The Senate has been deadlocked on President Donald Trump’s priority voting bill, the SAVE America Act, for months. The measure hasn’t seen much floor action; the latest was a March amendment vote stem
The 19th · Apr 22, 2026Click to expand Image Hungarians march in downtown Budapest to protest against a new law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events and the populist government's restriction on assembly rights, May 1, 2025. © 2025 D
Human Rights Watch · Apr 22, 2026Click to expand Image Internally displaced people carry food parcels during a distribution at Seba Care displaced persons camp in Mekelle, Tigray region, Ethiopia, July 19, 2024. © 2024 MICHELE SPATAR
Human Rights Watch · Apr 22, 2026Click to expand Image Smoke billows over the Mississippi River in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley. October 15, 2023. © 2023 Eli Reed for Human Rights Watch This Earth Day arrives at a sobering moment as the
Human Rights Watch · Apr 22, 2026Click to expand Image Afghan refugees board a truck with their belongings as they await deportation at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on October 19, 2025. © 2025 Abdul Basil/AFP via Getty I
Human Rights Watch · Apr 22, 2026The press release in Emmy-award winning journalist Georgia Fort’s inbox was vague, stating only that an event to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s memory would be taking place Jan. 18 and asking
Ms. Magazine · Apr 21, 2026New Guttmacher Tool Instantly Calculates the Health and Economic Value of Safe Abortion Care April 29, 2026 jloewenberg April 2...
Guttmacher Institute · Apr 21, 2026What makes a woman unforgettable? Is it her beauty? Her elegance? For Teyana Taylor, being unforgettable is all about being confidently yourself. “I remember seeing those classic Revlon campaigns grow
Essence · Apr 21, 2026Two deadly high-profile domestic violence cases this month highlight how the most dangerous part of a relationship can be when it is ending — particularly for women and families, and especially if gun
The 19th · Apr 21, 2026Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is the latest member of Congress to resign, effectively avoiding a vote to expel her. The Florida Democrat announced her resignation just before the House Ethics Commi
The 19th · Apr 21, 2026Elisa Johnson is slowly becoming the it-girl of eyewear. See: everyone from Lori Harvey to Quenlin Blackwell rocking her shades. As for her latest Mother’s Day campaign? She tapped her […] The post Ti
Essence · Apr 21, 2026This is the third installment of Deinfluencing Month, a series in our menopause newsletter where we explore some of the biggest viral health trends that the algorithm is constantly promoting to people
The 19th · Apr 21, 2026The Real Housewives franchise has always been about the performance of wealth—aspirational, excessive, and just believable enough to keep us watching. When The Real Housewives of Orange County debuted
Essence · Apr 21, 2026In the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , there have been concerted efforts in states across the country and by the Trump administration to further limit access to abortion, but al
Ms. Magazine · Apr 21, 2026Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. […] The
SCOTUSblog · Apr 21, 2026Standing at the bottom of the steps at Tulane University, waiting for her name to be called, Stephanie King took a deep breath. At 63, after nearly three decades in prison, she was about to receive he
Ms. Magazine · Apr 21, 2026A New Tool to Support Global Safe Abortion Advocacy Policy Analysis sramashwar <time datetime="2026-04-21T07:49:44-06:00" title="Tuesday, April...
Guttmacher Institute · Apr 21, 2026A Planned Parenthood-affiliated super PAC has pledged $750,000 in ads to two candidates framed as being more pro-choice than their incumbent opponents. The post Abortion Debate Plays Out in Georgia Su
Rewire News Group · Apr 21, 2026Everyone says Black women should experience a solo trip at least once. But I take it a step further to say every Black woman should experience a solo train trip […] The post The Black Girl’s Guide To
Essence · Apr 21, 2026The recent resignations of two members of Congress have reignited a conversation about sexual harassment in politics nearly nine years after the peak of the #MeToo movement. And new data sheds more li
The 19th · Apr 21, 2026The post The Counterterrorism Czar Without a Counterterrorism Plan appeared first on ProPublica .
