• Pentagon orders military to pull library books about diversity, anti-racism, gender issues

    Pentagon orders military to pull library books about diversity, anti-racism, gender issues

    May 09, 2025 09:37 PM EST

    ... books to be pulled and reviewed. The search terms include: affirmative action, anti-racism, critical race theory, discrimination, diversity, gender dysphoria, gender identity and transition, transgender, transsexual and white privilege. Early last month the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, removed nearly 400 books from its library after being ...

  • WATCH: 'Judicial independence is crucial,' Chief Justice Roberts says

    WATCH: 'Judicial independence is crucial,' Chief Justice Roberts says

    May 08, 2025 02:16 PM EST

    ... president has a mixed record in front of the justices so far. On Tuesday, the court’s conservative majority revived the administration’s ban on transgender military service members while court challenges to the policy continue. The three liberal justices dissented.But the court also has temporarily halted some deportations ...

  • News Wrap: Trump says U.S. will stop bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen

    News Wrap: Trump says U.S. will stop bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen

    May 06, 2025 10:50 PM EST

    The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to enforce a ban on transgender people serving in the military while legal challenges play out. The justices decided to lift a lower court ruling that put the policy on hold nationwide. The case stems from an executive order that Trump issued ...

  • Hegseth directs active duty military to cut 20% of its four-star general officers

    Hegseth directs active duty military to cut 20% of its four-star general officers

    May 06, 2025 01:12 PM EST

    ... take.” As Pentagon chief, Hegseth has touted his efforts to root out any programming or leadership that endorses diversity in the ranks, tried to terminate transgender service members and begun sweeping changes to enforce a uniform fitness standard for combat positions. In a memo announcing the cuts Monday, Hegseth said ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. and Ukraine sign minerals deal

    News Wrap: U.S. and Ukraine sign minerals deal

    May 01, 2025 10:40 PM EST

    In our news wrap Thursday, Ukraine agreed to a deal giving the U.S. access to its rare-earth elements and resources like oil and natural gas, the Trump administration is pushing for more behavioral therapy for transgender youth instead of gender-affirming health care and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ...

  • WATCH: Trump delivers remarks at University of Alabama commencement event

    WATCH: Trump delivers remarks at University of Alabama commencement event

    May 01, 2025 07:37 PM EST

    Trump mostly went in a different direction. He did a grunting impression of a female weightlifter as he criticized the participation of transgender women in sports. He bragged about how tech moguls have warmed up to him, saying, “They all hated me in my first term, and now they’re ...

  • Examining Trump's progress on his promises, 100 days in

    Examining Trump's progress on his promises, 100 days in

    Apr 28, 2025 03:46 PM EST

    He promised to roll back transgender rights Trump campaigned against the participation of transgender athletes in sports and against broader moves in society, especially in Democratic-led jurisdictions, to accommodate views that gender is not inherently binary. He vowed to take on “transgender craziness.” As president, he has signed executive ...

  • How Pope Francis' tomb and final tribute will reflect his 'humble' life

    How Pope Francis' tomb and final tribute will reflect his 'humble' life

    Apr 25, 2025 09:49 PM EST

    ... greeted by a group of Rome’s poor and needy people, those whom the pontiff felt closer to. Around 40 people — homeless, prisoners, migrants and transgender people — will salute the pope holding a white rose, just before his burial. “The poor have a special place in the heart of the ...

  • News Wrap: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow ban on trans service members

    News Wrap: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow ban on trans service members

    Apr 24, 2025 10:50 PM EST

    In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow the Pentagon to ban transgender service members as legal challenges play out, a federal judge has ordered the administration to bring back another man who was deported to El Salvador and the president insisted his administration ...

  • Supreme Court hears major case on public school curriculum and parental rights

    Supreme Court hears major case on public school curriculum and parental rights

    Apr 22, 2025 10:40 PM EST

    ... arts curriculum that included books featuring LGBTQ characters, including a picture book about a dog who gets lost at a Pride parade and others featuring transgender children. Some parents asked for their children to be opted out from the curriculum because the books conflicted with their religious beliefs. The board ...