Amid Pride Month, Trump hammers down on trans rights |
The role of transgender people in the 1969 Stonewall riots – a monumental moment in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality – is well documented. The Stonewall Inn's exterior, an adjacent park, and the surrounding streets were designated as a national monument in 2016 by then-President Barack Obama. But less than a decade later, President Donald Trump has ordered a crackdown on transgender rights. The National Park Service in February stripped references to transgender people from the monument's website. It was part of Trump's broader campaign to recognize the existence of just two sexes – male and female – and combat what he calls "gender ideology." Why Stonewall veterans are sounding the alarm over Trump's attempt to erase trans history. |
| • | After Trump's reelection, there has been a growing interest from LGBTQ+ Americans to relocate to friendlier states throughout the country. More and more, the question of where LGBTQ+ people feel safe is one of blue vs. red, according to advocacy group Out Leadership. LGBTQ+ equality fell across the board for the third straight year, with the sharpest declines in Republican-led states. See the safest places in America for gay and transgender people. | | Local historian and bartender at Stonewall Inn, Fredd E. "Tree" Sequoia, at the Stonewall National Monument in New York. Sydney Walsh for USA TODAY |
Now, it's the Senate's turn |
After a week-long break, the Senate is back and is going to take up President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and policy bill. The 1,000-page legislation would extend income tax cuts, implement new tax breaks for tipped wages and overtime, cuts Medicaid and food stamps, and put more money toward Trump's deportation plan. While House Speaker Mike Johnson has urged his Senate counterparts to "make as few modifications to this package as possible," at least a dozen senators have indicated they want to tweak the package. Trump has also said he wants to see more tax cuts included in the bill. What to know about negotiations. |
From president to three-time fictional author |
A murder trial. A journalist couple uncovers a potential crime. And carefully crafted economic legislation in jeopardy. Former President Bill Clinton's latest thriller novel with bestselling author James Patterson has all of that. In the two's new book, "The First Gentleman," which is out now, the fictional Madame President Wright's husband is on trial for murder and is threatening to upend the "Grand Bargain," a Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare package. It's a twisty thriller with plenty of inside jobs, political sabotage and many, many deaths. In an interview with USA TODAY, the authors discuss how Clinton's time in Washington influenced the book, their favorite characters to write and the one job that the former president wanted, but didn't get. (Hint: It has something to do with his new book's title.) Read the Q&A here. | | The victims, ages 67 to 88, were targeted by a man with a makeshift flamethrower during a gathering to support Israeli hostages in Gaza. | | President Donald Trump's push to deport immigrants widened with more arrests over the weekend. | | | | Judges have struggled to apply the Supreme Court's controversial bar for gun restrictions that says bans must be grounded in historic tradition. | | | | The fiery attack in Boulder, Colorado, comes as tensions deepen over the Israel-Hamas war and antisemitism incidents rise. | | | | In Border Patrol's El Paso Sector, the remains of 176 migrants were recovered last year. | | | | 50 Cent says he plans to reach out to President Donald Trump in an effort to make sure he doesn't pardon Sean "Diddy" Combs. | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | |
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