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ACLU says states saw record number of anti-LGBTQ bills in 2023

The pace of anti-LGBTQ legislation quickened exponentially in 2023, climbing upwards of 60 percent over last year as Republican state lawmakers filed hundreds of measures meant to restrict talk of gender and sexuality in schools, access to gender-affirming health care and more. At least 510 anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced this year in more than 40...

Colorado secretary of state, watchdog group urge fast action from Supreme Court in Trump case

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) urged the U.S. Supreme Court to make a speedy decision on a state Supreme Court ruling striking former President Trump from the ballot in the state, In a Thursday statement, Griswold urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the lower-court ruling, issued earlier in December, noting that Trump will remain...

Evening Report — Civil War remarks garner backlash against Haley

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon}   Evening Report     © AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Haley draws backlash with Civil War remarks Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is facing criticism from competitors, strategists and more after failing to mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War during a...

Democratic lawmaker calls for release of Paul Whelan from Russian custody

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) re-upped calls for the release of American Paul Whelan from Russian custody on Thursday, five years after he was apprehended. “Five years is five years too long, Paul Whelan should be home right now,” she said on X, formerly Twitter. “No American should be held for half a decade after a...

Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones becomes latest victim of ‘swatting’ incident: ‘I will not be intimidated’

Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones has become the latest victim of a swatting incident, expanding the list of lawmakers who have been targeted.

Nikki Haley clarifies Civil War ‘was about slavery,’ and individual freedom was ‘the lesson’

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Thursday that while the Civil War was about slavery, the "bigger issue" was about government intrusion.

California, blue states side with Biden admin after social media censorship slap

A group of Democratic attorneys general are arguing to the Supreme Court that it should overturn a "sweeping" decision banning the government from coordinating with Big Tech.

US-Mexico migration talks included benefits of ‘regularizing’ illegal immigrants living in US

A meeting between U.S. and Mexican officials this week saw discussion about a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the U.S., a joint statement said.

All these year-in-review round-ups are just making mental health worse

The up-close view of all the world’s chaos delivered straight to our screens is insanely unprecedented. And insanely stressful.

Iran declares war on US in Red Sea (and beyond) — as Biden does nothing

President Biden refuses to face the fact that Tehran will blow up the world to obtain regional hegemony.

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