In 2025, women's representation in state government increased overall, except for White women, according to the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP).

18,000 individual donors, Instagram and TikTok views have kept Deja Foxx — a once long-shot Gen Z candidate — competitive in the race for a congressional seat in Arizona.

Education leaders warn of layoffs, larger classes and slashed services as the Trump administration withholds federal K-12 funding — hitting California and Texas hardest.

Despite convictions on prostitution counts, Sean Combs’ acquittal on sex trafficking and racketeering sparked outrage — and a painful review of whose trauma is taken seriously.

New data released Thursday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics marked the third straight month of high unemployment rates for Black women.

Federal data collection on abortion is indefinitely on pause, making it difficult to determine how bans have reshaped Americans' lives.

The average cost of child care for a baby exceeds in-state college tuition in 41 states. For families with two kids in child care, it’s more than a mortgage or rent in most states.

Schools and lawmakers are grappling with how to address a new form of peer-on-peer image-based sexual abuse that disproportionately targets girls.

The Senate stripped a controversial provision from the bill — a move praised by those who say tech companies shouldn't be shielded from accountability.

Leigh Goodmark explains why she believes intimate partner violence can’t be addressed through a carceral system.

A new report reveals men are struggling with isolation, economic pressure and toxic online influences. But redefining masculinity and valuing men as caregivers could point the way forward.

Maggy Krell, who took on Backpage.com, talks about what led her to the case and who trafficking impacts.