Good morning Her Campus! With a break-neck news cycle, there is no possible way for you to stay on top of every story that comes across your feeds—we’re all only human, after all.
But, life comes at you fast. So grab a cup of coffee and settle in for this quick and dirty guide to stories you might’ve been sleeping on (like, literally. It’s early.)
Rachel Crooks, One of Trump’s Accusers, Is Running for Office in 2018
Rachel Crooks, one of the 19 women who have accused President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, announced on Monday that she plans to run for the Ohio state legislature in 2018, the Huffington Post reports. Though she says she never considered running for office prior to Trump’s election, Crooks says her experience being forcibly kissed by Trump in a Trump Tower elevator when she was 22, as well as the sexual misconduct experiences of other women whose perpetrators haven’t been held accountable by the current system, was what inspired her to run.
“I think my voice should have been heard then, and I’ll still fight for it to be heard now,” Crooks said. “Americans are really upset with politics as usual, and I want to be a voice for them.”
Rachel Crooks, who accused President Trump of kissing her on the mouth without her consent in 2005, is running for state office in Ohio, Cosmopolitan magazine reports https://t.co/OxDlw0PRAW pic.twitter.com/fIzLVXOorB
— CNN (@CNN) February 6, 2018
The House of Representatives Has Voted to Completely Overhaul Its Treatment of Sexual Misconduct Cases
After multiple allegations against many of its members in recent months, as well as revelations that taxpayer dollars were used toward settlements in these cases, the House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to completely overhaul its handling of sexual misconduct cases in the House. The bill passed would completely overhaul the Office of Compliance, which was responsible for many of the secretive settlements, and would require all members of Congress to reimburse taxpayers for any settlements within 90 days. If they refuse to do so, portions of their salaries would be withheld until the settlements were paid off. Among several other provisions, the bill also explicitly prohibits romantic relationships between lawmakers and staffers.
While the bill still has to pass the Senate as well, hopefully, lawmakers can understand that cracking down on sexual misconduct is a bipartisan issue that we can all get behind.
Among several changes to sexual misconduct policies that the House approved today: a rule that explicitly bans sexual relationships between lawmakers & staffers https://t.co/UKVk4fLcwe
— Marina Fang (@marinafang) February 6, 2018
SpaceX Has Successfully Launched the Most Powerful Rocket in Decades
Elon Musk’s company SpaceX became the first-ever private company to launch a rocket into space with the launch of its Falcon Heavy on Tuesday, NPR reports. The rocket, which is the newest and most powerful design in decades, was launched as a major step in SpaceX’s eventual goal of creating cheap space flight — and ideally one day, a colony on Mars. To make the whole thing even cooler, the rocket has a red Tesla on board, equipped with cameras providing insane views of Earth and Mars.
View from SpaceX Launch Control. Apparently, there is a car in orbit around Earth. pic.twitter.com/QljN2VnL1O
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 6, 2018
What to look out for…
New York Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow! Stay tuned for what to expect from this fall’s trends, killer backstage beauty looks and plenty of street style off the runways.
Meet the designers that will be presenting their collections at #NYFW: The Shows February 2018. https://t.co/TBIqR9eMyu pic.twitter.com/iT8jUqqaD5
— NYFW (@nyfw) February 2, 2018