Politics

The school board of Kern County, California, has moved to defy state policy and prohibit transgender athletes from participating in girls' sports.

A Republican strategy firm says Google’s Gmail platform has been quietly sabotaging conservative fundraising efforts by flagging Republican donation emails as “dangerous” while letting similar Democratic messages through unscathed. Targeted Victory, which works with top GOP leaders and committees, released findings showing a stark difference in how Gmail treats Republican and Democratic solicitations.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) declared a state of emergency in Rio Arriba County, the City of Española, and area Pueblos due to a surge in violent crime.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released newly declassified emails that place former DNI James Clapper at the center of the Obama-era intelligence report aiming to link President Donald Trump with Russia.

Adelphi University placed its Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter on one-year disciplinary probation.

A Nature editorial calls for replacing DEI in science with decolonization, prioritizing Indigenous knowledge over empirical methods.

Former Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney accuses John Bolton of “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” painting Bolton as a deranged critic.

A federal appeals court ordered reconsideration of whether The Satanic Temple has standing to challenge Idaho’s abortion ban.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling for an end to individual stock trading by members of Congress, citing “eye-popping” profits.

President Trump says his administration is reclaiming border wall materials sold by the Biden administration at deep discounts.