Michael Austin

1 week ago | westernjournal.com | Michael Austin

American employers no longer have to give workers time off for abortions, according to a new decision from a Trump-appointed federal judge. U.S. District Judge David Joseph of the Western District of Louisiana ruled Wednesday that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had wrongly applied its authority when including abortion in pregnancy-related conditions covered by the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act passed in 2022, according to a report from CBS News.

1 week ago | westernjournal.com | Michael Austin

President Donald Trump saw a surprising increase in his support among Democrats, according to one new poll. Quantus Insights found that the Republican commander-in-chief, long a polarizing figure that the vast majority of Democrats dislike, has risen 4 points with members of that party, per Newsweek. The poll was taken on May 18-20 and had a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points. While the increase was a pleasant surprise, Trump still has a mere 11 percent job approval with Democrats.

1 week ago | westernjournal.com | Michael Austin

Atlanta Dream center Brittney Griner, for whom the Biden administration traded a Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death” in a prisoner exchange, appeared to hurl a racially driven expletive at Indiana Fever point guard Caitlin Clark on Thursday. In the final minutes of the WNBA game between the Fever and the Dream, which ended with the Fever clinching an 81-76 victory, Griner appeared to mouth the words “trash” and “f***ing white girl” at Clark.

1 week ago | westernjournal.com | Michael Austin

Elon Musk shared new footage of Tesla’s new humanoid robots, and he has a bold prediction for their future. Beyond producing electric cars, Tesla has been developing humanoid robots that are increasingly capable of a wide variety of tasks. They call the robot “Tesla Optimus,” and according to Musk, it will be “[t]he biggest product ever.”The technology entrepreneur and recent government efficiency consultant shared footage on Tuesday of Optimus completing tasks through auditory commands.

1 week ago | westernjournal.com | Michael Austin

Many legacy media journalists characterized the exchange between President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday as an “ambush” from the former leader against the latter. Trump surprised Ramaphosa with a multi-minute video presentation highlighting the persecution unfolding against white farmers in South Africa, according to Fox News.