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Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. Employees Testify Against Labor Nominee Puzder at Special Forum

Feminist Newswire | January 12th, 2017

Senate Democrats from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) held a forum yesterday to hear from workers employed by Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. Both fast-food chains are owned by CKE Restaurants, the company led by Secretary of Labor nominee Andrew Puzder. The HELP Committee is expected to hold hearings on Puzder’s nomination soon, but Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN), denied a request to have the workers testify during the official confirmation hearing.

Reproductive Rights

Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Attempted Procurement of a Miscarriage

Feminist Newswire | January 12th, 2017

This week, Anna Yocca, the 32 year old Tennessee woman who has been in jail a year waiting trial over allegations that she attempted to induce her own abortion, was released after pleading guilty to attempted procurement of a miscarriage.

Politics

Senate Passes Budget Resolution that Allows for Repeal of Affordable Care Act

Feminist Newswire | January 12th, 2017

At 1:30 in the morning on Thursday, the Senate voted 51-48 to pass a budget resolution that directs House and Senate committees to craft legislation that will fully repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

Politics

Roundup of First Day of Sessions’ Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General

Feminist Newswire | January 11th, 2017

For over eight hours, Sessions answered questions about his prosecutorial and Senatorial record, as well as over controversial comments he has made, as Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee sought to unearth if Sessions would be able to enforce laws that he actively opposed.

Global

Survey of Afghan People Reveals Hesitations and Signs of Hope

Feminist Newswire | January 10th, 2017

The Asia Foundation, a nonprofit international development organization, has released its 12th annual Afghan opinion survey entitled Afghanistan in 2016: A Survey of the Afghan People.

Politics

House GOP Proposes Reinstatement of Archaic Rule Putting Federal Employees at Risk

Feminist Newswire | January 9th, 2017

The Holman Rule, established in the year 1876, empowers individual lawmakers with the authority to request amendments to appropriations bills, cut federal employees’ salaries down to $1 and eliminate governmental positions or programs of which they disapprove.

Violence Against Women

Sexual Assault Survivors Protest Jeff Sessions

Feminist Newswire | January 9th, 2017

This morning a group of sexual assault survivors, advocates and activists, led by national women’s advocacy group UltraViolet, went to Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Capitol Hill Senate Office to present him with the Department of Justice’s definition of sexual assault and demand that he take violence against women seriously.

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House GOP Promises Major Attack on Reproductive Healthcare

Feminist Newswire | January 6th, 2017

House Republicans announced this week that they intend to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and de-fund Planned Parenthood all in one budget “reconciliation” bill, a process that prevents Democrats from filibustering the measure and requires only a 51 vote in the Senate to pass, not the standard 60 vote threshold required for most controversial legislation.

LGBTQ

LGBTQ Protections Expanded to State Services in Virginia

Feminist Newswire | January 6th, 2017

This past Thursday, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed off on an executive order prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity within state services and by state contractors.

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House Select Panel Investigating Abortion Providers Comes to an End

Feminist Newswire | January 5th, 2017

This week the House Select Panel investigating abortion providers finally came to a close after over a year of waging a “McCarthyesque witch hunt,” abusing Congressional authority and subpoena power to intimidate, threaten and endanger the lives of abortion providers and fetal tissue research professionals.

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Stalking Awareness Month

Feminist Newswire | January 5th, 2017

Every year, an average of 7.5 million people experience stalking in the United States alone.

Politics

Republicans Scrap Plan to Eradicate Office of Congressional Ethics Following Backlash

Feminist Newswire | January 3rd, 2017

On Tuesday morning, House Republicans decided to no longer pursue their plan to effectively eradicate the Office of Congressional Ethics after receiving widespread backlash from both sides of the aisle and the President-elect.

Global

Trump’s Request for Global Gender Equity Program Details Leaves Many Fearing for their Future

Feminist Newswire | December 22nd, 2016

This week the Trump transition team requested documents from the State Department outlining the details of their programs aimed at promoting gender equality, sending shock-waves through the Department and advocacy communities over fears that the programs might be cut.

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President Obama Permanently Blocks Offshore Drilling in Regions of the Arctic and Atlantic

Feminist Newswire | December 21st, 2016

The ban is set to safeguard 115 million acres of U.S. government owned portions of the Arctic Ocean as well as 3.8 million acres of the Atlantic Ocean.

Afghanistan Global

Afghanistan Women’s Advancement: Progress Report

Feminist Newswire | December 20th, 2016

Despite the persistent Taliban terrorist attacks, Afghanistan is a nation that continues to make considerable progress.

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North Carolina State Lawmakers Embroiled in Partisan Controversies

Feminist Newswire | December 20th, 2016

The hostility between Republicans and Democrats in North Carolina has been ongoing since the contested election in November, when Governor McCrory refused to concede the election to Cooper, asserting without evidence that the election had been tampered through widespread voter fraud.

Education Violence Against Women

University of Minnesota Football Team Ends Boycott after Rape Details Released

Feminist Newswire | December 19th, 2016

Their decision to play in the Holiday Bowl Game came after the University’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action released an 80-page report on Friday detailing the gang rape of a female student on September 2.

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Federal Government Blocks Mining Plans Near Boundary Waters in Minnesota

Feminist Newswire | December 19th, 2016

Last week the Department of Interior and the Department of Agriculture declined to renew a lease for a copper-nickel mine near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness over concerns that the mine could contaminate the area’s network of lakes, streams, and wetlands.

Reproductive Rights

Texas Fetal Burial Rule Temporarily Blocked

Feminist Newswire | December 16th, 2016

The fetal burial rule approved by the Texas Department of Health and Human Services has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

Global

Civilians Attempt to Flee Amid Mass Casualties in Aleppo

Feminist Newswire | December 15th, 2016

Civilians in eastern Aleppo are attempting to evacuate today as militants allied with the Syrian government continually threaten the agreed upon ceasefire that would allow for innocents to flee the bombarded rebel-held neighborhoods.