As efforts to hold people accountable continue in courts and in a congressional investigation, lawmakers are concerned about the tensions that remain and the stress on American democracy.
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine convened a meeting with three other Republicans and three Democrats in a discussion on the topic, hours after Sen. Mitch McConnell signaled openness to a narrow change to how Congress certifies electoral results.
For women of color, the sense of danger is heightened. Thirty-eight lawmakers spoke to The 19th to reflect on the insurrection at the Capitol and its reverberations.
The group representing America’s largest city includes a series of firsts. That representation appears to have made a difference in an early but key leadership battle.
Nida Allam, the first Muslim woman elected to public office in the state, has spoken publicly about the realities of trying to become a parent while seeking higher office — and how that impacts her policies.
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the moratorium on federal student loan payments would be extended to May. Two-thirds of student loan debt is held by women.
The United States is one of only seven nations that does not offer paid leave. Even the proposed amount Congress was considering was far less than what most other countries have offered their workers for decades.
The economic package, which included policies on child care, the expanded child tax credit, pre-K and more, joins voting rights, the codification of abortion rights and police reform on the list of what didn’t make it through Congress this year.
The city of Las Cruces will soon have women representing all six of its city council district seats. It joins a short list of all-women or nearly all-women governing bodies.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says that despite rare bipartisan backing, ‘four men, in a closed room’ blocked long-sought changes to how the military handles sexual assault and other major justice issues.