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The Cerberus Men: How Private Equity Is Reshaping Trump’s Pentagon
Three recent developments reveal how private equity—and Cerberus Capital Management in particular—has gained influence inside the Trump administration’s Pentagon, from defense leadership to procuremen
The two Roberts courts
The current court is often described as composed of six Republican-appointed conservatives and three Democratic-appointed liberals. And that shorthand explains many of the court’s most visible decisio
Days 366-500: Trump’s Complete Track Record on LGBTQ+ Issues
This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media , an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet. Since President Donald Trump’s reelection, the full force of the federal government has been worki
The History of the Women’s Rights Movement, 1600 to Present
This timeline traces key moments, movements and leaders that have shaped the fight for women’s rights in the United States and beyond. Compiled by editors at Ms. and researchers from the National Wome
Texas State Takeover of Local School Districts Expands, Raising Concerns
Newly appointed Beaumont ISD Superintendent Sandi Massey speaks during a school board meeting in Beaumont, Texas. Danielle Villasana for ProPublica No state has taken over as many local public school
How One Haitian Mother Rebuilt Her Life After Gang Violence—with Courage, Determination, Enterprise and a Small Loan
Over the past 25 years, I have had the privilege of working alongside communities in Haiti, traveling there 35 times through my work with the Raising Haiti Foundation. I have met many people like Mirl
91% of Voters Support a National Paid Leave Program. How Do We Make It Happen?
The United States is one of only seven countries lacking a federal mandate for paid maternal or family leave. Within the country, only 13 states and D.C. have paid family and medical leave programs, a
The radical Justice Thomas
On May 7, 2026, Clarence Thomas became the second longest serving justice in American history, surpassing Justice Stephen Field, who had been a justice for 34 years, 195 days, from 1863-1897. If Thoma
Scene Stealers: Joy Sunday Reflects On ‘DTF St. Louis,’ Representation, And Why She Never Took No For An Answer
By Okla Jones · Updated June 2, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Joy Sunday knows what it means to stay the course. Early in her journey, the Nigerian-American actress was figuring
Court asked to bar Alabama from using state’s preferred map
Reminder: Each Wednesday, SCOTUSblog’s Amy Howe answers your questions about the court in a section called Ask Amy. Send your queries to scotusblog@thedispatch.com . At the Court On Monday, the court
How to Build Your Queer Summer Reading List
In late 2022, Joey Lobel was frustrated. An avid reader, Lobel, a 31-year-old butcher in Brooklyn, was struggling to find queer books that didn’t have sad endings. “I went on a little spiral and I tho
Mismatched Manicures Are Summer’s Favorite Nail Trend
@traceeelissross / Instagram By India Espy-Jones · Updated June 1, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Flipping through a book of what feels like 1000 nail colors, you’re faced with t
Hegseth Blocks Promotions Of Black, Female Navy Officers
Of the 22 nominees up for promotion, just two non-white officers made the list, and none were women.
Divya Mathur Holds One of Fashion’s Most Influential Jobs. Here’s How She Earned Consumers’ Trust.
When Divya Mathur’s team puts a brand no one has heard of on REVOLVE, it sells through at roughly 90 percent full price. In a crowded marketplace where the conventional response is to spend louder—big
June 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us
Each month, Ms. provides readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. Happy June! Happy Pride! Happy Caribbean-American Heritage Month! Happy summer!
Illinois’ law protects abortion. She says she still couldn’t get treatment for her ectopic pregnancy.
A woman is suing an Illinois hospital and OBGYN after allegedly being denied care for her ectopic pregnancy — a condition that can be life-threatening without quick treatment that involves terminating
Hey, Girls and Gays: It’s on Us to Defend the “T” in LGBTQIA+
Happy Pride! It’s my favorite time of year: the sun is shining, the queers are coming out of hibernation, my social calendar is filled to the brim with drag fundraisers and gay dance parties, the new
The most important cases yet to be decided
It’s June 1. The official start of hurricane season in the Atlantic , Statehood Day for both Kentucky and Tennessee , and Oscar the Grouch Day . It’s also the beginning of what is likely to be the fin
Op-Ed: Is My Acne Too Black For You?
