Party leaders pushed for the Texas Republican to withdraw from a primary runoff as questions mounted about his relationship with an aide who later died.
The former Homeland Security chief made her steely-eyed and polished image synonymous with deportation and the department.
A new bipartisan bill would build on the Violence Against Women Act and make it harder to evict survivors or deny them housing.
The Texas lawmaker, who faces a runoff election in May, admitted to "a lapse in judgement."
The president primarily highlighted women and girls as beneficiaries of his contentious policies on health, economy and immigration.
They're donning the color of women’s suffrage in part to draw attention to a sweeping new elections bill.
The SAVE America Act faces an uphill battle in the Senate, where a handful of Republicans have expressed concern about implementing the provisions.
The progressive activist narrowly beat out a crowded field that included former Rep. Tom Malinowski, who conceded Tuesday.
The Minneapolis lawmaker, the first Somali American in Congress, was speaking out against immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities.
Norton, 88, a civil rights advocate who represented Washington, D.C., in the House, had faced questions about her ability to serve another term.