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NWLCAF Brief Calling on Congress to Close the Loophole that Prevents Courts from Addressing Illegal Terminations of Grants
Read the brief: NWLCAF Brief Calling on Congress to Close the Loophole that Prevents Courts from Addressing Illegal Terminations of GrantsIn a recent shadow docket decision (NIH v. APHA), the U.S. Supreme Court made it extremely difficult to sue federal agencies to prevent them from unilaterally terminating federal grants, sometimes after imposing unlawful funding conditions. This loophole created by the Court puts billions of dollars of funding to states, localities, and service providers at risk. Fortunately,…
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NWLC Action Fund submits support for Rhode Island package of reforms
Read the story: NWLC Action Fund submits support for Rhode Island package of reformsIn May 2026, The National Women’s Law Center Action Fund (NWLCAF) submitted testimony to Members of the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee. NWLCAF wrote to express strong support for the package of reforms contained in Senate Bills 2938, 2939, and 2947. Taken together, the bills would bring new transparency into Rhode Island’s judicial selection process,…
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The Trump Republican Tax and Budget Law Will Hurt Women, Children, and Families
Read the story: The Trump Republican Tax and Budget Law Will Hurt Women, Children, and FamiliesBackground On July 4th, President Donald Trump signed into law his signature domestic policy agenda slashing Medicaid and basic needs programs and taking a significant step toward a national abortion ban in order to pay for massive tax cuts to wealthy corporations and billionaires. The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) passed only after…
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Fact Sheet: The Trump-Republican Reconciliation Bill Harms Women, Children, and Families
Read the story: Fact Sheet: The Trump-Republican Reconciliation Bill Harms Women, Children, and FamiliesIn the early hours on May 22, the House Republican majority passed a budget reconciliation bill that now heads to the Senate. The Trump-Republican reconciliation bill, officially renamed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H. Con. Res. 14), would make massive cuts to essential programs and services to pay for trillions in tax cuts to…
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Why the GOP’s Budget Bills Are Anything But Pro-Family
Read the story: Why the GOP’s Budget Bills Are Anything But Pro-FamilyThe Republican majorities in the House and Senate are working to enact a massive budget and tax bill to advance the Trump administration’s pro-billionaire, anti-women agenda. Both the House-passed bill and the current proposals from Senate committees make drastic cuts to vital programs that families rely on, including cuts to Medicaid, nutrition assistance (SNAP, formerly…
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Kamala Harris Is Protecting Us From Corporate Landlords. Donald Trump Is One.
Read the story: Kamala Harris Is Protecting Us From Corporate Landlords. Donald Trump Is One.By Talia Grossman, Fellow, Income Security You just got your lease renewal and are shocked at how much your rent skyrocketed. Now you have to make a hard decision: whether to stay and pay too much for housing or leave your home. Moving is expensive, too, because it means new application fees and a potential…
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What Tim Walz Taught Me 22 Years Ago…and Today
Read the story: What Tim Walz Taught Me 22 Years Ago…and TodayBy Andrea Johnson, Senior Director of State Policy and Strategy Mr. Walz—as he will forever be known to me and his former students—was my high school teacher in Mankato, Minnesota in the late ‘90s/early ‘00s. He built the set for my senior play and was always out in the hallways with a big smile checking…
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NWLC Action Fund Strategy Update, September 2024
Read the story: NWLC Action Fund Strategy Update, September 2024Calling High-Potential Turnout Women in Battleground States and Our Pathway to Victory Since July 21, the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund has been collaborating with our incredible partners at Community Change Action on an exciting call program across 13 of the most pivotal battleground states, with our National Women’s Law Center Action Fund efforts…
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Policy List – Federal Candidate Assessment
Read the story: Policy List – Federal Candidate AssessmentVoter Guide 2024 Numbered policies are ones that will appear on candidate guides, the policies in italics will be used to assess candidates on the broader policy points and will be included in the notes and evidence section of the guide.
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Join the NWLC Action Fund @ DNCC 2024!
Read the story: Join the NWLC Action Fund @ DNCC 2024!The NWLC Action Fund is proud to host and sponsor many events at the Democratic Convention in Chicago. We hope to see you there! MONDAY, AUGUST 19 Care Can’t Wait: Skyline SoireeROOF on theWit, 201 N. State Street (27th floor)4 to 6:30 p.m. Register here. TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 Our Economy Runs on Care: Care Can’t…
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New Year, New Rights–New Gender Just Policies Go Into Effect in 2023
Read the story: New Year, New Rights–New Gender Just Policies Go Into Effect in 2023By Erin Weber, Strategy & Policy Manager for State Advocacy Last year was, well, a lot. On top of fears for bodily autonomy and an equitable economic recovery for women, the midterm elections felt like a circus at best and an existential threat to our democracy at worst. We pushed ourselves to the polls—while wondering…
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The Media Is Trying to Scare Women of Color Out of Running for—and Winning—Office. Is Anyone Going to Stop Them?
Read the story: The Media Is Trying to Scare Women of Color Out of Running for—and Winning—Office. Is Anyone Going to Stop Them?By Rindha Sudhini “Jesse Watters says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez can’t run for president until she’s married with kids” “Lauren Boebert makes anti-hijab comment against Ilhan Omar” “Newt Gringich called VP Harris ‘a prospect crazy enough to satisfy the left who checks the box of being a woman of color.’” What do all these headlines have…
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