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Several attorneys general made ‘abusive legal demands’ to get trans patients’ medical records, senators allege

Several attorneys general made ‘abusive legal demands’ to get trans patients’ medical records, senators allege

[ad_1] Four attorneys general in conservative states have abused their authority to investigate transgender patients and their health care, and hospitals must do more to protect them, a new Senate Finance Committee report argues. The report, titled “How State Attorneys General Target Transgender Youth and Adults by Weaponizing the Medicaid Program and their Health Oversight … Read more

Sen. Tom Cotton doubles down on comments urging people to ‘forcibly remove’ protesters blocking traffic

[ad_1] Sen. Tom Cotton on Tuesday doubled down on comments urging people delayed by traffic stemming from pro-Palestine demonstrations to “forcibly remove” some protesters who are blocking streets. “Absolutely, I support people, if they’re blocked by traffic, by pro-Hamas vigilantes in the street, they should get out of their cars, they should move them to … Read more

Deputies investigating the carjacking and death of a Florida woman say suspect car is linked to killing of tow truck driver

Deputies investigating the carjacking and death of a Florida woman say suspect car is linked to killing of tow truck driver

[ad_1] The vehicle driven by suspects in the carjacking and slaying of a woman in Seminole County, Florida, is connected to the killing of a tow truck driver, authorities said. Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma said investigators found the green Acura that Katherine Altagracia Guerrero De Aguasvivas, 31, was in when she was carjacked at … Read more

University of Michigan football program penalized for Covid-era recruiting violations, NCAA says

University of Michigan football program penalized for Covid-era recruiting violations, NCAA says

[ad_1] The NCAA on Tuesday penalized the defending national champions Michigan Wolverines football team, accusing the program and non-coaches of impermissible contacts with student athletes during the Covid-19 pandemic. The NCAA has reached an agreement on the recruiting violations and coaching activities with the university and five individuals who currently, or previously, worked for the … Read more

Fed Chair Powell says there has been a ‘lack of further progress’ this year on inflation

Fed Chair Powell says there has been a 'lack of further progress' this year on inflation

[ad_1] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the U.S. economy, while otherwise strong, has not seen inflation come back to the central bank’s goal, pointing to the further unlikelihood that interest rate cuts are in the offing anytime soon. Speaking to a policy forum focused on U.S.-Canada economic relations, Powell said that while inflation continues to make … Read more

Lawmakers seek disavowal of Supreme Court’s racist ‘Insular Cases’ that limited rights of people in U.S. territories

Lawmakers seek disavowal of Supreme Court's racist 'Insular Cases' that limited rights of people in U.S. territories

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — A mostly Democratic group of lawmakers are among those launching a renewed push for the Justice Department to condemn racist Supreme Court rulings from a century ago that shaped a legal landscape in which people living in U.S. territories were essentially treated as second-class citizens. Civil rights groups and professional legal associations … Read more

Three takeaways as Democratic donors pour cash into fight for Senate

Three takeaways as Democratic donors pour cash into fight for Senate

[ad_1] Democrats are facing an uphill battle to keep control of the Senate, but new fundraising reports show they are building up an early cash advantage for the fight.  Fundraising bursts have helped Democrats win tough races in recent years, with donors opening up their wallets after Donald Trump’s presidential election win in 2016 and … Read more

Kari Lake suggests supporters ‘strap on a Glock’ to be ready for 2024

Kari Lake suggests supporters 'strap on a Glock' to be ready for 2024

[ad_1] LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — Arizona GOP Senate hopeful Kari Lake told supporters they can “strap on a Glock” to be prepared for the intensity of the 2024 campaign and urged military and law enforcement veterans to be “ready,” as her race heats up in a key battleground state.  “We need to send people … Read more

Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia’s transgender sports ban

Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia's transgender sports ban

[ad_1] West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, a Republican who argued the case on behalf of the state, said in a statement that he was “deeply disappointed” in the decision and vowed to fight to keep the law in place. “We must keep working to protect women’s sports so that women’s safety is secured and … Read more

Arab states helped to defend Israel from Iran. Their resolve may be tested.

Arab states helped to defend Israel from Iran. Their resolve may be tested.

[ad_1] BEIRUT, Lebanon — Since Iran’s unprecedented retaliatory attack against Israel was thwarted over the weekend with the help of the United States and its Middle Eastern allies, the Biden administration has crowed that the “coalition” averted a regional war. An Israeli response, however, would test the durability of an informal coalition of awkward bedfellows … Read more