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January 29, 2021 at 10:01 PM

New York’s AG isn’t letting Trump off the hook this time

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Donald Trump may want to spend some retirement days in Mar-a-Lago, but New York Attorney General Letitia James has other plans.   As the first woman of color to ever hold her position in New York, Letitia James is no stranger…

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January 29, 2021 at 8:02 PM

Rep. AOC is calling out Josh Hawley’s hypocrisy

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   In a widely read op-ed, Josh Hawley complained he was being “muzzled” and asked his supporters to “stand up against the muzzling of America.”   But Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wasn't having it: “You were given prime space t…

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January 29, 2021 at 6:01 PM

The GOP has the means to steal more elections

A Woman's Place         John,   Republicans have set their number one priority for the next cycle: changing election laws that protect voting rights.   Rand Paul, who is opposing Trump's impeachment, made a promise to “spend the next two years going to every s…

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January 29, 2021 at 4:02 PM

We’re in trouble

A Woman's Place         John,   Despite Republican outcry, Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered the Article of Impeachment to the Senate earlier this week to permanently ban Trump from office.   In response, Cori Bush demanded the Senate convict Donald J. Trump and …

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January 29, 2021 at 2:01 AM

New York’s AG won’t be letting Trump off the hook this time

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Donald Trump may want to spend some retirement days in Mar-a-Lago, but New York Attorney General Letitia James has other plans.   As the first woman of color to ever hold her position in New York, Letitia James is no stranger…

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January 28, 2021 at 10:01 PM

Trump tried to rewrite history. We didn’t let him.

A Woman's Place         John,   On his first day in office, Biden signed 17 executive orders. He rejoined the Paris Climate Accords. He reinstated ties with the WHO. He bolstered DACA after Trump's many threats to end the program.   He also signed an executive…

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January 28, 2021 at 8:03 PM

Biden: “Just 100 days to mask”

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   We're now in Biden's first 100 days as president, and he's urged the country to take on a “100 days masking challenge” to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.   “Just 100 days to mask,” he urged America. “Not forever. 100 days. And…

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January 28, 2021 at 6:02 PM

A Treasury Secretary who will help the American people

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Janet Yellen, our new Treasury Secretary, wants to tackle the inequality that the pandemic has exacerbated. “It's been particularly brutal in its impact on minorities and on women,” she told Congress during her confirmation h…

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January 28, 2021 at 4:02 PM

Kamala Harris’s uncertain role in the Senate

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   Kamala Harris executed her first act as vice president last week, swearing in three new senators in her new role presiding over the upper chamber of Congress. As the New York Times reported, “Ms. Harris was visibly amused …

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January 28, 2021 at 3:01 AM

“Alien.” “Removable.” “Illegal.”

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Joe Biden is pushing a sweeping immigration overhaul on to Congress, with one important section: Removing the word “alien” from US immigration laws.   Donald Trump used the dehumanizing term to warn Americans to fear immigran…

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January 28, 2021 at 2:01 AM

Giuliani won’t defend Trump -- because he could also be charged

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   Rudy Giuliani won't be representing Donald Trump at his impeachment trial. Why? "Because I gave an earlier speech at the rally, I am a witness and therefore unable to participate in court or in the Senate chamber," Giulian…

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January 28, 2021 at 1:01 AM

Two historic changemakers at the Inauguration

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Were you watching as the nation's first female, Black, and South Asian vice president was sworn into office by the nation's first Latina Supreme Court Justice?   In choosing Sonia Sotomayor to administer her oath of office, K…

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January 27, 2021 at 11:31 PM

Biden’s bold statement on equality that Trump refused to make

A Woman's Place         John,   Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders on his first day in office. One of them reinforced Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, requiring that the federal government not to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender id…

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January 27, 2021 at 10:01 PM

Freshman Rep. Lauren Boebert backs the insurrectionists

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Rep. Steve Cohen is accusing freshman Rep. Lauren Boebert of giving a large tour just days before Trump's mob attempted to takeover the Capitol:   “She was a freshman, she might have had a large number of people coming to be …

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January 27, 2021 at 8:03 PM

How we did

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   The Center for American Progress is out with its latest report on the state of women's leadership -- and we wanted to let you know about the progress we made in 2020 and where we're focusing this year and looking to 2022.   I…

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January 27, 2021 at 6:02 PM

We’re so close to raising the minimum wage

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   According to The New York Times, “raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour from $7.25 and ending tipped minimum wage … would have a direct effect on women, particularly Black and Hispanic women.”   That specific section of Bid…

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January 27, 2021 at 4:02 PM

Meet Roberta Kaplan, the woman who is taking on Trump

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Roberta Kaplan, an attorney and advocate for liberal causes, is pursuing a number of lawsuits against Donald Trump now that his days of presidential immunity are up.   According to NY Governor Andrew Cuomo, Kaplan “has been i…

