Two millennial dads are making MAHA moms’ priorities a campaign strategy
The 19thby Barbara Rodriguez·2d 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·2d 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·3d 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·3d 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·3d 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·3d 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·4d 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·4d 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·4d 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.
In Georgia, two trans candidates believe voters are ready for them
The 19thby Orion Rummler·5d ago
This story was reported in partnership with Uncloseted Media, an investigative LGBTQ nonprofit newsroom.
What Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak could mean for pregnancy care across America
The 19thby Barbara Rodriguez·5d ago
A deadly measles outbreak in Pennsylvania, which has infected more than 975 people this year and been linked to five deaths, has also infected at least 50 pregnant women in the state.
Gen Z women want politicians who can make the 'American dream' feel attainable
The 19thby Chabeli Carrazana·6d ago
This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th.
In rural Wisconsin, politics is still about meeting voters. Online, it’s getting weird.
The 19thby Grace Panetta·6d ago
LA CROSSE, Wisconsin — September is both campaign season and parade season in Wisconsin, as communities across the state celebrate Oktoberfest and the harvest of fall crops like apples and...
Americans of all ages want more federal help with childcare costs. Gen Z most of all.
The 19thby Chabeli Carrazana·9d ago
Most Americans think the federal government should increase spending on childcare, and one group of voters more than any other is in favor of that change: Gen Z.
The Cornell case is exposing a legal gap around intoxication and sexual assault
The 19thby Shefali Luthra·10d ago
The reopened criminal investigation into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University has sharpened scrutiny on voluntary intoxication laws, which make it harder to protect assault survivors if they...
Rep. LaMonica McIver gives birth to second child
The 19thby Brooke Migdon·10d ago
Rep. LaMonica McIver on Thursday announced the birth of her second child, a girl. “There really aren’t words to describe how blessed my family feels to welcome a new life into the world,” said the...
Christa Pike was set to be Tennessee’s first woman executed in 200 years. She survived.
The 19thby Orion Rummler·10d ago
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has halted executions for the year after the state botched its planned execution of Christa Pike, the lone woman on Tennessee’s death row, late Wednesday night.
California’s new law aims to close a housing gap for domestic violence survivors
The 19thby Jasmine Mithani·10d ago
Domestic violence survivors often struggle to find housing, and California’s “Unseen and Unheard Housing Act” will help make more housing available to meet their specific needs. California Gov.
Gen Z isn’t choosing a political party. They’re choosing issues.
The 19thby Terri Rupar·10d ago
This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th.
Here’s what’s driving the Gen Z gender gap
The 19thby Mariel Padilla·10d ago
This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. Brenna Vandergeest was a teenager when her grandmother told her about Dobbs v.
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