By Nyla Stanford · Updated June 1, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Growing up, my skin has found ways to shape shift into craters with deep valley pores . I’d look into the mirro
A brewing tariff refund battle
Welcome to June – for SCOTUSblog, the busiest month of the year. At the Court On Thursday, the justices met in a private conference to discuss cases and vote on petitions for review . Orders from that
No One to Answer the Phone: What a Missing $150 Million Means for Domestic Violence Services
This story was originally reported by Jasmine Mithani and Mariel Padilla of The 19th , and republished through Rewire News Group ‘s partnership with the 19th News Network. Our Sister’s House used to s
War on Women Report: Abortion Access, Academic Freedom and Trans Rights Under Fire
—President Trump lost his latest appeal effort against paying New York writer E. Jean Carroll an $83.3 million defamation judgment after denying he sexually assaulted her and calling her a liar The po
Judge Stops Trump Administration From Funding Antiabortion Extremists, for Now
On Friday, in response to a lawsuit brought by Democracy Forward, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund—which would have directly funded the work of antiabortion
The All-White Finds To Shop That Are Essence Festival Approved
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Essence By Mecca Pryor · Updated May 29, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… The Essence Festival of Culture 2026 is happening July 3 – July 5. Don’t mi
Therapy IRL: What Black Women Should Know Before Choosing A Therapist
By Riana Elyse Anderson, PhD, LCP · Updated May 30, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… I am typically not one for the social media drama, but babyyy, if you have a screen and working
Buckle Up, the Primaries Are Coming: From New Mexico to California, Women’s Representation Is on the Ballot
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in
This Unexpected Supplement Is At The Core Of Ciara Miller’s Wellness Routine
By India Espy-Jones · Updated May 29, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… At 30 years old, taking the food newborns drink right after birth as a supplement sounds unusual. However, fo
The Funniest Posts From Women This Week (May 23-29)
"Let's join the cicadas this summer and scream."
Swiping Right on WhatsApp: How Some South Asian Americans Are Looking for Love
America is in a dating crisis. Online dating is a multi-billion dollar industry , but young people are growing pessimistic about it . A 2024 study commissioned by the dating app Tinder found that 91 p
How Punjabi Sikh Advocates Reimagined Domestic Violence Risk Assessment
As another domestic violence homicide-by-strangulation in the Punjabi Sikh community went largely unreported outside the community itself, we are reminded of how often opportunities for intervention a
Arkansas Judge Revives Lawsuit Against State’s Near-Total Abortion Ban
Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ+ rights—to bring you the most urgent news in reproductive justice. Here’s this week’s latest
Jury duty for a justice
Believe it or not, Supreme Court justices sometimes have jury duty. Justice Sonia Sotomayor “was among the nearly 250 city residents who reported for jury duty at the D.C. Superior Court” on Tuesday,
What is Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome? The Health Condition PCOS Has a New Name
The condition formerly known as polycystic ovarian syndrome, commonly referred to as PCOS, has a new name: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. PMOS, as it’s now called, is a set of signs and sym
Religious anti-abortion center finds opportunity in town without OB-GYNs
SANDPOINT, Idaho — An anti-abortion pregnancy center on the outskirts of this Idaho Panhandle town greets visitors with an abridged Bible verse painted on the wall of its waiting area: “Come to me & I
The first school year under a Texas law targeting LGBTQ+ students
Adrian Moore was sharing a blanket with his friends, watching the sun come up over Morton Ranch High School before the first day of his senior year. Parents and teachers milled among the teenagers, ov
Dispatches From Ukraine’s Frontlines, Where Feminist Organizing Has Become an Act of Survival
A lecture and discussion were about to begin in a local public library. It could have been a scene in New York, London or Melbourne. Yet this event was in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, just 25 kilometers fro
Your Tax Dollars Are Funding the Trump Administration’s Patriarchal Family Agenda
“One in three Americans are under-babied,” said Trump’s Medicare and Medicaid chief Dr. Oz last week, echoing JD Vance’s contempt for childless women as “cat ladies.” Guided by evangelical supporters,
Justice Barrett targeted in “swatting” incident
Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the target of a “swatting” incident – a false call reporting gunshots intended to provoke a response from law enforcement officials – on Wednesday night, according to a r
Three Ways Trump’s Weird Fixation on DEI Is Hurting Women
The Trump administration’s obsession with diversity, equity and inclusion has moved far beyond rhetoric. It is now reshaping how women’s stories get told, whose health crises are allowed to be named,
Abortion, regret and the right to decide | Letters
Readers respond to an article by Roe McDermott saying that women don’t need laws to make them ‘reflect’ on their choices Well done to Roe McDermott for saying what is rarely said – that abortion doesn
How Painted By Esther Turned Olandria Into MACZine’s New Blush Icon
By India Espy-Jones · Updated May 28, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Blush. Then more blush. Then even more blush. For Ngozi Esther Edeme , also known as Painted By Esther, too m
Almost 10 Years Later, Shanti Das Is Breaking Generational Curses Through ‘Silence The Shame’
Courtesy of Shanti Das By Elizabeth Ayoola · Updated May 28, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… For Silence the Shame founder Shanti Das , breaking the silence around mental health i
Black Women Political Candidates Are Expected to Be ‘Likable,’ Qualified and Tireless. Men Aren’t.
