How the DNC is prioritizing accessibility for all at this year's convention
From wheelchair accommodations to live audio description, new wide-ranging considerations center 850 attendees with disabilities, including 560 disabled delegates.
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Election 2024
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Political parties are divided on abortion rights. American women aren’t.
A new survey from KFF, a health policy research nonprofit, finds that bans are widely unpopular, and most women support national abortion protections.
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She helped create a more inclusive Democratic Party. Now she’s leading the convention.
For Minyon Moore, decades of work are culminating in a party gathering that had to be redone at the last minute, one that will highlight Kamala Harris as the first woman of color to be a major party’s presidential nominee.
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Experts warn women’s progress in politics is slowing
The number of women running for the House and Senate has dropped, including a record number of incumbent women not running for reelection.
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Trump’s responses to questions about abortion policy were confusing at best
An unclear answer on mifepristone access left observers guessing as to whether he was open to restricting it or didn’t know what was being asked.
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Conservatives have nicknamed Tim Walz ‘Tampon Tim’
For Democrats, it’s a compliment.
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The United States of Aunties: The culture powering the Harris campaign
In the Black and South Asian communities Harris hails from, being an “auntie” is an honorific for caregivers, community builders — and maybe even the next president.
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How Kamala Harris earned the nomination
The vice president, and a group of determined Black women backing her, laid the groundwork for the moment — and then executed.
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Disabled voters were excited about their own Zoom call for Harris. It didn't go as expected.
While organizers say the call was a success, participants and community leaders are frustrated by a lack of substance, organization and policy discussion.
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Why environmental justice leaders see an ally in Kamala Harris
Over 350 environmental justice advocates, policy makers and politicians endorsed Harris last week, citing her “bold leadership” to fight climate change.