Kirsten Gillibrand

Gen. Ann Dunwoody, then commanding general of US Army Material Command, speaks as singer Alicia Keys looks on during a roundtable discussion with students at Dunbar High School in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2009.

America’s first female four-star general reflects on the challenges of serving

Culture

Gen. Ann Dunwoody wasn’t even sure she wanted to be in the military at first, but the professionalism and leadership of her first co-workers put her on the path to becoming the first woman to be a four-star general. Yet she acknowledges many female service members still need fair treatment.

N.Y. senator leads call to reform sexual assault procedures in U.S. military

Global Politics

Senator Rand Paul on the NSA Scandal & Military Sexual Assault

My America: Kirsten Gillibrand

The World

D.C. eyes a New York State election

Global Politics
The World

Gov. Paterson to name Kirsten Gillibrand to U.S. Senate

Global Politics

Just a few hours ago, New York Governor David Paterson picked Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. for Hillary Clinton’s now-vacant Senate seat. The governor will formally announce his pick today at noon in Albany.