ProPublica · Apr 21, 2026Yanar Mohammed’s assassination comes amid a number of killings as fellow campaigners warn women’s rights are going backwards In early March, two unidentified gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Iraq’
The Guardian Women · Apr 21, 2026The justices on Monday considered the proper relationship between state and federal courts and wrestled with confusion surrounding a doctrine addressing that relationship as they heard oral argument i
SCOTUSblog · Apr 20, 2026Dolores Huerta’s revelation lays bare a painful truth: Too often, women—especially women of color—are expected to carry harm in silence to protect movements. Real progress demands breaking that cycle.
Ms. Magazine · Apr 20, 2026President Donald Trump’s second Cabinet was never exceptionally diverse from the start. And in the past two months, three women have been fired or resigned. The first to go, on March 5, was ex-Homela
The 19th · Apr 20, 2026Rep. Eric Swalwell has ended his California gubernatorial primary campaign and resigned from Congress amidst a flurry of allegations about sexual assault and misconduct that involved female members of
Ms. Magazine · Apr 20, 2026The United States legal cannabis industry is projected to reach approximately $30.5 billion in revenue in 2026, according to a March 2026 report by Whitney Economics. According to Flowhub,legal cannab
Essence · Apr 20, 2026“What is going on?” I asked, my eyes welling with tears. I had just set my phone down in exasperation, my stomach knotted, after reading about Shamar Elkins, the man […] The post Femicide Against Blac
Essence · Apr 20, 2026The Supreme Court on Monday morning agreed to take up the case of a Catholic preschool challenging its exclusion from a Colorado “universal preschool” program. The justices also agreed to […] The post
SCOTUSblog · Apr 20, 2026Cancer. Infertility. Unintended abortion. These are just a few of the fears young patients bring to Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell, a family physician in Reno, Nevada. Curry-Winchell, medical director for th
Ms. Magazine · Apr 20, 2026Click to expand Image Burkina Faso soldiers patrol aboard a pickup truck on the road from Dori to the Goudebo refugee camp, on February 3, 2020. © 2020 OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP via Getty Images (Nairob
Human Rights Watch · Apr 20, 2026“I have magic in this building,” Karla Redding-Andrews, the daughter of Otis Redding, says on a cozy April afternoon in Macon, Ga. Speaking to a full hall of friends and […] The post How Otis Redding’
Essence · Apr 20, 2026Often prescribed following birth injuries, this treatment may improve common endometriosis symptoms, too, from painful sex and abdominal cramping to urinary dysfunction. The post Endometriosis Is Ofte
Rewire News Group · Apr 20, 2026As you’ll see below in the Morning Reads section, it was a busy weekend on the Supreme Court beat – to put it lightly. And we’ve got a busy week […] The post A leak from the interim docket appeared fi
SCOTUSblog · Apr 20, 2026I was scrolling through IG the other day and whew! Homie in my Harlem neighborhood nailed it. Here he was, frolicking about in his yellow shirt, embodying the feeling scrolled across […] The post Ther
Essence · Apr 20, 2026For more than fifty years, a lot in North Portland sat empty after the city seized it from the Black community through eminent domain. Anyeley Hallová is the one finally […] The post After 50 Years,
Essence · Apr 20, 2026“Are you documented?” Felicia, a nanny in New York City, hasn’t gotten the question in 20 years of work. But since President Donald Trump took office, potential employers now want to know. She never t
The 19th · Apr 20, 2026Activists say clamp down on period products to target insurgents is gender-based violence and violates rights Myanmar’s military regime is expanding its ban on the distribution of period products, cla
The Guardian Women · Apr 20, 2026Baby boomer Caroline Stone is dismayed at the rise of tradwife influencers, whose advice was followed for a month by the Guardian’s Lucy Knight I very much enjoyed Lucy Knight’s article (<a href="http
The Guardian Women · Apr 19, 2026Should we use sunscreen more often? Is our moisturizer too heavy? Are vitamins more essential than before? As our skin returns to the sun after months of winter, as do […] The post Esthetician Crystal
