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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.

Calling Tuesday night a “half-dozen scattered elections” shows why everyone needs to follow sites like The Downballot. There were thousands of elections this week, and Dems achieved as close to a clean sweep as is possible. We kept readers informed on dozens and dozens of them.

New: Women candidates, running on affordability, powered many of Dems’ big wins last night. Aside from the VA and NJ gov races, women made up a large % of those who flipped VA House seats + set a record for women’s representation in that chamber 19thnews.org/2025/11/demo...

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, facing a primary challenge from state Auditor Matt Dunlap, says he won't seek reelection in #ME02

Gubernatorial exchange program! #NJGov #VAGov (h/t @gracepanetta.bsky.social )

NEW: Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the state Senate tonight for the first time since 2011. It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat. “Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.

BTW, great lede by The 19th reporter @gracepanetta.bsky.social: "Democratic Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani has twice defeated Andrew Cuomo, who resigned as governor in the face of sexual harassment allegations, in New York City’s mayoral race."

State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi wins the VA lt gov race, @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social projects, making her the first Muslim woman elected to a statewide office *ever* in US history 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...

I wrote yesterday about how the dynamics of the NJ governor's race have been super gendered — this is just the latest example 19thnews.org/2025/11/miki...

On September 23, Adelita Grijalva was elected to Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. But she still hasn’t been sworn in, leaving more than 800k constituents without representation in the House. Grijalva and Dems are crying foul. @gracepanetta.bsky.social covering for @19thnews.org

Such a special night last night at the Murrow Awards ceremony with some of my @19thnews.org colleagues celebrating win for our breaking 2024 election coverage! 🏆💐

The 19th is hiring for a part-time editorial production assistant! Come join us! 💰 $35-40/hour ⏲️ Up to 25 hours/week 📅 Oct-December 2025 (w/ potential to renew) 💻 Remote (US only) Applications due Oct 24 👇 19thnews.org/editorial-as...

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...

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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...