‘We can’t sit on the sidelines’: LGBTQ+ candidates step up amid threats to queer rights
LGBTQ+ candidates have been motivated to run for political office across the country by recent backsliding on queer rights nationally,…
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Trump administration increasingly places immigrants in solitary confinement, report finds
Immigration and Customs Enforcement locked up at least 10,588 people alone from April 2024 to May 2025, according to experts…
RFK Jr.’s handpicked committee changed its recommendations for key childhood shots
In an 8-3 vote, a committee handpicked by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. decided to change its recommendation for how American…
Federal judge is ‘inclined’ to order Trump to restore $500 million in UCLA research grants
A San Francisco-based U.S. district judge, Rita F. Lin, said she was "inclined" to order the Trump administration to restore…
Yellowstone hiker survives bloody encounter with a bear, possibly a grizzly
The bear attacked the hiker after he apparently startled the animal. Experts say that, in these situations, it is best…
Lopez: If he ever gets his job back, I have just the hat for Jimmy Kimmel, thanks to Trump
It's easy to be cynical about Trump's authoritarian instincts, but there's an upside. ...
Trump administration moves to make U.S. citizenship harder with revised civics test
The Trump administration moved again Wednesday to make it harder to gain U.S. citizenship, announcing a slate of changes to…
Calmes: What came of Trump’s Putin summit? Nothing good
As the president himself put it, the Russians feel free now 'to do whatever the hell they want.' ...
Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold his firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook
The case could determine if President Trump is free to remake the Federal Reserve Board by removing a Democratic appointee…