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The Colorado Senate commemorated Transgender Day of Visibility on Monday with a resolution on the chamber floor, but Democrats want to do more than just talk. Colorado Capitol News Alliance They’re also proposing new protections for trans people. “Transgender Coloradans are part of the fabric of our communities. They are parents, students, care givers, faith leaders and neighbors,” said one of the resolution’s sponsors Sen. Lisa Cutter, a Jefferson County Democrat. “They experience elevated levels of poverty, discrimination and violence.”

Sir Keir Starmer’s hopes of agreeing a free trade deal with the US could be at risk over a free speech row. The US state department issued a statement on Sunday saying it was “concerned about freedom of expression in the United Kingdom” in relation to the case of an anti-abortion campaigner. It said it was “monitoring” the case of Livia Tossici-Bolt, who was prosecuted for holding a sign near a Bournemouth abortion clinic reading: “Here to talk if you want.” A verdict in the case is due on Friday. The woman who is being prosecuted for the alleged breach...

while hourly wages are up, average hours worked are down, suggesting employers are cutting hours to reduce labor costs, such as those imposed by the state’s sector-based minimum wages. California has lost 173,000 fully private sector jobs since January 2023, offset by a gain of 181,100 largely part-time government and government-supported jobs. Thirty-eight percent of these new government and government-supported jobs are from elderly or disabled individuals using state funds to pay household members and others minimum wage for part-time care and assistance. The report also found that while hourly wages are up, average hours worked are down, suggesting employers...

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro estimated the U.S. would raise about $600 billion to $700 billion a year from tariffs...Economists say the true number will probably be less than half of that sum.

LONDON — Authorities reported the successful arrest of a 38-year-old man who was caught silently praying for the well-being of the person who was stabbing him. He is currently being held awaiting trial. William Henry Brown was reportedly on holiday from Bristol when he was suddenly jumped by an Islamic migrant assailant with a stabbing knife. But instead of calling the police, he defensively held up his hands while saying a silent prayer for the man who was stabbing him to death. Though allegedly a silent prayer, witnesses claim Brown was clearly moving his lips. Authorities examined CCTV footage with...

An American soldier who was killed during World War II has been accounted for nearly 80 years after his death. Last week, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that it had identified the remains of Glenn H. Hodak, a 23-year-old corporal in the United States Army Air Forces from Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. Hodak was accounted for on September 25, 2024.

Today’s election will decide not only the ideological slant of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, but also potentially the makeup of the House of Representatives. Let’s pray for favorable results and election integrity, as a watchdog group has already reported thousands of questionable voter registrations ahead of election day. The race — between conservative candidate Brad Schimel and liberal Judge Susan Crawford — will have nationwide consequences, as Democrats are expected to challenge Wisconsin’s current congressional maps if Crawford wins. The outcome could also determine how the court rules on abortion, voter identification laws, and union reforms. Lord, we pray for...

Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban is facing calls from his own former employees to flee the Texas city following recent controversy. The NBA organization recently descended into a meltdown when the team traded away its biggest star, Luka Doncic, to the Los Angeles Lakers. And despite selling his majority stake in the Mavericks in 2023, Cuban, who has been outspoken critic of Donald Trump's agenda in Washington DC, has found himself in the firing line. Last week, a former Mavericks event manager, Gavin Mulloy, took aim at the billionaire on Facebook, claiming that he 'should be run out of...

It’s like it’s his first time learning just how inefficient our government is. Comedian and late night host Jon Stewart is obviously pretty liberal, and has been a big critic of the Donald Trump administration in its efforts to cut the government through Elon Musk’s DOGE. But after this one, you’ve gotta think he at least understands why it might be necessary. In case you weren’t aware, the Joe Biden administration included $42 billion in its 2021 infrastructure spending package to expand broadband internet access to 25 million homes that didn’t have access to high speed internet. Sounds great, right?...

Shocking bodycam footage revealed the moment Texas police officers shot a man in the head with pepper bullets as he sat on the grass outside of a cemetery. Guadalupe County officers were seen in the footage on June 27, 2021, approaching now 44-year-old Ronald Smith, who was sat cross-legged on the grass, with weapons held out in front of them pointed at Smith. Smith's attorney, Andres Cano, told DailyMail.com: 'He's waiting for his wife to come get him and he sees this [guy] running across with a gun pointed at him, yelling shrieking, shouting.' 'Within ten seconds, another one rolls...

