For Black women, ‘race and violence in our cities’ isn’t about protests
Voters will be listening for the presidential candidates to address systemic racism and police violence at the debate, activists say.
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Trump’s Amy Coney Barrett pick for Supreme Court might backfire, analysts say
The president’s pledge to nominate a woman seemed to be a play for women. Analysts aren’t confident that it will work.
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A more conservative Supreme Court could bring drastic changes for LGBTQ+ Americans
Across the nation, queer people are debating fast-tracking major life changes, expecting that rights they now have could be stripped away.
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Black women legislators are rare in statehouses. This could be the solution.
Statehouses are predominantly White and male-led. One PAC in Washington state wants to change that — and be the model for other legislatures.
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The Biden campaign sees an opportunity in military women, spouses and people of color
With Trump’s popularity declining among active-duty service members, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden looks to win part of that voting bloc.
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Could nominating Barbara Lagoa to the Supreme Court help Trump capture Latinas in Florida?
The Cuban-American judge from Florida might resonate with some Latina voters in the battleground state — but likely not all of them.
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As Trump moves to nominate a woman to the Supreme Court, here are some of his shortlisted picks
Amy Coney Barrett, Barbara Lagoa, Joan Larsen, Allison Jones Rushing and Kate Comerford Todd have been on a list released by the White House.
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Ginsburg’s death galvanizes liberal women across U.S. voting in key Senate races
“It’s going to bring people out of the woodwork,” said one Maine statehouse candidate as women opened their wallets.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
Ginsburg reportedly died of complications from metastatic cancer of the pancreas at her home in Washington, D.C., surrounded by her family. She was 87.
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Women in President Donald Trump’s White House earn 69 cents for every $1 paid to male staffers
The gender pay gap is wider than the national pay gap and wider than the gap in the Obama White House.