Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, has raised concerns about the Trump-Vance transition team's handling of FBI background checks for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees.
In a significant development for teachers' rights, three educators in Harrisonburg, Virginia, reached a settlement with the Harrisonburg City School Board, ensuring they are not required to ask for or use students' preferred pronouns.
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to be sworn in for a second term, Democrats in Congress remain divided over whether to attend the Jan. 20 inauguration.
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is calling for a major overhaul in how public school superintendents are selected, proposing that communities elect superintendents directly rather than relying on school board appointments. Walters argues this change will boost parental influence and weaken what he describes as the hold of “left-wing, woke bureaucrats” on public education.
an Diego County Sheriff Kelly A. Martinez announced Tuesday that her office will not comply with a new sanctuary policy passed by the County Board of Supervisors. The policy prohibits local law enforcement from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including barring ICE agents from using county facilities for interviews or accessing detainees.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden delivered an unmistakable snub to Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff at the Kennedy Center, pointedly refusing to acknowledge them during a public appearance. The incident, marked by a visible avoidance of eye contact and interaction, underscored simmering tensions within the Democratic leadership.
Former NCAA swimming champion and women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines organized a rally on December 4 in support of the Stone Ridge Christian High School girls’ volleyball team in California. The team forfeited a Northern California Division 6 playoff game last month after refusing to compete against an opponent with a male identifying as a female on its team.
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) fined the mayor of Emo, Ontario, and the township itself after rejecting a petition to declare June as Pride Month and fly the LGBTQ2 pride flag. Mayor Harold McQuaker was fined $5,000, and the town was fined $10,000 for violating the Ontario Human Rights Code.
