Parents ask Supreme Court to take up case to restore opt-outs for instruction on gender and sexuality
In an appeal filed Thursday, a group of Muslim, Jewish and Christian parents from Maryland school districts is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect their right to opt their children out of curriculum about sex and sexuality that they deem age-inappropriate. The Montgomery County School Board last year removed parental notices and opt-outs for […]
House Democrat urges US airlines to restore Israel flights
Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York on Wednesday criticized three major U.S. airlines for continuing to suspend flights to Israel, saying they are “effectively boycotting” the country. In a letter to the CEOs of American, Delta and United, Torres said the airlines' “extended” suspension of flights to Israel had made air travel to Israel […]
Supreme Court rejects Biden bid to restore student loan bailout
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday against President Biden's attempt to reinstate student loan benefits, at least for now. The Supreme Court rejected a request by the Harris-Biden administration's Department of Justice to lift an injunction issued by a lower court that halted the write-offs while a lawsuit challenging the plan works its way through the […]
New prosthetics restore natural movement via nerve connection
In the world of prosthetics, groundbreaking advances are transforming the lives of lower limb amputees. Researchers at MIT, in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, have developed a neuroprosthetic system that allows users to control a prosthetic leg using their own nervous system. This innovative approach may bring us closer to a future of fully […]
Pro-Palestinian protestors vandalize Union Station at anti-Israel protest, Republicans restore American flags
On Wednesday, pro-Palestinian hooligans vandalized statues, monuments and a fountain outside Union Station in Washington, DC, during anti-Israel protests. Protesters also took down and burned an American flag, replacing it with a Palestinian one, but Republicans reinstated the American flag. On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to parliament. On October 7, 2023, thousands […]
House Republicans restore US flags burned in DC protest: 'We righted their wrong'
House Republicans have returned and restored a U.S. flag outside Union Station that was taken down and burned during a demonstration on Wednesday in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. Protesters calling for Netanyahu’s arrest took down and burned the national flag outside Union Station on Wednesday, replacing it with a […]
DOJ asks Supreme Court to partially restore Biden Title IX rule in Republican-led states
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take emergency action to reinstate parts of President Biden’s Title IX rules in a handful of Republican-led states where new regulations are being blocked, arguing that a lower court’s injunction halting full implementation of the rules is unnecessarily “burdensome.” In April, the Department […]
JD Vance officially accepts VP nomination, promises to help restore American dream alongside Trump: ‘A night of hope’
Sen. J.D. Vance formally accepted the Republican nomination for vice president on Wednesday. In a moving keynote speech concluding the third day of the Republican National Convention, Vance told the moving story of his own difficult upbringing and linked it to Trump’s policies of “Making America Great Again” and his promise to revive the American […]
Eight ideas to restore MLB All-Star Game’s slipping luster
ARLINGTON, Texas — The MLB All-Star Game is still a treasure, and arguably much better than the dismal failure of most other All-Star Games. But it still needs help. Lots of help. (More on that later, but first a few words about the other All-Star Games.) There’s very little defense in the NBA All-Star Game, […]
Jen Psaki tells GOP to change programming at convention to ‘restore civility
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki has called on the Republican National Committee to overhaul the programming for its upcoming convention to avoid an “escalation” of national discourse in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Trump. Appearing on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Psaki said she felt “scared” in the wake […]