Friday, September 18, 2026

Politics

Minnesota shootings spotlight hazard of political tensions at state, native ranges

The latest assaults on two Minnesota state lawmakers present the risks of heightened political tensions will not be simply discovered on the nationwide stage...

SNAP work requirement carveouts for vets, homeless caught in crosshairs of Trump invoice

Congress might quickly put an finish to work requirement exemptions for veterans, homeless people and youth that had been in foster care who obtain...

Sotomayor voices 'unhappiness' in studying gender-affirming care dissent 

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Courtroom’s most senior liberal justice, learn her dissent aloud from the bench Wednesday to emphasize her forceful disagreement with...

Republicans allege huge 'cover-up' of Biden’s cognitive decline as Democrats boycott listening to

Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) on Wednesday accused former Biden Cupboard officers, Democratic members of Congress and the media of collaborating...

Trump cuts to NOAA, NASA 'blinding' farmers to dangers, scientists warn

Trump administration cuts to local weather analysis and federal climate forecasting businesses are blinding the U.S. to oncoming threats to its meals provide —...

Trump administration to shutter LGBTQ youth suicide hotline subsequent month

President Trump’s administration has ordered a disaster service for LGBTQ youth to shut inside 30 days in a transfer that opponents have stated may have...

Clarence Thomas urges courts to finish deferring to ‘experts’ on gender affirming care

Justice Clarence Thomas on Wednesday stated that courts shouldn't defer to “self-described experts” on gender-affirming care, suggesting it's a matter of medical uncertainty. Thomas’s...

Supreme Court docket upholds Tennessee’s youth transgender care ban  

The Supreme Court docket on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone remedies for transgender minors in a 6-3 choice alongside ideological...

Minnesota assaults add to fears of rising political violence

The shootings of two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota are the most recent incidents to boost worries about the specter of political violence within the...

Senate, Home GOP poised for conflict on inexperienced vitality tax credit

The Senate’s extra versatile method to rolling again inexperienced vitality subsidies is placing the higher chamber on a collision course with the conservative Home Freedom Caucus.  The...