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Christine Pelosi, chair of the California Democratic Party Women’s Caucus, joins Michael Shure inside “The War Room” to talk about the passage of the Violence Against Women’s Act and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) who led the cause.To view video clip, click here.  Read more »

 By ASHLEY PARKERWASHINGTON — The House on Thursday gave final approval to a renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, sending a bipartisan Senate measure to President Obama after a House plan endorsed by conservatives was defeated. The legislation passed on a vote of 286 to 138, with 199 Democrats joining 87 Republicans in support of the reauthorization of the landmark… Read more »

 By Kay Steiger Update: The House voted to pass the Senate’s version of the Violence Against Women Act on Thursday with a vote of 286-138, CNN reported. Wisconsin Rep. Gwen Moore (D) spoke passionately on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday as the legislative body prepares to take up the re-authorization of the lapsed Violence Against Women Act… Read more »

By Christine Pelosi Twenty years ago, I graduated from law school and told a Latina friend I planned to work on helping women break the glass ceiling. "That's fine for you, but it doesn't motivate my community," she responded. "While your people are breaking ceilings, it's my people of color who are caring for your kids, so your discussion doesn't… Read more »

 By Mike Lillis Behind Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Democratic leaders on Tuesday intensified their calls for GOP leaders to consider anti-domestic-violence legislation that passed the Senate this month with overwhelming bipartisan support. House Republicans have offered their own version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which could reach the… Read more »

 By Sean Lengell An ongoing dispute on Capitol Hill over renewal of the Violence Against Women Act — once among the most noncontroversial measures in Congress — is heating up ahead of an expected House vote Thursday. The pending House action to reauthorize the law that protects women from domestic violence comes after the Senate last week easily passed its own… Read more »

 ABC News’ Kristina Zverjako and John Parkinson report: Update:The House is likely to pass a Senate-approved version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Thursday, sending the bill to President Obama for his signature.A rule approved in the House Rules Committee tonight allows an up-or-down vote first on a controversial House GOP version of the measure as a… Read more »

 By Steve Schultze State legislation that could lead to cutting Milwaukee County supervisor pay by half and the County Board's budget by two-thirds would harm minority representation, a group of African-American community leaders said Monday. "This legislation would effectively silence the voice of the low-income community, particularly communities of… Read more »

 MILWAUKEE (WITI) — It is the sequestration standoff: the Friday, March 1st deadline when automatic spending cuts would kick in is approaching, and both Democrats and Republicans are working to avoid the blame for a move that could derail the nation’s economic recovery. “The sequestration deadline in very ominous. There is a critical mass of Republicans who… Read more »

By Don Walker As part of President Barack Obama's State of the Union call to help the nation's middle class, the government plans to create "promise zones" in as many as 20 distressed communities across the country, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said Thursday in Milwaukee. Donovan met with Mayor Tom Barrett, Racine Mayor John Dickert,… Read more »