Colorado’s March 5 presidential primaries — the state’s first formal foray into the 2024 election — are firming up, and the competition isn’t as simple as incumbent-versus-challenger. As it stood Friday, voters who mark Democratic ballots will have their pick of eight candidates and a no-preference option. The Republican ballot will have at least six … Read more
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) has shot down legislation that would have prohibited gender reassignment treatment for minors and blocked transgender women from competing in female sports. On Friday, DeWine argued the “gut-wrenching” decision as to whether a minor should have access to so-called gender-affirming care —- whether this decision should “not be made by … Read more
Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine vetoed a bill Friday that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors, bucking his party as it seeks to make fear-mongering about transgender youth central to its 2024 election strategy. “Were I to sign House Bill 68, or were House Bill 68 to become law, Ohio would be saying that … Read more
Outgoing Boston City Council President Ed Flynn defended his father’s “record on race relations” in the wake of criticism that’s been leveled at former Mayor Ray Flynn as part of a new documentary recounting the 1989 Stuart murder. Flynn said that while he hasn’t seen the documentary, a collaboration between HBO and the Boston Globe … Read more
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says she wants the role of public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada redefined before the next federal election. In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, St-Onge said now is the time to update its mandate, to hedge against a possible change in government. She said the Liberal government believes a strong public broadcaster strengthens democracy and promises to keep … Read more
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File Donald Trump predicted that as the presumptive GOP nominee for president in 2024, he will not face either President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris in the general election. Trump made the prognostication during a sit-down with alt-right publication Breitbart News. The former president told reporters Matthew Boyle and Alexander … Read more
By Jeff Amy | Associated Press ATLANTA — A spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days could be setting the stage for stricter penalties against so-called swatting in more states. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and … Read more
Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that he has vetoed a bill that would have banned medical practitioners from providing gender-affirming care for transgender minors, saying he believes gender-affirming care is a decision families should make, not the government. The Republican governor said he arrived at his decision to veto House Bill 68, also … Read more
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI (Associated Press) DENVER — First, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn’t eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then, Maine’s Democratic secretary of state ruled the same for her state. Who’s next? Both decisions are historic. The Colorado court was the first court to apply … Read more
President Joe Biden is responding to his predecessor’s divisive Christmas message. In a tweet on Thursday, Biden shared an article about former President Donald Trump wishing his political enemies a Merry Christmas by telling them to “rot in hell.” “There’s an expression they say in church sometimes: Love your enemies, do good to those who … Read more
