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February 15, 2021 at 4:03 PM

The woman fighting to unseat Lauren Boebert

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Congresswoman Lauren Boebert -- who voted to overturn Biden's victory and tweeted about Nancy Pelosi's location during the insurrection on January 6 -- already has a 2022 opponent.   Kerry Donovan, a Colorado rancher, educato…
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February 14, 2021 at 6:02 PM

Lindsey Graham lies about Kamala Harris to defend Trump

A Woman's Place         John,   Senator Lindsey Graham seems to think the best way to prove his loyalty to Trump is attacking Vice President Kamala Harris.   Speaking about Trump's Senate impeachment trial, Graham repeated an all too common Republican lie: VP …
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February 14, 2021 at 4:02 PM

If we’re serious about protecting democracy, we need to pass this bill

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   We're so excited to tell you about the #1 priority for progressives in Congress: the For The People Act.   This bill would be a massive step in ensuring that our democracy works for everyone. It would make it easier to vote b…
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February 13, 2021 at 8:02 PM

Trump’s verdict

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   As Trump's Senate trials press on, it's looking more and more like Republicans will be acquitting Trump of his charges-- proving once again that the GOP's allegiance lies in protecting extremists in our government, not the Am…
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February 13, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Senior Republican says Trump could soon face criminal charges

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Ahead of the Senate trial, Liz Cheney, the third most senior Republican in the House, suggested that Donald Trump could face criminal investigations into his involvement in the Capitol Siege -- even if Senators fail to impeac…
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February 13, 2021 at 4:02 PM

Investing in 2021

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   Let's be honest, 2020 was a brutal year. But with 2021 underway, we're more excited than ever about the future of our country, and we're hoping you are too.   Before we begin to plan for the work we'll do to elect more wom…
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February 12, 2021 at 8:02 PM

Please don’t miss the Senate trial

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   We've been closely following the unfolding Senate impeachment trial and watching Democrats make the powerful case to convict Donald Trump -- and we want to know if you are right there with us.   The footage Democrats have bro…
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February 12, 2021 at 6:02 PM

Republicans are relying on voter suppression to win big

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   Republicans have realized that the only way they can regain control of Congress is by relying on voter suppression, and they're betting big it's going to work.   A disturbing report from the Brennan Center for Justice rece…
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February 12, 2021 at 4:10 PM

We need your help to build our 2021 strategy

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   We see some great things on the horizon -- and while we're excited to be moving towards a brighter future, we know we still have a lot of work to do.   This past year has been uniquely challenging for all of us, and we can…
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February 11, 2021 at 11:32 PM

We need your response by midnight

A Woman's Place           John:   Donald Trump is refusing to testify in the Senate impeachment trial for fear of incriminating himself -- but Democrats could subpoena him and force a testimony under oath.   We need 62 responses to complete our live poll and ge…
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February 11, 2021 at 10:02 PM

Another woman in the Senate?

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   Fantastic news -- Democrats are considering nominating a woman to run for Ohio Senator Rob Portman's soon-to-be-vacated seat in 2022, and we couldn't be more thrilled.   “As the Democratic Party, we have done the same thin…
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February 11, 2021 at 8:01 PM

The death penalty is a racial justice issue

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   In the final days of the Trump presidency, the administration executed 13 people -- more than have been put to death over the past 60 years.   Death does not equal justice.   Joe Biden has pledged to pause all federal executi…
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February 11, 2021 at 6:03 PM

The GOP is betting you’ll burn out

A Woman's Place         John,   GOP legislators are now working overtime to downplay the principal role Trump played in attempting a fascist takeover and inciting the violent attacks on the Capitol.   While many GOP members were quick to condemn the January 6 …
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February 11, 2021 at 4:02 PM

The odds are in Trump’s favor

A Woman's Place         John,   The final stages of Donald Trump's impeachment trial are drawing nearer -- and it is looking like he'll be acquitted.   GOP legislators have made it crystal clear that they're unwilling to part ways with Trump -- even if it cost…
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February 10, 2021 at 11:32 PM

We might soon have a 51st state

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   We're excited to share the news that Senate Democrats have reintroduced legislation to grant Washington, D.C. statehood.   Senator Elizabeth Warren, a co-sponsor of the bill, is prepared to lead the fight for a more representa…
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February 10, 2021 at 10:03 PM

Lindsey Graham is threatening VP Kamala Harris

A Woman's Place         John,   Lindsey Graham has found a new target for his anger during the Senate impeachment trials: Vice President Kamala Harris.   Sen. Graham has decided that if Democrats attempt to hold Trump accountable for his role in the January 6 …
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February 10, 2021 at 8:05 PM

"A desperate smear” against Rep. Ilhan Omar

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   The GOP just won't stop their racist, xenophobic attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar. As House leaders worked to remove Rep. Majorie Taylor Green from her committee seats, several Republicans went on the attack to strip Rep. Omar of h…
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February 10, 2021 at 6:02 PM

Rep. AOC’s harrowing Instagram live

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently took to Instagram Live to share her harrowing experience hiding in her office bathroom on Jan. 6:   “All of a sudden I hear that whoever was trying to get inside got into my office,” she…
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February 10, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Convicting Trump “would make him even more powerful.” But to whom?

