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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - AOC Says U.S. May Have Already Had Gay President.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) suggested that the United States may have already had a gay president. Ocasio-Cortez made the remark when asked whether the country would elect a female or gay president first.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) sparked discussion by speculating that the U.S. may have already had a gay president . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - KEY QUOTE: “Well, we don’t know if we’ve already had a gay president to be honest with you. I think there are chances that maybe we have, but I don’t know.” – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). DETAIL: During an interview with TMZ on Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez suggested that the U.S. may have had a gay President . Notably, there has been public speculation about the sexualities of previous U.S. presidents. In 2012, a Newsweek cover called Barack Obama “The First Gay President ,” in a piece by Andrew Sullivan. Additionally, a Discovery+ program once portrayed…Open

NYTIMES (Megan Mineiro) - Hegseth Says Iran Cease-Fire Stops Clock for Congressional Approval

The defense secretary testified on the eve of the 60-day mark of the war, a major statutory deadline for the president to withdraw forces or seek approval from Congress to continue the fight.

NPR (NPR Washington Desk) - U.S. House primaries in Louisiana are suspended after Voting Rights Act ruling

Louisiana suspended its upcoming primaries for the U.S. House, following Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state's congressional map is an "unconstitutional racial gerrymander."