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January 27, 2021 at 2:01 AM

They booed Rep. Cori Bush for denouncing white supremacy

A Woman's Place         John,   One of freshman Congresswoman Cori Bush's first ever speeches in the House chamber was met with resounding ‘boos' from Republican lawmakers.   The cause for such an outcry? Bush brought what seems to be an uncomfortable truth fo…

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January 27, 2021 at 1:01 AM

Sonia Sotomayor denounces Trump’s final execution spree: “This is not justice”

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   In fierce dissent of the Trump administration's final push of federal executions, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said, “The Federal Government will have executed more than three times as many people in the last six months than it ha…

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January 26, 2021 at 11:31 PM

NY's Attorney General won’t be letting Trump off the hook this time

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Donald Trump may want to spend some retirement days in Mar-a-Lago, but New York Attorney General Letitia James has other plans.   As the first woman of color to ever hold her position in New York, Letitia James is no stranger…

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January 26, 2021 at 11:02 PM

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks school shootings are a “false flag”

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Newly elected Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has suggested that the school shooting that took 17 lives in Parkland, Florida was a “false flag.”   In 2018, when the shooting occurred, Greene brazenly claimed that “Nanc…

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January 26, 2021 at 8:02 PM

What is Kamala Harris wearing?

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   As we've come to expect whenever women enter positions of political authority, news headlines about Kamala Harris seem to be focusing too much on one thing: what she is wearing.   From her Converse chucks and her earrings to …

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January 26, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Trump: “We will be back”

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Donald Trump skipped Joe Biden's inauguration, choosing to skip town instead and slink back to his resort in Florida before the new president was sworn in.   But as he left Washington for the final time Wednesday morning, he …

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January 26, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Biden has rejoined the Paris agreement -- and the GOP were quick to begin their lies

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   NBC News: “Senator Ted Cruz repeated Donald Trump's America-centric climate rhetoric as President Joe Biden rejoined the Paris agreement on his first day in office. Cruz, R-Texas, said in a tweet late Wednesday that by returni…

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January 26, 2021 at 1:02 AM

They booed a Black congresswoman for denouncing white supremacy...

A Woman's Place         John,   One of freshman Congresswoman Cori Bush's first ever speeches in the House chamber was met with resounding ‘boos' from Republican lawmakers.   The cause for such an outcry? Bush brought what seems to be an uncomfortable truth fo…

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January 25, 2021 at 11:30 PM

Justice Sotomayor denounces Trump’s final execution spree: “This is not justice”

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   In fierce dissent of the Trump administration's final push of federal executions, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said, “The Federal Government will have executed more than three times as many people in the last six months than it ha…

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January 25, 2021 at 10:00 PM

NY's Attorney General won’t let Trump off the hook this time

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Donald Trump may want to spend some retirement days in Mar-a-Lago, but New York Attorney General Letitia James has other plans.   As the first woman of color to ever hold her position in New York, Letitia James is no stranger…

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January 25, 2021 at 8:01 PM

It's time to take on student loans.

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   Despite President Biden's inspiring campaign promises and mounting pressure from his Democratic colleagues to alleviate $10,000 in student loans, the new administration's stimulus plan has failed to outline any type of exe…

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January 25, 2021 at 6:01 PM

NBC: Biden set to roll back restrictive Trump-era reproductive health policies

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   NBC: “President Biden is poised to roll back several of the Trump administration's most restrictive sexual and reproductive health policies, including limits on abortion.”   While we're ecstatic that President Biden has pledge…

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January 25, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Dr. Rachel Levine breaks another glass ceiling for trans women

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   We hope you've heard the news: Joe Biden has tapped Dr. Rachel Levine as his assistant health secretary -- and she is now set to make history as the country's first openly transgender Cabinet member to be confirmed by the Sena…

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January 25, 2021 at 1:00 AM

Rep. AOC won't overlook the threat of white supremacy

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   During a virtual town hall, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reminded us of the continued dangers of unchecked white supremacy and conspiracy theories, sharing that “there are ecosystems of support and community that are availab…

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January 24, 2021 at 11:01 PM

NY's Attorney General isn't letting Trump off the hook for his crimes

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Donald Trump may want to spend some retirement days in Mar-a-Lago, but New York Attorney General Letitia James has other plans.   As the first woman of color to ever hold her position in New York, Letitia James is no stranger…

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January 24, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Let's be clear: The attacks against Pelosi are a threat to national security

A Woman's Place         John,   We've read disturbing reports from POLITICO alleging that a far-right extremist not only stole Nancy Pelosi's laptop from her office during the violent Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol but was actively trying to sell her hard drive …

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January 24, 2021 at 4:00 PM

VP Kamala Harris knows this new role “is not gonna be easy”

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   We're still getting used to seeing new faces in the White House, and Kamala Harris knows that the path ahead “is not gonna be easy,” but it will be worth it.   Our vice president said it clearly: “the American people deserve …

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January 24, 2021 at 1:00 AM

Nancy Pelosi's fight against extremism continues

A Woman's Place         John,   “There was an assassination party hunting for Nancy Pelosi,” Congressman Raskin solemnly reflected during an emotionally charged CNN interview.   In the face of great danger, Speaker Pelosi has been a force to be reckoned with. …

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January 23, 2021 at 11:01 PM

Where's Warren?

