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Special counsel falters in push to limit Trump’s attacks on FBI agents
U.S. Judge Aileen M. Cannon scolded a prosecutor seeking to bar Donald Trump from attacks on FBI agents, after delving deep into special counsel funding policy.
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The GOP’s sudden turn away from gay rights — and acceptance
The right wing of the party has re-injected LGBTQ+ rights and issues into our political discussion in recent years. There are real signs it’s having an effect.
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Tennessee ban on gender transition care to be reviewed by Supreme Court
The case will be the first in which the Supreme Court weighs the constitutionality of gender transition care restrictions, which about two dozen states have passed since 2021.
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Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Tennessee Law Banning Transition Care for Minors
The move comes as states around the country have pushed to curtail transgender rights.
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The Voters Watching the Debate With a Hand Over Their Eyes
“This is the most apprehensive I’ve felt about a presidential debate,” said one voter who usually supports Democrats. “I sense a disaster in the making where neither will look presidential.”
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Inside Biden’s Camp David Debate Prep
President Biden’s aides are working to position him as a campaign-season fighter who can counterpunch on the fly and combat voters’ concerns about his age.
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An Island-to-Island Yacht Cruise in Croatia
A 30-percent-off Black Friday sale on a cruise aboard a yacht meant off-season sailing and being prepared for the unexpected.
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Remember the glass blocks of ’80s bathrooms? They’re back.
The building material is experiencing a well-deserved renaissance, with architects and designers deploying the blocks in fresh, modern ways.
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Ask Amy: I said no kids at my wedding. My uncle is mad about it.
If this letter writer’s uncle brings his 7-year-old to her child-free wedding, can she kick him out?
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Carolyn Hax: Best friend is poised to estrange parents over misunderstanding
An enraged new mom sees night blindness as her parents’ “excuse” not to babysit late, and her best friend wishes she’d see reason.