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Associated Press
1 hour ago
Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban
Associated Press - By JOHN RABY
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia transgender sports ban, finding that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools. The ruling Tuesday from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocks a West …
POLITICO
7 hours ago
House control could hinge on California. Why Dems don’t have it locked down.
POLITICO - By Melanie Mason
On paper, the state’s most competitive districts favor Democrats. But the party’s coalition is more fragile than it may appear. LOS ANGELES — It appears, at first glance, that Democrats couldn’t have scripted it any better — their pathway to reclaiming the House runs straight through deep blue …
POLITICO
7 hours ago
Supreme Court takes its deepest plunge into Jan. 6, with possible implications for Trump
POLITICO - By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein
The high court will hear arguments over whether Capitol rioters can be convicted of obstructing Congress’ business, a law passed in the wake of the ‘00s-era Enron scandal. The Supreme Court is expected to grapple Tuesday in detail for the first time with the chaos and violence of the Jan. 6, 2021, …
POLITICO
7 hours ago
The reality of being a criminal defendant on trial finally dawned on Trump. He didn’t take it well.
POLITICO - By Kyle Cheney
Donald Trump will spend most of this spring in a drab county courtroom, and he’s not happy about it. Donald Trump is learning a hard lesson: Criminal defendants don’t get to set their own schedules. Three times on Monday the former president asked Justice Juan Merchan to cut him loose from his hush …
Snopes
1 day ago
Stormy Daniels Denied Sexual Relationship with Trump in 2018 Letter?
Snopes - Nur Ibrahim
Trump is on trial over charges stemming from alleged hush-money payments to the adult film actress. On April 14, 2024, former U.S. President Donald …
4 days ago
This SSA data does not reflect how many people registered to vote without IDs
politifact.com - Madison Czopek
Responding to claims misrepresenting the Social Security Administration’s data, election officials in Arizona, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas and …