A crusader for abstinence and against abortion now finds herself squarely in the public eye with a teenage daughter who is five months pregnant.
That would be Sarah Palin, the conservative Alaska ...
After a month of incoming fire, Barack Obama used his acceptance speech to hit back at Republican John McCain, saying he was out of touch with the suffering of ordinary Americans today.
It was a one-two punch from the Clintons. Pundits praised their speeches on behalf of Barack Obama with every sports metaphor that exists: a knockout blow; a 10-strike, out-of-the-ballpark coup.
Michelle Obama talked about parents who struggle to make sure their children can get a share of the American dream. She talked about every-day principles of life, taught by parents and grandparents and passed on to the next generation.
Barack Obama got a lot of advice from more than 30 leaders of national women’s groups when he met with them in late July. Some columnists have written caustically about the need for Obama to pacify angry feminists who had backed Hillary Clinton.
In her memorable speech suspending her presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton said her campaign had shattered so many stereotypes about what women can do that “from now on, it will be unremarkable f...
It’s not clear what the NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC intended when it came out strong for Barack Obama, three weeks before the last primary.
At a time when there is much end-game talk and when one ...
It’s hard enough to get U.S. audiences to watch international news, let alone news about women, let alone news about a medical tragedy that has made two million women in Africa and South Asia pariah...
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton made clear last night that they are on the same page when it comes to turning out their voters for the Democratic ticket in November’s general election.
Obama, cel...
With the polls tightening in both Texas and Ohio, turnout in Hispanic and black communities is seen as a crucial factor in whether Hillary Clinton survives for another day or Barack Obama extends hi...
Hillary Clinton finds herself in a Catch 22 as she approaches the make-or-break Texas and Ohio primaries.
Normally, a politician trying to check an opponent’s surge will go negative to alert voters...
Barack Obama not only scored convincing victories in the Potomac Primaries Tuesday, he ate into Hillary Clinton’s core constituencies of women, older voters and Latinos.
That raises questions abou...
The political and media hype about the Kennedy family’s anointment of Senator Barack Obama eclipsed the Clinton campaign’s boots-on-the-ground organizational work in the 22 states with Democratic pr...
Barack Obama clobbered Hillary Clinton in South Carolina partly by assiduous grass roots organizing—getting out his base and expanding it—and by pushing back against the dual team of Clinton&Cli...
On the Saturday before Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama went at each other at the beginning of the debate on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Clinton nailed a significant victory in the Nevada caucuses w...
Hillary Clinton triumphed in New Hampshire due to a huge surge of women voters into the Democratic primary. Women comprised 57 percent of Democratic voters compared to 43 percent men. And she won th...
A come-from-behind victory can be a potent propellant in politics. That may be the case for Senator Barack Obama, whose strong win in the Iowa caucuses may translate into strong momentum for the New...
The Iowa caucuses on Thursday represent a roll of the dice for many Democratic progressive institutions, not the least Emily’s List and major labor unions.
Emily’s List spent more than $400,000 to...
Two University of Colorado-Boulder women deserve their day in court, a federal appeals court has ruled. Lisa Simpson and Anne Gilmore charged that football recruiting programs sanctioned by the univ...
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its founding, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., is mounting a Festival of Women’s Film and Media Arts this week, with filmmakers from...
When Karl Rove took repeated swipes at New York Senator Hillary Clinton last month, she seemed to savor the attack as recognition of her front-runner status. She played with it and got laughs with a...