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The 19th Explains: How Congress funds the government
The House and the Senate have to agree on spending measures to avoid a shutdown.
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Politicians' efforts to undermine courts often target the Black women challenging their political agenda
The treatment of Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis and North Carolina Justice Anita Earls highlight a power struggle over state and district courts.
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As migrants pour into Chicago, women-led groups are making sure they feel supported
Community leaders, many of them immigrants themselves, discuss the relationships they lean on to provide newcomers with housing and other resources in the sanctuary city.
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Extreme heat is linked to higher risk of life-threatening delivery complications for pregnant people
A new study found significant associations between both long- and short-term exposure to environmental heat during a pregnancy and severe maternal morbidity.
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Vassar College pays its women professors less than men in similar roles, new lawsuit alleges
A class-action lawsuit against the formerly all-women’s college states that officials refused to close a gender pay equity gap that dates back at least 20 years.
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The Summer of the Black Woman
The renaissance wasn’t just a concert tour.
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Ta’Kiya Young's shooting highlights sobering reality for Black pregnant women in America
Black women already face the highest maternal mortality rates. Violent encounters with police are an added threat to both their and their babies’ lives.
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The 19th Explains: Abortion in Florida and what’s at stake in the state Supreme Court
We spoke to political experts, abortion providers and funds ahead of arguments on the state’s 15-week ban.
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Will a ‘brick wall’ against abortion restrictions fall?
Virginia’s Republican governor is pursuing a 15-week abortion ban. Legislative elections in the state will decide the fate of that proposal.