Essence · Apr 19, 2026A Texas judge has temporarily blocked sweeping changes to the state’s Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program, delivering an early legal victory to a coalition of minority-owned businesses a
Essence · Apr 18, 2026According to the CDC, Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. While data from California found the richest Black mothers and their […] The post N
Essence · Apr 18, 2026There’s a moment in every struggle when retreat seems like the only rational option. When dictators grow bolder and democracies grow weaker; when the funding dries up and the threats are mounting. For
Ms. Magazine · Apr 18, 2026In 126 years, Dow has never had a Black woman as its chief executive. That changes on July 1. Karen S. Carter, currently the company’s chief operating officer, was appointed […] The post Karen S. Car
Essence · Apr 18, 2026Even as a child, Aparna Rajawat could see how boys in India were more respected, safer and freer than girls. Wanting a way to defend herself, Rajawat cut her hair short and disguised herself as a boy,
Ms. Magazine · Apr 17, 2026Last night, Gabrielle Union attended Tiffany’s Blue Book Gala in a beauty look worth its weight in gold. While stars witnessed the high jewelry collection unveiling at New York’s Park […] The post Exc
Essence · Apr 17, 2026I was walking through the San Francisco airport, heading home from a weekend that felt like a rare exhale—good food, deep laughter, uninterrupted rest. The kind of ease Black women […] The post Black
Essence · Apr 17, 2026Mariah Carey has been making stylish appearances lately, from celebrating the rollout of her latest album to her performance at the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. But, […] The post
Essence · Apr 17, 2026Women continue to provide the majority—61 percent—of unpaid caregiving in this country. They are the appointment schedulers, medication managers, financial coordinators and emotional anchors. They are
Ms. Magazine · Apr 17, 2026Role details Scope of work The 19th is seeking a full-time contract reporter to report, write and produce coverage of LGBTQ+ issues, focusing on the intersections with politics and elections. This six
The 19th · Apr 17, 2026How on-brand for the federal government to announce that U.S. birth rates are falling—just as The Testaments , the long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale , dropped on Hulu. In the fictional nation
Ms. Magazine · Apr 17, 2026From food assistance to reproductive care, Trump’s signature federal spending bill from 2025 has weakened programs that Black women disproportionately rely on. The post Black Women’s Health Care Under
Rewire News Group · Apr 17, 2026The stage is set, and March Madness is in full swing. The final four teams are battling in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament at the United Center in […] The post Aerial Powers Partners With S
Essence · Apr 17, 2026A years-long, explosive investigation by The New York Times last month exposed allegations of sexual abuse by the late labor leader Cesar Chavez. Two members of Congress, one Democrat and one Republic
The 19th · Apr 17, 2026Welcome to SCOTUSblog’s recurring series in which we interview experts on different supreme courts around the world and ask about how they compare to our own. Today we focus on […] The post The Brazil
SCOTUSblog · Apr 17, 2026As the weather continues to heat up, it’s not just a sign that summer is around the corner. It’s a cue that our favorite artists are hitting the road and […] The post These Are The Chic Clear Bags You
Essence · Apr 17, 2026Plus: DOJ accuses prosecutors of weaponizing law to punish anti-abortion protesters, and Sen. Josh Hawley targets abortion pill manufacturer. The post Multiple Women Accuse Rep. Eric Swalwell of Sexua
Rewire News Group · Apr 17, 2026Good morning, and welcome to what’s expected to be April’s first opinion day. We will be live blogging beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT. The post Opinion(s) on the way appeared first on SCOTUSblog .
SCOTUSblog · Apr 17, 2026President Donald Trump has nominated Erica Schwartz, MD, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The former deputy U.S. surgeon general and retired rear admiral served as deputy […] Th
Essence · Apr 17, 2026The post Texas Medical Board Sanctions Three Doctors for Delayed Care That Led to the Deaths of Two Pregnant Women appeared first on ProPublica .
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