On June 14 and 15, 2023, the White House convened more than 80 state legislators from 41 states who are on the frontlines of the fight for reproductive rights.
As Vice President Harris has said, "the status of women is the status of democracy." The ability of women and girls to participate safely, freely, and equally in political life and in society is a defining feature of democracy, but this hard-won progress is increasingly fragile.
As the final outcomes of the UN Climate Talks in Egypt (COP27) have been announced, the text paves the way for the continued expansion of fossil fuels and increased climate impacts, according to 350.org.
Nonprofit social enterprise AnitaB.org has again named ADP the 2022 Top Companies for Women Technologists Winner in the Large Technical Workforce category.
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement welcoming an announcement by the Biden-Harris Administration to increase pay for wildland firefighters.
Gold House partners with Meta to celebrate this year's A100 List. Gold House-the leading Asian and Pacific Islander (API) changemaker community that unites, invests in, and promotes API creatives and companies- debuted its first-ever Gold Gala, a historic gathering of API leaders and allies, on May 21, 2022.
MISSION NGO has released a statement regarding the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial playing out in the courtroom and across TV and social media around the globe.
As negotiations on a budget reconciliation bill evolve on Capitol Hill, HELP Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray and Senator Tim Kaine have unveiled a streamlined child care proposal that fits within the parameters of the narrower reconciliation package currently under consideration from what was originally introduced as part of the Build Back Better Act.
The AAPI Victory Fund condemns the senseless hate-based shootings that continue unabated, including the recent Buffalo mass shooting, the shooting of three Korean American women in Dallas, as well as a series of other incidents in Dallas targeting Asian-owned businesses, and calls for racial healing and political action to address this epidemic.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) New York District has announced its 2022 National Small Business Week award recipients, recognizing a city-based educational game creator as Small Business Person of the Year.
Last night, an initial majority draft of the Supreme Court's opinion on Roe v. Wade indicated that the court would overturn the landmark decision, a ruling that would eliminate the constitutional right to abortion nationwide.
Senator Martin Heinrich has released a statement on a draft majority opinion in the U.S. Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined a group of twelve bipartisan senators calling on President Joe Biden to consult with Congress and local stakeholders on a state-by-state basis about the potential impacts the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission recommendations would have, especially on elderly Veterans.
Senators Heinrich and Blunt build bipartisan support for proactive, on-the-ground investments to support the long-term health of fish and wildlife and their habitat across America.
On Wednesday, March 30, Vice President Kamala Harris and Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and voice for America's 32.5 million small businesses in President Biden's Cabinet, announced impactful reforms to the agency's Community Advantage (CA) loan program, a key SBA tool for Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), Community Development Companies (CDCs), microlenders and other critical mission-based lending partners, that prioritizes equitable access to capital for low-income borrowers and those from underserved communities.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten will continue the "ARPStars" tour of various states to highlight ways schools are using American Rescue Plan (ARP) investments to support K-12 students' recovery from the pandemic. Her tour will include visits to New Jersey's Princeton and Newark school districts.
AAPI Victory Alliance Executive Director Varun Nikore has discussed the one-year anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings during an interview with CBS News.
The AAPI Victory Fund has announced their latest endorsement for the upcoming midterm elections: State Rep. Bee Nguyen for Georgia's Secretary of State.
