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The 19th is an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersection of gender, politics, policy and power. https://19thnews.org/newsletters
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What will the year in politics look like? Our political reporter @gracepanetta.bsky.social will discuss what she’s following, key issues, candidates and more as this midterm election year takes shape.

Join us for a Reddit AMA at 1 p.m. ET! https://bit.ly/3YEWX45
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January 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Over more than three hours of oral arguments on Tuesday, justices grappled extensively with questions about sex and gender as the Supreme Court heard cases on whether bans in Idaho and West Virginia are violating transgender athletes’ rights to compete in organized sports. https://bit.ly/3Zb7WT3
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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“You heard a lot of chatter that what we’re asking for is not sustainable for the business,” Collier said. “Being on this side with Unrivaled, I know what it takes to run a sustainable business." https://bit.ly/4b9swL1
Image of Napheesa Collier holding her arms up in front of a screen. Below the image text reads: "Could Unrivaled be a blueprint for the WNBA? As WNBA negotiations continue, Unrivaled co-founder Napheesa Collier says the 
3-on-3 league is a model for the W."
January 8, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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The court ruled that the law, along with another banning abortion except to protect the life of the pregnant person or in cases of rape or incest, violates the state constitution. https://bit.ly/4jwV96S
Image of the Wyoming Supreme Court building. Below the image text reads: "Wyoming Supreme Court reverses the country’s first abortion pill ban Justices determined that the 2023 law violated the state’s constitution."
January 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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In 2024, the committee that recommends U.S. coin designs proposed paying tribute to the civil rights, abolitionist and suffrage movements on the quarters marking the 250th anniversary of the country’s founding. But in December, Trump’s Treasury secretary overruled the coins. https://bit.ly/3LwORrd
Text reads: "On the coins celebrating America’s founding, suffragists are out and pilgrims are in. The Trump treasury overruled quarters paying tribute to civil rights and women’s suffrage." Below, a render of a quarter features pilgrims. Renders of three quarters feature civil rights activists Ruby Bridges, Frederick Douglass and a suffragist. Below, text reads: "The overruled coins were set to feature Frederick Douglass, a leader in the fight to abolish slavery; Ruby Bridges, the first Black student to attend an all-White school; and a suffragist holding a sign that read, 'Votes for Women.'"
January 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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Dr. Janell Green Smith's death has renewed attention to long-standing inequities in maternal health outcomes in the United States. https://bit.ly/4ss35ua
Image of Dr. Janell Green Smith in scrubs, holding a stethoscope and wearing a graduation cap. Below the image text reads: "Nurse-midwife who died in childbirth remembered for work in Black maternal health The American College of Nurse-Midwives called Dr. Janell Green Smith’s death “a profound failure.”
January 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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We're hiring two editors to join our newsroom! Responsibilities include:

🟣 Supporting a team of reporters to center our story standards and audience needs
🟣 Designing and implement short- and long-term coverage plans
🟣 Editing stories across types and formats

Apply here: https://bit.ly/48Xlw0U
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January 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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👋 The 19th is off for a scheduled break. We’ll be back on Monday, January 5.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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We're hiring two editors to join our newsroom! Benefits include:

🟣 $105,000 – $140,000 salary range
🟣 20 vacation days a year
🟣 Paid family leave (100% up to 6 months)

Learn more and apply here: https://bit.ly/48Xlw0U
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December 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Trump has long maligned journalists and dismissed news coverage he views as unfair to him as “fake news.”

