Mattie Kahn, news writer at Elle.com, and Carolina Moreno, Latino Voices editor at HuffPost, discuss the record number of women that have expressed interest in running for Congress this year. We also talk about the rise of the #MeToo movement.
Kahn says many women are ready to run as a result of frustrations with the current administration. Moreno digs deep into the #MeToo movement and explains why women of color are having different experiences from others we often hear about in the media.
With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal services for millions of Americans.
Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey announced on Saturday that he will run against Sen. Robert Menendez in the state’s Democratic primary for Senate next year, saying he feels compelled to run against the three-term senator after he and his wife were indicted on sweeping corruption charges.
