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LOS ANGELES — Nithya Raman is projected to become Los Angeles’ first Asian-American mayor and the second woman elected to the highest citywide office. After entering the race last minute to challenge
This dashboard provides KFF’s analysis of the role abortion played in voters’ decisions in the 2026 midterm elections, with a focus on four states with abortion-related ballot measures: Idaho, Missour
Click to expand Image The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, November 4, 2026. © 2026 Umit Bektas/Reuters (Washington, DC) – The newly elected US Congress should prioritize respect and protection
The U.S. ranks as the 31st most dangerous country for women, 55th in maternal mortality, 43rd in closing the gender pay gap, 84th in women’s political representation, and painfully lacks paid family l
Marcia and I first met in 1966 at Time-Life Books, our first jobs after college. We didn’t know each other, because we worked in different research departments at opposite ends of the same floor in th
One in three. That’s how many of the nation’s governors will be women next year. At least 17 women will lead states in 2027, breaking the previous record of 14, set in 2025. Every woman seeking reelec
At 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Judge Penny Brown Reynolds had not yet been to bed. The night before, she was declared the winner of the secretary of state race in Georgia, the first Black person a
The post Abortion resurfaces as a decisive issue amid blue wave appeared first on National Abortion Federation .
Even as abortion was not a top issue for voters in the midterm elections, Americans repeatedly rejected ballot initiatives and candidates they perceived as anti-abortion — a sign that reproductive rig
Marcia Ann Gillespie was my dear friend for 40 years, but long before that, she was my inspiration. She is rightly remembered as an influential political and social critic, a women's and civil rights
In three of the four states that put abortion on the ballot, voters opted to protect their reproductive rights. Abortion rights continued to expand nationwide in the 2026 midterm election. In three of
Blog Post Move People and People Will Move Mountains: A Post-Election Letter Following the 2026 elections, we reflect on the power of organizing, physician advocacy, and the work still ahead. By Lisa
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Nebraska and Arizona have passed ballot measures to ban transgender student-athletes from playing on girls’ sports teams, marking a significant referendum on trans rights. As of Wednesday morning, sim
Six transgender and nonbinary candidates made history on Election Day by winning races in states that have never elected a trans person into their legislature before. These candidates will expand LGBT
Idaho residents rejected a ballot measure that would have overturned one of the nation’s strictest abortion bans, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Proposition 1 would have legalized ab
Democrats are projected to win back the U.S. House — and hit a major milestone. For the first time ever, at least 100 Democratic women are expected to serve in the chamber simultaneously. “Women made
Missouri voters rejected an effort to overturn their state’s abortion protections, according to a projection by Decision Desk HQ, ensuring that the procedure will remain legal and enshrined in the sta
I wanted to be a beacon of black feminist love; my friends and family teased me for being a sellout We had been together 20 years, had two children and had a customary marriage with our village sub-co
Republican women in Iowa, who once enjoyed gender parity in congressional representation, will have no seats when the next Congress is sworn in, losses that reflect a bigger trend on an election night
For decades, Sen. Susan Collins defied the political odds to win reelection as a Republican senator in Democratic-leaning Maine. This year, her winning streak ended. Collins, first elected in 1996 and
Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment officially repealing the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, nearly 20 years to the day after it was adopted in 2006. With more than 95 per
“Voters just delivered a new opportunity for political courage and conviction, where compromise on abortion rights has no place in the work that lies ahead. With a pro-abortion majority in Congress, w
In recent years, some of the most vocal tradwives have left their husbands, renounced their religious faith and promoted financial independence. What is behind this sudden and seismic shift? When Bern
Click to expand Image Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, October 25, 2021. © 2021 Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images An Al-Qaeda-linked armed group killed at least 27 civilians in two attacks i
Missouri would have been the first state to explicitly ban abortion in its constitution.
Democrats are projected to take back the U.S. House — and women candidates got them there. More than half of all competitive House races this cycle featured women candidates from one or both parties.
