A federal appeals court has cleared the way for Florida to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The ruling on Monday, Aug. 26, blocks a lower court’s order against the ban. In June, a federal judge ruled the restrictions unconstitutional. However, in a 2-1 ruling on Monday, the 11th U.S. Circuit court of…

Jan. 6, 2021, the day when thousands of rioters assaulted police officers, broke into the U.S. Capitol building and tried to stop the certification of a presidential election, is set to be celebrated with an awards ceremony at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey. A nonprofit called Stand in the Gap, which financially…

San Francisco is paying its homeless population to move away as reported on Friday, Aug. 24. The new campaign to address homelessness by Democratic Mayor London Breed reportedly divided the city. Some in the city criticized Breed’s new approach to tackling the Bay City’s homeless problem. The program pays relocation costs to move homeless individuals…

In a win for Second Amendment rights advocates and a blow to California gun control measures, a federal judge ordered the state accept concealed carry permit applications from out-of-state resident on Thursday, Aug. 22. After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many states’ gun restrictions that did not align with the United States’ “historic tradition…

Vice President Kamala Harris closed out the Democratic National Convention (DNC) by accepting her party’s nomination for president. And one of the largest diamonds ever found was just unearthed in Botswana. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. VP Kamala Harris formally accepts Democratic presidential nomination at DNC Vice President Kamala…

The war in Gaza has divided the Democratic Party. President Biden’s position of unconditional support for Israel has proven broadly unpopular among those Democrats who believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself is part of the problem. Kamala Harris, perhaps with this in mind, chose not to attend Netanyahu’s address when he recently visited…

The Federal Aviation Administration has intensified its efforts to combat disruptive behavior on flights. The agency has referred 43 cases to the FBI for potential prosecution in the last year. Since 2021, that means the total now sits at 310, though it’s unclear how many lead to actual prosecution. The FAA said it has absolutely…

MIT’s incoming freshman class saw a significant drop in Black, Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander students, decreasing to 16% from 31%, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling banning race-conscious admissions. Asian American representation increased to 47%, while white students remained consistent at 37%. MIT President Sally Kornbluth acknowledged the impact of the ruling…

Montana voters will decide in November on a measure to protect abortion rights in the state’s constitution, marking Montana as the eighth state to include this issue on the ballot. The measure aims to enshrine a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling regarding a woman’s right to a pre-viability abortion.Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights confirmed that enough…

Republican vice presidential nominee, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, is accusing his Democratic counterpart, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, of lying about his family’s experience with IVF. That’s because Walz and his wife used a slightly different procedure called IUI to conceive. IVF stands for in vitro fertilization, a multi-step process that involves stimulating the eggs, removing…