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Articles include Press Releases, Blog posts and information updates. The page is arranged by NCA articles first; then LWV of Virginia, and LWVUS articles, in chronologically order under "Subscribed Articles". Scroll down to "Subscribed Articles" to see the individual items, arranged by newest first. Click "View more" to see all articles from both entities.

The National Capital Area Articles

Highlights from LWVUS 56th Biennial Convention

Submitted by The National Capital Area in July 2024.

News

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2024 CONVENTION by Sarah Courtney

from LWVUS Blog

Submitted by The National Capital Area in March 2024.

Press Mention

League of Women Voters Announces CEO Departure

Press Release / Last Updated: February 8, 2024

Submitted by The National Capital Area in January 2024.

Public Statement

League Mourns Loss of LWVUS President

Dr. Deborah Ann Turner

Submitted by The National Capital Area in May 2023.

News

Submitted by The National Capital Area in May 2023.

Blog Post

LWVNCA Annual Convention

Saturday, May 6, 2023, 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Maggiano’s Little Italy, 5333 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20015

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The National Capital Area Subscribed Articles

Shameful & Dangerous: LWV Responds to Supreme Court Allowing Trump Deportations Without Due Process

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2025.

Public Statement

Washington, DC — Today, the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that prevented the Trump administration from deporting migrants to countries other than their country of origin without affording them due process. Today’s decision — issued without any hearing on the Court’s “shadow docket” — allows the Trump administration to continue to deport non-citizens to countries they have never visited without an opportunity to challenge the deportation.

League of Women Voters Welcomes Na’ilah Amaru as New Senior Director of Mobilization & Engagement

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2025.

Public Statement

Washington, DC — The League of Women Voters of the United States is proud to announce Na’ilah Amaru as the new senior director of mobilization and engagement. In this role, Amaru will lead the League’s grassroots organizing efforts, national advocacy campaigns, and volunteer engagement strategy to strengthen the organization’s mission of empowering voters and defending democracy.

What's Happening with Medicaid, Tax Cuts, and Budget Bills?

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2025.

Blog Post

The United States Congress is using a fast-track budget process known as budget reconciliation to pass legislation that will take away health care and food access from millions of people to pay for tax cuts for corporations and wealthy Americans.

That gives us just weeks left in the process to demand that our members of Congress represent everyday Americans and oppose cuts to Medicaid.

Voters, Civil Rights Groups Seek to Intervene in NC Voting Case Brought by DOJ

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of North Carolina, along with voters and civil rights groups, seek to protect voters whose eligibility to vote may be challenged.

League of Women Voters Condemns Political Assassination of Minnesota Lawmakers

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2025.

Public Statement

Political violence has no place in our democracy.

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