Incumbent Rep. Max Miller is projected to lose his reelection bid for Ohio’s 7th District after allegations of domestic violence surfaced during a contentious divorce that played out over the course o
AUSTIN, Texas — Gina Hinojosa is set to become the next governor of Texas after voters denied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott a fourth term, a stunning upset by a state legislator who will become the firs
Native American women have secured two historic firsts on Tuesday. Democrat Deb Haaland is projected to become the first Native woman governor after winning her race in New Mexico, and Democrat Peggy
After one of the ugliest battles of the 2026 cycle, Democrat Dr. Amy Acton is projected to prevail over Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in her bid to be Ohio’s first woman elected governor, according to De
James Talarico will be the first Democrat to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate since 1994, Decision Desk HQ projects — a stunning upset in a race that hinged on conversations about masculinity and an
Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician , is projected to win her state’s Senate race against Republican Darline Graham, according to Decision Desk HQ. She was originally slated to run against incumbent Sen
ATLANTA — Keisha Lance Bottoms is projected to become the next governor of Georgia and the nation’s first Black woman governor, according to Decision Desk HQ. Bottoms took the stage Tuesday night in f
More than 30 years ago, then-Illinois state Rep. Carol Moseley Braun became the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate in a watershed year for women candidates. This year, another woman from Ill
Republican Sen. Ashley Moody is projected to win reelection to the U.S. Senate, defeating Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist who animated Florida Democrats with her competitive bid in a state that ha
In New Hampshire, Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas defeated former Sen. John Sununu, a Republican backed by President Donald Trump, according to projections by Decision Desk HQ. Pappas will be the first o
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From the disproportionate number of dangerous data centers being constructed in our neighborhoods, to the lack of affordable and reliable healthcare to the inadequacies of our public schools , there i
Welcome to Behind The Beauty. Here, we highlight Black women in beauty who are taking the industry by storm and making history in their own right. Everyone from rising beauty brand founders, to behind
The 2026 Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Awards celebrated the creativity, artistry, and excellence in American fashion last night. Held at the American Museum of Natural History in New
The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to hold that the exclusion of Catholic preschools in Colorado from the state’s universal preschool program violates the First Amendment. After just over two
Tuesday, November 3, 2026: Today is the day! Today is also the day that, regardless of the midterm election results, history is being made. A record number of 72 Black women are on the midterm ballot
Happy Election Week! Ms. editors and contributors are paying particular attention to the races and ballot measures with the greatest implications for women, feminism and democracy. This election resul
The year was 2014, and Halloween was quickly approaching. Surprisingly, for a girl who had always loved dressing up, I had yet to figure out what I wanted to be. At 12 years old, this felt like a cris
Marcia Ann Gillespie, an innovator and pathbreaker in media who lifted up the voices of Black women in a field dominated by men, died on Saturday, Oct. 31. She was 82. Heralded for breaking barriers i
A bombshell has entered the villa: your U.S. Senate candidate. On Senate Island, the islanders are politicians and the connection they want to explore is between you and their policy platform. Into so
In this column for Nature, Alina Salganicoff reviews efforts to improve women's health research during previous U.S. administrations that fell short of their promise and highlights the recommendations
If there’s one thing Symone Sanders Townsend has never struggled with, it’s finding something to say. The former White House advisor has made a career out of speaking her mind, a quality that has earn
Imagine going to your voting location and being turned away. Someone tells you, “You’re not registered to vote.” Now imagine that happening three separate times. Fortunately, this story has a happy en
The right to vote is one of the most consequential ways Americans can participate in shaping the future of their communities and the country. For Black Americans, that right carries an especially sign
Marsha Blackburn made history in 2018 when she became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee. Now, she’s poised to make history again and become the state’s first woman governor in
A record 590 women filed to run for the U.S. House during the 2026 election cycle. Women candidates are also poised to make history in gubernatorial races across the country: Deb Haaland could become
Click to expand Image Ekrem İmamoğlu in front of the courthouse in Istanbul, Türkiye where he received his official mandate to serve a second five-year term as Istanbul mayor after winning the March 3
Each month, Ms. provides readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. Enjoy November’s 13 recommended Reads for the Rest of Us! The post November 2026
At Texas Tech, even the Vikings are too queer to teach, thanks to new restrictions on teaching about gender identity and sexual orientation. The post I Left Texas Tech Because Its New Gender Restricti
Two years ago, Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights, overturning one of the nation's strictest abortion bans. Now, they're being asked to undo it. Feminists a
Right now, Republicans control not just the White House but both chambers of Congress. At the beginning of the year, the House seemed within Democrats’ reach in the midterm elections, and the Senate s
Millions of Americans have already voted, millions more will head to the polls Tuesday. Meanwhile, courts across the country are confronting an extraordinary series of eleventh-hour demands from the T
In the four years since the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right to an abortion, state attorneys general have played central roles in both defending and eroding reproductive rights — and their p
