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Kristi Noem signs bill restricting female sports to female-born athletes

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed legislation Thursday barring biological men from participating in girls' and women's scholastic sports, making her state the tenth to take action on transgender athletes.

February 3, 2022

Biden nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin accused of seeking to politicize Fed against oil industry

Republicans seeking a poster child for soaring energy prices under the Biden administration may have got their wish in Federal Reserve nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin.

February 3, 2022

Brooklyn College hit with federal probe over allegedly labeling Jewish students as White oppressors

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into allegations of antisemitism at Brooklyn College stemming from claims that Jewish students were smeared by professors and peers as White, privileged oppressors.

February 3, 2022

Jeff Zucker ends CNN saga dogged by undisclosed affair, low ratings and Cuomos

Under Jeff Zucker, CNN built a reputation for left-tilting news coverage with a combative spin, so it came as no surprise that his abrupt resignation Wednesday had the makings of a political soap opera.

February 2, 2022

CNN President Jeff Zucker resigns; failed to disclose romantic relationship with senior executive

CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned Wednesday over his failure to divulge a romantic relationship with a senior network executive.

February 2, 2022

USA Swimming’s new transgender policy puts Lia Thomas’ eligibility in doubt

USA Swimming released Tuesday its revamped transgender-eligibility policy, setting a tight testosterone standard ahead of the NCAA championships that could spell trouble for athletes like Penn swimmer Lia Thomas.

February 1, 2022

Biden accused of hypocrisy for filibuster against Black female jurist’s nomination

President Biden wasn't always a supporter of Black women on the federal bench. As senator, Mr. Biden joined other Democrats in filibustering the nomination of Janice Rogers Brown for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Twice.

February 1, 2022

Portland poll finds 88% of voters say quality of life is getting worse

Portlanders are more negative than ever about their quality of life in the far-left Oregon burg, according to a newly released poll.

February 1, 2022

World that watched a polished China in 2008 Games now will see tarnish

China scored a public-relations coup with the 2008 Summer Olympics as the newly prosperous nation strutted its stuff on the global stage. But the 2022 Winter Games that begin with opening ceremonies Friday are looking more like a marketing misstep.

January 31, 2022

Trans swimmer Lia Thomas skips final regular-season meet as focus turns to NCAA championships

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas sat out the last meet of the regular season to prepare for postseason collegiate competition as tension builds over her participation in the NCAA women's championships.

January 29, 2022

Penn Law groups attribute transgender swimmer Lia Thomas’ dominance to ‘hard work’

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas owes her record-breaking season not to being a male-born athlete competing against women, but to the years of hard work she devoted to her sport, Penn Law student groups say.

January 28, 2022

Minnie Mouse debuts blue pantsuit on heels of green M&M makeover

First the green M&M traded her white go-go boots for sneakers, and now Minnie Mouse is getting a fashion makeover with a blue tuxedo pantsuit.

January 27, 2022

White ex-guard sues to stop Colorado’s ‘racially discriminatory’ diversity training

Joshua F. Young had a promising career as a state corrections officer, but the White guard quit last year after undergoing diversity training that he says branded him as a racist because of his skin color.

January 27, 2022

GOP on track for battleground gains as Biden drags down ticket in key states: poll

Republicans are poised to make gains in state legislatures as voters seek a bulwark against Biden administration policies in battleground states, according to a GOP poll released Thursday.

January 27, 2022

Moms for America takes on woke policies in State of the Union event

Moms for America declared Wednesday that the state of the union is in crisis over issues such as education, drugs and crime. But don't worry, the group says: The mothers have entered the building.

January 26, 2022

Asian American man attacked with bat sues progressive San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin

An Asian American man who was beaten with a bat has sued San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, claiming the prosecutor violated his rights as a crime victim while giving the convicted attacker a "slap-on-the-wrist" plea agreement.

January 26, 2022

Senate Republicans call for probe into NEA’s possible role in DOJ’s school board memo

Senate Republicans called Tuesday on inspectors general to investigate possible collusion between the Biden administration and the National Education Association on squelching pushback over critical race theory in schools.

January 25, 2022

D.C. students join others in walkout to call for temporary virtual learning

Some District students walked out of class Tuesday to advocate for remote learning over coronavirus concerns, adding their voices to the growing pupil unrest over pandemic safety, even with the omicron wave ebbing.

January 25, 2022

Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit against Lubbock’s ‘sanctuary city for unborn’ ordinance

Planned Parenthood has dropped its lawsuit against Lubbock over the Texas city's vote last year to ban abortions by declaring the municipality a "sanctuary city for the unborn."

January 24, 2022

George Soros’ DAs: Billionaire’s cash helped elect two dozen district attorneys across the U.S.

George Gascon, Kim Foxx and Larry Krasner get most of the attention, but they are far from the only left-wing prosecutors whose campaigns were bankrolled by Democratic megadonor George Soros.

January 24, 2022