Michigan held its primary on Tuesday, allowing the two major political parties to select their nominees to go head-to-head for the state's U.S. Senate seat. NBC News called the Democratic race early, giving the victory to physician Abdul El-Sayed over incumbent U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in a
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The president's lesbian psychologist niece, Mary Trump, recently took the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), a test used to assess an adult's cognitive impairment and dysfunctions. Donald Trump bragged about acing the test in the past. But even though she did well on the MoCA ...
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The anti-trans right consistently claims that trans-inclusive policies are akin to letting "men" take over women's spaces, and a recent experience at a Brandi Carlile concert reminded me of the real issue here: cis men who are unable to let women have a space, even for an evening...
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More than 2,000 supporters of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts turned out on Sept. 18, for a rally in support of the performing arts center and a vocal protest against President Donald Trump’s threats to permanently close the center and possibly demolish it. The...
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A queer Torah study group in Portland, Oregon, wants LGBTQ+ people to know that they have always been a part of Jewish history. It's all in how you look at things, explains Rabbi Emerita Ariel Stone, who helped start the study group at Congregation Shir Tikvah. “If you look back ...
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A new Justice Department memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi instructs the FBI to create a “cash reward system” to incentivize providing information against domestic terrorists. However, it also makes it clear that the targets of such domestic terrorist investigations will be “A...
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Here are this week’s most popular positive stories, with some fun social media posts tossed in too. Like seeing uplifting content like this? Sign up for our Good News email. The official start of autumn is just three days away (September 22), and we hope you're as excited as we a...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.President Donald Trump said in a Friday Truth Social post that he is banning CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House in a major escalation of his longstanding conflict with the media outlets that have covered his political car...
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In a live TV interview, British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan repeatedly called anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) a racist bigot and asked her if she was a drunk. The exchange occurred when they both appeared on the Thursday installment of Piers Morgan Uncensored, a news talk ...
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A school board meeting in Davis, California, descended into chaos Thursday night with the appearance of Beth Bourne, president of the local Moms for Liberty chapter and a candidate for school board trustee in November. Her reputation preceded her. As Bourne approached the lectern...
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The DMV’s own furry group was on full display on the Metro on Sept. 12. Shutterpaws is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Maryland. The furry group has been doing the FurRide event since 2024 and has blown up in popularity for furries around DMV. They sh...
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – the federal agency tasked with fighting employment discrimination – has agreed to let some Christian businesses discriminate against transgender and nonbinary employees as part of a lawsuit settlement. "This agreement provides ...
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A gay New York City couple who spent years handing out over 180,000 backpacks filled with essentials to houseless people both died near the end of June and start of July. Jayson Conner, age 48, died on June 28 from a heart attack at their Manhattan home. His partner, Jeffrey Newm...
