As the Senate takes up a sweeping voting rights bill, the Minnesota senator says opposition to the ‘For the People Act’ reinforces the need for filibuster reform.
A Republican rebound drove overall gains in 2020, but women are still underrepresented at all legislative levels, according to a new analysis by Rutgers University’s Center for Women and Politics.
Turner is emerging as the progressive favorite to succeed HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge.
Wyoming has filed eight anti-abortion bills this session, a record number in recent history for the state legislature.
The hearing was convened to address inequalities facing LGBTQ+ people, but opponents remained fixed on trans girls and athletics.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley says a congressional internship “changed the trajectory” of her life, and she and other advocates say a lack of intern diversity causes pipeline problems.
‘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.
A new report released Wednesday found that people support two of the biggest LGBTQ+ issues.
The 1994 law expired in early 2019, but renewal stalled over a gun safety provision to close what is known as the ‘boyfriend loophole.’
Most women are worried about both racial and economic disparities in vaccine rollout, as well as the toll of the pandemic on low-income workers.