The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a substantial blow to transgender-rights advocates in upholding a 2023 Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors, a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for the future of transgender health in the U.S. but whose impact won’t be felt right away. “The immediate outcome is that it doesn’t change anything,”...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is seeing his name rise toward the top of potential 2028 contenders following his fight with President Trump over the unrest in Los Angeles. In the wake of immigration protests that roiled the city and prompted Trump to send in the National Guard without Newsom’s approval, the governor has framed...
President Trump is pumping the brakes, at least for the moment, on direct U.S. engagement in Israel’s assault on Iran. On Thursday, Trump determined that he would make a “decision on whether or not to go within the next two weeks,” according to a statement read by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Trump had...
China purchasing farmland in the United States is drawing even more scrutiny thanks to the Israel-Iran conflict and the arrest of Chinese nationals in Michigan.
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t agree on much during the 2024 presidential election, but as Vice President JD Vance pointed out in his debate with Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), they did agree on one thing: that the federal government should sell some of the land it owns in the western United States to build […]
Violence in Los Angeles has dulled but federal officials worry that it could "flare back up," Vice President J.D. Vance said Friday as he toured the federal buildings in the city that had been under siege from protesters.
After facing mounting pressure to speak out, the Los Angeles Dodgers have announced a $1 million commitment to support immigrant families affected by recent federal immigration raids across Southern California. The announcement, made Friday after a day-long delay prompted by the presence of federal agents at the team’s stadium, marks the Dodgers’ first public response...
{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Where US troops in Mideast are most at risk of Iran strike Tens of thousands of U.S. troops are within Iran’s striking distance should President Trump decide to wade into Israel’s conflict with Tehran and directly attack...
Judge Boasberg said Trump officials likely neglected record-keeping duties using auto-deleting Signal messages and ordered Rubio to refer existing messages to the Justice Department