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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to address the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen Supreme Court decision on the right to carry a concealed weapon in public an…

Advocates and public health officials testified at a House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services hearing on efforts to prevent domestic violence. Witnesses desc…

The House debated reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act which expired in 2019. The measure provides funding for federal prosecution of domestic violence as well as state and local gra…

Alejandra Castillo, CEO of YWCA USA, talked about the organization’s efforts to help victims of domestic violence stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ms. Mills discussed her book, Insult to Injury: Rethinking our Responses to Intimate Abuse, in which she asserts that current domestic violence strategies often overlook the individual needs…

Journalist Rachel Louise Snyder reported on the intersection of domestic violence with other social issues impacting American society. She was interviewed by Representative Debbie Dingell (D…

Cristina Marcos spoke by phone about an expected vote on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which lapsed in February 2019.

The House Natural Resources subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States held a hearing on the high rates of missing and murdered indigenous women across the country. Witnesses, i…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which is set to expire in September. The committee heard from the Justice Department’s director…

The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel held a hearing to discuss domestic violence and child abuse in military families. A panel of abuse survivors and an advocate testified abo…

Activists talked about strategies for preventing domestic gun violence. They discussed federal laws they say are inadequate in protecting victims of domestic abuse, and why their efforts can…

Youth leaders talked about their efforts to engage with young people in broader violence prevention programs. The leaders came from cities around the country, including from Baltimore, Cleve…

Michael Planty and Paulette Sullivan Moore talked about domestic violence in the United States. They discussed its definition, prevalence, how it is reported, law enforcement and judicial sy…

Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) talked about her efforts to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. Representative Moore, a domestic violence victim herself, also discussed the public d…

Vice Presiden Biden delivered remarks at the National Archives to mark the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act. As a senator, he was the chief sponsor of the original legislat…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on news of the day and on the question “What are your thoughts on domestic violence?” Alex Bolton also spoke by telephone about President Obama’…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) urged House Republicans to pass the Violence Against Women Act, which the Senate voted in favor of the previous…

Joe Torre and Mariska Hargitay spoke to reporters following a meeting with President Obama.

President Obama announced several policy initiatives aimed at reducing domestic violence. Speakers included former Major League Baseball manager and survivor of domestic abuse Joe Torre and …

Amnesty International officials announced the beginning of an international campaign to stop violence against women. Among the specific issues addressed were domestic violence, violence agai…