Day: June 14, 2023

House Republicans set to kick off ‘dereliction of duty’ hearing aimed at DHS Secretary Mayorkas

12:59 pm June 14, 2023

House Republicans are poised to launch an investigation into alleged “dereliction of duty” by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a Wednesday hearing. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., will hold a press conference Wednesday laying out allegations against the Cabinet member. Green’s committee will also hold a hearing in which several […]

Judge orders Michigan GOP Chairperson Karamo, others to pay for legal fees from failed absentee voting lawsuit

12:15 pm June 14, 2023

A judge this week ordered Michigan Republican Party Chairperson Kristina Karamo and others to pay more than $58,000 in legal fees incurred by the Detroit clerk’s office to fight a lawsuit they filed challenging absentee voting in the city. In an order signed Monday, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Kenny said the Oct. 26 […]

Bills’ Stefon Diggs posts cryptic message amid confusion about practice absence

12:12 pm June 14, 2023

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs skipped the start of mandatory practices on Tuesday and caused head coach Sean McDermott to be “very concerned” about the star not being there. The team later clarified that Diggs was at the facility on Monday and Tuesday morning but left before practice began. Diggs’ agent Adisa Bakari told […]

New York advises schools to accept student gender identity, keep secret from parents in some cases

12:00 pm June 14, 2023

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) released 42 pages of new guidance for public schools Monday that includes a section about keeping children’s gender transitions a secret from parents in some cases. The report, titled “Creating a Safe, Supportive, and Affirming School Environment for Transgender and Gender Expansive Students,” maintained that a student’s gender […]

Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signs bill requiring insurance to cover all gender surgeries

11:52 am June 14, 2023

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed two bills related to transgender rights and vetoed another, bucking trends from other Republican governors across the country who have pushed anti-transgender policies. Lombardo’s signing of a bill Monday requiring health insurance companies including Medicaid cover all gender-affirming surgeries was the third major bill related to transgender health and […]