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| Today at Ms. | July 16, 2024 |
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Trump’s pick for VP, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) |
BY CHLOE NAZRA LEE | For many women, divorce means escape. Right-wing Republicans like JD Vance and Mike Johnson are targeting it.
Vance said leaving “unhappy or even violent” marriages “didn’t work out for the kids,” suggesting that people trapped in violent marriages should stay in them to preserve family stability. You know what’s worse for children than divorce? Domestic violence.
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President Donald Trump is driven from the Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse on March 14, 2024, in Fort Pierce, Fla. Trump visited the courthouse for his case in front of District Judge Aileen Cannon regarding his criminal case related to taking classified records when he left the White House in January 2021. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images) |
BY CHRIS GEIDNER | Monday was a day bookended by reminders that Donald Trump expects and rewards obedience—from Cannon’s Florida ruling, to Trump’s VP pick of JD Vance.
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Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are the fastest growing demographic, but they account for less than 1 percent of all elected leaders. (adamkaz / Getty Images) |
BY ALIA YEE NOLL | Asian American and Pacific Islander women have become a formidable force in influencing electoral outcomes in recent years. Although historically underrepresented in politics, the AAPI community is the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States, actively shaping the electoral landscape through increased voter turnout and civic engagement. These trends highlight the importance of the AAPI vote in November’s election, which can significantly sway political races in battleground states and uplift diverse voices and concerns.
Ms. spoke with Christine Chen, executive director and founder of Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote, and Sung Yeon Choimorrow, the executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, to discuss the issues that matter most to AAPI women—like the rising cost of living, access to reproductive healthcare and threats to democracy. (Click here to read more) |
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