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Twitter Is Not Here for Ivanka Trump's Tweet to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry


We can all agree that one bright spot in an otherwise, um, challenging year was the engagement of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. When, after many months of speculation, news of their impending wedding broke in late November, a wave of people took to Twitter to send the lovebirds their happiest well-wishes. A second wave came this past week, when they announced their wedding date (May 19, 2018; set an alert now).

First Daughter and “assistant to the President” Ivanka Trump was among those who wanted to tweet their congratulations. In the first part of a two-part tweet, Trump wrote that she was “Wishing Meghan and Prince Harry a lifetime of love, laughter and happiness together.” Then she followed it up with, “I have no doubt that this couple will do extraordinary things, both individually and collectively. Congratulations!”

Love or not-so-much-love Ivanka, her message to Meghan and Harry is pretty innocuous. Thoughtful even. And she’s right: Both Meghan and Harry will likely rack up a few accomplishments as a married couple. They already have, after all, and show no signs of stopping now that they’re getting hitched.

But when Twitter spotted her message, it went off.

It appears that many people read what Trump wrote and inferred that something more was going on. Mostly, they wondered whether her kind words were just a savvy way to angle for an invite to the royal wedding. As you might have guessed, they were not kind with their accusations.

(In case you don’t remember, Trump and her husband Jared Kushner once made a cameo on Gossip Girl back in the day, hence the relevance of the above GIF.)

We don’t know if Ivanka will get an invitation, but it’s kind of hasty of Twitter to jump all over her and surmise some nefarious intent from an otherwise nice message—even if you’re not her biggest fan. What we do know, however is how Price Harry proposed to Markle; that the cake is going to be banana flavored; and that Markle is planning to focus on charity work after the wedding. We’re just counting down the days now until the actual wedding.

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A Female Judge Just Blocked Trump's Attempt to Rescind the Birth Control Mandate


For a lot of women—particularly those of child-bearing age—one of the best parts of former President Barack Obama‘s Affordable Care Act is the fact that employers are required to offer free birth control to employees through their health insurance policies. Keeping in mind the high cost of the Pill, IUDs, and other forms of contraception, the news that they would now be totally covered came as a huge breath of fresh air, reducing stress for women worried about how they’d scrape together another $100 for next month’s Pill pack or dissuaded by the cost of longer-term options—even if those ultimately worked better for them. (Reminder: There is no one-size-fits-all option for contraception.)

The one type of employer currently excluded from this mandate are religious organizations. However, President Donald Trump, via the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, attempted to undo the entire requirement by issuing a change in policy in October—until a female judge on Friday put a temporary stop to it.

Word that Trump would try to undo Obama’s birth control mandate has been floating around since the end of May, when Vox got a leaked document saying that all employers—not just religious organizations—would be able to apply for a religious or moral exemption. Trump administration lawyers say that the change in policy protects “a narrow class of sincere religious and moral objectors from being forced to facilitate practices that conflict with their beliefs.”

Luckily, a federal judge in Pennsylvania stopped Trump’s attempt in its tracks by issuing an injunction on Friday that orders the administration not to enforce the change in policy. Appointed by Obama, the judge, Wendy Beetlestone, wrote in her ruling that Trump’s rules “conjured up a world where a government entity is empowered to impose its own version of morality on each one of us. That cannot be right.”

The downside is that her injunction is only temporary, but the upside is that for now, our free birth control is safe.

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Nikki Haley Says Trump's Accusers Should Be Heard


It was roughly six weeks ago that the White House dismissed the numerous women who have accused President Donald Trump of sexual harassment and assault as “fake news” and stated plainly that they were not to be believed. For the many women who’ve found a voice with the #MeToo movement, this was incredibly frustrating to hear. But U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley broke from the administration’s messaging during her appearance on CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday morning to say that the President’s accusers should be heard.

“You know, I am incredibly proud of the women who have come forward,” she said. “I’m proud of their strength; I’m proud of their courage; and I think that the idea that this is happening, I think it will start to bring a conscience to this situation—not just in politics but in, you know, we’ve seen in Hollywood and in every industry, and I think the time has come.”

Face the Nation host John Dickerson then asked her how people should “assess the accusers of the President”—and her answer might be surprising to those used to hearing her defend Trump.

“The same thing: It’s women who accuse anyone should be heard,” she said. “They should be heard, and they should be dealt with.”

“I think we heard from them prior to the election, and I think any woman who has felt violated or who has felt mistreated in any way, they have every right to speak up,” she added.

“And does the election mean that’s a settled issue?” Dickerson asked.

“You know, that’s for the people to decide,” she replied. “I know that he was elected, but women should always feel comfortable coming forward, and we should all be willing to listen to them.”

Watch the full interview here:

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The Supreme Court Just Ruled that Donald Trump's Travel Ban Can Go Into Effect—for Now


As the third and latest iteration of President Donald Trump’s travel ban remains tied up in lower courts, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the order can go into effect even amid the continuing legal battles.

Trump issued this most recent order in September, barring certain travelers from Iran, North Korea, Libya, Syria, Venezuela, Somalia, Chad, and Yemen from entering the U.S. Six of these eight nations are Muslim-majority countries, and per The New York Times, Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco has argued that the ban falls under the President’s “broad constitutional and statutory powers to control immigration.” Though the specifics of the restrictions vary among the eight nations, in most circumstances, citizens will be prohibited from studying, working, vacationing, or permanently relocating to the U.S.

