Kentucky governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for youth
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday vetoed a Republican-led bill that would prohibit transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming care,…
USA Today names transgender woman among ‘Women of the Year’ honorees
USA Today has named Minnesota state Rep. Leigh Finke as its "Women of the Year" honoree for the state of…
Kavanaugh and Alito said judges would be out of the abortion equation. That’s not the case
When the Supreme Court reversed federal abortion rights last June, Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion stressed that "It is time…
DeSantis moves his presidential ambitions into the open with Iowa visit
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will make his first appearance in Iowa on Friday, an unmistakable flirtation for a top-tier Republican…
Michigan Senate votes to repeal 1931 abortion ban
The Michigan state Senate on Wednesday voted to repeal the state's 1931 abortion ban as well as its sentencing guidelines.
Federal judge strikes down controversial Missouri gun law
Missouri cannot enforce a controversial state law it says looks to protect gun rights, a federal judge in the state…
Mass shooting traumas stalk America’s children from elementary school to college
A generation of kids who grew up haunted by the fear of school massacres can't outgrow their trauma: It's also…
Democrat calls it ‘dangerous and un-American’ to think children are safest with a married mother and father
South Dakota state Rep. Erin Healy, a Democrat, described the notion that children are safest in a family with a…
Democrats approve shake-up of 2024 calendar but it’s far from a done deal
The Democratic National Committee on Saturday approved a plan to shake up the 2024 presidential primary calendar and demote longtime…
North Carolina Supreme Court will rehear redistricting, voter ID cases that GOP had lost
The North Carolina Supreme Court, which flipped to a Republican majority with last year's elections, said Friday it would rehear…