The Women Post: The US

Georgia’s most Republican counties lagged during first day of early voting

TWP Team — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:12:51 GMT

People arrive at a polling location in Atlanta on Tuesday.Erik S. Lesser/AFP/Getty Images

The state’s 113 counties that voted for Donald Trump by 20 percentage points or more in 2024 combined to hit 54% of the votes they cast on the first day of early voting in 2024, according to state data as of the end of the day Tuesday.

That’s well behind the 64% reac…

Trump Isn’t Going to Swing States. But Kamala Harris Will.

TWP Team — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:05:16 GMT

Former Vice President Kamala Harris attends a dedication ceremony for the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in June. Brendan McDermid/Reuters

With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, a striking political contrast is emerging between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Kamala Harris. While Trump has reportedly concentrated his camp…

Gloria Steinem, Feminist Icon Who Helped Transform Women’s Rights, Dies at 92.

TWP Team — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:30:53 GMT

Gloria Steinem, feminist icon and founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at age 92

The pioneering journalist, activist and co-founder of Ms. magazine spent more than six decades challenging inequality and helping redefine what women could demand from society — and from their own lives.

Gloria Steinem, the groundbreaking journalist and feminist activist whose voice…

BREAKING NEWS: Milo Yiannopoulos, a Right-Wing Provocateur, Is Arrested by ICE.

TWP Team — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:30:23 GMT

Milo Yiannopoulos at a rally in Baltimore in November 2021. Photograph: Julio Cortez/AP

Milo Yiannopoulos, the British right-wing provocateur who rose to political prominence during Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign and became one of the internet’s most controversial conservative personalities, has been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs E…

Lindsay Clancy Trial Is About Three Children’s Deaths — But It Has Also Forced America to Confront Postpartum Mental Health

TWP Team — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:43:41 GMT

Lindsay Clancy at her murder trial in Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts on 26 August 2026. Photograph: Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger/Pool The Patriot Ledger/AP

As jurors decide whether Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible for killing her three children, the case has opened a painful national conversation about motherhood, mental illness, and w…

RFK Jr Faces Calls for Criminal Investigation Over Statements About Samoa Trip.

Em — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:46:06 GMT

Robert F Kennedy Jr at a press conference on 5 August 2026 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photograph: Michael Swensen/Getty Images

WASHINGTON — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing renewed political pressure after newly released records prompted Democratic lawmakers and a government watchdog to call for an investigation into whether he made fal…

Kamala Harris has launched one of her strongest attacks yet on Donald Trump, accusing him of making “empty promises”

TWP Team — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:35:33 GMT

The former vice president is sharpening her attack on Donald Trump, arguing that his second presidency has failed to deliver the economic transformation he promised. But Harris is making a larger argument too: defeating Trump, she says, will require Democrats to confront the failures that made his political rise possible in the first place.

Kamala Harris…

Trump Says He Won’t Sign Housing Bill Until Congress Passes the SAVE Act. Here’s How It Can Become Law Anyway

Harper Thompson — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:41:25 GMT

Donald Trump in Macungie, Pennsylvania, on 23 June 2026. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is postponing the signing of a major bipartisan housing bill until Congress takes action on the SAVE America Act, a voting measure he has strongly advocated for in recent months.

In a post published on Truth …

Inflation Hits 4.2% as Trump Says ‘I Love the Inflation’ While Americans Struggle With Rising Costs.

TWP Team — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:20:03 GMT

Elevated gas prices are expected to have an outsized effect on overall inflation once again. Aaron M. Sprecher/AP

As millions of Americans grapple with rising grocery bills, expensive gas, and growing financial anxiety, Donald Trump offered a surprising response to the latest inflation figures: “I love the inflation.”

The remark came after new government …

The World Cup Collides with Reality: The Problems Worrying National Teams

TWP Team — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:57:23 GMT

Warnings about snakes or venue changes fuel doubts in the tournament's final countdown.

The United States is once again raising the curtain on a major sporting spectacle. Giant stadiums, cities packed with fans, national teams spread across the country, and an organizational machine designed to impress the world. But just days before kickoff, the perfect…

Jeffrey Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff, set to testify before the House panel.

