RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

The 19th

Nancy Pelosi wants Trump out of office, fast. This is the plan.

The House is expected to act swiftly this week, but next steps in the Senate are less clear. Amanda Becker Originally published by The 19th U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will on Tuesday take the next steps in…

The women who saved the boxes of electoral votes during a riot in the Capitol

A Senate aide directed staff to protect the three mahogany boxes containing the certified electoral college votes while rioters stormed the Capitol Wednesday afternoon.  Chabeli Carrazana Originally published by The 19th With insurrection at the door, one woman’s thoughts turned…

White women fight for Trump alongside far-right extremists

Two women were among those who died following the riot at the Capitol. But White women are not often seen as the face of extremism. Ko Bragg Originally published by The 19th “We’re going to the Capitol,” President Donald Trump…

Gabby Giffords, 10 years after her near-fatal shooting, is ‘confident’ there will be national action on gun safety

After the assassination attempt, the former Democratic lawmaker from Arizona spent the next decade balancing recovery and advocacy.  Originally published by The 19th Amanda Becker Ten years ago, on January 8, 2011, Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona was meeting…

Women lawmakers condemn the president and urge intervention after riots at the Capitol

After a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, members of Congress were forced to recess as the building went into lockdown. Mariel Padilla Originally published by The 19th Republished: The Roosevelt Island Daily News As Congress convened to count…

Georgia’s elections rely on ‘Black Voters Matter’

How LaTosha Brown helped build a get-out-the-vote powerhouse in the South. Errin Haines Originally published by The 19th In the days after Georgia went blue for the first time in a generation, LaTosha Brown wasn’t taking a victory lap —…

‘It’s never too late’: The entrepreneurial spirit of older women

When asked why they wanted to set up a business later in life, twice as many women than men said they wanted to realize a long-held ambition. Mariel Padilla Originally published by The 19th Mary Rawles worked full-time as a…

Women in President Donald Trump’s White House earn 69 cents for every $1 paid to male staffers

The gender pay gap is wider than the national pay gap and wider than the gap in the Obama White House. Chabeli Carrazana Originally published by The 19th During the Republican National Convention, the high-ranking women in Donald Trump’s White…

LGBTQ+ people know the secret to celebrating the holidays away from family

Queer people, often rejected by their families, are adept at making new holiday traditions as the pandemic forces us apart. Kate Sosin Originally published by The 19th Kellie Nemke knows too well what it’s like to not be able to…

Young women are using Instagram to fight for the future of the planet

Climate activists are flocking to Instagram to document greener living and encourage others to vote. Alexis Lanza Originally published by The 19th