A Texas district court judge on Friday temporarily halted a demand from the state attorney general’s office for an LGBTQ advocacy group to hand over information related to its support of transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care. PFLAG National, a nonprofit group that supports LGBTQ people and their families, sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton...
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley took a swing at former President Trump and other male politicians Friday for “demonizing” the issue of abortion, specifically with talks around a potential 15-week ban. “The fellas just don't know how to talk about this,” Haley told CNN's Dana Bash in an interview on “Inside Politics." "They've got to humanize...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) vetoed legislation Friday that would have banned children under 16 years old from holding social media accounts in the Sunshine State. DeSantis, who had previously voiced concerns about the legislation, said in a statement that Florida lawmakers were “about to produce a different, superior bill.” “Protecting children from harms associated...
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk sues OpenAI, Altman for breach of contract Elon Musk sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman Thursday, accusing the ChatGPT maker of breach of contract for failing to adhere to its original mission to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) for the...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a bid Friday by Democrats to reconsider the state’s congressional maps, delivering Republicans a win in the state. The state’s high court said it would not be revisiting the state’s congressional maps after Democrats earlier this year had asked the court to reconsider the lines. In a separate elections...
A judge on Friday granted the federal government's request for summary judgment against AstraZeneca in its lawsuit challenging Medicare negotiation, finding that the drugmaker lacked standing to sue over the program. In his opinion, U.S. District Judge Colm Connolly found that AstraZeneca had failed to properly establish its standing in filing a lawsuit against the...
First lady Jill Biden slammed former President Trump's treatment of women Friday, as she kicked off Women's History Month with a campaign event in Georgia. The first lady launched Women for Biden, a campaign effort to mobilize women voters, with remarks in the Atlanta area. While she boasted about President Biden's accomplishments and efforts to...
Attorneys for former President Trump and his Georgia co-defendants made their final pitch Friday to disqualify Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis (D), attacking her credibility and motives given her romantic relationship with a top prosecutor. After listening to three hours of legal arguments, Judge Scott McAfee indicated he hoped to issue a ruling in...
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said the centrist political group No Labels needs to seriously consider whether they will be a spoiler as the organization has spent months weighing a possible “unity” presidential ticket. The moderate senator praised the group as “his friends,” but cautioned against them putting out a “unity ticket” unless they have ballot...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announced Friday that she was endorsing former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley in the GOP presidential primary against former President Trump. “I'm proud to endorse Gov. Nikki Haley,” Murkowski said in a statement. “America needs someone with the right values, vigor, and judgment to serve as our next President—and in this race,...
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) said the state entered into an agreement with Motorola to implement a text message alert system earlier this week. The deal was made Monday, just days before police locked down the State House in Annapolis on Thursday afternoon for nearly two hours due to a security threat. Police confirmed...
President Biden leads former President Trump, his likely general election rival, by four points in a Virginia poll that also showcased low favorability ratings for both candidates. The survey conducted by The Institute for Policy and Opinion Research (IPOR) at Roanoke College and released Friday showed Biden would defeat Trump in Virginia 47-43 percent. If...