Recently, he’s ratcheted up his insults directed toward respected veteran women reporters in particular, drawing concern and pushback from press freedom advocates. https://bit.ly/456fA4v
Image of Susie Wiles. Text below the image reads: "Trump’s chief of staff: 
‘The punchers are women’ The president attacks women reporters because he’s “a counterpuncher,” Susie Wiles said."
December 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Cara Romero is a photographer, artist and an enrolled member of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe. She created a photo series called “First American Doll” that defies the stereotypical Native American dolls she grew up seeing at truck stops by showcasing the diversity of tribes. https://bit.ly/4rRrj0D
December 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Voters in Miami have elected their first woman mayor — a historic milestone with national implications for next year’s midterm elections. https://bit.ly/4oFFq6h
Image of Eileen Higgins laughing in a field. Text below the image reads: "Voters in Miami just elected the city’s first woman mayor Democrat Eileen Higgins is a sharp contrast to 
her predecessor, Republican Francis Suarez, 
who leaned into masculinity politics during his term."
December 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Sixty years ago this month, Dolores Huerta led the charge for a national boycott on table grapes to drive home the importance of safety and fairness for farmworkers. https://bit.ly/4s16K1Y
Image of Dolores Huerta holding a sign that reads please do not patronize this store unfair to grape workers united farm workers afl-cio. Text below the image reads: "Sixty years ago, Dolores Huerta led a national boycott against table grapes The successful campaign is credited with helping secure union contracts for farmworkers." Dolores Huerta in the middle of a crowd at a demonstration against President Nixon. Text below the image reads: "Dolores Huerta joins a demonstration against President Richard Nixon during the Delano Grape Strike in California in 1970." Dolores Huerta holding a pamphlet while standing between two people posing for a photo. Text below the image reads: "Dolores Huerta speaks at the Colorado Labor Council in Denver in February 1970, during a national tour to build support for the grape workers’ boycott."
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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A band best known for a gay anthem performed at an event featuring President Donald Trump — again.

The Village People performed "Y.M.C.A." Friday as the closing act in the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. https://bit.ly/4rF1OiX
Image of the Village People posing together. Below the image text reads: "The Village People are 
back performing for Trump The group performed their hit song “Y.M.C.A,” 
a favorite of the president’s despite its roots as a foundational anthem for the LGBTQ+ community."
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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The Trump administration has faced pushback from musicians for using their songs, including Kenny Loggins, The White Stripes and MGMT, who successfully had “Little Dark Age” removed from a Department of Homeland Security video of anti-ICE protesters being arrested. https://bit.ly/3M8pBYu
Images of Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter. Below the image text reads: "The 19th Women performers slam Trump administration for using their music in videos and some remain notably silent" Image of Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter. Below the image text reads: "Sabrina Carpenter has denounced the administration’s use of her song in an ICE video. Taylor Swift, whose music has appeared in other Trump-aligned posts, has not commented."
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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A transgender instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on administrative leave after giving a student a zero on an psychology essay that asserted gender roles were biblically ordained and called gender nonconfirmity “demonic." https://bit.ly/4rvZuuu
An image of the University of Oklahoma campus with the school logo on a lightpole flag. Below the image text reads: "University of Oklahoma places transgender instructor on leave after student fails assignment The decision has garnered support from right-leaning organizations and leaders."
December 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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The United States government had nothing to say to commemorate World AIDS Day, the first time the nation has withheld official recognition since the World Health Organization established the day in 1988. https://bit.ly/4ouze0S
December 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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The United States scored a 58 — higher than countries like Russia, China and India, but still in failing territory along with them. https://bit.ly/4rsze4u
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gets an ‘F’ on LGBTQ+ human rights scorecard Trans women and intersex people expressed the greatest levels of fears and discrimination."
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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The U.S. military reportedly plans to sever ties with Scouting America, the group formerly known as the Boy Scouts, according to documents reviewed by NPR. The split would come on the heels of Scouting America’s effort to become more inclusive. https://bit.ly/3Ka35ha
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, the first Puerto Rico-born woman elected to Congress and a longtime voice for working-class voters, announced she would not run for reelection in her New York City district. https://bit.ly/48tMxK8
Image of Nydia Velazquez speaking into a microphone. Below the image text reads: "Rep. Nydia Velázquez won’t seek reelection Known by the nickname “la luchadora,” the 16-term lawmaker made a name for herself as a progressive advocate of the working class."
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced a new female crash test dummy — the THOR-05F — designed with the intent of addressing the gender gap when it comes to car safety. https://bit.ly/4oWq1j6
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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