Tag: Gender Issues

Mika Brzezinski: Trump suggested Kirsten Gillibrand ‘would have sex with him’ for campaign cash

Pete Kasperowicz · December 12, 2017 8:55 am

Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn., along with Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y, introduced two pieces of legislation in September to monitor the trucking industry for human trafficking and make sure offenders never drive professionally again. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Ending human trafficking in the trucking industry

Diana Stancy Correll · December 12, 2017 5:01 am

Transgender U.S. army captain Jennifer Sims lifts her uniform during an interview with the Associated Press in Beratzhausen near Regensburg, Germany, on June 29. The legal battle over President Trump's effort to roll back the Obama administration policy of open transgender service may just be getting underway.

Trump’s transgender military ban enters a new legal thicket

Travis J. Tritten · December 12, 2017 5:01 am

Comedian Chelsea Handler met pushback after a tweeting a vulgar video that mocked White House press secretary Sarah Sanders' weight and physical appearance. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

How Chelsea Handler suspends the rules of feminism to mock Sarah Sanders

Emily Jashinsky · December 12, 2017 5:01 am

Trump announced in July via Twitter transgender troops would be prohibited from serving in the military and, a month later, told Secretary of Defense James Mattis to discard plans for transgender enlistments that would start in January. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Third federal district court orders Trump administration to allow transgenders to serve in US military

Diana Stancy Correll · December 12, 2017 1:48 am

The pro- and anti-Roy Moore camps are sharply divided. Many believe there is still sufficient question surrounding the controversy to render Moore unfit for office, while others are staunch supporters and believe he is innocent until proven guilty. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Beltway Confidential

Can the Senate expel or exclude Roy Moore if he wins?

Jenna Ellis · December 11, 2017 8:52 pm

Megyn Kelly has stated, on more than one occasion, that women should be able to wear whatever they want and experience no ramifications for their choice. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

Don’t dress provocatively if you want to be viewed as a professional

Suzanne Venker · December 11, 2017 8:23 pm

A judge ruled that transgender people will be allowed to join the military starting Jan. 1. The ruling Monday was another legal setback for President Trump's effort to ban transgender troops and roll back the open service policy enacted by the Obama administration. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

National Security

Transgender people can join the military Jan. 1 after court strikes down Trump’s request

Travis J. Tritten · December 11, 2017 6:13 pm

Celebrity chef Mario Batali cooked former President Obama's final state dinner at the White House in October 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Celebrity chef Mario Batali accused of sexual misconduct by four women

Caitlin Yilek · December 11, 2017 4:38 pm

Megyn Kelly interviewed three women who accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct before he was elected president. (Screenshot)

3 Trump accusers recount sexual misconduct claims: ‘I wanted people to know’ what a ‘pervert’ Trump is

Melissa Quinn · December 11, 2017 3:24 pm

Obama tells Alabama voters to rebuff Roy Moore: Report

Caitlin Yilek · December 11, 2017 2:11 pm

The "Me Too" movement has marched to the top of Capitol Hill, and it isn't marching back down again. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., (pictured left) and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., (pictured right) have already resigned over sexual harassment allegations; others may follow. (AP Photos)

Reforming Congress in the age of #MeToo

Laura Barrón-López · December 11, 2017 5:01 am