The Justice Department on Wednesday sued California over the state’s transgender athlete policies that allow transgender athletes to compete in girls and women’s sports, arguing they conflict with federal law. The federal lawsuit alleges California’s transgender athlete policies are violating Title IX, which prevents sex-based discrimination in educational settings. The complaint is a direct result […]
Washington Examiner senior columnist Salena Zito gave an interview on O’Connor & Company Wednesday to share the content of her phone calls with President Donald Trump after he survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year. “He came to terms in those conversations about God, because he said, ‘Salena, I have no explanation for […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) said Tuesday his family was rescued from the mass flooding in Texas, adding that his relatives were safe “by the grace of God.” Youngkin said he and his wife’s connections to Hunt, Texas, stretch back decades, with Virginia first lady Suzanne Youngkin’s family being connected to the area for over 80 […]
President Donald Trump has sent out a new round of tariff threats ahead of his latest implementation deadline. After sending out 10 letters on Monday, Trump added seven more on Wednesday, which was supposed to be the implementation deadline for “Liberation Day” tariffs. Instead, the new implementation date will be Aug. 1, giving the Trump […]
A handful of criminal defendants were released from a Boston jail Monday because they had not had an attorney for more than seven days. Four defendants were released. Two were facing drug distribution charges, another man was accused of choking his partner, and the final defendant was accused of receiving stolen property. They were released […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that Greece will pause processing asylum applications from people arriving from North Africa as the nation faces a surge in migrants. “With legislation that will be submitted to the parliament tomorrow, Greece will suspend the examination of asylum applications, initially for three months, for those arriving in […]
President Donald Trump repeated his threat to take over Washington, D.C.’s, government, which operates independently under home rule. In recent days, Trump has cited perceived high crime, Mayor Muriel Bowser, and a potential deal between the district and the Washington Commanders as his reasons for attempting to take over D.C.’s government. “We’re thinking about doing it, to […]
With the recent fallout from the Justice Department‘s handling of the Epstein client list, right-wing figures are expressing their outrage toward Attorney General Pam Bondi. The Justice Department admitted in a Monday memo that there is a lack of damning evidence about the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein‘s “client list” used to keep track of his […]
President Donald Trump is participating in a multilateral lunch with African leaders on Wednesday. The working lunch in Washington will begin around noon with the presidents of Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, and Gabon for a discussion focused on expanding business and economic partnerships. Trump’s focus on Africa thus far during his second term has been limited, […]
The union representing Philadelphia trash workers reached a deal to halt a strike that caused trash to pile up across the city. Workers from the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees District Council 33 in Philadelphia, about 9,000 strong, began their strike on July 1 after failing to reach an agreement with the […]