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How many of your state’s lawmakers are women? If you live in the Southeast, it could be just 1 in 5
A record number of women were elected to statehouses last year. But in the Southeast, representation is lagging as lawmakers pass bills like near-total abortion bans.
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2024 begins with a spate of ‘disturbing’ threats, many against women officials
The spike in incidents comes as President Joe Biden kicks off his 2024 campaign schedule and marks the third anniversary of January 6.
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Dark money is flowing to groups trying to limit medication abortion. Leonard Leo is again at the center.
Tax filings shed light on the conservative activist's role in the network of groups challenging FDA regulation of mifepristone in a case set to go before the Supreme Court.
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Claudine Gay’s resignation at Harvard proves Black women’s leadership is still political
Analysis | Much of the criticism wasn’t about legitimate concerns about academic integrity or campus antisemitism. It was about who is in power.
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Explicit videos rocked her run for office. But this Virginia Democrat isn’t done with politics.
Susanna Gibson, who fell short in her bid for the Virginia House, wants to advocate for digital privacy and consent to protect other women running for office.
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A year of inspiration and motivation: Historic firsts for women of color in politics
Experts point to signs of a shift in politics this year, crediting increased representation for the spurt of women of color winning mayoral elections.
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Can this Miami Latina prove that Florida isn’t out of reach for Democrats?
Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is challenging Republican Sen. Rick Scott in 2024 and hoping to stem Republicans’ inroads with Latinx voters in the Sunshine State.
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Cheri Beasley on the promise, the work and the peril of campaigning as a Black woman
Beasley lost her Senate bid for an open seat in North Carolina, but her 2022 campaign holds lessons for Black women in politics ahead of 2024.
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Jury rules Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million for defaming Georgia election workers
Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss sued Giuliani in a case at the intersection of democracy and racialized threats that featured wrenching testimony.
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Abortion will be on the ballot in 10 states this year
Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York and South Dakota will weigh in on abortion in November.