It’s not too late to turn back. That’s what the Endocrine Society, one of North America’s most powerful medical institutions, must remember as its annual meeting occurs in Boston this week. The society is one of the foremost advocates of aggressive, invasive, and irreversible “gender-affirming” treatments for children. For years, it has played a major role in lawsuits […]
Former President Trump’s guilty verdict in his New York City hush money trial is supercharging Republican enthusiasm, as his base rallies around him in the aftermath of Thursday’s historic verdict. Trump’s political allies came out in force over the airwaves and social media, while grassroots supporters pulled out their pocketbooks. The GOP fundraising website WinRed even appeared...
An intensifying military alliance between Russia and North Korea could spell trouble for President Biden in November. Pyongyang — already accused of supplying Moscow with vast amounts of munitions for its war in Ukraine in return for military technology — is suspected of planning a major provocative military action close to the U.S. presidential election,...
Vivek Ramaswamy’s recent acquisition of a nearly 10 percent stake in BuzzFeed is prompting unexpected questions about the digital media company’s future and feeding speculation around the firebrand conservative's next moves. Ramaswamy, an investor who made a name for himself as a GOP presidential candidate by embracing conspiracy theories and enthusiastically backing former President Trump,...
Anthony Fauci, the public face of the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, will offer his first congressional testimony in nearly two years Monday by a GOP-led committee likely to grill him over alleged misconduct that occurred under his leadership of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Fauci, the NIAID director for...
Since the minute it was ratified, the First Amendment has been as clear as water on one thing: Government officials may not use their power to punish or abridge political viewpoints. That’s the whole point of the “speech” part of the amendment. Because power-hungry functionaries keep refusing to abide by that bright-line rule, the Supreme […]
Two Israeli far-right ministers have threatened to resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government over a cease-fire proposal outlined by President Biden on Friday. Both National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on the social media platform X that the deal could not be forged unless the Palestinian militant group...
First Lady Jill Biden said that former President Trump is “dangerous” to the LGBTQ+ community, slamming her husband’s main general election rival at Pittsburgh’s annual Pride festival on Saturday. Biden, apart from going after Trump, talked about the headway the LGBTQ+ community has made but also warned of challenges that are still ahead. “Donald Trump...