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Women And People Of Color Were Elected At Same Rate As White Men In 2018: Report
By
Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
“There’s a common assumption that white men are the more electable candidates ― but our research found the opposite,” the research group's director said.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Kamala Harris Wants To Make HIV Prevention Pill More Accessible
By
Gavrielle Jacobovitz
PrEP has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV for people at high risk by up to 92% — but it's vastly underutilized.
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POLITICS
18 Years Later, The House Finally Repeals The President's 9/11 War Authority
By
Matt Fuller
and
Amanda Terkel
But how hard are Democrats willing to fight to actually prevent war?
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HUFFPOST PERSONAL
I'm Dying Of ALS, And Watching Congress Debate Health Care This Week Gave Me Hope
By
Ady Barkan
, Guest Writer
Passing "Medicare for All" would show we truly believe health care is a human right and that we all deserve to live with dignity.
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POLITICS
Democratic Rep. Calls GOP Colleagues 'Sex-Starved Males' During Abortion Debate
By
Matt Fuller
So that's what's happening in Congress today.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Jon Stewart Tears Into Congress For Inaction On 9/11 First Responders Bill
By
Antonia Blumberg
"Your indifference cost these men and women their most valuable commodity: time," the former host of “The Daily Show” said.
VIDEOS
Jon Stewart Advocates For 9/11 First Responders
Former late-night host Jon Stewart pleaded to Congress for additional funding for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
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POLITICS
Dan Lipinski Is An Anti-Abortion Democrat In Congress. His Time May Be Up.
By
Jennifer Bendery
He's kept his Illinois House seat for years. But his party has shifted left and progressive Marie Newman is betting their district has, too.
VIDEOS
Taraji P. Henson Testifies To Congress On Mental Health
Taraji P. Henson testified before the Congressional Black Caucus’ Emergency Taskforce on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health to advocate for mental health programs in schools.
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POLITICS
Taraji P. Henson Opens Up About Mental Health At Congressional Hearing
By
Julian Shen-Berro
The hearing highlighted the stigma of mental illness and the growing number of suicides among African American youth.
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POLITICS
Woman Charged With Battery For Throwing Drink At GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz
By
Amy Russo
One of the congressman's 2016 opponents was accused of tossing a drink at him as he left a Florida town hall meeting Saturday.
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POLITICS
GOP Rep. John Rose Blocks $19 Billion Disaster Aid Bill
By
Sebastian Murdock
Rose is now the third GOP member to stall a bill that would help millions of Americans affected by natural disasters.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Former U.S. Senator Thad Cochran Dead At 81
By
Ryan Grenoble
The Mississippi Republican represented the state in Congress for more than 45 years.
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POLITICS
Maxine Waters' Committee Will Seek Signs Of 'Illicit Funds' In Trump Deutsche Bank Records
By
Mary Papenfuss
"No other bank would lend him money. We want to understand that relationship," the congresswoman tells Chris Hayes.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Rep. Jerry Nadler 'Feeling Much Better' After Sudden Health Scare
By
Amy Russo
The House Judiciary Committee chairman appeared to faint during a New York City news conference with Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Reuters
POLITICS
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill To Protect Abortion Access Nationwide
By
Melissa Jeltsen
The Women’s Health Protection Act would reaffirm every woman's right to an abortion, no matter where she lives.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Donald Trump Threatens To Blow Up Infrastructure Talks
By
Igor Bobic
The president has demanded that Democrats approve his trade deal with Canada and Mexico before passing any bipartisan infrastructure bill.
VIDEOS
Jerry Nadler Threatens To Cite Don McGahn
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler vows accountability after the former White House counsel, Don McGahn defied a subpoena.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Michael Cohen Told Congress A Trump Lawyer Urged Him To Lie About Moscow Project
By
Nick Visser
Trump's longtime fixer said Jay Sekulow told him to lie about the timeline for talks about a Moscow Trump Tower.
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IMPACT
This Law Has Saved Millions Of American Lives. The Trump Administration Wants To Gut It.
By
Beth Gardiner
The Clean Air Act shows the power of Congress to change lives.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Donald Trump Piles On To GOP Attacks Against Rashida Tlaib After Holocaust Comments
By
Marina Fang
Republican lawmakers took the congresswoman's words about her Palestinian ancestors out of context.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: If Congress Gets 3 Months' Parental Leave, So Should Everyone
By
Amy Russo
The freshman lawmaker emphasized that her ”‘unusual" leave policy applies to both mothers AND fathers on her staff.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Ex-CIA Agent Valerie Plame Is Running For A New Mexico House Seat
By
Lydia O'Connor
The former CIA agent outed by the Bush administration doesn't want the Scooter Libby incident to end her public service career.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Chuck Schumer And Hakeem Jeffries Team Up On Bill To Federally Decriminalize Marijuana
By
Igor Bobic
The legislation, which was first unveiled last year, would declassify cannabis as a controlled substance.
VIDEOS
Trump Retreats On Mueller Testifying
Trump is walking back his statement that it was up to William Barr if Robert Mueller should testify in Congress.
VIDEOS
Trump Family Sues To Block Financial Records
The Trump family is suing banks to stop them from releasing financial records.
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