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Most media predicted a red wave. Here’s how The 19th got the election right.
The media missed the concerns and the motivations of many voters and failed to capture the full electorate. At The 19th, we remained focused on you.
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'People underestimated them': Advocates for Black women in politics want the Democratic Party to learn from the midterms
Runs by Cheri Beasley, Val Demings and Stacey Abrams both underscored long-standing challenges to Black women who run — and showed their potential.
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Colorado becomes second state to have a majority-women legislature
Women’s representation has grown in the state as a result of efforts by groups and leaders to build a support infrastructure for women seeking elected office.
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In campaigning, Kari Lake modeled herself on Donald Trump. In losing, she’s doing so too.
The Republican candidate for governor in Arizona refused to concede the same week the former president — an election denier — announced another run.
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Nancy Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as House speaker, will step down from leadership
The highly anticipated announcement from Pelosi, an 82-year-old California Democrat, comes after Republicans won back control of the House in the 2022 midterms.
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Patient mistrust and poor access hamper federal efforts to overhaul family planning
A White House effort aims to give patients more choices as abortion care evaporates, but patients remain wary of providers.
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Karen Bass becomes the first woman elected mayor of Los Angeles
The veteran politician defeated billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso, Decision Desk HQ projects.
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Senate advances Respect for Marriage Act to protect recognition of marriage equality
The stop-gap measure passed the House this summer, and President Joe Biden has vowed to sign it.
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Congress passes bill to ban NDAs in cases of workplace sexual harassment
Five years after the #MeToo movement took off, Congress is now limiting an employer’s ability to keep its employees quiet in cases of sexual assault and harassment.
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Data on trans people is hard to come by. This survey is changing that.
The 19th talks to the lead researcher of the 2022 U.S. Trans Survey, which runs through December 5.