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Shontel Brown or Nina Turner? Ohio Democrats will either send a consensus builder or a new ‘Squad’ member to the House
Turner co-chaired Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. Brown is the political heir to a past chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Their primary previews Democratic midterm tensions.
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Democrat Abby Finkenauer launches U.S. Senate campaign in Iowa
The one-term congresswoman was defeated in one of 2020’s most closely watched House races. Iowa’s 2022 Senate race is expected to be a tough one for Democrats.
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Senate bolsters fund for survivors of domestic abuse and other violent crimes
The Crime Victims Fund’s balance is dwindling; the legislative fix will redirect fees and fines from deferred prosecution agreements.
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Advocates pressure Congress on child care investments
Their message to Democrats: ‘This is not the time for Band-Aids.’
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Senate Democrats take fight to protect voting rights to Georgia
Sen. Amy Klobuchar told The 19th her panel is holding the historic hearing because its legislature passed the ‘most egregious’ voting law in the country.
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Texas Democrats to U.S. Senate: ‘Save our state, save our country’
The state legislators came to Washington to block a restrictive voting bill and deliver a message: ‘We’re passing the baton to you.’
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#MeToo exposed how forced arbitration protects harassers. A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to ban it.
Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson said it will be her ‘greatest achievement in life’ to see the law enacted.
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Progressive groups criticize DOJ for defending Trump defamation case related to sexual assault allegation
A letter to Biden cites Merrick Garland decision to continue representing former president in defamation lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll.
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Biden’s federal judicial picks are 77 percent women so far
The president is on track to shatter previous records as he aims to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones to join Howard University after declining UNC tenure offer
“I decided to decline the offer of tenure ... It was a very difficult decision, not a decision I wanted to make,” Hannah-Jones said.