Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) clashed with FBI Director Kash Patel during a Senate Judiciary hearing Tuesday over a new physical requirement for FBI applicants: the ability to do a pull-up. The requirement, which Patel implemented during his tenure as director, has drawn criticism from Hirono, who argued that "physiological differences" between men and women make the standard unfair.
Author and Hollywood producer Stephen King stirred debate with his recent statement urging nuclear-armed nations to be led by women, not “macho men and swinging dicks.” King expressed his view on Bluesky, suggesting that women in charge would promote diplomacy and collaboration. He wrote, “Women talk to each other. Women can be reasonable. Enough with the macho men and swinging dicks.”
Acclaimed British author J.K. Rowling has announced the creation of a legal fund dedicated to supporting women who have faced discrimination for defending sex-based rights. The "J.K. Rowling Women’s Fund" (JKRWF), which Rowling is personally financing, will assist women in taking legal action against employers or organizations that target them for expressing views on sex and gender.
In an article discussing concerns of illegal immigrant mothers over their children’s citizenship status, The New York Times appears to shift its longstanding stance on the unborn. The piece, titled "Undocumented Women Ask: Will My Unborn Child Be a Citizen?" highlights the fears of women in the U.S. illegally following President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
Colette Peters, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) since August 2022, has resigned amid significant changes to the Justice Department under President Donald Trump.
Some female prisoners are pleading for former President Donald Trump to step in and protect them from biological men who claim a female identity to gain access to women’s prisons, where they allegedly abuse female inmates.
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced a pair of bills that would require each U.S. state to provide information about the number of abortions that occur within them and end federal funding for Planned Parenthood.
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order on January 20, 2025, titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” The order aims to protect women’s rights, preserve single-sex spaces, and reaffirm the biological distinctions between men and women.
