Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) “has issued a new interpretation of state law that says certain types of medical care for transgender children are abuse, a dramatic change contrary to medical standards that if implemented could make Texas one of the most aggressive states in targeting trans youth access to health care,” the Dallas Morning News reports.
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GOP Candidate Nearly Falls Over at Debate
New Jersey U.S. Senate candidate Curtis Bashaw (R) appeared to have medical episode during a debate with Andy Kim (D). Kim was the first to check to see if Bashaw…
A Trump Loss Threatens Destruction of the Modern GOP
“If Donald Trump is defeated in next month’s election, the Republican Party will face a reckoning unprecedented in modern political history,” Axios reports. “Never before has a party’s identity been…
Bolsonaro-Backed Candidates Pull Ahead in Brazil
“Candidates backed by Jair Bolsonaro are pulling ahead in municipal elections that are considered a barometer of political sentiment in Brazil, two years before a presidential vote in which Luiz…
When an October Surprise Doesn’t Surprise
John Heilemann: “One result of this utterly unimaginable, genuinely bonkers chain of events is that both the Harris and Trump campaigns, the press, and voters are already hyper-attuned to the…
Tim Walz to Appear on SmartLess Podcast
Gov. Tim Walz will be virtually sitting down with the SmartLess podcast Monday, Deadline reports. “Walz, who is also appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live tomorrow, will hold a Zoom conversation…
Harris to Mark October 7 with Tree Planting
“Vice President Kamala Harris will mark Monday’s one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel at her Naval Observatory residence, where, along with second gentleman Doug Emhoff, she’ll plant…
Putin’s ‘Merchant of Death’ Is Back in the Arms Business
“Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer known as the ‘Merchant of Death,’ walked out of a U.S. jail almost two years ago in a trade with Moscow for U.S. basketball…
Judge Receives Threats After Sentencing Election Denier
“A rural Colorado county courthouse beefed up security Friday after threats were made against staff and a judge who sentenced former county clerk Tina Peters to nearly nine years behind…
Trump Hints at Violence Against Harris Supporters
Donald Trump said at a rally that it’s “very dangerous” for Kamala Harris voters to identify themselves because they’ll “get hurt.” Rolling Stone: Trump reiterates he wants to be a…
Muslim Faith Leaders Back Harris
A group of imams endorsed Kamala Harris in an open letter, a critical boost as she steps up her efforts to win back disaffected Muslim voters amid the Israel-Hamas war,…
Harris Begins Media Blitz Hitting Trump on Abortion
Kamala Harris criticized Donald Trump for calling himself a “protector” of women during an interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Axios reports. Said Harris: “There are now 20 states…
Vance Promises to End Planned Parenthood Funding
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) told RealClearPolitics that Donald Trump, if elected, would seek to end federal money for Planned Parenthood. Said Vance: “We don’t think that taxpayers should fund late-term…
Biden Approves More Troops for Hurricane Response
“President Joe Biden said on Sunday he ordered another 500 active-duty troops to move into western North Carolina and assist with the response and recovery efforts after the deadly and…
RFK Jr. ‘Begging’ His Wife Not to Divorce Him
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is “begging” wife Cheryl Hines not to file for divorce in the wake of his alleged “personal relationship” with journalist Olivia Nuzzi, People magazine reports. Said…
How Harris Is Getting Trumpy on Immigration
“Donald Trump may lose the election, but Kamala Harris is largely conceding he has won the argument on the border,” Axios reports. “Both Trump and Harris are now pledging to…
Trump Speaks at a Fourth-Grade Level
New York Times: “A 2022 study by a pair of University of Montana scholars found that Mr. Trump’s speech complexity was significantly lower than that of the average president over…
How the Campaigns Shifted Their Ad Spending
“The campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump made strategic adjustments to the content of their TV advertisements between August and September, a CNN analysis of ad tracking data shows,…
Trump Pitches Products Over His Campaign
NBC News: “With just weeks left before the November election, former President Donald Trump has taken to promoting items and businesses that are not at all connected to his presidential…
Mike Johnson Won’t Say If Trump Lost in 2020
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Sunday refused to say Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden, USA Today reports. Said Johnson: “You want us to litigate things…
New York Democrats Queasy Over Cuomo Comeback
“Andrew Cuomo wants out of the political wilderness. Many fellow New York Democrats wish he would stay there,” Politico reports. “Concern over Cuomo possibly running for New York City mayor…