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When asked about the danger of first responders resorting to drugs and alcohol to manage stress, Trump said, “You know, I’m fortunate. I don’t smoke, and I don’t drink, and I have no longing to drink,” Trump said. “I have friends, they drink, and they have a real hard time.”

The Daughters of the American Revolution voted on 10 October 2026 to dissolve its Martha Laird Chapter in Texas, after finding officers had used the chapter’s authority and resources to further a separate advocacy organisation. The chapter had campaigned to bar trans women from joining DAR. DAR has recognised women with legally amended birth certificates as eligible members for years.

Few political operatives understand that strategy better than Tim Mooney.

Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane Friday night near Destin in Florida’s Panhandle.

Automatic enrollment added 60 million of the nearly 70 million Trump Accounts. Parents must claim and manage them through the official app.

A new rule from the Trump administration will take effect on October 13, barring federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funds from covering gender-affirming care for minors. While several Democrat-led states have produced workarounds to keep the programs running on state dollars pending a lawsuit, Virginia and Arizona have quietly cut funding for trans youth care.

There is a map a lot of us keep bookmarked. It sorts the fifty states from “most protective” to “do not travel,” it gets redrawn every few months, and it is genuinely useful for what it measures: how a state’s government will treat you; your ID, your healthcare, your right to use a bathroom without a felony charge. The problem is what we do with it. We read a legal-risk map as a safety map. We tell each other to move to the blue state and we exhale, as if a statute could stand between a person and the man who means to kill her.

More than 122,000 cases of Gatorade have been recalled in 37 states. The recall affects select 28-ounce Lemon Lime and Orange bottles.

Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed in the US state of Tennessee in more than 200 years. Instead, she is fighting for life.

Vicky Hester made Babes of Carytown a gathering place for LGBTQ+ people and a source of support for local nonprofits. Richmond’s tribute will stand beside the bar.

Fox News itself noted in a social post that the Jesse Watters “can’t resist” the alluring image of a musclebound Hasan Piker prancing around in cat ears and an apron​.

“I’m only uncomfortable for a couple seconds, and then I get to go vote.”

Pete Hegseth revealed that the men will help direct a project to determine the future of the military.

The famously fact-averse president rolled out a new AI tool – but its answers don’t conform to his version of reality

A Georgia school district is saying Trump’s Title IX crackdowns means only cisgender women can run for Homecoming Queen.

Ohio Democrats are accusing their own party leadership of removing social media posts that pushed back on anti-trans ads released by Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who is running for re-election in the 9th Congressional District in Northwest Ohio.

Assault survivor Miriam Haley said the “devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away”.

An unreleased Pentagon probe investigated the kill chain that hit a school in Minab.

Supporters of trans rights and a right-wing group clashed Sunday afternoon during a demonstration outside a Portland sports bar, the ‘Sports Bra’ and the surrounding area.

Among the first organizations receiving support are Lambda Legal, Transgender Law Center, Trans Lifeline, and Trans Youth Emergency Project. The foundation will also back groups working in mental health, civil rights, and humanitarian relief.

Portland, OR – On September 11, right-wing extremist Thomas Allen announced plans to protest the Sports Bra, a local gay bar catering to women’s sports fans. Allen was protesting a viral video where Sports Bras employees refused service to customers with transphobic shirts. Pro-trans activists showed up and ran Allen out of the area.

In short:

“After six years of Trump claiming he won in 2020, this dude called Trump’s bluff and said “Okay, you won three times? That violates the 22nd Amendment. You’re not eligible to be president.” The DOJ was forced to state the truth to have the case thrown out. "

When it comes to policy, El-Sayed said, “I don’t think the government gets to have a say about what healthcare is provided in what circumstances and why. And to me, that is the standard on which we decide how we make healthcare decisions, not what the government says you can or can’t do.”

Donald Trump’s approval rating is at dire lows. But he has deliberately tied his party’s fortunes to his own popularity, and “Trump-a-palooza” showed his tactics are not changing.

Precious Arzuaga, 40, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and other charges in the weekslong torture and killing of 24-year-old Sam Nordquist.

Mount Sinai Health System has agreed to stop providing gender-affirming medical care to minors under a settlement with the Trump administration, making one of New York’s largest hospital systems the latest provider to retreat as federal officials use investigations, subpoenas, and funding pressure to reshape transgender people’s access to health care nationwide.

The US defense secretary faces internal dissent and discord at the Pentagon, accused of focusing on culture war issues and his own political ambitions as the Iran war drags on

The Trump administration this week quietly released an update to a major survey on civil rights in schools that was scrubbed of all data related to nonbinary students or bullying based on gender identity.

The states, including half of New England, vow to cover the care after a new rule from the Trump administration will cut off federal funding for many treatments starting in October.

An anti-LGBTQ+ right-wing Republican candidate for Missouri state representative is in custody on a charge that he conspired to plant drugs on his opponent in the Republican primary last month. He won the race by 32 votes.

Texas A&M University could soon remove courses focused on LGBTQ+ people, women, and people of color from its core curriculum as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-diversity push.

Trump administration finalized rule to end Medicaid support for care including hormones and speech therapy

The district amended its LGBTQ student regulations after federal agencies threatened to withhold funding over parents’ access to gender-related records.

One in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did. That means ~815k Minnesotans participated in the shutdown and ~310k in the strike. That would make Minnesota’s January 23 general strike one of the largest in history. Sarah Lazare, Thomas Birmingham and Ari Bloomekatz ||

Customers in Australian restaurants and cafes will soon be able to add a small gratuity to their bill, reminding the establishment they are not in America.

404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.

The United States is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire International Criminal Court, putting the court's day-to-day operations in jeopardy in retaliation for investigations of suspected Israeli war crimes.