A push to help new parents in Congress survives, again
House GOP leadership has consistently objected to a measure with bipartisan backing that would let new parents designate a member to vote for them for 12 weeks after welcoming a child.
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Hope Walz never planned for TikTok fame. Now her platform inspires change.
The daughter of Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz didn't start posting until after the 2024 election — and she's starting to become a leading young political voice.
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What happens to health research when 'women' is a banned word?
Trump's federal funding cuts are shutting down studies on Alzheimer’s care, uterine fibroids and pregnancy risks — all because they focus on gender.
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In the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, it’s all eyes on Elon
The world’s richest person and a close ally of President Donald Trump, Musk is now putting his personal wealth toward reshaping the balance of power in the states.
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Did politics kill Women’s History Month?
After Ohio University canceled a beloved women’s conference citing the Trump administration's DEI policies, women in the community quickly organized an off-campus event.
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Women already earn less. Trump’s labor cuts could make the pay gap easier to hide.
After backlash to diversity initiatives and broad swipes at federal labor boards earlier this year, experts say additional gains on wage equality are highly unlikely.
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Mia Love, first Black Republican woman to serve in Congress, dies at 49
The daughter of Haitian immigrants, she made history while representing Utah in Congress for four years.
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March for Our Lives lays off most of its staff, names new executive director
Jaclyn Corin, a Parkland survivor and one of the organization’s co-founders, plans to focus on digital strategy and youth mobilization.
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‘A dark day’ for American children: Trump issues order to kill the Department of Education
After cutting nearly half its staff and hundreds of millions of dollars from its coffers, the Trump administration delivered a death blow to the agency that students and families rely on.
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Why the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is getting so much attention — and money
Trump ally Elon Musk is spending millions to back a conservative judge to the highest court ruling on everything from abortion to election disputes in a key battleground state.