Despite a veto from Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio’s Republican-dominated Senate voted to ban gender-affirming care for minors and bar transgender women and girls from competing on female sports teams. In a 24-8 Senate vote, the law passed banning gender-affirming surgeries and hormone therapies and restricting mental health care for transgender patients under 18. The law…

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to reconsider a previous ruling that permitted special prosecutor Jack Smith to use a search warrant to access former President Donald Trump’s private Twitter feed without Trump’s knowledge. This warrant, served against Twitter (now known as X), was a part of a criminal investigation into Trump’s efforts…

Voters will cast their ballots in the nation’s first primary of the 2024 presidential election on Tuesday, Jan. 23. However, Democrat incumbent President Joe Biden will not be on the ballot. Twenty-one other Democratic candidates will be present, but there are zero delegates up for grabs due to the Democratic National Committee’s new rules for…

Following Colorado’s first-of-its-kind ruling to ban former President Donald Trump’s name from the state’s primary ballot based on his actions leading to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Trump and his lawyers are urging the Supreme Court to reverse the state’s ruling. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Colorado’s case that Trump is disqualified from…

Congress passes a short-term funding bill with just hours left to avoid a government shutdown. And Japan looks to be the next country to land on the lunar surface with its ‘moon sniper’ explorer. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Jan. 19. Congress passes short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown…

During the American Revolution, militias — known as “Minutemen” — formed the backbone of the revolutionary forces. These groups, comprised of men aged 16 to 60, were tasked with serving, keeping arms and training for the defense of their towns. While historical militias were state-operated and answered to the government, today’s militias operate without government…

An elected Ohio official was handcuffed and arrested more than a year ago for criticizing the Trumbull County sheriff, but on Tuesday, Jan. 16, a federal judge ruled her constitutional rights were violated as a result of that arrest. Niki Frenchko, a Republican who serves on the Trumbull County Board of Commissioners, was reportedly placed…

Developing stories out of the Middle East as Pakistan fires back at Iran and the U.S. launches additional strikes at Houthi targets. And the latest Apple Watches will be back on sale on Thursday, Jan. 18, but with some changes. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Pakistan strikes…

In recent weeks, Harvard University and its former president, Claudine Gay, have been taking heat from conservative critics regarding performance, values, and the administration of the historic university. This criticism stems from debates around affirmative action policies, antisemitism, First Amendment rights, plagiarism, and the Israel-Hamas war, among various other highly flammable political subjects. Even whether…

Donald Trump will not deliver his closing arguments on Thursday, Jan. 11, in his civil fraud trial in New York as he hoped to do. The judge in the case, Arthur Engoron, was initially open to the idea, but only if the former president agreed to certain parameters. The judge wanted Trump to promise to…