The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to enforce a Bureau of Prisons policy banning hormone therapy and accommodations for transgender inmates.
Andrew Bailey cited family reasons for his FBI resignation, expressing confidence that Kash Patel will continue reform efforts and restore public trust.
The number of lobbyists working on issues related to artificial intelligence (AI) surged in 2023 compared to the previous four years as the federal government considered AI regulation, according to a report released by the advocacy group Public Citizen on Wednesday. Both the number of clients lobbying on AI-related issues and the number of lobbyists...
President Biden’s reelection campaign is set to launch the “Black Voters for Biden-Harris” initiative at a majority Black college in Philadelphia on Wednesday. The president and vice president Harris will travel to Girard College for a campaign rally for the launch. They will be joined by black leaders, including Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D), Biden...
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) was projected to narrowly win his primary runoff on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, defeating a conservative challenger backed by former President Trump. Phelan’s reelection bid was thrust into the national spotlight after he presided over the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on abuse-of-office...
A former South Dakota mayor has been charged in a triple-murder shooting. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said in a press release Tuesday that a 64-year-old Centerville man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder for the Monday deaths. Jay Ostrem is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond in Minnehaha...
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) is projected to survive a challenge on his right and win the GOP primary in Texas’s 23rd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gonzales narrowly defeated YouTuber and guns enthusiast Brandon Herrera in the Republican contest for his congressional seat, which runs from San Antonio to El Paso. The Texas Republican...
A military aircraft crashed near New Mexico’s Albuquerque International Sunport Tuesday afternoon, leaving the pilot hospitalized with injuries. The pilot, who is in the Air Force, was injured after he ejected from the jet, the Albuquerque Journal reported. A Kirtland Air Force Base spokesperson told the outlet that he is expected to recover from his...
The University of California’s academic workers union expanded its ongoing strike on Tuesday to UCLA and UC Davis, bringing the total walkouts to about 12,000 individuals. The union, which represents 48,000 academic and graduate workers of the University of California, escalated its ongoing standoff Tuesday morning to three campuses, just over a week after as...
Former Michigan state Sen. Curtis Hertel (D), who is looking to succeed Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) as the next 7th Congressional District House representative, is urging President Biden to use more executive authority on the U.S.-Mexico border. Hertel, who is running in a swing House district, is asking Biden to address the “dysfunctional” immigration system...
A federal judge in New Hampshire struck down a New Hampshire law that limited public schools' teaching of race and gender topics, ruling the law is unconstitutional on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Paul J. Barbadoro's decision is the first in the nation to overturn such a measure for kindergarten through 12th grade public schools, the...
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland confirmed in a Friday memo that National Park Service (NPS) staff will be permitted to participate in LGBTQ Pride Month activities in uniform, reversing an NPS memo from earlier this month that sparked fierce backlash. In the memo, shared with The Hill, Haaland did not directly name Pride Month but wrote...
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus's campaign arm will make its first major general election ad buy on Wednesday, dropping $1.1 million on Spanish broadcast, radio and digital ad reservations for September to support Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in his Senate bid. The ad buy is the single largest purchase in the history of Bold PAC, the...
Public action combined with private energy is urgently needed to save iconic religious properties and all the good works their leaders, members and volunteers do for needy people of all faiths (and of no faith).
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is calling for major changes to BuzzFeed — from adding new board members to cutting staff to bringing in right-leaning talent — after acquiring an activist stake in the company. In a letter to BuzzFeed’s board of directors on Monday, Ramaswamy argued that the company “has lost its way”...
