PHILADELPHIA — Progressive activists in Congress have put mounting pressure on President Joe Biden to direct the archivist of the United States to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment — which would become the first explicit mention of women in the U.

Supporters say it is needed to protect against discrimination. Opponents argue the timetable to have it become part of the Constitution has passed.

A girl is seen in between “ERA NOW” signs as people hold a rally in front of the National Archives to highlight President Joe Biden’s decision to declare the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution ...

President Joe Biden announced a major opinion Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections into the Constitution, a last-minute move that some believe could pave the way to bolstering reproductive rights.

Some legal scholars argue that the amendment was properly ratified, but for Biden to definitively say it’s "the law of the land" ignores precedent and the reality that no federal government entity has recognized the amendment as part of the Constitution. We rate Biden’s claim False.

As one of his last acts before leaving office, President Joe Biden said on Friday he believes that the Equal Rights Amendment has been officially ratified and therefore is now part of the U.S. Constitution.

With just days left in office, President Biden has said the Equal Rights Amendment is now the law of the land.

President Joe Biden ... Rights Amendment is the law of the land—now!” Biden said in a speech to the United States Conference of Mayors. “It’s the 28th amendment to the Constitution ...

During his final days in office, President Joe Biden has been ... requirements to become the 28th amendment of the Constitution of the United States. "It is long past time to recognize the will of the American people," Biden said in a statement.

President Joe Biden has weighed in on the decades-long Equal Rights Amendment debate, but does his statement hold any weight? Experts say no.

Outgoing President Joe Biden ... because 38 states had not ratified the proposed amendment before that deadline's expiration, the ERA is not a part of the United States Constitution and the ...

Political debate around the ERA has ramped up in Biden's final months in office. President Joe Biden ... oath and duty to Constitution and country, I affirm what I believe and what three-fourths of the states have ratified: the 28th Amendment is the ...