A Woman's Place         John,   Have you heard?   POLITICO reports, “Biden taps Warren ally Rohit Chopra to lead Consumer Bureau.”   This is fantastic news for our fight to increase oversight and decrease corruption on Wall Street and in large tech companies. …

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January 23, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Stacey Abrams' place in the White House

A Woman's Place         John,   “If we stand together understanding that we are indeed bringing harmony to chaos, and humanity to community -- then together we know where we can go from here,” Stacey Abrams reflected during a virtual event celebrating Martin L…

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January 23, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Justice Sotomayor denounces spree of executions: “This is not justice”

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   In fierce dissent of the Trump administration's final push of federal executions, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said, “The Federal Government will have executed more than three times as many people in the last six months than it ha…

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January 23, 2021 at 2:31 AM

Rep. Cori Bush isn’t letting complicit GOP get away with Capitol riots

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   Cori Bush: “I believe the Republican members of Congress who have incited this domestic terror attack through their attempts to overturn the election must face consequences. They have broken their sacred Oath of Office.”  …

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January 23, 2021 at 1:01 AM

Our country has seen enough violence

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   The National Rifle Association has filed for bankruptcy in New York. And while that may seem like good news, the NRA already announced its plans to relocate and grow its base in Texas -- and we know it won't have any trouble …

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January 22, 2021 at 11:02 PM

They booed a Black congresswoman for denouncing white supremacy

A Woman's Place         John,   One of freshman Congresswoman Cori Bush's first ever speeches in the House chamber was met with resounding ‘boos' from Republican lawmakers.   The cause for such an outcry? Bush brought what seems to be an uncomfortable truth fo…

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January 22, 2021 at 8:01 PM

Kamala Harris could make history again by changing the Senate

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Kamala Harris already made history as the first Black woman to be sworn in as vice president, but we could soon see her make history once again -- as the vice president with the most tie-breaking votes in the Senate.   Mike P…

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January 22, 2021 at 4:01 PM

MSNBC: an American fascist movement is already underway

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   MSNBC: “At the moment, an American fascist movement that uses violence to acquire and hold on to power is no longer a hypothetical; it is already underway.   “This is why the siege of our nation's Capitol by Trump supporters …

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January 22, 2021 at 1:00 AM

Rep. Cori Bush isn’t letting complicit GOP off the hook for Capitol riots

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   Cori Bush: “I believe the Republican members of Congress who have incited this domestic terror attack through their attempts to overturn the election must face consequences. They have broken their sacred Oath of Office.”  …

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January 21, 2021 at 11:00 PM

How Big Tech harms our democracy

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   From Facebook to Apple, big tech companies have taken action in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, banning people -- Trump included -- and content that helped incite and organize a violent mob that left 6 people dead…

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January 21, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Harris is hinting at a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers

A Woman's Place         John,   BREAKING NEWS via POLITICO: “Kamala Harris teased a sweeping immigration reform bill that [the] administration plans to introduce.”   One of the most important takeaways? “Harris says the bill would “grant green cards immediatel…

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January 21, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Consider this a new beginning

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   As we enter a well-deserved new beginning for our country, it's important to us that we know what issues matter most to you.   We want to make informed decisions on how to best bring your hopes and needs to the forefront of o…

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January 21, 2021 at 2:31 AM

Rep. Cori Bush isn’t letting complicit House Republicans off the hook

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   Cori Bush: “I believe the Republican members of Congress who have incited this domestic terror attack through their attempts to overturn the election must face consequences. They have broken their sacred Oath of Office.”  …

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January 21, 2021 at 1:01 AM

The women who got us to inauguration

A Woman's Place         John, we have to give credit where credit is due: Women are the reason we're welcoming a new era.   Women turned out in record numbers across the country to elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.   Organizers like Stacey Abrams and LaTosha …

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January 20, 2021 at 11:01 PM

Were you watching?

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   We just witnessed the beginning of a new era for our country and our democracy.   It took a lot of work and grit to get us here, and after so much darkness in the past few weeks, we know this is a moment of triumph for many o…

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