The move comes ahead of the former vice president’s book tour and cancels extra security that had been authorized by former President Joe Biden.| The 19th
Meanwhile, Trump is retreating from some of his IVF promises.| The 19th
The exodus is an effort to block a redistricting proposal that would favor Republicans, but other GOP priorities are caught up in the plan.| The 19th
For Alexandra Smith, The 19th’s chief strategy officer, leading the organization’s first strategic planning process meant being inclusive of staff and audiences — and ignoring department lines.| The 19th
“This is in many ways a political warning, a political message, to say to these Black women and other Black mayors and other women of color mayors, ‘Your leadership can be challenged, too.’”| The 19th
The Fort Worth Democrat spent the night held hostage in the Texas House in protest. Then four enraged women — many of them mothers — refused to leave her side overnight.| The 19th
Research has found little correlation between the real physical safety of survivors and secret shelters. Cities are catching on.| The 19th
Heading into respiratory illness season, states and clinicians are working to encourage pregnant patients to get COVID-19 vaccinations.| The 19th
Residents are organizing against Trump’s power grab in the capital — the latest embodiment of a generations-long fight for autonomy.| The 19th
The trend, connected to a cryptocurrency group’s moneymaking scheme, is yet another example of online misogyny escalating to real-world violence against women.| The 19th
We’re excited to share The 19th’s first-ever strategic plan, a three-year guide to better meeting the needs of our audiences.| The 19th
His first term offers some clues about what he could do in a second term. And with Roe v. Wade gone, his administration has more tools at its disposal.| The 19th
The bill aiming to repeal the Comstock Act, an 1873 anti-obscenity law, is part of an effort to keep abortion front and center for voters.| The 19th
Donald Trump has been a dependable ally of the anti-abortion movement and would have powers to act in a second term.| The 19th
Democratic lawmakers fled the state to protest a Trump-backed redistricting plan. For the mothers among them, leaving meant juggling summer milestones, first days of school — and showing their kids what democracy requires.| The 19th
Analysis | Two GOP women pollsters talk about abortion, democracy and the changing dynamics of this year’s elections.| The 19th
Almost five years since #MeToo went viral, new data from the Pew Research Center finds that most Americans believe that the movement has made it more likely that people would be held accountable for workplace sexual harassment and assault.| The 19th
Analysis | The ruling on abortion has changed the country, impacting those already most vulnerable and unleashing a new political energy.| The 19th
Errin Haines does a Q&A with writers of Awakening: #MeToo and the Global Fight for Women’s Rights.| The 19th
Being “electable” in 2020 was always about who women would choose.| The 19th
Oklahoma schools chief Ryan Walters — once a candidate on President Donald Trump’s shortlist for education secretary — is now facing a GOP-backed probe.| The 19th
Civil rights groups are investigating Oklahoma’s hefty price tag to put Bibles in schools and Ohio’s reported spending on construction at private religious schools.| The 19th
LGBTQ+ community members in the state are vowing resilience with a message that "we’re not going anywhere" after the 16-year-old nonbinary student’s death.| The 19th
Critics warn staffing cuts will hurt civil rights enforcement and strip federal protections from already marginalized populations.| The 19th
The U.S. House seat was left open after the March death of Rep. Raúl Grijalva, the father of candidate Adelita Grijalva.| The 19th
Despite convictions on prostitution counts, Sean Combs’ acquittal on sex trafficking and racketeering sparked outrage — and a painful review of whose trauma is taken seriously.| The 19th
A jury found Sean “Diddy” Combs not guilty on two counts of sex trafficking and a count of racketeering, and guilty on two counts of transportation for purposes of prostitution.| The 19th
A new report reveals men are struggling with isolation, economic pressure and toxic online influences. But redefining masculinity and valuing men as caregivers could point the way forward.| The 19th
The 19th spoke with four queer comedians about making the world seem funny right now through looking for jokes in the horrors, dissociating and rethinking how to talk to straight people.| The 19th
There are MLMs everywhere — including in American politics, Bridget Read writes in her new book.| The 19th
More than 120 faith groups will fan out across 50 events this June to de-escalate extremist anti-LGBTQ+ protests from hate groups.| The 19th
The 19th asked changemakers to reflect on the feature films and documentaries they love in celebration of this year’s Transgender Day of Visibility.| The 19th
Roughly 120,000 pregnancies in the U.S. are affected by fetal anomalies each year. Nearly all of them cannot be diagnosed until after abortion cutoffs.| The 19th
The bill’s passage comes a year after an investigation revealed that dozens of hospitals violated the 49-year-old law.| The 19th
Robert Francis Prevost, the first American pope, will now lead more than a billion Catholics around the world — including 53 million American Catholics.| The 19th
Briana Barner spoke with The 19th about the role podcasts play in elevating racial and gender justice, and where the media stands currently on its depictions of Black women and girls.| The 19th
While the outcome of the verdict left some women with the feeling that justice was served, others were angry and worried about the future of #MeToo.| The 19th
The nation’s largest employer has many built-in protections and benefits that women can't always find in the private sector.| The 19th
15,000 immigrant educators rely on temporary permission to live and work in the U.S. But they fear for their futures under Trump.| The 19th
A vocal and visible group of Catholic women are marrying faith with politics as they talk about their own brand of feminism — and Donald Trump.| The 19th
The removals came ahead of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Day of Awareness.| The 19th
News of Harvey Weinstein’s perpetuated sexual abuse broke five years ago. Now, early Silence Breakers are speaking about what life has looked like as others have sought to tell their stories for them.| The 19th
Analysis | Understanding the relationship between voters and the media is critical for those of us whose work tries to bridge the gap.| The 19th
Vice President Kamala Harris praised Biden's legacy as she began her effort to secure the Democratic nomination.| The 19th
