Apr 26 Judge halts Missouri rule limiting gender-affirming health care By Jim Salter, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press A Missouri judge will decide whether a first-of-its-kind rule placing strict regulations on gender-affirming care in Missouri kicks in Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 26 Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s town feels divide from rest of Montana after barring By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The city is often described as a blue island in a vast red state and elected the state's first openly transgender legislator. But its voters were still shocked at what happened next. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 3:38 Former Ark. Gov. Asa Hutchinson launches run for Republican presidential nomination By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally announced his bid for the White House on Wednesday. He's the latest Republican to join the race challenging former President Trump for the GOP nomination. Laura Barrón-López reports on how Hutchinson's campaign could shape… Continue watching
Apr 26 House Republicans pass U.S. debt bill, pushing Biden on spending By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Republicans have passed a sweeping debt ceiling package as they try to push President Biden into negotiations on federal spending. It's the start of efforts to avoid a potentially catastrophic government debt default this summer. Continue reading
Apr 26 Amid ethics issues, Supreme Court justices say no fix needed By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court is speaking with one voice in response to recent criticism of the justices' ethical practices: No need to fix what isn't broken. Continue reading
Apr 26 As Biden, McCarthy clash on a federal debt plan, what are the key differences? By Josh Boak, Associated Press Staring down a fast-approaching deadline to raise the debt limit, they need to find some kind of common ground as they publicly jostle over the federal government's $31.4 trillion in debt. Continue reading
Apr 26 WATCH: House approves GOP debt ceiling plan By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press House Republicans have passed a sweeping debt ceiling package as they try to push President Biden into negotiations on federal spending. Continue reading
Apr 26 Belarusians wary of being drawn into Russia’s war in Ukraine By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Recently, Belarusian men have been called to attend military training, and this has raised fears that the staunch ally of Moscow could be drawn into the war. Continue reading
Apr 26 North Dakota limits bathroom, locker room use for transgender people By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill that limits access to bathrooms, locker rooms and shower rooms for transgender and gender-nonconforming people in several state facilities. Continue reading
Apr 26 Blue states look to expand insurance coverage of gender-affirming care By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America The wide-ranging bill is part of a wave of legislation in Democratic-controlled states intended to carve out safe havens for transgender people amid a conservative movement seeking to ban or limit gender-affirming care. Continue reading