The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a comprehensive report documenting waterborne disease outbreaks linked to children’s splash pads over the past 26 years.
Tennessee State Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) was arrested in Georgia on charges of driving under the influence, hit and run, and failure to stop at a stop sign, according to the Glynn County Detention Center.
The Biden administration has finalized a sweeping agreement ensuring telework protections for 42,000 Social Security Administration (SSA) employees through 2029.
Efforts to transfer control of the land where the former RFK Stadium sits to Washington, D.C., could soon come to fruition through an unconventional legislative strategy. According to a report from Punchbowl News, the legislation may be included in a continuing resolution to fund the federal government, which lawmakers must pass by December 20 to avoid a government shutdown.
On Tuesday, the Minnesota State Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a high-profile case involving JayCee Cooper, a trans-identified male powerlifter, who sued USA Powerlifting (USAPL) after being barred from competing in the women’s category. The lawsuit, filed in 2021, alleges that the organization violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on an individual's gender identity.
The Trump-Vance transition team announced Tuesday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Justice, allowing the FBI to conduct background checks and security clearances for cabinet nominees and incoming White House staff. The agreement follows a period of hesitation by the transition team, citing distrust of the FBI. Traditionally, the FBI is responsible for vetting cabinet nominees and managing security clearances, but the process had been delayed due to the lack of an agreement.
Chase Strangio, the transgender ACLU attorney arguing before the Supreme Court to challenge Tennessee’s SB1, stirred controversy during a CNN appearance on Wednesday by claiming that children as young as two years old can know they are transgender. Tennessee’s SB1 law bans puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-change surgeries for minors, a move the ACLU claims violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Monica Crowley for several prominent positions in his administration, including Ambassador, Assistant Secretary of State, and Chief of Protocol of the United States. Trump made the announcement on Wednesday via Truth Social, emphasizing her critical role in representing the U.S. at major international events during his upcoming presidency.
Mexican authorities detained over 5,200 migrants across the country on Tuesday, a significant enforcement action as the U.S. pressures Mexico to curb migration and drug trafficking at its border.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson suggested during oral arguments Wednesday that Tennessee’s law banning puberty blockers for minors could constitute sex discrimination. The case, United States v. Skrmetti, involves a Biden-Harris administration challenge to the law, which the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld.
