The government of Peru has issued a decree classifying transsexualism, transvestism, and other gender identities as a “mental illness.” The decree, signed on Friday, May 10, by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, the minister of health, and the minister of the economy, states that people diagnosed with “transsexualism, dual-role transvestism, gender identity disorder in childhood, other […]
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) said President Joe Biden made an “enormous error” in not pardoning former President Donald Trump. In an interview on MSNBC’s The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle, the outspoken Trump critic offered a rare defense of the former president, arguing that Biden should have pardoned him in the federal cases he faces. […]
Senate Republicans failed to overturn new regulations from the Biden administration that give states greater flexibility in using COVID-19 relief funds. Last fall, the Treasury Department issued new rules allowing states to “obligate” legal and administrative expenses associated with the funds past an end-of-year deadline. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) sponsored a disapproval resolution to reverse […]
Court records unveiled Wednesday revealed that the FBI discovered golf legend Arnold Palmer’s stolen Masters green jacket on sale in Chicago’s Lincoln Park in 2022. The investigation became public as the result of the prosecution of Richard Globensky, 39, of Georgia, who pleaded guilty and admitted he stole the jacket and other memorabilia in a […]
Sonesta Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, has backed out of hosting a conference in support of Israel after receiving a multitude of calls from a local pro-Palestinian group. HaYovel, one of the sponsors of the event called the Israel Summit, was contacted by the hotel’s leadership to let them know that the summit scheduled to be […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is leading a bipartisan effort for lawmakers to address artificial intelligence’s relatively recent emergence, aiming to eventually devote “at least $32 billion per year for (non-defense) AI innovation.” Schumer was joined by Sens. Todd Young (R-IN), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) in working on a report that […]
A dispute has erupted over the future of Israel’s military operations and its post-war strategy for the Gaza Strip, with the country’s top defense chief pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to renounce hard-right calls to annex the region. “The ‘day after Hamas’ will only be achieved with Palestinian entities taking control of Gaza, accompanied by […]
Top U.S. intelligence officials warned lawmakers in Washington, D.C., that foreign attempts to manipulate the November election are expected to go far beyond what was seen in 2016 or 2020. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday afternoon that China, Russia, and Iran pose the greatest concern for election security […]
The U.S. Capitol Police is investigating a bag that was found inside the agency’s headquarters that contains cocaine residue, officials announced on Wednesday. The 1-inch-by-1-inch Ziploc bag was found on the hallway floor in an area that has been used as a staging area for furniture and supplies, according to Capitol Police. The area is […]
Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV) sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) voicing concerns over gas prices in both states while condemning new legislation in the Golden State that Lombardo thinks will further raise fuel prices. The new legislation aims to impose a cap on oil refineries’ profits that Lombardo says “could lead to refineries […]
