“Growing up I started playing baseball but back then we didn’t have that big dream to become a pro baseball player so at the age of 15 I had to transition to softball … and then I heard the great news,” said Claudia Santana, 27, from Dominican Republic.

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. announced that the FDA will issue a physician’s notice about the risk of acetaminophen use during pregnancy and begin the process of initiating a safety label change. The drug is one of the few pregnant people can safely use to relieve pain or fever.

The federal government’s reported plans to link pregnant people’s use of acetaminophen — the pain-relief drug sold under the brand name Tylenol — as a cause of autism could worsen their health and stigmatize one of the few treatments pregnant people have for reducing pain and fever, doctors warn.

The federal government’s reported plans to link pregnant people’s use of acetaminophen — the pain-relief drug sold under the brand name Tylenol — as a cause of autism could worsen their health and stigmatize one of the few treatments pregnant people have for reducing pain and fever, doctors warn.

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Trans people make up less than a percent of mass shooters. They are much more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators. Mass shooters tend to be cisgender men. From @advocate.com:

22-year-old Ward Sakeik, a stateless Palestinian woman, says her experience in federal detainment could only be identified as “human trafficking.” Published in partnership with @thebarbedwire.com:

Over 70 years after the end of the first professional women’s baseball league, a new league is emerging with a reimagined, inclusive mission where “every girl deserves the dream.”

“Every day you wake up and there’s still uncertainty, if not more..." I spoke with five families in the D.C. area about what it's like raising trans kids in Trump's backyard. They're deeply afraid of being targeted by the federal government — simply for navigating what's best for their kids.

Arizona is poised to make state history on Tuesday by electing its first Latina to Congress. 19thnews.org/2025/09/adel...

Coretta Simo Love Monk’s case raises serious questions about how the County of Los Angeles, often held up as a national standard for transgender policy, adheres to the law when it comes to detaining transgender individuals.

My latest: LA County is facing a lawsuit over allegedly jailing a trans woman with men, even though her California ID said "F" 19thnews.org/2025/09/laws...

A vaccine panel just tabled a vote that would have delayed universal use of the Hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. For now, nothing has changed on use of the vaccine, which is safe and credited with saving lives. But how did we get here? My latest for @19thnews.org: 19thnews.org/2025/09/hepa...

A panel handpicked by RFK Jr. just tabled a vote to delay use of the hep B vaccine at birth. The debate shows how these early decisions on behalf of a newborn can be used as a litmus test of fitness for motherhood.

If she wins, Adelita Grijalva would succeed her father, the late Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva, amid concerns over reproductive and immigrant rights.

A gutting and beautiful piece by @oriion.bsky.social about what it's like to be the parent of a trans child in this moment. Worth a read:

Since Nakase was hired last fall, Golden State has become the first team to qualify for the WNBA playoffs in an inaugural season and has broken many other records, including the WNBA record for victories by a team in its first season. https://bit.ly/4gw5uyt

I spoke with five families in the D.C. region about what it's like raising trans kids in Trump's backyard. They shared fears about being personally targeted by the federal government and their joys in raising kids that are learning to express themselves authentically in a difficult world.

Thank you @coveringclimatenow.org for the "#Climate in every beat" award! I'm happy to see this collab btw @azcentral.com & @19thnews.org on the intersection of climate concerns + abortion access get recognized. Award: coveringclimatenow.org/projects/the... Story: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

It's Thursday! In your inbox today: Raising trans kids in Trump's D.C. (our first story in partnership with @19thnews.org), a beloved D.C. ice rink faces an uncertain future, the Commanders get their stadium, and how the Federal Bureau of Prisons is failing D.C. residents:

“We deserve to live here. She deserves to live here. No trans person is asking for more rights. Just stop picking on us.” @oriion.bsky.social spoke to five local families about their experience raising trans kids right now in the D.C. area. In partnership with @19thnews.org:

Families in and around Washington, D.C., are navigating the White House’s crackdown on gender-affirming care and a growing assertion of federal power. This story was produced in partnership with @51st.news, a worker-led local news source for D.C.

Gender studies scholars and domestic violence experts have long known that gender-based bigotry is a gateway to violent extremism. It’s time for national security officials to catch up. Critical and timely story from @jazzmyth.bsky.social

Diaper need is a problem so big and with so few solutions that I'm always interested when I I come across a new one. This particular one, Diaper Dollars, gives parents an e-card that deducts the price of diapers at checkout. Currently in Illinois and Ohio: 19thnews.org/2025/09/diap...

