Sen. Joni Ernst said the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act was a significant bipartisan accomplishment that will help...
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A Surge of Women Candidates, but Crowded Primaries and Tough Races Await
ARDMORE, Pa. — Just as the women’s marches and #MeToo helped define 2017, the surging numbers of female candidates have...
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For every woman in political office in the U.S., there are three men
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, an unprecedented number of women — primarily Democrats — are running for office...
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Why so many members of Congress are retiring
It’s a miserable job, and campaigning for it is awful. Another week, another set of prominentincumbent members of Congress deciding not to run for reelection....