President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, making a symbolic statement that's unlikely to alter a decades-long push for gender equality.
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How Biden’s inner circle protected a faltering president
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Court voids Walz’s decision to hold Jan. 28 special election for House seat
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