Latest from Errin Haines
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won’t run for reelection in Atlanta
Bottoms is the second woman to serve as Atlanta’s mayor; her exit throws the race wide open.
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For the first time, two women are standing behind the president at an address to Congress
It’s the latest opportunity to challenge notions about what power looks like, as well as a reminder that a woman has never held the country’s top elected office.
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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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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.
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Tax expert Dorothy Brown talks about ‘The Whiteness of Wealth’
The Emory University professor’s new book examines the inequities built into the U.S. tax code.
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Christine Wormuth to be nominated as next secretary of the Army
This would make her the first-ever woman in the role.
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Pamela Turner’s family sues Texas city over fatal police shooting
Turner was killed in Baytown, Texas, by an officer in May 2019. His trial is due to start next month.
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Caregiving advocacy groups launch $20 million campaign on infrastructure bill
The #CareCantWait coalition is pushing for the inclusion of measures on Medicaid services, child care and paid leave in the legislation expected to be laid out by Biden on Wednesday.
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U.S. women’s soccer players join Equal Pay Day conversations at White House
First Lady Jill Biden spoke about learning she was paid less than a man hired at the same time, and the president signed a proclamation.
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‘We need protection’: Georgia official addressed anti-Asian violence two days before shooting
‘People are scared. I wanted people in our legislature to realize this was going on,’ state Sen. Michelle Au told The 19th in the wake of deadly Atlanta area shootings.