Monthly Archives: July 2022

Outgoing White House communications director says pro-choice activists are ‘out of step’

White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Protesters demanded Biden declare a national public health emergency with the repeal of Roe v. Wade. Exiting White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said protesters were ‘out of step.’ Biden signed an executive order Friday directed at aiding abortion and contraception access. Departing White House Communications…

Survivors describe widespread sexual abuse in military’s JROTC program: ‘I felt trapped’

US Military members Bo Zaunders/Getty Images An investigation by The New York Times found high rates of JROTC instructors charged with sex crimes against students.  Survivors described widespread sexual assault by instructors and penalties for reporting.  “I felt trapped,” one survivor told The New York Times. “I felt alone in a corner.” An investigation by…

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer fights for her daughters’ right to abortion following the fall of Roe v. Wade: ‘We must lead’

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Michigan Office of the Governor via AP Governor Gretchen Whitmer told The Washington Post how the fight for abortion access impacts her family.   “I’m thinking about my daughters,” she said. “They now have fewer rights than I’ve had my whole life.” The Michigan Democrat explained how reproductive care is an ongoing conversation…

Elon Musk’s sister believed the Tesla CEO would follow through with Twitter deal: ‘I would believe that he’s going to do it’

Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images // Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images Elon Musk’s sister Tosca believed her brother would go through with $44 billion Twitter deal.  “If he says he’s going to do it I would believe that he’s going to do it,” she said in a profile.  The Tesla CEO told the SEC on Friday that he would…

Trump calls Elon Musk a ‘BS artist’ and says the Tesla CEO lied about voting for him in 2016

Elon Musk (left) and Donald Trump. Andrew Kelly and Gaelen Morse/Reuters Trump called Elon Musk a “bullshit artist” after saying Musk told him that he voted for him in 2016.  Trump also said he predicted Musk would not buy Twitter, though “he might later. Who the hell knows…” Musk said during a conference in May…