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Darline Graham sworn in to the Senate as first sister to succeed a brother

Sen. Darline Graham took the oath of office Tuesday to fill the vacancy left by the unexpected death of her older brother, four-term Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham. The late Graham died Saturday night at age of 71 of an aortic dissection, according to preliminary findings by the D.C. medical examiner. …

Roll Call · Jul 14

How did Jennifer Siebel Newsom become a target for conservative criticism?

Republicans may be seeking a new line of attack against Gavin Newsom, who has emerged as an early frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination

The Guardian - US · May 26

Trump's 2.0 Cabinet welcomed women, but they've been the first to leave

Three women have left the Cabinet in less than two months.

Axios · Apr 21

‘Childless cat ladies’: Has JD Vance taken on 22 million US women?

Vance attacking Democratic demographics roiled many. Here’s what it means for the 2024 US election.

Al Jazeera · Jul 30, 2024

A Senate race raises concerns over 'ballot Siberia' in New Jersey primaries

In a ballot system unique to New Jersey, candidates endorsed by county parties are all placed under a single line, while others vying for the same seat are placed in what's known as ballot Siberia.

WEKU · Dec 5, 2023

Women’s interest in entering politics surged after Dobbs. So why aren’t they running?

Susanna Gibson remembers where she was and what she was doing on June 24, 2022, the way some remember 9/11 or the Challenger explosion. The nurse practitioner was sitting at her kitchen table in Henrico, Va., going over some patient charts, when her phone buzzed. It was one of her…

Tribune News Service · Jul 1, 2023

Women’s interest in entering politics surged after Dobbs. So why aren’t they running? - Roll Call

Organizations that recruit women to run for office say interest swelled after the Dobbs decision, yet there isn't a surge in new candidates.

Roll Call · Jun 30, 2023

Murray's 10,000th vote marks a new era for women in the Senate - Roll Call

Sen. Patty Murray’s history-making 10,000th vote in the Senate was a milestone as she breaks records in a chamber long dominated by men. 

Roll Call · Apr 25, 2023

New York trial could confer new title on Donald Trump: rapist

Jury will hear writer E Jean Carroll’s civil claim that Trump assaulted her in 1990s – could this case finally bring a reckoning?

The Guardian - US · Apr 23, 2023

BOLD PAC aims to elect more Latinas to the House and Senate - Roll Call

A record number won seats in the 118th Congress, but a Democratic political action committee is hoping to reach a new milestone in 2024. 

Roll Call · Apr 14, 2023