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SB 1780 would make it defamation to accuse someone of homophobia, transphobia, racism or sexism and punishable by fine By day two of Florida’s legislative session, which started last month, lawmakers had introduced nearly 20 anti-gay or anti-trans bills. One such bill, SB 1780, would make accusing someone of being homophobic, transphobic, racist or sexist, … Read more
The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection.
Eagerly awaited redistricting reports that will recommend new maps expected to reshape the balance of power in the Wisconsin Legislature are due to the state Supreme Court on Thursday. The political stakes are huge in the battleground state where Republicans have had a firm grip on the Legislature since 2011 even as Democrats have won … Read more
US co-captain says knowledge is increasing in USHoran was critical of 2023 World Cup coverage USWNT co-captain Lindsey Horan has criticized US soccer fans in an interview with The Athletic, questioning their knowledge of the game. “American soccer fans, most of them aren’t smart,” Horan said. “They don’t know the game. They don’t understand. [But] … Read more
The Houthis have sparked alarm with drone attacks in the Red Sea, but their use of drone attacks is just the latest iteration of their larger drone strategy.
Filings to Federal Election Commission show scale of legal fees former president, facing 91 criminal charges, has racked up Donald Trump’s political action committees spent more than $50m on legal fees over the course of 2023, as the former president’s legal troubles intensified in the face of 91 felony counts across four criminal cases. According … Read more
Indiana lawmakers’ plan to prioritize legislation that would make child care more available and affordable is largely on track as they near a key deadline in this year’s legislative session, though Democrats warn that financial support in the state’s next budget would be essential to meeting those goals. The Legislature would need to pass bills … Read more
Biden administration says public health insurance program has made initial offers for 10 of most commonly used medicines The Biden administration has announced that representatives of Medicare, a public health insurance program that covers 47 million American seniors and disabled people, on Thursday sent initial offers to pharmaceutical companies in negotiations over 10 of the … Read more
The staggering death rate already seen does not fully capture the human pain and misery War deaths are not only caused by direct violence, and they don’t stop when the fighting does. Civilians as well as combatants may succumb to earlier injuries, or to hunger and disease in the aftermath of conflict. In the longer … Read more
New online fundraising data show how Donald Trump turned his legal woes into campaign cash, while Nikki Haley used GOP debates Trump skipped to fuel her rise.
