Liberal Vermonters Look Across The Border To Sway Upstate New York Voters
Since their own delegation already votes with the Democrats, progressive Vermonters are trying to influence a key House race in upstate New York.
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America's Next Generation Of Muslims Insists On Crafting Its Own Story
A new generation of American Muslims has moved from defending itself, as Muslim communities did in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, to defining itself.
House To Hold Hearing On Controversial Census Citizenship Question
Officials from the Census Bureau and Commerce Department are set to testify in May about 2020 census which will ask if respondents are citizens, a question which has sparked lawsuits.
What We Mean When We Talk About 'Suburban Women Voters'
"Suburban women" have been a political fixation for decades. "We're really talking about ... relatively educated and affluent whites," said one Republican strategist.
Democrats Call For Senate Hearing Over 2020 Census And Citizenship Question
Four Democrats on the Senate oversight committee for the Census Bureau say they're worried the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census is "tainted by improper political considerations."
All 22 Women Senators Call For Senate To Address Sexual Harassment
Democratic and Republican women have come together to ask that their chamber take up legislation overhauling how harassment claims are handled on Capitol Hill.
Do Women Candidates Have An Advantage In 2018?
Pollsters say that candidates who are women are uniquely positioned to do well in 2018 — and that many voters choose partly based on gender (even when they don't realize it).
2020 Census Will Ask About Respondents' Citizenship Status
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the question will help the Justice Department enforce the Voting Rights Act. Opponents say the question will discourage immigrants from being counted.
Female Candidates Breastfeed Children In Campaign Ads
The campaign ads represent one way that women are increasingly willing to break the mold of the standard candidate, in a year with record numbers of women running for office.
Mississippi Is Sending Its First Woman To Congress. Here's When Your State Did That
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith will be Mississippi's first woman in Congress when she takes over for Sen. Thad Cochran, leaving Vermont as the only state that has never sent a woman to Capitol Hill.