TWP Team — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:09:16 GMT

As Epstein’s long-time aide, Lesley Groff was a central figure in the disgraced financier’s operations

For survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, Tuesday’s testimony from longtime assistant Lesley Groff could represent another opportunity to uncover the truth about how the disgraced financier operated for years while exploiting vulnerable young women and …

Nithya Raman edges out Spencer Pratt to face Karen Bass in LA mayoral runoff.

TWP Team — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:46:27 GMT

Karen Bass, left, and Nithya Raman. The two will battle it out in November. Composite: Getty Images for Highland Fleets, AP

Nithya Raman, a progressive member of the Los Angeles City Council, has secured a place in November’s mayoral runoff after narrowly surpassing former reality television personality Spencer Pratt, earning the opportunity to challenge…

As Predicted, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Secures Democratic Nomination for New Mexico Governor

TWP Team — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:38:58 GMT

Democrat Deb Haaland would be the first female Native American governor if she is elected this fall.Rob Schumacher / USA Today Network via Imagn Images

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has emerged victorious in the Democratic primary for New Mexico governor, advancing to the general election as she seeks to make history as the first Native American …

‘Blatant theft’: Legal Experts Condemn Trump’s $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund.

Harper Thompson — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:31:12 GMT

A pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol on 6 January 2021. Photograph: John Minchillo/AP

A mounting legal and political controversy surrounds the $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund established by Donald Trump’s Justice Department to compensate individuals who claim they were harmed by politically motivated government actions. However, former Justice…

Democrats Finally Release Damning 2024 Election Report After Backlash Over Secrecy.

TWP Team — Fri, 22 May 2026 03:53:06 GMT

Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech in Washington DC on 6 November 2024. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

The Democratic Party has finally released its long-delayed internal report examining the party’s crushing defeat in the 2024 election cycle — but not before facing intense backlash over efforts to keep the findings hidden from the public.

Ken Ma…

Billie Jean King, 82, earns a college degree 65 years after first taking classes

Harper Thompson — Wed, 20 May 2026 00:43:50 GMT

Tennis legend Billie Jean King delivers remarks before she receives her diploma from California State University, Los Angeles, on Monday.Jae C. Hong / AP

The tennis legend and lifelong advocate for equality received her Bachelor of Arts in history from California State University, Los Angeles, on Monday, walking across the stage at the Shrine Auditorium …

New York Hospital Network Subpoenaed Over Trans Youth Healthcare Records.

TWP Team — Wed, 13 May 2026 00:16:45 GMT

NYU Langone must attempt to notify patients who received treatment 30 days prior to disclosing protected information under New York state’s shield law. Photograph: Kevin Hagen/AP

Federal prosecutors in Texas have issued a subpoena to New York’s major hospital network, NYU Langone Health, seeking records connected to transgender youth who received gender-…

The Governor’s Races That Could Shape America in 2026

Harper Thompson — Tue, 12 May 2026 16:36:54 GMT

Women running for the governor's re-election.

The 2026 midterm elections are already shaping up to be one of the most consequential political battles in recent history — and it’s not just because control of Congress is on the line. Across the country, more than 30 governors’ mansions are up for grabs, placing enormous power in the hands of voters at a mo…

Today We Celebrate Mothers. Every Day We Fight for Them.

TWP Team — Sun, 10 May 2026 15:58:53 GMT

Happy Mother’s Day! Credit: The Woman Post Images.

Every year, millions of people around the world wake up on Mother’s Day ready to celebrate the women who raised them. Social media fills with smiling family photos, flowers are delivered, restaurants overflow with reservations, and emotional tributes flood timelines from morning until midnight.

“Happy Mot…

Trump Calls Norah O'Donnell a “Disgrace”: It Goes to Show How America Has Been Permissive of White Men’s Abuse Against Women.

TWP Team — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:54:39 GMT

Trump on '60 Minutes' on April 26, 2026.

When Donald Trump publicly labeled Norah O’Donnell a “disgrace,” it was not just another headline-grabbing insult in an already crowded news cycle. It was something more revealing—another example in a long, troubling pattern that has defined American public life for generations. A pattern where powerful white men …