Already, two federal appellate courts in Maryland and Hawaii have blocked major portions of the ban, particularly as they affect travelers who have “a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States”—like a grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother- or sister-in-law, cousin, nephew, niece, or grandchild. In June, Trump’s second travel ban was allowed to go into effect after the Supreme Court reached a compromise and allowed individuals who fell into the “bona fide” category to travel to the U.S. (That version of the ban was only temporary and expired earlier this year.)

But by issuing that third order, Trump attempted to circumvent the standards set in place by the previous ruling. And now, the administration is once again challenging the lower court rulings and brought their latest case to the Supreme Court in an effort to see the newest ban implemented while the appeals process continues.

Two Supreme Court Justices—Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor—opposed the White House’s request and did not want to allow the ban to go into effect. As the administration prepares to once again appeal their case, the Supreme Court called on these lower courts to promptly decide on the case so a final ruling could be issued before the Court’s current term ends next June.



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'Heroin(e)' Filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon On Trump's Solution to the Opioid Crisis.


Donald Trump declared a public health emergency last week over the nation’s overdose crisis. And just yesterday, the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, led by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, released its recommendations to address America’s growing problem.

“Mr. President, the reason behind the urgent recommendations presented to you today by this Commission is that the leading cause of unintentional death in the United States is now drug overdose,” explains Gov. Christie in his introduction to the report. “The time to wait is over. The time for talk is passed. 175 deaths a day can no longer be tolerated. We know that you will not stand by; we believe you will force action.”

The epidemic contributed to the United States’ record 64,000 drug overdose deaths in 2016, and the recommendations outlined include everything from streamlining federal funds for drug addiction and expanding drug courts to new training requirements for doctors who prescribe painkillers and eliminating barriers to treatment.

What’s missing, though, is how much funding will be necessary to address the crisis, which left many wondering how these recommendations will realistically be implemented. To learn more about the opioid epidemic, we spoke to Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon after the Obama Summit this week. Her critically-acclaimed film “Heroin(e),” streaming now on Netflix, follows three real-life heroines in Appalachian city Huntington, West Virginia (the “overdose capital of America” with an overdose rate 10x the national average) as they work to change the town’s narrative and to break the cycle of drug abuse.
Exclusively with us, Sheldon shares her thoughts on Trump’s plan to combat the crisis, the role of women in the epidemic, and hope for the future.

GLAMOUR: President Trump recently declared the crisis a public health emergency and shared a strategy to address it. How do you feel about the plan?

ES: I think it’s kind of offensive that the President is coming up with ideas to fix our problem when people on the ground have the best ideas to fix it. Presidential declarations are important for bringing attention, but it’s not going to come from the Oval Office. It goes a bit deeper than a single vote and one president and speaks to the larger American dream. I appreciate the attention, though. It’s just frustrating – we can talk about it all day, but we have to see some sort of investment.

GLAMOUR: One of the common themes at the Summit was the idea of community. You moved to be closer to the stories in this film. How do you think this helped you understand the perspectives?

ES: Most people call Huntington the overdose capital of America, but it’s also home to these three women [the film’s heroines: Jan Rader, Patricia Keller and Necia Freeman]. They somehow find the resilience to do this work, and community is a huge part of that.

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Elaine McMillion Sheldon

GLAMOUR: Jan is the first-ever female chief of the fire department in West Virginia. In some ways, are women better equipped to deal with these issues than men?

ES: I think it’s more socially acceptable for women. We live in a very macho society and are reverting to some strange time that I didn’t grow up in. You see men soften when it hits their family or when it’s their wife. They find the empathy then.

GLAMOUR: Necia of the Brown Bag Ministry talks about the double standard in Huntington, specifically in prostitution, which is affected by the opioid epidemic. How do you feel about men being held accountable for their actions?

ES: There’s another person in this equation. The people picking up the girls? They’re businessmen, they’re well-known in the community, and they have an ‘in’ with the cops. Because these women are using, they could be sharing needles and spreading disease to a guy, who then spreads it to his wife. Men need to be held accountable. It’s not a radical statement. If two people are involved in the crime, then why is one being slipped out the back door? It doesn’t make sense.

GLAMOUR: The film says the only qualification for long-term recovery is being alive. Do you think there’s hope?

ES: Yes, there absolutely is. It’s not so much about stopping the supply of drugs because you will still have a huge population of people who are addicted and then what are they doing going to turn to? We need to give people something to live for that’s not getting high. But this is the new norm, and we are going to be fighting for a few decades.

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This Cyclist Flawlessly Gave Donald Trump's Motorcade the Finger


In the midst of President Donald Trump‘s former campaign manager Paul Manafort turning himself in and former adviser George Papadopolous pleading guilty to lying to the FBI, Trump … went out to play some golf. Naturally, the president went to the Trump National Golf Club just outside of DC to play a few rounds, and on his way back to The District, his motorcade passed by a cyclist who, in all likelihood, is not a Trump supporter.

Luckily, a photographer was on site to capture the moment, and we’re 99% sure Wonder Woman 2 should use the image as its movie poster. Take a look below:

PHOTO: Getty

A female cyclist raised her middle finger to Doland Trump’s motorcade while quietly continuing on her bike ride, mastering the art of a silent protest. This woman is an icon. Unfortunately she hasn’t been identified just yet, nor has she come forward, but Twitter is having a field day praising her triumphant bird flip.

David Smith from The Guardian was on site to see the bird flipping unfold, and also noted that a pedestrian gave the motorcade a thumbs down sign after it passed by her. Smith reported, “It overtook a female cyclist, wearing a white top and cycling helmet, who responded by giving the middle finger. The motorcade had to slow and the cyclist caught up, still offering the finger, before turning off in a different direction.” A modern day hero. We have to wonder if the president was looking out the window at the time and caught this woman flipping him off, but it’s more likely he was busy Tweeting.

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