The number of women running for the House and Senate has dropped, including a record number of incumbent women not running for reelection.| The 19th
The organization has faced a split with the staff of one chapter and tensions with others, leaving leadership posts vacant ahead of a big election year.| The 19th
With Kamala Harris on their minds, a record number of Black women organizers joined a Win With Black Women call to focus on a new future for the mobilization long led by their community.| The 19th
At the first post-Roe Democratic National Convention, three women will tell their stories about pregnancy, miscarriage and abortion.| The 19th
A slew of Republican senators who oppose abortion didn’t mention it while on stage in Milwaukee, nor did nominees Donald Trump and JD Vance — but it’s still in the party’s official platform.| The 19th
As many as 70,000 child care centers are projected to close in the next several months as pandemic-era federal funding ends, pushing an industry already in crisis to a breaking point.| The 19th
After the pandemic decimated the child care industry, parents are now routinely waiting years for care and doing anything they can to get off a waitlist.| The 19th
Only about half of child care jobs lost at the start of the pandemic have returned, and parents have to miss work to fill the gap.| The 19th
The conservative group used the dictator’s words in its inaugural newsletter.| The 19th
To understand how the anti-trans agenda could reshape all of our lives, The 19th set out to examine how the laws and rhetoric behind it are impacting Americans.| The 19th
At least 60 percent of the authors of the Heritage Foundation blueprint have ties to Trump. Here are its potential impacts on women, LGBTQ+ rights, families, education and the workforce.| The 19th
Here’s a look at Walz’s record and positions on key issues.| The 19th
The chants and cheers at Tuesday night’s Atlanta rally were further evidence of the shift in momentum toward Vice President Kamala Harris.| The 19th
The first-term senator from Ohio has also taken particular aim at prominent Democrats who do not have children, arguing that political leaders should have a stake in the country’s future through their children.| The 19th
A federal jury previously found Trump, the current frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination, liable for sexually assaulting Carroll in the 1990s| The 19th
A new survey from KFF finds that bans are widely unpopular, and most women support national abortion protections.| The 19th
An unclear answer on mifepristone access left observers guessing as to whether he was open to restricting it or didn’t know what was being asked.| The 19th
VP Kamala Harris had already become a leading voice on the importance of abortion rights, one of the Democratic Party’s top issues.| The 19th
The new collective will elevate the work of partner publishers while also establishing more pathways for collaboration across organizations.| The 19th
Anti-abortion politicians have recently linked 15-weeks to fetal pain. That benchmark has been moving for years — and it's still not accurate.| The 19th
The court will consider reversing a federal decision that allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to be prescribed online. The consequences could be significant.| The 19th
Twelve Americans — patients, doctors, politicians, activists — relived the uncertainty and chaos of losing federal abortion protections. This oral history chronicles their stories.| The 19th
Abortion has become more diffuse, thanks to the rise of telehealth and abortion pills. Both are under fire in the courts and state legislatures.| The 19th
Republicans have adopted a slate of policy positions ahead of next week’s convention that does not call for a federal legislative abortion ban, but opens the door to establishing fetal personhood.| The 19th
In a 9-0 ruling, the high court shot down a challenge to the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, allowing the drug to continue to be prescribed online.| The 19th
A narrower bill from Republicans failed Wednesday. Democrats plan to keep reproductive issues in the spotlight ahead of November’s elections.| The 19th
The implications of the state Supreme Court ruling outside of Alabama remain uncertain, but legal researchers have their eye on a handful of states that could see similar changes.| The 19th
Republicans don’t want to talk about restrictions in the first or second trimester, instead trying to turn the conversation to very rare third trimester abortions.| The 19th
Opinions on abortion shifted after Roe v. Wade fell, leaving more Americans in favor of access and critical of banning it, according to new Gallup polling.| The 19th
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear a case on abortion pill access that could revive a 19th Century anti-obscenity law that’s been used to curtail access to everything from birth control to pornography.| The 19th
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. This dashboard provides updates on the current status of abortion rights in each state.| The 19th
At A Woman’s Choice in Jacksonville, staffers treated a surge of last-minute patients before the May 1 deadline. Now, they will have to refer most of them out of state.| The 19th
Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York and South Dakota are weighing in on abortion.| The 19th
Backers of a referendum don’t have an easy path to getting abortion access on the ballot and then into the state constitution. Engaging Hispanic voters competently is key.| The 19th
Thirteen states have trigger laws that would immediately, or almost immediately, ban abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade.| The 19th
Research has found that crisis pregnancy centers often provide inaccurate information about pregnancy, which can influence people's reproductive decisions.| The 19th
This year, Democrats are united behind a push to pass child care legislation, but with a divided Congress, hopes are low that anything will pass despite bipartisan agreement that something must be done.| The 19th
Trans and gender-nonconforming people are among the lowest paid LGBTQ+ full-time workers in the United States, a new snapshot poll shows.| The 19th
It’s frequently tied to the idea of ‘parental rights’ and spreads incorrect information about what kind of care is provided to trans youth.| The 19th
LGBTQ+ Americans are more likely to be blamed for health problems or refused medical service, a new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll finds.| The 19th
Abortion rights have won in red states before, but here's how Ohio's Issue 1 measure on the ballot in November is different.| The 19th
Analysis | Here's what Tarana Burke sees coming next for the movement to raise awareness of the prevalence of sexual violence.| The 19th