Federal appeals court allows Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect
Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors will now take effect after a federal appeals court lifted an injunction against the law.
2023-07-09 03:24
Iowa Republicans will hold 2024 caucuses on January 15
Iowa Republicans voted Saturday to hold their first-in-the-nation caucuses on January 15 next year, setting up the earliest start of the presidential nominating process since 2012, when caucusgoers gathered on January 3.
2023-07-09 00:46
How Michael Flynn went down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole
The special counsel overseeing all Department of Justice investigations related to former President Donald Trump has seemed to focus in particular on an infamous Oval Office meeting after Trump lost the 2020 election and before the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol. In that meeting, unofficial advisers presented Trump with unlikely ways to overturn the election.
2023-07-08 21:17
The Supreme Court's continuing march to the right
Major legal rulings that dismantled the use of race in college admissions, undermined protections for LGBTQ people and tossed out President Joe Biden's student debt relief program marked the end of a Supreme Court term in which the conservative supermajority continued to exert its dominance.
2023-07-08 20:19
14 promises Donald Trump has made in his campaign for a second term
Former President Donald Trump has hit the 2024 campaign trail and is giving voters a preview of what a second Trump presidency could look like if he's elected. He's made many campaign promises -- many of which are often vague and lacking in details or specifics -- including ending the war in Ukraine, building 10 new cities and giving drug smugglers the death penalty.
2023-07-08 18:26
What Biden needs to accomplish with his NATO trip
President Joe Biden embarks on a weeklong trip to Europe on Sunday, and the stakes couldn't be higher for the future of the NATO alliance.
2023-07-08 12:25
Russian aircraft harass US drones over Syria for third time this week
Russian aircraft once again harassed US MQ-9 Reaper drones over Syria Friday, the Air Force said, in a sign of increasing friction between the two countries in Middle East airspace.
2023-07-08 10:27
Casey DeSantis charms Iowa Republicans at first solo campaign trail event
In a packed barn of more than 100 attendees, Florida first lady Casey DeSantis had the crowd laughing as she recalled bringing her 5-year-old daughter with her to an event last year.
2023-07-08 10:21
Raskin opts out of US Senate run, but says prospect 'remains alluring'
Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin announced Friday that he will not run for Senate in 2024, instead choosing to seek reelection to the House.
2023-07-08 08:56
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez supports Biden's reelection bid
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday that she will support President Joe Biden's reelection bid given the challengers he currently faces in the primary.
2023-07-08 05:53
US to send cluster munitions to Ukraine after months of debate
The US will send cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed on Friday, following months of debate within the Biden administration about whether to provide Kyiv with the controversial weapons banned by over 100 countries including key US allies.
2023-07-08 02:50
Western intel officials hunt for signs of Wagner and nuclear warheads in Belarus ahead of NATO
In the wake of the uprising by Wagner Group forces in Russia, the US and Europe have turned their gaze to an increasingly unpredictable Belarus -- a key Russian ally that Western officials fear could give the exiled mercenary troops a new home and serve as a staging ground for Russian nuclear weapons.
2023-07-08 02:29