Just something fun to cleanse your timeline: Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill · Follow “[W]omen consistently have more sensitive hearing than men - by about two decibels on average - regardless of age or where they live… The researchers suggest that this may reflect a universal biological trait rather than a culturally specific pattern.” You weren't imagining those mom superpowers. She really does have spidey senses. The study was led by Dr. Patricia Balaresque from France's Centre for Biodiversity and Environmental Research in Toulouse and was published in Scientific Reports. It looked at 448 people across five countries and measured how the...

A Cornell University student who participated in pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests and was asked to surrender by US immigration officials says he was leaving the United States, citing fear of detention and threats to his personal safety. Momodou Taal, a doctoral candidate in Africana Studies and dual citizen of the UK and The Gambia, has participated in pro-Palestinian protests against Israel’s war in Gaza following an October 2023 Hamas attack. His attorneys said last month that he was asked to turn himself in and that his student visa was being revoked.

(FOX 2) - The federal education department has pulled back more than $40 million in funds that were destined for more than two dozen Michigan school districts, the state said.

One of the common adjectives abortion advocates use in front of the word “child” is “wanted.” Since the American Birth Control League (now Planned Parenthood) first created its “Every Child, a Wanted Child” motto in an attempt to control population, the idea that children shouldn’t exist unless they are “wanted” by their parents has become widely accepted. Yet, research shows that women aren’t necessarily aborting because they don’t want their babies, but because they’ve been led to believe abortion is the only option they have. Margaret Sanger, the eugenic founder of the American Birth Control League wanted “[to] create a...

At least six people have been injured after a lorry drove onto a pavement and crashed into a building in Boston. Four people were rushed to the hospital and one is in critical condition, according to local reports. Emergency services raced to the scene where pedestrians were left lying on the street in Chinatown. "It was a bad accident, and hopefully those two people make it," reportedly said Boston Deputy Fire Chief Steven Shaffer.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and his unmatched ability to dismantle weak arguments with his signature Southern wit. On Monday, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, he was at the top of his game, systematically exposing the complete lack of legal authority for district judges to issue universal injunctions — a favorite tactic of the left to block Trump’s agenda. Questioning Assistant Attorney General nominee Brett Shumate, Kennedy systematically dismantled any justification for these sweeping judicial orders. "Mr. Shumate, what's a universal injunction?" Kennedy asked. Shumate explained, "Senator, a universal injunction is an order from a court enjoining the government in...

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this guest post are solely those of the guest author. Minor edits made for clarity. After a year of monthly protests at the CVS pharmacy near Baylor University, a counter-protest has emerged. Pro-Life Waco delivered its first outreach at CVS across Interstate 35 from Baylor in April of 2024. Our top outreach goals are 1) chemical abortion education and 2) exposing the CVS and Walgreens commitment to joining the abortion industry. College Democrats of Baylor, an official student organization, organized a modest counter-protest to our monthly hour-and-a-half protest on February 26. This resulted in a news...

Israel announced Tuesday that it would end all tariffs, or customs duties, on U.S. imports — just one day before President Donald Trump was set to announce reciprocal tariffs in a Rose Garden ceremony dubbed “Liberation Day.” A joint statement by the Prime Minister’s Office, Finance Ministry and Economy and Industry Ministry said: At the directive of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat, Israel has cancelled all of the customs duties that have been levied until now on products from the US, Israel’s largest trading partner. After the approval of the...

Filmmaker Oliver Stone on Tuesday testifies before the House Oversight Committee's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets regarding records about the assassination attempt of President John F. Kennedy. The hearing starts at 2 p.m. EST. You can watch live here. https://www.c-span.org/event/house-committee/oliver-stone-testifies-on-pres-kennedys-assassination-records/432062

He wants lawmakers to issue $1,000 for each of about 5.1 million homesteaded properties in the state. The rebates would be issued in December, covering state-mandated school property taxes, which he says would prevent a loss in funding for districts. “We need to focus on our Florida residents and to focus on in this case, Florida homeowners, particularly our homesteaded homeowners and we need to focus our relief there.” The second-term Republican governor and former presidential candidate said he wants a ballot initiative aimed at lower property taxes on the 2026 ballot that he says will provide “robust protections” for...