Politics. On Point.

Women's History Month is starting off quite nicely. President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act making it easier to prosecute individuals who commit violent crimes against women, such as domestic violence.  The "Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, (S. 47)" reauthorizes several Violence Against Women Act grant programs through FY 2018; and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 through FY 2017 and also protects women on Tribal lands, improves protections for immigrant victims, ensures services for LGBT survivors, and adds important housing protections for victims. "So today is about all the survivors, all the advocates who are standing on this stage", said President Obama, speaking today from the Department of Interior. "But it’s also about the millions more they represent -- that you represent. It’s about our commitment as a country to address this problem -- in every corner of America, every communit...

The White House is taking a stand on domestic violence. Domestic violence facts: 14% of teens report their boyfriend or girlfriend threatened to harm them or themselves to avoid a breakup. Among battered women living in shelters, 88% experience Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder because of domestic violence. 1/2 of the women who die from homicides are killed by their current or former husbands or partners. (Report) ...."That’s what we have to change", said President Obama during yesterday's White House event on domestic violence. "And I say that not only as a President, but as a son, as a husband, as the father of two daughters. Now, we’ve made a great deal of progress in recent years. But everybody in this room understands that our work is not yet finished. Not when there’s more we can do to help folks looking to restart their lives and achieve financial independence. Not when there’s more to do to ensure that the victims of abuse have access to legal protect...