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Veterans Affairs officials for the first time will offer surgeries for transgender veterans seeking to alter their physical attributes, Secretary Denis McDonough will announce on Saturday. The move follows repeated promises by VA officials to make the department “more welcoming” to all veterans and was accompanied by an announcement that the Veterans Health Administration will rename its LGBT health …

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In the span of a week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed bills restricting the teaching of critical race theory and allowing Texans to carry handguns without a license. He’s preparing to order state lawmakers back into a special session to pass legislation restricting voting access, a GOP priority. And in the most pugilistic affront …

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The White House is considering ending — as early as July 31 — the use of a Trump-era public health order that’s let U.S. border officials quickly turn back migrant families to Mexico, Axios has learned. The policy known as Title 42 has resulted in tens of thousands of migrant family members, including asylum seekers, …

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Sen. Ron Johnson was loudly booed during an appearance at a Juneteenth celebration on Saturday in Milwaukee. The boos directed at Johnson, 66, came after he blocked legislation last year to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, and after he reluctantly voted in favor of the same measure last week. “Although I strongly support celebrating Emancipation, …

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Ammon Bundy, a leader of the 2016 armed occupation at a federal refuge, has announced his candidacy for governor of Idaho. Bundy, in a video posted on Saturday, said he is running for governor because he is “sick and tired of all of this political garbage just like you are.” “I’m tired of our freedoms being …

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A customer pulled a gun on a Starbucks worker—who happened to be a Florida police chief’s daughter—because he was so angry the store had forgotten cream cheese on his bagel. After apparently receiving the wrong order, Omar Wright threatened an employee, the daughter of Miami Gardens Police Chief Delma Noel-Pratt. “She felt in fear of …

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The Democrats’ sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law suffered a major setback in the Senate Tuesday, blocked by a filibuster wall of Republican opposition to what would be the largest overhaul of the electoral system in a generation. The vote leaves the Democrats with no clear path forward, though President Joe Biden …

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President Joe Biden spent Father’s Day golfing with his grandson, Robert “Hunter” Biden II, at Fieldstone Golf Club in Wilmington, Delaware, the White House said Sunday.  Mr. Biden’s 15-year-old grandson is the son of his late son, Beau Biden. Steve Ricchetti, a counselor to the president, joined them. Meanwhile, first lady Jill Biden posted a …

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A college degree is becoming more important as the demand for higher skills sharpens. The drop in college enrollment — which is especially steep for Black and Latino students — is bad news for both the higher education industry and broader social mobility. Undergraduate college enrollment overall fell by nearly 5% in the spring of …

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Tom Perez, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee and familiar face in the Obama Administration, ended speculation June 23 and formally announced his bid to be the next governor of Maryland. Perez made the announcement official with a campaign video, saying he decided to run “because Maryland has a once-in-a-generation” opportunity. He said his …

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