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Girls who refused to compete against transgender athlete sue after being pulled from meet

Four West Virginia middle-school girls who forfeited rather than compete against a male-born transgender athlete have sued their school district, saying they were punished by being excluded from the following track-and-field meet.

April 30, 2024

Texas Gov. Abbott refuses to enforce Biden’s ‘illegal dictate’ on Title IX

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered his agencies to disregard the Biden administration's "illegal dictate" on Title IX, joining other states in suing to block gender identity to the civil rights law.

April 30, 2024

Columbia shuts down campus after anti-Israel protesters take over Hamilton Hall

Columbia University locked down its main Morningside campus after student activists took over an academic building overnight, struggling to restore order as virulent anti-Israel protests spiral out of control.

April 30, 2024

Biden administration blasted for injecting ‘gender identity’ into Affordable Care Act

Western European nations may be rethinking access to "gender-affirming care," but the Biden administration is going full steam ahead.

April 29, 2024

Five states sue to block Biden administration’s rule inserting ‘gender identity’ into Title IX

Five states sued the Biden administration to overturn its final rule reinterpreting Title IX to include gender identity, seeking to thwart the effort to fold transgender women into the landmark civil-rights law.

April 29, 2024

Students take over Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall as suspensions begin

Columbia University students in New York have overtaken a campus building Tuesday as pro-Palestinian protests continue at colleges nationwide.

April 29, 2024

No end in sight to protests as Columbia lets deadline lapse, vows not to bring back police

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik may have appeased student activists by letting slide her deadline on removing the anti-Israel protest encampment, but she failed to appease Rep. Virginia Foxx.

April 28, 2024

Columbia bans student protester who asserted ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live’

Columbia University has been accused of being soft on anti-Israel student demonstrators, but school officials did boot a student who declared that "Zionists don't deserve to live."

April 27, 2024

Rep. Omar cheers Columbia protesters for ‘bravery and courage’ after visiting anti-Israel encampment

A day after hosting House Speaker Mike Johnson, Columbia University was visited by another member of Congress, only this one wasn't there to denounce antisemitism or tell student protesters to stop.

April 25, 2024

Detransitioners bring faith, harrowing personal stories to fight ‘mutilating’ transgender procedures

They lived the transgender life for years, but Walt Heyer and Laura Perry Smalts are now defying the gender-identity movement by spreading the word about the pitfalls of medicalized gender-dysphoria treatment.

April 25, 2024

NYPD, AOC cross swords over Columbia protester arrests

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, ripped Columbia University and the New York Police Department over the arrests of anti-Israel protesters, but the force isn't taking her criticism lying down.

April 25, 2024

Columbia University’s board of trustees backs President Minouche Shafik amid resignation calls

The Columbia University Board of Trustees threw its support behind embattled President Minouche Shafik, praising her handling of anti-Israel unrest shortly after House Speaker Mike Johnson called for her resignation in an on-campus address.

April 25, 2024

Speaker Johnson confronts Columbia protesters, calls on university president to resign

House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of anti-Israel protest turmoil, chiding school officials for allowing "lawless agitators and radicals" to take over the campus.

April 24, 2024

Speaker Johnson urges Columbia president to resign, scolds student protesters to ‘go back to class’

House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia President Minouche Shafik to resign Wednesday over her handling of anti-Israel protest turmoil, declaring in an extraordinary visit to the Ivy League university that school officials have allowed "lawless agitators" to take over the campus.

April 24, 2024

West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey seeks Supreme Court review of Save Women’s Sports law

Twenty-five states have approved measures barring transgender athletes from girls' and women's scholastic sports, but West Virginia could become the first to have its law taken up by the Supreme Court.

April 24, 2024

Columbia University extends deadline by 48 hours for anti-Israel protesters to disperse

Columbia University has given students another 48 hours to clear out the vast encampment covering the lawn in front of the Butler Library.

April 24, 2024

Biden accused of mocking Catholicism for making sign of cross during abortion rally

President Biden has long been at odds with the Catholic Church over his pro-choice stance, but some Catholics were nonetheless flabbergasted to see him make the sign of the cross during an abortion-rights event in Florida.

April 23, 2024

Senate Republicans prod Justice Department to crack down on ‘antisemitic, pro-Hamas mobs’ on campus

The Biden Justice Department has zeroed in on Catholics, pro-life activists, and rowdy parents at school-board meetings, but Senate Republicans wish the feds would turn their attention to those supporting blood-soaked terrorists.

April 23, 2024

Spread of campus ‘Gaza solidarity encampments’ fuels arrests, antisemitism concerns

Anti-Israel protests and encampments continued to grow Tuesday despite efforts by college administrators to turn down the temperature, spurring more arrests as pressure mounts to restore order and protect Jewish students.

April 23, 2024

Biden condemns ‘antisemitic’ protests on college campuses

President Biden on Monday decried the anti-Israel protests that have taken over college universities across the country, calling them "antisemitic," but also called for sympathy for the Palestinians in Gaza.

April 22, 2024