Andrea González-Ramírez

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Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag In a bizarre congressional hearing on May 20, Republican representative Nancy Mace showed a photo she said was taken of her “naked silhouette” without her consent. Mace, who represents South Carolina, shared the blurry image during a hearing for the House Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation Subcommittee aiming to address surveillance in private spaces.

2 weeks ago | thecut.com | Andrea González-Ramírez

Photo: Department of Homeland Security The Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday that 64 people “self-deported” on a government-chartered flight this week as part of a new program in which immigrants are paid a $1,000 stipend to voluntarily leave the U.S. At least 19 of the passengers were children — including four minors who are American citizens and whose family members were without legal status, CNN reported.

2 weeks ago | thecut.com | Andrea González-Ramírez

Photo: Eric Gay/AP Texas lawmakers, apparently not content with having one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation, are currently considering the most sweeping anti-abortion bill they’ve drawn up in years — one that could offer a road map to other conservative legislators who want to create new penalties for providers, care networks, and, potentially, abortion seekers themselves. The Lone Star State already bans all abortions except in instances of narrowly defined medical emergencies.

3 weeks ago | thecut.com | Andrea González-Ramírez

Photo: Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images The Department of Homeland Security is considering teaming up with a Duck Dynasty producer to create a reality TV show called The American, in which immigrants would compete against each other for a chance to be sworn in as a U.S. citizen. If reading this sentence made you wonder whether you’re actually having a stroke, well, same. But this is a very real and casually cruel project that the Trump administration is currently weighing.

3 weeks ago | thecut.com | Andrea González-Ramírez

Photo: John Lamparski/Getty Images Former Danity Kane singer Aubrey O’Day has reportedly been subpoenaed to testify at Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial. According to USA Today, she is expected to be called to the stand after Combs’s former partner Cassie — whose legal name is Casandra Ventura — finishes her testimony, during which she has spoken about the physical abuse she says she experienced at the hands of the music mogul.