care Act would funnel emergency funding to Black, Latinx and Native American communities that have been especially hard hit by the pandemic.
Two dozen organizations sent a letter to Biden urging him to select the representative from Ohio and make her the first Black woman to lead the USDA.
If confirmed, Janet Yellen would be the first woman to ever hold the three most influential economic positions in U.S. government history.
The list of nominees released by Biden’s transition team included one other woman, Avril Haines for director of national intelligence.
Haines previously held top intelligence positions under the Obama administration.
The gains preview a more diverse pipeline of political power, especially for Democrats.
Gloria Allen is showing the world on Transgender Day of Remembrance that there is hope.
A number of women are being considered for key foreign policy posts in Biden’s administration, including what could be the first woman to lead the Pentagon.