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Top school district put on notice as watchdog group threatens legal action over gender policy

A Trump-aligned lawfare group is demanding Fairfax City Public Schools in Virginia rescind policy concealing students' gender identity changes from parents at school, or they will sue.

600 groups with $2B in revenue mobilize 3,000 May Day protests in a ‘red-blue’ alliance, probe finds

A network of about 600 groups, including communist organizations and Democratic Party committees, is mobilizing roughly 3,000 pro-socialist May Day events.

Morality and mortality in Jay McInerney’s new novel

Eight years after the publication of 1984’s Bright Lights, Big City, that riotous and audacious first novel about a twenty-something man crashing and burning in the glittering streets and shadier corners of Manhattan, Jay McInerney broadened his scope and produced a multistranded, multivoiced work. Published in 1992, Brightness Falls documented the charmed lives of New […]

America’s AI doomers are doing Beijing’s work

When the Chinese Communist Party’s English-language flagship, Global Times, lectures American readers about the “high energy consumption” of U.S. data centers, it isn’t because Beijing has developed a soft spot for our electric bills. It’s because every server farm we don’t build in Texas or Virginia is one China gets to build first. That line […]

Spanberger’s bad day in court

The Virginia Supreme Court has denied Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s attempt to certify the results of her redistricting constitutional amendment referendum, a procedural step Spanberger had scheduled for today. Now the court has more time to decide whether the governor violated the commonwealth’s Constitution in her mad dash to alter it. The arguments in Virginia’s […]

Senators ban themselves from prediction markets

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Senators ban themselves from prediction markets The Senate unanimously agreed to a resolution Thursday barring its members from trading on prediction markets in the face of growing concerns about insider trading on the platforms. © Greg Nash The resolution, which was introduced by Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) last...

O’Reilly says he was ‘absolutely wrong’ to ‘cut Kimmel some slack’ in the past

Conservative commentator Bill O'Reilly said Wednesday he was "absolutely wrong" with his past defense of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel in the wake of remarks the host made before the White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooting. O'Reilly told Chris Cuomo on NewsNation, The Hill's sister network, that "when Kimmel made the remark about MAGA being somewhat...

New Mexico attorney general says Meta is threatening to pull platforms from state 

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D) slammed Meta on Thursday for threatening to shut down its social media platforms in the state following a jury's verdict against the company, calling it a “PR stunt.”  In a court filing shared with The Hill, Meta said the state of New Mexico’s demands for the company are...

Cassidy pans Landry for moving forward with Louisiana Senate primary after voting rights decision

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said Thursday that Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) deciding to move forward with the state's Senate primary election next month was “disappointing.” Landry signed an executive order earlier Thursday suspending the House primary elections in Louisiana, a day after the Supreme Court ruled that the state’s congressional map was unconstitutional. All...

Supreme Court strips Voting Rights Act in Louisiana gerrymandering ruling 

The Voting Rights Act was born out of the Civil Rights Movement to open the ballot box to Black Americans who were systematically denied access. So when those protections get narrowed, even subtly, it raises a bigger question: Are we moving toward a system that prioritizes “race-neutral” rules, even if the outcomes aren’t  equal? 

First commercial flight between US, Venezuela in 7 years departs from Miami

For the first time in seven years, a U.S. flight took off for Venezuela on Thursday. The flight, operated by Envoy Air — a subsidiary of American Airlines — departed Miami International Airport (MIA) at 10:11 a.m. EDT and landed at Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) outside of Caracas, Venezuela, at 1:22 p.m. EDT, according...

Dems refuse to release 2024 autopsy report, hear Ken Martin’s lame excuse 

The chairman of the DNC is refusing to release the 2024 autopsy. Why? That’s the question.

Live updates: Hegseth takes heat in Senate; DHS funding bill heads to Trump’s desk

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is back in the hot seat Thursday, facing questions from senators over the ongoing Iran war and President Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request. Hegseth gave fiery testimony in the House on Wednesday, where he clashed with Democrats and was grilled over recent Pentagon leadership firings and $400 million in withheld...

Trump accuses Cassidy of ‘political games’ after surgeon general nominee switch

President Trump on Thursday accused Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) of playing "political games" that ended his second surgeon general nominee's confirmation in the Senate, comments that came as Trump was announcing his decision to withdraw her nomination. In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced he was replacing his nominee for surgeon general, Casey Means,...

Trump to sign order aimed at retirement plan access ahead of $1,000 federal match

That new matching contribution, known as the Saver’s Match, comes from 2022 legislation passed under Democratic President Joe Biden.

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’: Boycotts of film called. Here’s why

Boycotts against the film have been spreading across China, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong.

Hegseth argues 60-day clock on Iran war stopped with ceasefire

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued Thursday that the 60-day clock for the conflict with Iran stopped when President Trump announced a ceasefire, as Democratic senators tee up yet another war powers vote. Trump notified Congress of the military operations in Iran on March 2, making Friday the 60-day milestone at which point the War Powers...

GOP, Democratic senators pressure Trump to combat China’s influence in Latin America

Republican and Democratic senators are calling on President Trump to counter China’s broad influence in Latin America ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May, according to a resolution obtained exclusively by The Hill. Introduced Thursday by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations...

Thermos recalls 8.2M bottles, jars after 3 reports of vision loss

The recall warns "the stopper can forcefully eject when opened" if food and beverages are stored in the containers for too long.

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