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As efforts to hold people accountable continue in courts and in a congressional investigation, lawmakers are concerned about the tensions that remain and the stress on American democracy.

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine convened a meeting with three other Republicans and three Democrats in a discussion on the topic, hours after Sen. Mitch McConnell signaled openness to a narrow change to how Congress certifies electoral results. 

The social media updates follow a 2021 gender equity review of the NCAA that called for the organization to make all promotional efforts for the men and women’s competitions the same.

For women of color, the sense of danger is heightened. Thirty-eight lawmakers spoke to The 19th to reflect on the insurrection at the Capitol and its reverberations.

Despite a December ruling allowing legal challenges to proceed, the abortion law remains in effect. Where do things currently stand? And where will they go next? 

The Department of Health and Human Services wants to restore Obama-era protections and take a step further by recognizing gender-affirming care.

The data has been used by Congress, the Supreme Court and medical institutions for everything from writing legislation to creating social service programs. But the pandemic and internal turmoil threatened to thwart this latest release.

A program by Northwestern University addresses a gender gap in education for incarcerated people.

Here’s what to expect as we cover the third year of the pandemic, the midterm elections, and the politics and policies that affect women and LGBTQ+ people.

The group representing America’s largest city includes a series of firsts. That representation appears to have made a difference in an early but key leadership battle.