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Indigenous women and LGBTQ+ people led Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Five years later, they reflect on Standing Rock
For many advocates, it was the first time they watched a movement that was led largely by women and queer folks around a unifying cause that was not based on gender.
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Sisters in Congress: Katherine Clark and Grace Meng talk about their bond and the importance of allyship
The representatives talk about elevating the voices of the least powerful and how women and mothers can rise in the political world.
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House passes hate crimes bill after year of increased violence against Asian Americans
The legislation, which was introduced in March, passed in the House and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support.
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Only some parents can use campaign funds for child care when running for office. Here's why.
A new report highlights the financial barriers to parents of young children running for state and local office.
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Most families with children will start receiving monthly checks up to $300 July 15
Through an expansion of the child tax credit passed earlier this year, about 90 percent of families with kids will start receiving the tax credit monthly in their bank accounts.
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Val Demings makes the case for a statewide run
The Florida Democrat talks to The 19th’s Errin Haines about legislation on policing and voting, that testy exchange with Jim Jordan and what could be next for her politically.
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3 Cabinet secretaries on how their experiences inform their leadership and pandemic response
Marcia Fudge, Jennifer Granholm and Gina Raimondo said they all had to staff up when they started running their agencies — but that it gave them a chance to diversify.
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‘A bigger hit than the cancer itself’: How some states are working to help cancer patients with infertility
A bill in Texas has stalled, but this year Utah joined other states that have tried to make procedures including egg, embryo and sperm freezing more accessible to those getting treatment.
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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.