Jun 28 Watch 6:48 Gillibrand: ‘America’s women need to speak out and stand up’ on Trump Supreme Court nominee Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says women's basic reproductive freedoms are at risk as President Trump prepares to name a new justice. Judy Woodruff talks with the New York Democrat about the brewing political battle, why she says Senate Leader Mitch McConnell… Continue watching
Nov 15 WATCH: Sen. Gillibrand, Rep. Speier introduce bill on sexual harassment By News Desk Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., introduced a bill Wednesday aimed at preventing and responding to sexual harassment in Congress. Continue reading
Sep 07 Sexual assault remains a problem in U.S. military, new Senate report says By Richard Lardner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sexual assault in the U.S. armed forces remains pervasive despite the military’s attempts to eradicate sex crimes from the ranks, according to a new report by a Senate Democrat who has been critical of the Pentagon’s efforts. In… Continue reading
May 08 The Dems’ next nominee for president might be speaking at this conference By Jessica Yarvin An upcoming conference hosted by the liberal Center for American Progress will feature a who’s-who list of Democrats whose names have been floated as White House hopefuls. Continue reading
Jan 04 Pentagon data on child sex crimes in the military doesn’t show full picture By Richard Lardner, Eileen Sullivan and Meghan Hoyer, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Cpl. Aaron C. Masa befriended a fellow Marine during field training in North Carolina. But behind his buddy’s back, Masa sexually abused his 3-year-old stepdaughter and took sexually explicit photos of her and the Marine’s baby girl. A… Continue reading
May 04 Gillibrand: Number of military sex crimes greater than Pentagon first reported By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The number of sex-related crimes occurring in U.S. military communities is far greater than the Defense Department has publicly reported, a U.S. senator said Monday in a scathing critique that asserts the Pentagon has refused to provide her information about… Continue reading
Mar 10 Rand Paul, two Senate Democrats try to legalize medical marijuana nationwide By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Two Democratic senators and a possible Republican presidential candidate are joining forces to push a bill to remove federal prohibitions on medical marijuana in 23 states where it's already legal. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch Kirsten Gillibrand on Hillary Clinton and why she’s content staying in the Senate By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 02 Gwen’s Take: Beware the clickbait (or why there’s always more to the story) By Gwen Ifill Washington does not lack for smugness. It takes only one committee vote, or one fancy dinner to send many of us into paroxysms of self-congratulation. But we are not alone in this. A brief survey of the week’s headlines should… Continue reading
May 01 Watch Does rise in military sexual assault reporting signal progress in the crisis? By PBS News Hour Continue watching