Their voting impact is considerably larger than their numbers would suggest. Public officials need to pay more attention to the concerns that motivate them.

Former Speaker of Parliament and current First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga has shared her journey in advocating for women’s leadership within the legislative body. Speaking at the Forum for ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Americans commemorate the Labor Day holiday, Black workers are facing significant barriers in the workplace as a result of ...

Big glasses and big issues. The legacy of Gloria Steinem, a feminist, journalist and activist who died at 92 on Sept. 2, was one that put personal issues into the political arena, contributing to a ...

WASHINGTON—When it comes to some of President Trump’s most audacious actions, the toughest question for legal challengers isn’t whether they have winning arguments. It is whether they can sue at all.

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated Josh Turek's office. He is a state representative in Iowa. Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's father was raised in ...

A federal judge today temporarily blocked a Trump-directed Postal Service rule that would exert control over mail-in ballots. Judge allows lawsuit against former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema under North ...

Women accused of adultery are routinely stoned to death in Iran. Neither domestic violence nor marital rape are crimes. Women face the lash for refusing to wear the veil, and they can be forced into ...

Sarah Short, a Republican candidate for House District 13 in Anchorage, sued the Alaska Public Offices Commission and the Alaska Division of Elections on Thursday, arguing that she was improperly ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Afghan woman who was accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot in the United States and whose case was the first for an obscure and long-dormant court has been deported ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The last deal of the legislative session was supposed to be a win for Senate President Pro Tem Monique Limón. After ...