What I experienced during my 2014 run for office wasn’t entirely unfamiliar to me. The year before, I had run for president of the Young Democrats of America (YDA), a national political party office r
18 Best Pink Blushes For Deeper Skin Tones This Summer
By India Espy-Jones · Updated May 28, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Is that enough? Instead of putting down the blush, you compulsively pat on even more. After all, in 2026, the
How to Counter 10 False Narratives About Abortion in an Age of Misinformation
How to Counter 10 False Narratives About Abortion in an Age of Misinformation Misinformation about abortion care is rampant and being…
Lawsuits Challenging Embryo Disposal Could Hinder IVF
An anti-abortion group last month sued seven Utah fertility clinics, claiming their disposal of embryos as part of the in vitro fertilization process violates the state’s wrongful death law. The minis
No one to answer the phone: What a missing $150 million means for domestic violence services
Our Sister’s House used to staff a 24-hour hotline. No matter what time of day a domestic violence survivor called for help, an advocate would be able to help them stay safe. But then a lack of fundin
What My First PGA Championship Taught Me About Golf’s Black History And Its Future
B002 By ESSENCE Editors · Updated May 28, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Prior to a few months ago, my knowledge of golf was limited to Tiger Woods, the Masters Tournament, the b
19 Beauty Products To Pack For Essence Festival 2026
By India Espy-Jones · Updated May 27, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… In just over one month, your flight will touch down in New Orleans for the 2026 Essence Festival of Culture .
How generations of nannies and cleaners fought for — and won — their rights
In subway stations and under the shade of trees across New York City, Allison Julien met with domestic workers. She wanted to talk to them about their basic rights — the ones they’d been denied for de
Russia: LGBT Rights Groups Further Criminalized
Click to expand Image A Pride flag near the Russian coat of arms during a protest outside the Russian embassy in London, March 16, 2023. © 2023 Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
What Rights Observers Are Watching in Armenia’s Elections
Click to expand Image People at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Yerevan, Armenia, June 20, 2021. © 2021 Sergei Grits/AP Photo Armenia will hold parliamentary elections on June 7 t
Republicans want to make the Texas Senate race about manliness
Republicans are focusing on one question in one of November’s top races: Is the Democrat a real man? Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who clinched the GOP’s nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday ni
Election Conspiracies Are Moving From Rhetoric to Government Action
Attacks on the legitimacy of U.S. elections are no longer confined to conspiracy theories circulating online—they are increasingly shaping government action at the local level. In Riverside County, Ca
Survivors of Torture Rewrite the Rules Banning It
There is no shortage of cases of torture in the headlines. Across today’s crises—from Ukraine to Sudan, Myanmar to Gaza—the allegations are graphic and devastating. But once a legal case closes or the
US Court Rules to Protect Immigrant Domestic Violence Survivors
Click to expand Image A woman is detained by US federal agents after exiting a court hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York City, on September 3, 2025. © 2025