Mel Leonor Barclay

Spanberger’s campaign asked voters to weigh in on Trump’s second term and promised to address cost-of-living issues.

Measures on abortion rights, marriage equality, redistricting and more hung on the balance as voters decided on control of the state’s lower chamber. 

Trump’s travel ban inspired state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi to first run for office. Years later, she said fighting bigotry and the “chaos” of Trump’s second term is top of mind.

Work to prevent intimate partner violence, feed families in shelters fleeing abuse or help survivors file for legal protection would not exist on the scale it does today if the federal government stepped back.

Amid Trump’s attacks on immigrants and racial equity, the Virginia gubernatorial candidate is quietly hitting new milestones for Black Republican women in politics.

A series of lawsuits has, at least temporarily, blocked the administration from putting ideological demands on groups that combat domestic violence and sexual assault.

But the number is impossible to measure since Congress let lapse a requirement that ICE report how many pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants are in custody.

Immigrants with pending applications for U and T visas created to protect victims of crime argue that new Trump administration policies are illegally stripping away deportation protections.

A new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll shows how men and women of every generation, including Gen Z, are divided over questions about who takes on which roles in the family.

Adelita Grijalva will be the first Latina to represent Arizonans in Congress after winning her father's former seat.

Adelita Grijalva is poised to step up amid concerns over reproductive and immigrant rights in a state where a Latina has never been elected to Congress.

Democrats are fighting to keep their legislative majority in the Virginia legislature. A marriage equality referendum depends on their success.

Trump downplays domestic violence in speech about religious freedom

Programs meant to make it easier to prosecute domestic violence and trafficking cases are under threat. The safety of thousands of immigrant women is at risk.

A post from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth showed his support of a fringe evangelical Christianity that is gaining more traction in the Republican Party.

Republicans won big four years ago by casting doubt on the state’s public schools. Abigail Spanberger, the parent of three school-aged daughters, is betting on restoring faith in them.

As Republicans reel from the fallout surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, advocates working on human trafficking issues say the administration has abandoned promises to prioritize the issue.

A judge on Thursday blocked Trump’s executive order, certifying a class-action lawsuit.

Yessenia Ruano's long fight against deportation, fueled by her Milwaukee community, ended last month under orders from ICE.

The ruling in Trump v. Casa weakens the power of lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions and leaves some immigrant families in legal limbo.