**Watch the discussion here** WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, Members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) led by DWC New Member Liaison LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) and DWC member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) hosted experts on women workers for a discussion on how Trump and his administration have failed working women and their families. The panelists and DWC members discussed how Trump and... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Thursday, February 5, Democratic Women’s Caucus Caregiving Task Force Co-Chairs Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), and Lateefah Simon (CA-12), alongside DWC member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), led 23 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) in a letter demanding Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reverse a proposed rule that will make child c... Read More »
Read the article here. The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) on Thursday condemned a proposed rule by the Trump administration to effectively rescind a Biden-era federal rule designed to make child care more affordable and accessible. Read More »
Washington, D.C. –TODAY, Tuesday, February 3, 2026, the Chairs of the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), and the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) led over 50 Members of the House Democratic Caucus to call for the firing of Department of H... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Thursday, January 29, 67 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), led by Policy Task Force Co-Chairs Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), sent a letter to the Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Don R. Berthiaume, demanding a thorough investigation into the release of the Epstein files in accordance with the Epstein F... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Yesterday, DWC member Julia Brownley (CA-26), Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), to formally overturn the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) recently finalized abortion rule. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano (CA-39) co-led the ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Wednesday, January 28, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) endorsed DWC member Robin Kelly (IL-02)’s articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. DWC Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) issued the following statement: “The Democratic Women’s Caucus is devastated and outraged by the killings of Renee Good, a loving mother o... Read More »
Lawmakers requested this report after a CBP whistleblower came forward alleging deficient medical care and oversight, and following the death of an 8-year-old girl in custody. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led a group of House and Senate colleagues, including Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fe... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Thursday, January 22, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-39), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following statement on th... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Thursday, January 22, 2026, marks 53 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, which recognized the constitutional right to privacy and guaranteed the right to abortion across the United States. That right was ripped away when Trump’s Supreme Court overturned Roe through the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on June 24, 2022. Democratic W... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Wednesday, January 21, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), led by Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Policy Task Force Co-Chairs Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), released its Women’s Safety Legislative Slate. The first of a series of legislative packages corresponding to DWC’s Better Future Agenda, the Women’s Safety Slate is a diverse set of ... Read More »
Watch the video here. As Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, I know that pregnancy can be joyful. As a woman who almost died on an operating table when I was pregnant, I also know how complicated pregnancies can be, and that's why I am so mad about these bills. Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Friday, January 20, Democratic Women’s Caucus Servicewomen, Women Veterans, and Military Families Task Force Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Reproductive Freedom Caucus (RFC) Co-Chair Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), RFC Co-Chair Diana DeGette (CO-01), RFC International Women’s Rights Task Force Chair Grace Meng (NY-06), and DWC Chair Emerita Lois Frankel (FL-22) led 19 members of the Dem... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —On Tuesday, January 13, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), led by Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), met with military sexual assault survivors in Washington, D.C. At the meeting, DWC members heard the heartbreaking and enraging stories of the survivors, who experienced abuse at the hands of Dr. Blaine McGraw at Fort Hood and Tripler Army Medical Center. Shield of Sisters a... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Thursday, January 15, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Reproductive Health Care Task Force Co-Chair & Liaisons Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Kelly Morrison (MN-03), and Judy Chu (CA-28) led 23 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus in a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy c... Read More »
