#LGBTQ conservatives say they feel misled by DeSantis

#LGBTQ conservatives say they feel misled by DeSantis

LGBTQ Republicans say they feel misled by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) after the GOP presidential hopeful’s “war room” shared a bizarre video widely seen as inflammatory. The video bashed former President Donald Trump’s (R) support for the community and leaned into conservative state policies passed under DeSantis this year that were criticized as anti-LGBTQ….

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#Harvard faces civil rights complaint over its legacy admissions

#Harvard faces civil rights complaint over its legacy admissions

Harvard is facing a civil rights complaint over the school’s legacy admissions after the Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions practices. “Each year, Harvard College grants special preference in its admissions process to hundreds of mostly white students — not because of anything they have accomplished, but rather solely because of who their relatives are,”…

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#Supreme Court set to take center stage in battle for Senate

#Supreme Court set to take center stage in battle for Senate

The recent rulings of the conservative-dominated Supreme Court are set to take center stage in the battle over the Senate majority, giving Democrats a better chance to keep control of the upper chamber despite President Biden’s slumping approval numbers.  This week’s decisions by the court rejecting Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, invalidating university affirmative action…

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#Putin crackdown on Wagner rebellion creates new weak points in Russian military 

#Putin crackdown on Wagner rebellion creates new weak points in Russian military 

The Wagner Group rebellion is expected to have a harmful ripple effect across Russia’s armed forces as the Kremlin works to weed out supporters of the attempted insurrection, with internal divisions and strife likely to weaken fighting capabilities. Shakeups in Russia’s military command could further impact the leadership overseeing the war in Ukraine, analysts say, while Russian soldiers…

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#New blood donation rules leave room for LGBTQ stigma

#New blood donation rules leave room for LGBTQ stigma

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) updated blood donation guidelines were issued last month with the aim of being more inclusive of the LGBTQ community, but community members say the agency has left the door open for stigma and discrimination. Under the new guidelines, all donors will answer a series of “individual risk-based questions” regardless…

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#Trump’s Supreme Court shows its seismic impact

#Trump’s Supreme Court shows its seismic impact

The impact of former President Trump’s Supreme Court on American life is becoming clearer every day. Trump nominated three of the justices on the current court, delivering a 6-3 conservative majority that can carry all before it — even on deeply contentious issues. On Thursday, the court struck a huge blow against affirmative action, finding that…

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#Biden plots new course to get relief for student loan borrowers

#Biden plots new course to get relief for student loan borrowers

President Biden on Friday announced new actions to offer student loan borrowers some forgiveness, reintroducing his forgiveness plan grounded in the Higher Education Act (HEA). Using the HEA to provide student debt relief has been pushed by student loan advocates and top Democrats for years. Under the HEA, advocates argue it allows the education secretary to…

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