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...

“We are not the footnotes in some infamous predator’s tabloid article. We are the experts and the subjects of this story. We are the proof that fear did not break us.” @gracepanetta.bsky.social reports for @19thnews.org.

A new paper by Harvard professor Claudia Goldin found that countries where men take on more of the household labor and child care have higher fertility rates. 19thnews.org/2025/08/fert...

Who’s questioning women’s right to vote? A special report republished from @19thnews.org by Mariel Padilla, @gracepanetta.bsky.social & Mel Leonor Barclay

holy shit @19thnews.org won a Murrow (for the second year in a row!!!) www.rtdna.org/2025-nationa...

@19thnews.org just received our second Murrow award, thanks to the indefatigable work of @gracepanetta.bsky.social @terri.bsky.social @errinhaines.bsky.social and our whole politics team as they covered the 2024 election

New @dataforprogress.org polling of Alaska, shared first with @19thnews.org, shows former Rep. Mary Peltola as the strongest likely/possible candidate for Alaska's 2026 governor's race, beating other potential opponents by double-digits in RCV simulations 19thnews.org/2025/08/mary...

Coming up on The Dean Obeidallah Show: @themaxburns.bsky.social guest hosts! Joining him is @parkermolloy.com, @kerrykennedy.bsky.social of @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social, and @gracepanetta.bsky.social! ☎️: 866-997-4748 🔊: SiriusXM.us/Dean

South Park is trending, Coldplay is back. Welcome back, 1999!

"Nory Sontay Ramos thought her immigration check-in was routine. Five days later, she and her mother were swiftly deported to Guatemala — a country she barely remembers." 19thnews.org/2025/07/ice-...

Women like Marjory Stoneman Douglas fought to protect the Florida Everglades from real estate developers and agricultural interests. Now, a new generation of environmental leaders is trying to halt a new immigrant detention center in the Everglades. @gracepanetta.bsky.social via @19thnews.org

Cuomo conceded the race — just now!! — before the final results of ranked-choice voting were clear. Assemblymember Zohrani Mamdani will be the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City. More from @gracepanetta.bsky.social: 19thnews.org/2025/06/zohr...

The deadly shootings in Minnesota have left abortion providers shaken in an already hostile political climate. Story from @shefali.bsky.social and me: 19thnews.org/2025/06/minn...

Abortion providers have long grappled with threats of political violence, but Saturday’s shootings targeting Minnesota lawmakers have put them on high alert, and many say they feel newly vulnerable. @gracepanetta.bsky.social and @shefali.bsky.social for @19thnews.org news.org

New statement from Planned Parenthood preemptively addressing upcoming reporting it says is based on “misunderstanding” “There is not now, and has never been, a plan to stop providing abortion care in the hopes of preserving federal funding. Any claims to the contrary are an outright lie.”

When Tim Walz became Kamala Harris's running mate, progressives highlighted policies passed. It could not have been possible without Melissa Hortman. -Free school breakfast and lunch -Restoring voting rights for felons -Paid leave Great piece by @gracepanetta.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2025/06/rep-...

Scoop: Nancy Mace's fmr staff tell me they were assigned to create burner accounts to bolster their boss online. “We were congressional staff, and there were actual things we could be doing to help the constituents," one said. 1/ www.wired.com/story/nancy-...

in fairness, I almost walk into things at least once a day at the US Capitol

Some of y’all noticed I’ve been uncharacteristically offline. This is why, and I remain on leave for a few weeks to handle a PTSD relapse. CJR was dogged in its pursuit of my story. Because of what I do and who I am, I felt that I had to answer their questions honestly. www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...

how *not* to respond to sexual misconduct allegations 101 www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...

🚨 I could really use your help!!! Who is your favorite independent journalist on instagram or tik tok? Who has reels that draw you in? Who shares news that you really care about? Please comment to send their insta and or tik tok handles my way!! 🚨

The first 100 days of President Trump’s second term have been, well, a lot. We want to help you make sense of what’s happened and what could be next! Join us for a Reddit AMA with political reporters @gracepanetta.bsky.social & Mel Leonor Barclay today at 1p.m. ET! www.reddit.com/r/politics/c...

It’s Thursday with @waytooearly.bsky.social: ☀️ Alex Gangitano ☕️ @courtenaybrown.bsky.social 🌞 @gracepanetta.bsky.social 🌅 @jakelahut.writes.news You know the drill: if you’re up, tell us why and we may read it on the show. Email [email protected] or reply here. #waytooearly

scoop from @gracepanetta.bsky.social: 39 members from the House Democratic Women’s Caucus sent a letter to Trump today to blast his admin's "hollow incentives for childbirth" while "simultaneously work[ing] to dismantle the very systems that help women and families" 19thnews.org/2025/04/trum...