A Woman's Place         John,   We're less than a week away from Trump's conviction trial in the Senate, and Joe Biden has broken his silence, saying it would be ludicrous to not move a conviction forward.   And yet a reporter from POLITICO warned against conv…
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February 10, 2021 at 1:01 AM

We may soon have a 51st state

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   We're excited to share the news that Senate Democrats have reintroduced legislation to grant Washington, D.C. statehood.   Senator Elizabeth Warren, a co-sponsor of the bill, is prepared to lead the fight for a more representa…
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February 9, 2021 at 11:32 PM

Sotomayor on Trump’s last-minute 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 had…
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February 9, 2021 at 10:01 PM

Letitia James -- New York's AG -- isn't letting Trump get away with his crimes

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Donald Trump may want to spend his 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 t…
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February 9, 2021 at 8:02 PM

AOC continues to call out Josh Hawley’s blatant 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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February 9, 2021 at 6:02 PM

The GOP’s war against immigrants isn’t over

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   A Republican federal judge almost immediately blocked Joe Biden from enforcing a 100 day moratorium on deportations. Even more alarming, ICE has refused to comply and has already deported hundreds of vulnerable immigrants …
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February 9, 2021 at 4:02 PM

Biden’s solution to a Trump-loyalist-packed Supreme Court

A Woman's Place         John,   According to POLITICO, the Biden administration is moving to set up a bipartisan committee to study new ways to reform the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary.   Throughout the last four years, Donald Trump and the Republica…
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February 9, 2021 at 1:02 AM

Justice Sotomayor on Trump’s final round 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 had…
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February 8, 2021 at 11:32 PM

Letitia James -- New York AG -- isn't letting Trump get away with his crimes

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Donald Trump may want to spend his 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 t…
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February 8, 2021 at 10:02 PM

AOC continues to call 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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February 8, 2021 at 6:03 PM

Undocumented immigrants deserve to feel safe in this country

A Woman's Place         John,   Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an immigrant rights activist, has reminded us that “throughout the pandemic, undocumented essential workers have put food on America's table, putting their own lives at risk to feed us. It's time t…
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February 8, 2021 at 4:02 PM

We could soon have a 51st state

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   We're excited to share the news that Senate Democrats have reintroduced legislation to grant Washington, D.C. statehood.   Senator Elizabeth Warren, a co-sponsor of the bill, is prepared to lead the fight for a more represent…
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February 7, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Trump’s destructive health care legacy is being undone

A Woman's Place         John,   Have you heard the latest from POLITICO? “President Joe Biden is taking the first step toward rebuilding Obamacare, ushering in a new era for the health care law after a decade of Republican attacks.”   Donald Trump failed to re…
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February 7, 2021 at 4:02 PM

McConnell can freeze a Democratic Senate

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Mitch McConnell was able to use the filibuster to block 43% of Democratic initiatives when Democrats held the Senate majority under the Obama administration.   He's planning to do the same for Joe Biden's agenda on everything…
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February 6, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Progressives are raising the pressure for $2,000 checks

A Woman's Place         John,   Rep. Ilhan Omar is leading a group of over 50 House progressives who are pushing Joe Biden to prioritize recurring direct checks for working families in the next relief bill, instead of a one-time $1,400 payment.   Rep. Ohmar, R…
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February 6, 2021 at 4:02 PM

Ted Cruz thinks we should just “move on”

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   According to Senator Ted Cruz, impeaching Donald Trump is “petty” and “a waste of time.”   While interviewing with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Cruz condemned Democrats for trying to hold Trump accountable for inciting the vio…
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February 5, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Sonia Sotomayor on Trump’s final 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 had…
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February 5, 2021 at 4:01 PM

NY AG Letitia James isn't letting Trump get away with his crimes

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Donald Trump may want to spend his 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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February 4, 2021 at 6:02 PM

Ocasio-Cortez 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…
  A Woman's Place · [email protected]
February 4, 2021 at 4:02 PM

Sotomayor on Trump’s final 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 had…
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February 3, 2021 at 6:01 PM

NY AG Letitia James isn't letting Trump get away with it this time

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Donald Trump may want to spend his 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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February 3, 2021 at 4:02 PM

AOC is calling out Sen. 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 31, 2021 at 11:32 PM

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks Parkland school shooting is 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 31, 2021 at 10:01 PM

Trump’s parting words: “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 31, 2021 at 8:01 PM

New York AG Letitia James won’t be letting Trump off the hook

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 31, 2021 at 6:02 PM

Sonia Sotomayor on 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 had…
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January 31, 2021 at 4:02 PM

Freshman Rep. Lauren Boebert is backing 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 30, 2021 at 10:01 PM

Ayanna Pressley calls for a permanent solution after Trump’s execution spree

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   In Rep. Ayanna Pressley's words, “the death penalty is unjust and inhumane, and we must use every tool at our disposal to abolish it once and for all. That's why Rep. Espaillat and I led more than 40 of our colleagues in call…
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January 30, 2021 at 8:01 PM

Janet Yellen is taking on dark money

A Woman's Place         John,   Janet Yellen recently made history as the first woman to ever lead the Department of the Treasury and has now set a new priority to “initiate a serious review of dark money” in U.S. politics.   In Yellen's words, the Treasury is…
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January 30, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Trump’s 45 GOP senators

A Woman's Place         Hello John,   45 Republican senators recently voted to declare that holding an impeachment trial for Donald Trump now that he's out of office is unconstitutional.   The motion, introduced by Rand Paul, failed in the Senate, but it provi…
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January 30, 2021 at 4:03 PM

Elizabeth Warren warns us of the “lifetime consequences” of the pandemic

A Woman's Place         John,   Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding women be given more help to make it through this pandemic.   As she told CNN, “Women are getting hit in every direction. Low-income women and moderate-income women have suffered from greater…
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January 30, 2021 at 1:01 AM

Newt Gingrich says Pelosi is “the most dangerous”

A Woman's Place         John,   Newt Gingrich, the man who paved the way for Trump's rise, went on Fox News to condemn Speaker Nancy Pelosi for calling for Donald Trump's impeachment.   He told Fox News host Mike Levin that “Pelosi is the most dangerous Speake…