An Associated Press VoteCast poll alongside research organization NORC at the University of Chicago revealed that Republicans are not gaining Independent voters despite Democratic support also weakening.
A video shows U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine at the Federation of State Medical Boards in New Orleans saying there is "substantial misinformation about gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse individuals."
Startup Make Sunsets causes controversy by attempting to commercialize and sell geoengineering via weather balloons releasing particles into the stratosphere, but faces criticism.
Those hoping for a Christmastime government shutdown were once again disappointed when Congress passed a 4,000-page, $1.7 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that few, if any, Representatives and Senators read before voting on.