Stephanie Thomas, the first Black woman to be Connecticut’s secretary of state, has several priorities this year, including sorting out the specifics of how voters can get to the ballot box before Election Day.
Analysis | How those in both parties are speaking about issues that disproportionately impact women and LGBTQ+ people will be a major factor in the upcoming race.
The group is backing liberal Judge Janet Protasiewicz in a technically nonpartisan election with major implications for abortion access in the state.
Amanda Zurawski captured the attention of the White House after publicly speaking out about her experience with pregnancy loss — and nearly losing her life due to Texas’ strict abortion ban.
The annual address always covers myriad issues — and how much the president talks about each one signals priorities.
Biden mentions marriage equality but not legislative attacks to LGBTQ+ rights in his annual address.
The president promised to veto a national abortion ban if Congress passed one in his first State of the Union address since the Supreme Court’s June ruling that left the legality of abortion up to the states.
The mother of Tyre Nichols spoke to The 19th before attending the address as a guest of First Lady Jill Biden, becoming among the first family members of Black men killed by police to sit in the House chamber for the speech.
A new “democracy caucus” aims to expand access to voting, part of a movement in statehouses to counter election deniers.
Omar – one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress – says her expulsion is part of “continued targeting of women of color” by Republicans.