State Dept. review finds Biden bears some blame for Afghanistan failures
Anton Petrus/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The State Department released a declassified version of its long-anticipated report Friday examining the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, unveiling the harshest critique of any of the administration’s efforts to …
‘Heartbreaking’: Justice Sotomayor cites rise in LGTBQ+ discrimination in dissent to SCOTUS ruling
Philip Yabut/Getty Images(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Justice Sonia Sotomayor accused the U.S. Supreme Court of granting businesses the right “to refuse to serve members of a protected class” for the first time in its history.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on …
In letter to House committee chair, Hunter Biden’s lawyer slams IRS whistleblower as ‘disgruntled’
Bloomberg/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — An attorney for Hunter Biden on Friday transmitted a sharp and sweeping letter to a powerful Republican lawmaker condemning his handling of an IRS whistleblower who has accused Justice Department officials of undermi…
Biden outlines ‘new path’ to provide student loan relief after Supreme Court rejection
Thomas Roche/Getty Images(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — President Joe Biden said Friday his administration is moving forward with a new student loan relief plan after the Supreme Court struck down his original program to wipe out $430 billion in debt.
Biden de…
New lesbian bars spark hope amid disappearing LGBTQ+ spaces
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As LGBTQ+ spaces continue to face threats across the country, a growing crop of lesbian bars look to chart a new path.
In 2020, the Lesbian Bar Project sounded the alarm on the slow disappearance of lesbian …
SCOTUS ruling prompts fear, criticism from LGBTQ community leaders
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — LGBTQ+ advocates, and the dissenting Supreme Court judges, fear the recent Supreme Court ruling on free speech has opened the door to encourage discrimination.
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday in favor of a…