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Trump declined Nancy Pelosi’s handshake at the State of the Union. She ripped his speech in half.
Tensions were running high
February 4, 2020
February 4, 2020
For the first time, three women are impeachment managers. Here’s what they told us.
‘This is the third impeachment I’ve worked on, and it’s by far the most threatening to our democracy’
Virginia ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. Here’s why it’s a big deal — and what comes next.
In recent years, the ERA regained momentum
The House votes on the impeachment of Trump this week. Here are 6 women in Congress to watch.
Americans remain both deeply divided and locked into their positions over how lawmakers should move forward
Revenge porn drove Katie Hill out of Congress. Would that have happened to a man?
She was taken down by people ‘gleeful’ about sexually humiliating a young woman in power, says lawyer Carrie Goldberg
October 29, 2019
October 29, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces formal impeachment inquiry of Trump, citing ‘betrayal’ of national security
The president immediately lashed out on Twitter
September 24, 2019
September 24, 2019
‘If I want to fight, I want to fight with the lions’: Maxine Waters on her early days in Congress, her principles and ‘reclaiming my time’
Waters, a Democrat from California, is the most senior African American woman in Congress
September 7, 2019
September 7, 2019
What’s next in House Democrats’ investigation of Trump? Hush-money payments to Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels.
The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to hold hearings and call witnesses involved in the payments as soon as October
September 3, 2019
September 3, 2019
What’s Stacey Abrams’s next move? It seems clear it’ll be pursuing an executive role, not a legislative one.
Some questioned why Abrams wouldn’t jump at the opportunity to represent Georgians in the U.S. Senate — but what’s best for America is allowing black women to determine what’s best for themselves
An Illinois GOP group has apologized for a meme calling four Democratic women ‘The Jihad Squad’
The poster follows Trump’s racist remarks last Sunday