Representative Katie Porter of California’s 45th Congressional District is a single mom, a law professor, and an attorney with a reputation for being tough as nails—particularly in congressional hearings, where her questioning of men in power is merciless. (Exhibit A: In five minutes, she made the CDC chief agree to waive COVID-19 testing costs for all Americans.) The congresswoman sat down with InStyle editor-in-chief Laura Brown to talk about her take-charge energy.

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