The state of Georgia will start paying for gender-transition health care for state employees, public school teachers and former employees covered by a state health insurance plan, settling another in a string of lawsuits against Georgia agencies aiming to force them to pay for gender-transition surgery and other procedures.
The House will hold a vote for speaker later Thursday to give Republican nominee Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio a third shot at the gavel as he struggles to convince nearly two dozen holdouts to back him.
President Biden on Thursday warned Hamas against diverting humanitarian shipments to the Gaza Strip, saying its sustained delivery was dependent on goods reaching Palestinian civilians. “If Hamas does not divert or steal these shipments, we're going to provide an opening for sustained delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance for the Palestinians,” the president said in a rare prime-time address. Biden,...
President Biden on Thursday used a primetime Oval Office address to argue U.S. support for Israel and Ukraine in their respective wars is vital to American national security, drawing parallels between the two conflicts ahead of a request for congressional aid. “Hamas and Putin represent different threats, but they share this in common: They both...
House Republicans and their nominee for Speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), ended a marathon day with no Speaker, no clear path for the Ohio Republican to win the gavel — and even fewer ways out of their conundrum. Jordan spiked plans to hold a third floor vote on his Speakership bid Thursday as more Republicans said...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) blasted Republicans who want to halt U.S. aid to Ukraine, giving a stark warning if Congress fails to continue support for the country amid its war with Russia. “No one would ever trust us again if we walked away from Ukraine,” Warner said in a Fox News interview with Bret Baier...
The mother of Matthew Shepard, who was killed in an anti-gay hate crime 25 years ago, said LGBTQ people are "still being denied basic rights” Thursday. “They’re still being denied basic rights, the community is, and the absolute outward showing of hate again, it’s just infuriating to me,” Judy Shepard, Matthew’s mother, said in an...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) vociferously urged the court to reject an effort from former President Trump to toss his election interference charges, arguing his status as a president while seeking to block the transfer of power offers no immunity from prosecution. The 54-page brief comes after Trump earlier this month asked the judge overseeing the case...
Republican Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson is demanding "Squad" member Rashida Tlaib be prevented from receiving intelligence on the ongoing situation in Israel.