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Three Republican women pushed to release the Epstein files. None will be in Congress next year.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned, Rep. Nancy Mace unsuccessfully ran for governor and Rep. Lauren Boebert lost to a Democrat.
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Could Texas reverse course on abortion? Democrats think there’s an opening
Though Republicans control the state Senate, Democrats say a historic blue wave could open the door to changing the state’s abortion law.
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Democrat Scott Colom ousts Cindy Hyde-Smith to be Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since 1881
The Republican incumbent, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, is the third GOP woman senator to be ousted in this year’s midterms.
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Lawsuit quickly follows Washington ballot measure on trans sports participation
In the complaint filed late Monday, parents and educators in Washington said the state’s new law will impose an “intrusive sex verification regime” on girls that doesn’t apply to boys.
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Cornell University is embroiled in another sexual assault lawsuit
A newly uncovered 2023 lawsuit alleged the university’s Title IX office did not take repeated sexual assault allegations seriously. The case may go to trial next year.
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Republicans bet everything on anti-trans messaging. It didn’t pay off.
Transphobic attacks got louder, harsher and more personal. Democrats used it as an opportunity to talk about their values — and won.
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Her mother lost 24 years of voting rights. Sheba Williams fought to make sure others wouldn’t.
Following a decades-long effort led by Black women, Virginians voted to change a Jim Crow-era law that blocked people with felony convictions from casting their ballots.
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The physical aftermath of sexual assault is often dismissed — even by doctors
Survivors aren’t the only ones silently suffering from pelvic pain. Medical bias and a lack of awareness mean many don’t get help for very treatable conditions.
This is The 19th’s fifth annual poll gauging attitudes on the issues impacting women and LGBTQ+ people.
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