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Florida Democrats win Jacksonville mayor’s race, dealing blow to DeSantis

Democrats are projected to flip control of the mayor’s office in Jacksonville, Fla., the largest city in the country with a GOP leader, according to CNN and NBC. AP projected that Democrat Donna Deegan defeated Republican Daniel Davis to succeed Mayor Lenny Curry (R), who is term-limited. Deegan, who will be the city's first female mayor, won against Davis in a runoff on...

Missouri ends rule limiting transgender care for minors, some adults

Missouri abruptly ended an emergency rule Tuesday that would have limited gender-affirming care for minors and some adults in the state. The termination of the rule was posted on the Missouri Secretary of State’s website, with a message that read: “This emergency rule terminated effective May 16, 2023.” The rule, handed down by state Attorney...

North Carolina GOP overrides abortion veto, putting 12-week ban into effect

The GOP-controlled North Carolina General Assembly on Tuesday evening overrode a veto from the governor on a bill that prohibits abortions after 12 weeks and imposes more restrictions on providers and patients. The lower chamber's vote came after the state Senate voted to override the veto earlier Tuesday. Gov. Roy Cooper (D) had vetoed the...

Riley Gaines tells Congress she was held for ransom at San Francisco State, unsure if she could leave safely

Riley Gaines, a former NCAA swimmer, spoke to members of Congress on Tuesday about a violent encounter at San Francisco State University in early April.

Hey, Wall Street: Stop putting politics over my retirement savings

A new Committee to Unleash Prosperity study “Putting Politics Over Pensions” finds that a majority of the largest firms are routinely violating that fiduciary...

How do celebrities enjoy their summer without a care in the world?

Summer coming. Parties. It’s lazing, lolling, sipping. It’s tequila, Tanqueray, Tom Collins. How do celebrities knock off?

Migrants in school gyms: Letters to the Editor — May 17, 2023

Post readers discuss Mayor Eric Adams’ decision to house migrants in the gyms of seven public schools.

Guttmacher Misleads on Recent Unintended-Pregnancy Declines

The authors of a new study from the Guttmacher Institute put a pro-contraception spin on the finding that the rate of unintended pregnancy has...

Massachusetts U.S. Attorney to Resign after Attending DNC Fundraiser

Massachusetts U.S. attorney Rachael Rollins plans to resign following multiple federal probes being opened into her appearance at a DNC fundraiser alongside Jill Biden...

Debt Ceiling: Heading for the Unknown

If there truly is a default, we will be in a zone where something somewhere could go very badly wrong indeed.

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