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States are quietly cutting child care funding — and families are out of options
Facing budget shortfalls due to the end of COVID funding, cuts to Medicaid and tariffs, states are turning to one place for cuts: child care.
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After nearly 40 years, Nancy Pelosi is retiring from Congress
Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced Thursday that this term in Congress will be her last.
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‘Love brings you home’: A 100-year-old family secret and the librarian refusing to bury it
When Erin Moulton learned what really happened to her great-aunt, she couldn't ignore the echoes of today's fights over reproductive rights.
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How one woman’s victory in Virginia explains Democrats’ success
Democratic women proved effective messengers in an election focused on the rising cost of living and the effects of Trump’s second term.
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Child care worker detained by ICE inside a Chicago day care as children watched
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
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Democrats hold on to Virginia House, a win for the future of abortion and LGBTQ+ rights
Measures on abortion rights, marriage equality, redistricting and more hung on the balance as voters decided on control of the state’s lower chamber.
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Zohran Mamdani, who ran on universal child care, elected New York City mayor
Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo, who resigned as governor in 2021 in the face of sexual misconduct allegations.
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Mikie Sherrill will be New Jersey’s next governor
Sherrill, a Democratic member of Congress and ex-Navy helicopter pilot, will be the second woman to serve in the office.
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Virginia elects Democrat Abigail Spanberger as state's first woman governor
Spanberger’s campaign asked voters to weigh in on Trump’s second term and promised to address cost-of-living issues.
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For Mary Sheffield, Detroit’s future begins with keeping families housed
Detroit’s City Council president is running to become the city's first woman mayor, with housing for single-mother-led households as a major part of her platform.