The average cost of child care for a baby exceeds in-state college tuition in 41 states. For families with two kids in child care, it’s more than a mortgage or rent in most states.| The 19th
The advocacy and grassroots campaigning by the state’s predominantly Latina workforce could offer a roadmap for workers and officials in other states looking to craft and pass solutions to the child care crisis.| The 19th
The 19th aims to empower all women and LGBTQ+ people — particularly those excluded from the promise of the 19th Amendment — to be equal participants in our democracy.| The 19th
From passports to health care, the White House is trying to make it harder for transgender Americans to live openly and safely. Here's a look at the executive orders and their impact.| The 19th
The leader of the National Center for Transgender Equality talks about emerging from a racism and union-busting scandal, and the long path toward progress.| The 19th
Trans employees had responsibilities they were never hired to do.| The 19th
"Even our government doesn't like them."| The 19th
Rachel Crandall-Crocker never dreamed her idea would change the world.| The 19th
Your trusted source for contextualizing America’s core issues. Sign up for our daily newsletter to read future poll stories first, or donate today to support more projects like this. This is the fourth annual poll from The 19th and SurveyMonkey, designed to shed light on what women, particularly women of color, and LGBTQ+ people think about the issues animating […]| The 19th
Your trusted source for contextualizing America’s core issues. Sign up for our daily newsletter to read future poll stories first, or donate today to support more projects like this. Bill Jennings, a 69-year-old libertarian who lives in Daytona Beach, Florida, said his mother and wife both worked outside the home, but he has been impressed by the younger generation […]| The 19th
Your trusted source for contextualizing America’s core issues. Sign up for our daily newsletter to read future poll stories first, or donate today to support more projects like this. A growing number of Americans believe that gender-affirming care will become less accessible in their lifetime, a new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll finds — reflecting a political landscape that has become increasingly […]| The 19th
From a corner house in West Philadelphia, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s great-niece Queen Mother Falaka Fattah has brokered peace among warring gangs, offered at-risk youth a safe haven and won awards for her stories in the local Black press. Fattah’s work — her fierce activism, mentorship and community upliftment — carries forward the legacy of […]| The 19th
Adelita Grijalva is projected to win a special election for the U.S. House seat previously held by her father, Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died in March. Grijalva’s victory marks the first time Arizona has voted to send a Latina to Congress, where Latinas remain underrepresented. Her election marks a milestone for Latinx political power […]| The 19th
This column first appeared in The Amendment, a biweekly newsletter by Errin Haines, The 19th’s editor-at-large. Subscribe today to get early access to her analysis. Kamala Harris’ “107 Days,” in which she recounts her experience of the 2024 presidential election, is a revealing look at how she saw many of the moments that shaped her campaign, and […]| The 19th
Erika Kirk, the widow of slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, concluded her eulogy for him on Sunday by saying that she was “tremendously honored” to be the new chief executive of Turning Point USA, the nonprofit and affiliated advocacy organizations he cofounded more than a decade ago to promote conservative ideology among young people. With […]| The 19th
This story originally appeared in Advocate. The architects of the Project 2025 agenda now want the federal government to monitor and label transgender people and those close to them as terrorists. The Heritage Foundation urged the FBI to add a new designation to its list of domestic violent extremist groups for Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism, […]| The 19th
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Milwaukee native Yaz Rodriguez grew up watching her brothers playing baseball while her father tossed her a ball in friendly games of catch. “When I was able to play in middle school,” she said, “I did softball until my freshman year of college.” Baseball had always been her passion, but playing it simply […]| The 19th
This article was published in partnership with The Barbed Wire. On the evening of Feb. 11, 22-year-old Ward Sakeik sat on a plane from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Miami. She and her husband, Taahir Shaikh, were returning from their honeymoon, but he was sitting a few rows away. She didn’t look back at him — […]| The 19th
Coretta Simo Love Monk’s California ID said she was female. She had been living as a woman for years. She had breasts. When she was arrested in September 2023, she asked jail guards to place her with other women. But the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department jailed her with men and forced her to shower […]| The 19th
In pockets of the internet, soon-to-be-parents swap birthing plans with each other, offering a range of advice: Ask hospital staff to let you move freely during labor. Demand at least an hour of immediate skin-to-skin bonding with your newborn. Decline any offer by nurses to bathe the infant. Some of these birthing checklists — offered […]| The 19th
TUCSON, ARIZONA — On a recent Saturday morning at Adelita Grijalva’s campaign headquarters, the mood was festive. Music blasted from speakers as volunteers — most of them clad in navy blue “All in for Adelita” shirts— ate treats from a local Mexican bakery in the parking lot and waited for their marching orders. The canvass […]| The 19th
This story was produced in partnership with The 51st, a worker-led local news source for D.C. Subscribe to The 51st’s weekly newsletter. Annie, a school librarian, has lived in Washington for almost two decades. She’s raised her children here and found a community where her neighbors, and her neighbors’ kids, know her family well. In […]| The 19th
In America, diapers have long been treated as a luxury good rather than a necessity. Half of families with young kids struggle to afford all the diapers they need. A quarter of families miss work as a result, often because they don’t have enough diapers to send with their children to child care. It’s a […]| The 19th
Child care is so expensive for parents in college that it often exceeds the cost of their education. For years, one federal program has been helping lower those costs, until this year when the program has faced cuts under the Trump administration. Now, Democratic lawmakers are leading a push to save it. House Democratic Whip […]| The 19th
If you or a loved one are in crisis, please call or text 988 or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a live volunteer crisis counselor. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, and Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, introduced a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to re-establish national emergency suicide prevention services for LGBTQ+ youth — which have […]| The 19th
When Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were assassinated in their home in June, the media widely reported it as an attack on progressive politicians. And it was, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, one of the nation’s leading experts in violence and extremism, said to a D.C. crowd last weekend. But much of the coverage […]| The 19th
Planned Parenthood clinics across the country are scrambling to secure funding and determine next steps for patients after a move to block them from accepting Medicaid was allowed to go into effect. This win for the Trump administration represents a major step toward the longtime Republican goal of “defunding” Planned Parenthood and puts the future […]| The 19th
The 26-year-old Chicagoan is betting that empathy and righteous anger can remake Democratic politics.| The 19th
Senate Bill 2880, which supporters hoped could halt a key source of abortion, will likely not get a vote before the end of the session.| The 19th
The bill’s backers have said they intend to target the medical professionals mailing abortion pills, which could provide a blueprint for other states.| The 19th
On top of a TV nudity scandal and impeachment calls, Ryan Walters' absence at a board meeting is the latest reason lawmakers from both parties are upset with him.| The 19th
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
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Here's what women, particularly women of color, and LGBTQ+ people think about politics, politicians and policy ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.| 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
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
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
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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
Errin Haines is our editor-at-large. An award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of experience, Errin was previously national writer on race for the Associated Press. She’s also worked at the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post.| 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