Amanda Becker
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Lincoln Project video editor is out over crude tweets about female anatomy
The anti-Trump Republican project was asked about tweets in which he used derogatory slang for female anatomy to insult political rivals. → Read More
Middle-income and rural families disproportionately grapple with child-care deserts, new analysis shows
The first-of-its-kind nationwide portrait shows that, on average, middle-income areas are most likely to be in child-care deserts, along with areas with heavily Latino populations. → Read More
19th Amendment anniversary celebration will put women on Mount Rushmore, temporarily
Images of 14 female leaders of the suffrage and civil rights movements will be projected onto Mount Rushmore, including women who never themselves got the right to vote. → Read More
19th Amendment anniversary celebration will put women on Mount Rushmore, temporarily
Images of 14 female leaders of the suffrage and civil rights movements will be projected onto Mount Rushmore, including women who never themselves got the right to vote. → Read More
The pandemic upended child care. It could be devastating for women.
Evie Ebert and her husband are in survival mode when it comes to juggling working from home with caring for their 4- and 1-year-old children. Ebert, a technologist in higher education, took several weeks of paid leave when the coronavirus pandemic shuttered their day-care and prekindergarten programs in late March. Then she and her husband, a college professor, worked in staggered shifts. When… → Read More
Washington Governor Inslee endorses Biden, citing ‘reasoned approach’ to economics, climate
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential bid on Wednesday, praising his former Democratic rival's “willingness to follow science” in his approach to governing and tackling climate change. → Read More
Seven confirmed COVID-19 cases linked to Wisconsin's April elections
At least seven people contracted the coronavirus during Wisconsin's primary election on April 7, Milwaukee health officials said on Tuesday, confirming fears that holding in-person voting during the health crisis put people at risk. → Read More
Democrats outraise Republicans in competitive Senate races in first quarter
Democratic contenders for Republican-held U.S. Senate seats raised more money in early 2020 than their opponents in about half a dozen competitive races, with campaigns amassing cash even as a national health crisis pushed fundraising online. → Read More
Elizabeth Warren endorses Democrat Joe Biden for president
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president on Wednesday, delivering another high-profile backing from one of his former rivals as he aims to unify the Democratic Party ahead of a bruising contest with Republican President Donald Trump. → Read More
U.S. braces for 'hardest' week as coronavirus deaths mount
The United States on Sunday entered one of the most critical weeks so far in the coronavirus crisis, with government officials warning that the death toll in places such as New York, Michigan and Louisiana was a sign of trouble to come in other states. → Read More
Solo childbirth, halted fertility treatments: women's healthcare takes hit from coronavirus
In New York, a mother-to-be faces childbirth without her husband. In Texas, hundreds of women seeking abortions are turned away. Across the country, women are facing postponed mammograms and suspended fertility treatments. → Read More
Bloomberg to transfer $18 million to Democratic National Committee
Billionaire media mogul Mike Bloomberg will transfer $18 million to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and several of the field offices from his 2020 presidential bid to state parties, his campaign announced on Friday. → Read More
In Illinois U.S. House primary, liberal Democratic challenger Newman beats Lipinski
Liberal Democrat Marie Newman beat incumbent Dan Lipinski in a U.S. House of Representatives primary race in Illinois on Tuesday, according to news reports. → Read More
'Bigger than any one of us': Biden, Sanders focus on coronavirus in debate
Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off on Sunday in their first one-on-one debate, a key moment before votes in four states on Tuesday that could give Biden an insurmountable lead in the party's White House race. → Read More
Debate offers Biden, Sanders a chance to bridge Democratic Party's divide
After all the rancor of the Democratic presidential race, front-runner Joe Biden has a chance in Sunday's debate to extend an olive branch to rival Bernie Sanders and his fervent liberal supporters in a bid for party unity before the general election fight. → Read More
Warren ends presidential bid, leaving Biden, Sanders to fight for Democratic voters
Elizabeth Warren ended her presidential campaign on Thursday, bowing to the reality that the race for the Democratic nomination has become a two-way battle between former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S Senator Bernie Sanders. → Read More
Liberal firebrand Elizabeth Warren to end 2020 Democratic White House bid: source
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, the liberal firebrand who emerged as a top Democratic contender for the White House on the strength of an anti-corruption platform backed by a dizzying array of policy proposals, will tell staff on Thursday she is ending her campaign, according to a source familiar with the plan. → Read More
Elizabeth Warren suspends 2020 White House bid: report
US Senator Elizabeth Warren, the liberal firebrand who emerged as a top Democratic contender for the White House on the strength of an anti-corruption platform backed by a dizzying array of policy proposals, ended her campaign on Thursday, the New York Times reported, citing a source close to her. → Read More
'Not good enough' Warren says of Bloomberg's non-disclosure agreement pledge
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said on Friday that his company has identified three women bound by non-disclosure agreements regarding his past conduct and that they would be released from their accords if they choose. → Read More
U.S. officials tell Democrat Sanders Russia is trying to help his campaign: Washington Post
U.S. officials have told Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his campaign, the Washington Post reported on Friday. → Read More