Ohio government agencies would be barred from defining a parent as “harmful” or “dangerous” for affirming their child’s sex rather than their gender, under a bill introduced in the Ohio legislature.
A bill that would shift Virginia’s legal landscape dramatically in favor of plaintiff lawyers is one step closer to a vote by the House of Delegates, which could impact sex-abuse cases brought by the firm of its Democrat speaker.
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Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, who represents Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, filed an emergency appeal Thursday with Justice Sonia Sotomayor in a last-ditch effort to overturn a lower court ruling ordering the state redraw the lines of her district ahead of the midterm elections. The petition requests a stay of the lower court's order pending the outcome of the case.
Lyons told New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan under questioning during the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing that Department of Homeland Security officials had shared an economic impact study of the facility with Ayotte. He didn't provide additional details about the interaction.
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Illegal immigration detention facilities proposed for two Georgia towns would be blocked if an amendment to the continuing budget resolution is approved by Congress.
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The FBI says a glove containing DNA was found about two miles from Nancy Guthrie's Arizona home and appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her front door the night she vanished.
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Nancy Pelosi is retiring from Congress, but she has more campaigns in mind. Among them: Boost Gavin Newsom as a potential contender for the White House in 2028. Why it matters: Publicly and privately, the former speaker has been touting the California governor, a fellow San Franciscan she's helped mentor for decades. Driving the news: Pelosi has one of the strongest donor networks in Democratic politics. She's been a key validator for Newsom as he's emerged on the national stage and become one of President Trump's most visible foes. - "She's a Gavin fan-girl and she doesn't crush on many people," one former Pelosi aide said. "I will say this: She's hardly ever wrong. When she says she sees something, it's a real thing." - Former Pelosi…
The company has raised roughly $1 million in seed funding from private investors and is planning its consumer debut in spring 2026
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Matilda Brindle, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Oxford, explains.
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore 's national star is on the rise, but his relationships with fellow Democrats in his backyard are fraying. Why it matters: Moore appears to have little control over his state's Democrat-led legislature, as lawmakers repeatedly defy his wishes and override his vetoes even as he builds a national profile ahead of a potential 2028 campaign for president. - Several Maryland Democrats told Axios that Moore is talented, but he's struggled because of a lack of experience and, at times, arrogance. - State lawmakers overrode 19 of the bills Moore vetoed in December, including a bill to study reparations for descendants of enslaved people. Sources told Axios that veto particularly upset Black lawmakers. Driving the news:…