“This is a critical moment for the Sierra Club and for the future of our country. The challenges in front of us are daunting, but I know the Sierra Club is uniquely positioned to lead,” Blackford said in a statement. https://bit.ly/3KdvCSt

A new bipartisan bill seeks to reinstate the national suicide hotline services for LGBTQ+ youth that Trump cut. This is an especially vulnerable group who are now without specialized 988 services at a time when they need it most.

“I am not in a place right now where I can definitively predict what the future holds for Planned Parenthood and for our footprint across the nation, but what I am committed to right now is doing everything possible to keep our doors open."

The only federal program that funds on-campus child care, CCAMPIS, has seen unprecedented cuts this year from the Trump administration. Today, @whipkclark.bsky.social & @duckworth.senate.gov are reintroducing legislation to fully fund the program. 19thnews.org/2025/09/chil...

Diaper Dollars, a nonprofit that gives families in need money to cover diaper expenses, could be a model for states looking to offer more solutions to the diaper need crisis.

After the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program saw unprecedented cuts, two Democratic lawmakers are reintroducing legislation to fully fund the federal program — which awards four-year grants to about 260 colleges and universities to offer child care to low-income students.

Gender studies scholars and experts on domestic violence have long known that gender-based bigotry is a gateway to violent extremism. It’s time for national security officials to catch up.

In July, Trump cut LGBTQ+ youth services for 988, the suicide crisis hotline that launched in 2022. Today, Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Lisa Murkowski introduced a bipartisan bill to re-establish specialized LGBTQ+ services at the national hotline.

"If now is not the time to challenge who is in power, when will there ever be a time?" Inside Kat Abughazaleh’s, punk-rock, Chicago-area House bid grounded in radical empathy and righteous anger: 19thnews.org/2025/09/kat-... via @19thnews.org

An appeals court has allowed the government to kick Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid for a year. The organization has said the policy could result in the closure of close to 200 clinics and cut off 1.1 million patients from using their health insurance at the health provider.

On July 4, Nory Sontay Ramos and her mother, Estela Ramos Baten, were deported from Los Angeles to Guatemala. On September 8, Estela died of complications related to liver cirrhosis. She was 45. Her family says that after her deportation, she did not have access to the medication she needed.

A new study indicates that hormone therapy for vasomotor symptoms — aka the things that make many people miserable through perimenopause and menopause — can be used by women in their 50s without increasing cardiovascular disease risk. https://bit.ly/4pqeIAl

“The thing ... that’s different this time around is that people are saying, ‘I’m done waiting for my turn,’” said Run for Something's Amanda Litman. “They’re particularly furious at the party leadership and they want to see that the leaders are as mad as they are.” 19thnews.org/2025/09/kat-...

Fascinating new research from @caitlinmyers.bsky.social and others shows that when laws restrict abortion, we see a jump in property crimes such as car theft, burglary. It underscores how financially destabilizing unplanned pregnancy can be — and how ill-equipped our safety net is to address it.

Since the show premiered in 1975, only eight of the show’s 172 cast members have been Black women.

An analysis underscores the connection between abortion access and economic stability: more people becoming pregnant and being forced into poverty led to higher property crimes.

It’s the first time in more than a decade that the show has had no Black women as part of the cast. https://bit.ly/4gmh2nM

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The women are demanding an apology from the U.S. military and seeking payment for damages, which they say is $7,200 each. https://bit.ly/46r7gw5

The divisions in American politics are usually obvious, often nowhere more than in the U.S. House. But there are also glimmers of bipartisanship, and, lately, many of those have been driven by women. Story by @gracepanetta.bsky.social & @19thnews.org michiganadvance.com/2025/09/15/w...

The new MAHA report recommends that the United States increase its breastfeeding rates. But the report makes no mention of a federal paid parental leave program that experts in breastfeeding / caregiving say could make a difference. My latest for @19thnews.org: 19thnews.org/2025/09/gove...

“If we really want to tackle this issue, we know the solutions. We know the structural policies and investments it requires." @bcrodriguez.bsky.social reports for @19thnews.org.

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As political violence rises against public figures, and public confidence in the judicial system shrinks, current and former women judges are the leading voices weighing in.

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The divisions in American politics are usually obvious, often nowhere more than in the House of Representatives. But there are also glimmers of bipartisanship, and, lately, many of those have been driven by women.