• WATCH: Senate begins extended debate over SAVE America Act

    WATCH: Senate begins extended debate over SAVE America Act

    Mar 17, 2026 01:47 PM EDT

    ... have long championed the practice as helping to make it easier for Americans to vote. The president also wants to add two unrelated provisions around transgender rights issues — one that would ban those born as men from playing in women’s sports and another to block sex reassignment surgeries on ...

  • Trump has one prescription for the midterms. House Republicans have another

    Trump has one prescription for the midterms. House Republicans have another

    Mar 11, 2026 07:36 PM EDT

    DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted he had the answer for Republicans anxious about losing their congressional majority this year: build on an already strict national voter identification law to ban mail ballots and restrict transgender rights. “It'll guarantee the midterms,” he told Republicans gathered in the ballroom ...

  • Americans are increasingly worried about voting, new poll shows

    Americans are increasingly worried about voting, new poll shows

    Mar 11, 2026 09:00 AM EDT

    ... days expanded the SAVE America Act beyond its original scope to include a ban on mail-in ballots for most voters and a prohibition on transgender athletes in women’s sports, which could boost Republican enthusiasm in November. Trump’s efforts to sow doubts about the process of this year ...

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's midterm message

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's midterm message

    Mar 09, 2026 10:30 PM EDT

    ... proof of citizenship in order to vote. He also wants the House to of sort of reopen it and tack on some items related to transgender people and sports and medical procedures. So it is what the president sees as sort of the gold medal legislation that can be their ...

  • WATCH: Trump pushes voting bill on House Republicans at annual policy retreat in Florida

    WATCH: Trump pushes voting bill on House Republicans at annual policy retreat in Florida

    Mar 09, 2026 08:23 PM EDT

    ... long championed the practice as helping to make it easier for Americans to vote. The president also wants to tack on two unrelated provisions around transgender rights issues — one that would ban those born as men from playing in women’s sports and another to block sex reassignment surgeries on ...

  • Montana Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines drops reelection bid minutes before filing deadline

    Montana Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines drops reelection bid minutes before filing deadline

    Mar 05, 2026 10:26 PM EDT

    ... for people who are wealthy and connected. The National Republican Senatorial Committee called Bodnar a "fake independent" and criticized him as a "champion" of allowing transgender athletes to participate in college sports. A spokesperson for Bodnar sidestepped questions about whether he would caucus with Democrats or Republicans if elected. "When ...

  • News Wrap: Lutnick will testify in House investigation into Epstein

    News Wrap: Lutnick will testify in House investigation into Epstein

    Mar 03, 2026 11:25 PM EDT

    ... on track. California's governor is criticizing the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to temporarily block a state law banning public schools from outing transgender students to their parents. A spokesperson for Governor Gavin Newsom said teachers should be focused on teaching, not forced to be gender cops. The ...

  • News Wrap: Pakistan says it's in 'open war' with Afghanistan

    News Wrap: Pakistan says it's in 'open war' with Afghanistan

    Feb 27, 2026 11:45 PM EDT

    ... d tighten security across the city. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says that Scouting America will change several policies to maintain Pentagon support, including one targeting transgender youth. The Texas-based organization is keeping its new name, rather than returning to Boy Scouts, and it will continue its service for some ...

  • When Rhode Island shooter opened fire, bystanders jumped into action to end the carnage

    When Rhode Island shooter opened fire, bystanders jumped into action to end the carnage

    Feb 19, 2026 11:56 PM EDT

    ... one of Dorgan’s daughters wanted to thank him for his efforts. Survivors grapple with hero title Authorities have not directly said that Dorgan was transgender and have said questions around Dorgan’s gender identity are not relevant to their investigation surrounding the case.However, court records from Dorgan’s ...

  • Citing Orwell’s ‘1984,’ judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia

    Citing Orwell’s ‘1984,’ judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia

    Feb 17, 2026 03:47 PM EDT

    ... Stonewall National Monument, where bar patrons rebelled against a police raid and catalyzed the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. The administration has also removed references to transgender people from its webpage about the monument, despite several trans women of color being key figures in the uprising. The Philadelphia exhibit, created two ...