A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama's nitrogen gas execution method likely inflicts a cruel and constitutionally impermissible degree of suffering on condemned inmates -- but stopped short of blocking a scheduled execution set for Thursday.
Spencer Pratt’s campaign in Los Angeles was run about as well as a non-Democratic campaign could be run in a major American city. The fact that he lost is proof that you simply cannot save voters who don’t want to be saved. Pratt’s campaign has come to an end, as a late surge in ballots for City […]
On June 2, the New York State Legislature passed bill A8382A/S9316 and sent it to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY). The legislation systematically removes the words “mother” and “father” from New York’s Family Court Act, domestic relations law, child support statutes, and education law. It replaces them with the clinical terms “gestating parent” and “non-gestating parent.” […]
June 1 marked the start of new eligibility requirements for Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The working families tax cuts strengthened the long-term viability of SNAP by requiring able-bodied adults to meet modest work requirements to retain their benefits — with clear exemptions for vulnerable populations. These commonsense reforms protect taxpayer dollars […]
During its first year in office, the Trump administration made dramatic strides to address the supply side of illegal immigration by securing our borders, detaining those who were apprehended, and halting the abuse of our asylum system. To build on that success, we must also prioritize dramatically reducing the number of people living in the […]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) on Tuesday said Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner should win his primary on Tuesday and then get off the ballot so that Democrats can replace him with a sronger candidate in the fall. Platner is expected to win Tuesday's Democratic primary for Senate. He would then face Sen. Susan Collins...
Alaska’s top election official is investigating a GOP Senate candidate who shares the same name as incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), citing “credible allegations” that he entered the race to confuse voters. Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom (R), who oversees elections in Alaska, said Monday that her office is investigating Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. — who...
The Cleveland Clinic pledged $2 million in care for people who detransition after receiving gender-affirming care as minors under a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ), becoming the second major health system to cut a deal with the Trump administration. Under the deal, which the DOJ announced Friday, Cleveland Clinic will offer detransition services to all patients, regardless of...
Charlamagne Tha God on Tuesday said President Trump “sucked the joy” out of New York City by attending Game 3 of the NBA finals. “One of the greatest things about this whole playoff run, this Finals run, is watching the joy that Knicks fans have. I’ve never seen anything like it in New York City...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen active ingredients, the first such addition since the late 1990s. Bemotrizinol provides protection against ultraviolet A and B rays and has low levels of absorption through the skin into the body, according to an FDA release. The FDA considers...