Think I edited that @gracepanetta.bsky.social joint. There was a debate about whether a made-up individual could be characterized as an imaginary friend

my most conservative-coded trait these days is that i honestly think that the worst possible thing that can happen for young men is for the entire society to coddle them. what they need to hear is that they have one life to live and they have to take responsibility for it.

Everyone should read this prescient @gracepanetta.bsky.social article from 2022: “Special elections are confusing, chaotic messes that bleed taxpayers — and could often be avoided if politicians quit before leveling up, flaming out, or dropping dead” www.businessinsider.com/special-elec...

An effort to block non-citizens from voting could impact married women, too 19thnews.org/2025/03/save... via @19thnews.org @bcrodriguez.bsky.social @gracepanetta.bsky.social

They missed votes after giving birth. Now they’re pushing to change Congress’ rules. 19thnews.org/2025/03/prox... via @19thnews.org @gracepanetta.bsky.social & Marissa Martinez

An effort to block non-citizens from voting could impact married women, too. Via @bcrodriguez.bsky.social @19thnews.org @gracepanetta.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/03/11/a...

State politics has a sexual harassment problem. The latest report from the National Women’s Defense League, out today, tracked at least 400 allegations against 145 state lawmakers from 2013 to 2024 19thnews.org/2025/03/stat...

I took the test like 10 years ago and I don’t even remember mine lol

Iowa pollster Ann Selzer filed an absolutely blistering response to Trump’s lawsuit against her and Des Moines Register, calling it a flagrant attempt to circumvent the First Amendment. www.thefire.org/sites/defaul...

👋🏼 I have news! I’m transitioning out of the org i co-founded @ultraviolet.bsky.social and @gracepanetta.bsky.social @19thnews.org wrote all about it. After 13 years of leadership, I’m excited to support a new feminist vision and strategy. Read, share and join me! 19thnews.org/2025/02/shau...

New: Shaunna Thomas is stepping down after 13 years of leading @ultraviolet.bsky.social, the women’s group behind several victories for the feminist movement over the past decade 19thnews.org/2025/02/shau...

H/t @gracepanetta.bsky.social

JUST IN: Politico is moving to unseal grand jury records related to Kash Patel's appearance before the grand jury in President Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents case. Patel encouraged the release of this info during his hearing. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“How is it not discriminatory to tell a duly elected member of Congress that she can’t vote because she gave birth to a child?” @gracepanetta.bsky.social's latest. 19thnews.org/2025/01/cong...

An ideal afternoon for George Santos: Talking to me, watching Sean Duffy get sworn-in as DOT secretary, and firing TikTok's off into the void. straightfromthehut.substack.com/p/george-san...

Yesterday, Sen. Tammy Duckworth reintroduced a bipartisan bill that aims to make air travel easier for breastfeeding parents. The BABES Enhancement Act passed the Senate by unanimous consent last Congress but wasn't taken up in the House 19thnews.org/2025/01/tsa-...

To put today's events into perspective...Trump putting a hold *just on military aid to Ukraine* is what led to his first impeachment in 2019

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) called the federal aid freeze "an attack on families" in presser "This is the great betrayal for a candidate Trump, who ran on supporting families and President Trump, who is serving to attack families."

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called OMB nominee Russ Vought "the chief cook and bottle washer" of Project 2025 in a press conference this AM

Pete Hegseth said in written responses to Sen. Elizabeth Warren that he paid $50,000 in the confidential settlement with the woman who accused him of sexual assault, which he denies Confirming @apnews.com 19thnews.org/2025/01/pete...

What a lede by @gracepanetta.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2025/01/trum...

"Trump’s first election helped ignite a reckoning for powerful men in Hollywood, the business world and politics, bringing sexual violence to the forefront of the national conversation. His return to the White House signals a cultural shift" from the always-excellent @gracepanetta.bsky.social

Advocates for victims of sexual violence see Trump’s reelection (and his Cabinet picks) as a clear sign of backlash against the #MeToo movement — crucial reporting by @gracepanetta.bsky.social

"Eight years ago, Trump’s first election helped ignite a reckoning for powerful men... His return to the White House signals a cultural shift more reflective of the aggressive view of masculinity Trump ran on." @gracepanetta.bsky.social's latest. 19thnews.org/2025/01/trum...

Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died, per statement from her family. She was 67. 19thnews.org/2025/01/ceci...

Hegseth grilled on misconduct allegations and women in combat in contentious confirmation hearing. @gracepanetta.bsky.social reports. 19thnews.org/2025/01/insi...