OMB nominee Tanden apologizes for tweets, talks about combating inequality
Senators on two committees asked the Biden nominee about past criticism of lawmakers of both parties.
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19 Minutes with The 19th: What’s happening in state legislatures across the country
Join us on Instagram Live Friday, February 12, at 5 p.m. CT. Hear from statehouses reporter Barbara Rodriguez, who will talk about what it’s like covering statehouses nationwide and what to expect from state legislatures on issues like health care and LGBTQ+ rights in the coming months.
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Trump’s second impeachment trial is starting. What will Collins and Murkowski do?
His acquittal is all but certain, but Republican support could indicate whether the former president’s sway is waning.
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Two decades in the making, Rosa DeLauro’s plan to cut child poverty in half is on the brink of passing
Since 2003, Rep. Rosa DeLauro has been a voice — sometimes the lone one — in a push to expand the child tax credit to the nation’s poorest children. With President Joe Biden’s support, the plan is likely to pass.
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Republican state lawmakers want to punish schools that teach the 1619 Project
Lawmakers in at least five states have introduced legislation that threatens to cut funding to schools that share curriculum about the award-winning project.
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House removes Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees
Eleven Republicans join Democrats to oust the first-term Georgia lawmaker who embraced dangerous QAnon conspiracy theories.
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A wave of anti-trans bills are hitting statehouses
Experts say that though passing anti-LGBTQ+ bills is a losing battle, some could end up before the Supreme Court.
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Is the Republican Party big enough for Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene?
House Republicans say yes as the party navigates its identity after Trump's loss.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Instagram Live could have an impact on assault survivors
In an Instagram Live, Ocasio-Cortez revealed that she is a survivor of sexual assault and what happened to her during the Capitol riots. Advocates and experts say this could help other trauma survivors who suffer in silence.
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Black women are leading the Congressional Black Caucus’s organizations and efforts
As the CBC marks 50 years, Black women are heading up efforts to shape priorities amid a reckoning on racial equality.