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DeWine Orders Ohio to Create New Rules Restricting Gender-Affirming Care
DeWine's orders make it “practically impossible” for trans people to get gender-affirming care, one LGBTQ activist said.

Gaza Ceasefire Would Be Most Likely Way to Avoid Wider Conflict, Says Analyst
Biden's claim that he doesn't have leverage over Israel “doesn’t seem to be compatible with reality,” says Trita Parsi.

Right-Wing Christians Are Making Climate Apocalypse a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
The strident climate denial of white evangelical Christians is stoking our march toward a human-generated apocalypse.

COP29 Host Azerbaijan Plans to Raise Gas Production by a Third Over Next Decade
The country has also appointed a former state oil company executive to serve as president of the UN conference.

An Open Border Could Benefit Us All. Instead, Both Parties Want to Build a Wall.
The GOP pushed Texas’s horrific new bills into law, but both parties have stoked expansion of immigration policing.

“So What?” Trump Aides Say He Reacted Flippantly to Capitol Evacuation on Jan. 6
The former president watched the violence unfold in the Oval Office with his arms crossed, aides revealed.

Press Freedom Group Demands Probe Into Israel’s Killing of Reporters in Gaza
“Journalists are civilians, not targets,” said one advocate for press freedom.

Israeli Knesset Member Backs Genocide Case at International Court of Justice
Ofer Cassif is being targeted for removal from Israel's legislature after backing South Africa's lawsuit in the ICJ.

Name Change Law Causes Transgender Candidate to Be Removed From Ballot in Ohio
The law, enacted in 1995, effectively requires all transgender candidates to list their deadname in their petitions.

California Faculty Association Escalates Strike Actions Ahead of Contract Battle
Demands include paid family leave, gender-inclusive restrooms, rules for expanding workloads and campus police reforms.