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Amanda Becker
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Liz Cheney is out of House leadership, and Elise Stefanik waits in the wings
Cheney’s ouster, and her likely replacement by Stefanik, have nothing to do with policy and everything to do with Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election.
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Deb Haaland on climate, energy and a new effort to address violence against Native Americans
The interior secretary talked to The 19th about her department’s top priorities and her perspective on natural resources — plus her signature dish.
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Kyrsten Sinema doesn’t feel the need to explain herself
How she sees past wins sheds light on her resistance to changing long-standing Senate procedures. But the Arizona Democrat isn’t answering a lot of questions about that — or the curtsy.
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Liz Cheney refuses to back Trump’s ‘Big Lie.’ GOP leaders are trying to oust her from leadership.
Cheney is the only woman in House Republican leadership, and the frontrunner to succeed her is Elise Stefanik.
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As America's first working first lady, Jill Biden redefines the role
The longtime educator is leaning on her experience to inform the administration’s thinking.
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How Sens. Mazie Hirono and Susan Collins worked across the aisle to pass a bill on anti-AAPI hate crimes
The work of the two lawmakers resulted in a rare vote that was overwhelmingly bipartisan.
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How White House adviser Gina McCarthy sees climate change as a race and gender issue
Biden climate adviser Gina McCarthy sat down with The 19th ahead of Earth Day to discuss the administration’s early efforts to address climate change in the infrastructure package, dubbed the American Jobs Plan.
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Black women congressional leaders call for Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris added their voices to the effort to move the bill forward.
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Liz Cheney raised $1.5 million amid party blowback for her vote to impeach Trump
The Wyoming Republican shattered previous fundraising records as members of her party censured her and attempted to oust her from House leadership.
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Senate Democrats set vote on bill to address Asian American hate crimes
Hate incidents targeting AAPI individuals have surged during the COVID-19 pandemic; Sen. Mazie Hirono says it’s ‘time for Congress to take a stand.’