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2020 Elections

I No Longer Stand Alone: NC Has TWO Openly-Trans Candidates For...

Angela Bridgman - December 24, 2019 0

2020 Elections

North Carolina To Have First-In-History Openly-Trans Candidate for State Senate

Angela Bridgman - November 8, 2019 1

2020 Elections

The Fate of LGBTQIA+ Americans Lies In the Hands Of SCOTUS

Angela Bridgman - October 14, 2019 1

Civil Rights

We The People? One Minority That’s Never Been Represented in Congress

Angela Bridgman - July 26, 2019 0

Activism

New Developments in the HB-142 Court Case (Carcano et al vs...

Angela Bridgman - June 13, 2019 3

So…What’s In A Name?

Angela Bridgman - June 7, 2019 3

For the Planet’s Transgender Columnist: A First Post

Angela Bridgman - May 29, 2019 21

TOP NEWS

Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System

Federal officials are scrambling to assess the damage and address flaws in a sprawling, heavily used computer system long known to have vulnerabilities. [...]

Rollout of Trump’s D.C. Crackdown Included Fox News Stars and Charts

Jeanine Pirro had a starring role in promoting the president’s federal takeover on TV, and Will Cain’s charts made a cameo. [...]

Mexico and Brazil Rebut Trump’s Claims About Violence in Their Cities

President Trump compared crime in Washington to violence in Latin American capitals. Mexico City’s mayor said “many parts of the world would like to have” her city’s safety. [...]

When Trump Meets Putin, Anything Could Happen

The U.S. president is pushing to end the war in Ukraine, but analysts say the Russian leader could turn a hastily planned meeting to his advantage. [...]

Russia Makes Battlefield Advances in Ukraine, Seeking an Edge in Trump Talks

Russian forces have moved several miles into Ukrainian-held territory in the east, threatening to outflank Ukraine’s positions. [...]

White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions

The Trump administration said it would give museums 120 days to replace “divisive or ideologically driven language with unifying, historically accurate and constructive descriptions.” [...]

Trump Promised a Golden Age. Then a Montana Lumber Plant Closed Down.

Anger over well-paid manufacturing jobs giving way to lower-wage work fueled President Trump’s rise. With his movement now in power, who gets blamed as the trend continues? [...]

ICE Must Improve Conditions in N.Y.C. Migrant Holding Cells, Judge Rules

The immigration agency must hold fewer detainees and provide them with medical care and regular access to lawyers, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said. [...]

‘Road House’ Still Reigns as the Best Bad Movie

In 1989, Patrick Swayze played a bouncer at an outrageously out-of-control bar. It set a standard for a movie that’s irresistible, almost in spite of itself. [...]

These Are the Voters Who Should Scare Democrats Most

Working-class Americans who until recently voted Democratic said the party should not count on a backlash to President Trump to win them back. Still, there were pockets of opportunity. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

Politics of the Day

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Zelensky rules out ceding Donbas region as Russians make fresh advance

The Ukrainian leader was speaking ahead of a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. [...]

Wildfires rage across southern Europe as temperatures top 40C

The heatwave has led to red alerts being issued in parts of Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and the Balkans. [...]

Israel bombards Gaza City as UK and allies demand action against 'unfolding famine'

The countries demanded "immediate, permanent and concrete steps" to facilitate the entry of aid to Gaza. [...]

US announces criminal charges against Haitian gang leader Barbecue

He heads the group Viv Ansanm, which controls much of Haiti's capital and is accused of multiple murders, kidnappings and attacks on infrastructure. [...]

British soldiers using sex workers in Kenya despite ban, inquiry finds

Chief of Defence Staff Sir Roly Walker says the army is committed to stopping sexual exploitation. [...]

Madonna urges Pope to visit Gaza 'before it's too late'

The US pop star says the pontiff is "the only one of us who cannot be denied entry". [...]

Italian athlete dies after collapse at World Games

Italian athlete Mattia Debertolis dies after collapsing during orienteering event in China. [...]

North Koreans tell BBC they are being sent to work 'like slaves' in Russia

More than 50,000 North Koreans will be sent to work in Russia, as Moscow's war in Ukraine drains labour pools. [...]

Flames near Madrid as wildfires burn across Spain and Portugal

Emergency crews are battling wildfires as a record-breaking heatwave continues across Europe. [...]

Nepal offers free climbs to 97 peaks as tourism to Everest surges

Most tourists visiting Nepal head to Everest, which has seen overcrowding and increased pollution. [...]

Tag: transgender

I No Longer Stand Alone: NC Has TWO Openly-Trans Candidates For...

North Carolina To Have First-In-History Openly-Trans Candidate for State Senate

The Fate of LGBTQIA+ Americans Lies In the Hands Of SCOTUS

We The People? One Minority That’s Never Been Represented in Congress

New Developments in the HB-142 Court Case (Carcano et al vs...

So…What’s In A Name?

For the Planet’s Transgender Columnist: A First Post

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