Mismatched IDs aren’t stopping trans Kansans from voting
The 19thby Orion Rummler·12h ago
Avery Rowland, a transgender woman in small-town Kansas, is running as a Democrat to represent a state legislative district in the bottom-right corner of the state, about two hours south of Kansas...
How women’s stories are reshaping a high-stakes Kansas Senate race
The 19thby Shefali Luthra·13h ago
When President Donald Trump waded into Kansas’ fiery Senate race this week on behalf of Republican incumbent Roger Marshall, he was responding to the stories of women.
More members and money — and more fractures: The uncertain future of Erika Kirk’s Turning Point USA
The 19thby Mariel Padilla·1d ago
This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th.
Two states, two abortion ballot measures — and many challenges in reaching Gen Z voters
The 19thby Terri Rupar·1d ago
This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. Boise State University senior Cade Syvock opposes abortion.
Daycare strikes almost never happen. Here's what drove these workers over the edge.
The 19thby Chabeli Carrazana·1d ago
The trouble at the Sprout School started when staff began to turn over faster than they could be replaced.
Ahead of the midterms, Meta has paid at least 29 anti-LGBTQ accounts for their posts
The 19thby Megan Kearney·2d ago
This story was reported in partnership with Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ-focused investigative news outlet.
The GOP candidates walking back some of their abortion stances
The 19thby Shefali Luthra·2d ago
Republicans running for governor across the country are backing away from abortion bans they once endorsed. U.S. Rep.
Raw chicken, malnutrition and fear: The ‘nightmare’ of being pregnant in an ICE detention camp
The 19thby Ajohnston·2d ago
This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system.
What we know about the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s house
The 19thby Amanda Becker·3d ago
Federal agents on Monday searched the Washington-area home of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota and member of the “Squad” who has been a frequent critic — and target — of Republican...
Idaho moms and grandmothers are taking the fight for abortion rights to their neighbors’ doors
The 19thby Shefali Luthra·3d ago
MOSCOW, Idaho — Lisa Wirsching knocked on strangers’ doors. She collected petition signatures at the farmers’ market.
The Voting Rights Act has taken two devastating blows. What comes next?
The 19thby Amanda Becker·3d ago
Kristen Clarke was just weeks into her job as the NAACP’s top lawyer this spring when the Supreme Court’s conservative bloc dealt what she described as the second of two “devastating blows” to the...
Two millennial dads are making MAHA moms’ priorities a campaign strategy
The 19thby Barbara Rodriguez·7d ago
GRIMES, Iowa — Zach Lahn looked out into a crowded room of potential Iowa voters. When he spoke, it was no surprise that the Republican nominee led with the two issues he’d brought up most often on...
Ketamine: What to know about the drug at the center of the Cornell case
The 19thby Shyla Nott·7d ago
Known as special K, key and K, ketamine is both a psychoactive club drug similar to acid or ecstasy and a promising option for treating depression or substance use disorder.
Arizona House candidate said she was raped while fixing campaign signs
The 19thby Jasmine Mithani·8d ago
Content warning: This story references incidents of sexual assault. Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democratic candidate for Congress in Arizona, shared publicly for the first time that she was...
As Susan Collins goes for a sixth term, Maine Democrats worry she’s a ‘Teflon candidate’
The 19thby Grace Panetta·8d ago
BATH, Maine — Election after election, Republican Sen. Susan Collins has defied national political winds to return to office, representing a state that has backed Democrats in every presidential...
These prosecutors saw how the justice system failed women. Now they’re running for Congress.
The 19thby Mel Leonor·8d ago
When Shannon Taylor became the top prosecutor in a central Virginia county in 2012, she said she found a system that wasn’t delivering justice in the face of complicated sex trafficking cases...
Gen Z politicians who want to make a change grapple with parties that aren’t always ready for them
The 19thby Ajohnston·8d ago
This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. TOPEKA, Kansas — After state Rep.
The unseen toll: Depression, anxiety plague Black women a year after being fired by DOGE
The 19thby Ajohnston·9d ago
This story is a collaboration between MindSite News, Capital B, The 19th and The Nation and was edited by MindSite News.
Students have fought sexual violence for years. They want to know when universities will care.
The 19thby Candice Norwood·9d ago
Keyanna Foster talks about sexual violence on her campus almost as if it were a class she started preparing for the moment she applied to college.
The federal government is backing away from a decades-old disability rights promise
The 19thby Sara Luterman·9d ago
More than 25 years ago, Lois Curtis called a lawyer with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society from a pay phone in a hospital hallway.
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