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Sununu signs bill barring gender-affirming surgeries for youth into law
Gov. Chris Sununu (R-N.H.) signed a bill into law on Friday that bans health professionals from performing gender-affirming surgeries for minors. Sununu signed another bill that will ban transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity. The third bill the governor signed allows parents to have their kids opt…
Huckabee applauds JD Vance as Trump’s VP pick, says inexperience is ‘good’
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) lauded former President Trump’s decision to pick Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), noting that his inexperience in elected office is “good.” “When people say JD Vance hasn’t been in office that long … good,” Huckabee said Saturday in an interview with NewsNation’s Hena Doba. “The longer people stay in a…
Biden faces heavy lift with pledge to end medical debt
President Biden’s promise to eliminate medical debt at a rally earlier this month was welcomed by advocates and will likely appeal to plenty of indebted voters — but it won’t be easy given Americans currently owe about a quarter trillion dollars in medical arrears. Earlier this month in Detroit, Biden issued the campaign promise during…
Opinion: Iran’s new president seeks reform — of the American-led world order
Iran's newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to pursue reformation of the global order, hand-in-hand with China and Russia, while denying the pursuit of nuclear weapons and denouncing America's exit from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Chip Roy calls to defund Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) called for the Secret Service to be defunded after the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump raised questions about the service’s ability to keep elected officials safe. Roy joined Fox News’s Laura Ingraham Friday after he attended the funeral of Pennsylvania firefighter Corey Comperatore — the rallygoer who was killed…
Buttigieg compares JD Vance to Mike Pence in rebuke of Trump VP pick
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg weighed in on former President Trump’s decision to elevate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) to his 2024 running mate, comparing him to former Vice President Mike Pence. “I guess maybe not as a politician but as a human being what I’ll say is that I hope things work out a little bit…
Bill Maher mocks GOP for worshipping Trump after rally shooting
Comedian and TV personality Bill Maher had choice words for former President Trump and his Republican supporters evoking religious symbols after last week’s failed assassination attempt. Maher, on Friday’s edition of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” highlighted examples of Republican lawmakers and Trump supporters that have indulged in “magical thinking,” saying God protected the former…
Biden lavishes praise on late Sheila Jackson Lee: ‘Always fearless’
President Biden released a statement honoring Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), who died Friday evening at 74, calling her a “great American” who was “always fearless.” “Sheila Jackson Lee was a great American. I had the honor or working with her during her nearly 30 years in Congress,” Biden wrote. “No matter the issue –…
GOP pins its hopes for younger voters on Vance
Republicans believe 39-year-old Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) will appeal to younger voters as part of the newly minted GOP presidential ticket. Former President Trump named the millennial as his running mate this week during the Republican National Convention. While Democrats argue that Vance’s platform doesn’t align with the views of younger voters, members of the GOP believe…
Kara Swisher knocks Trump’s RNC speech as ‘off the rails’
Tech journalist Kara Swisher criticized former President Trump’s keynote speech closing out the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, calling it “off the rails.” Swisher joined a CNN panel Saturday to discuss Trump’s address — his first since a failed assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally a week ago. During his speech, he also formally accepted…
Brittney Griner tells Gershkovich ‘don’t lose hope’ after 16-year verdict
WNBA star and Olympian Brittney Griner, who also spent nearly a year in Russian custody, offered advice to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after he was sentenced to 16 years in prison Friday on espionage charges: “Don’t lose hope.” “I went through that, and I understand what that means,” Griner said in an interview…
Blinken suggests cease-fire in Gaza is within ‘10-yard line’
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken suggested Friday that a cease-fire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war is within the “10-yard line.” His comments come as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to visit Washington next week. “I believe we’re inside the 10-yard line and driving toward the goal line in getting an agreement that would produce…
Larry Hogan blasts Project 2025 as a ‘dangerous path’ for GOP
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) criticized Project 2025 in a recent op-ed, calling the policy priorities outlined in the conservative agenda “absurd and dangerous.” Hogan, in the piece published Friday by The Washington Post, argued that “traditional American Values” are under threat on both sides of the aisle. “On the left, the refusal by…
Opinion: Preventive care is under threat: PrEP now or pay later
A long-awaited court decision has finally arrived, with disturbing health implications: the ruling exempts select employers from fully covering a daily pill that can prevent a person’s chances of getting HIV by up to 99 percent.
Fauci writes off worries over Trump’s health post-shooting: ‘Superficial wound’
Former White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci denounced questions around former President Trump’s health following the failed assassination attempt a week ago, noting he was suffering from a “superficial wound.” “I don’t think there is much more to it,” he told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Friday, after watching clips of Trump speaking about his…
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