Pride flag to be officially restored at Stonewall National Monument after Trump administration agrees to settle lawsuits

The federal government has agreed to officially restore the Pride flag that was removed from the Stonewall National Monument in New York’s Greenwich Village.  The move marks a reversal by the Trump administration, which had the flag removed back in February. It comes on the heels of a lawsuit brought by several nonprofit groups against Department of … Read more

Trump administration agrees to keep flying Pride flag at Stonewall monument in NYC

NEW YORK — The Trump administration agreed Monday to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument, reversing course after removing the banner in February. The government revealed the decision as it seeks to settle a lawsuit filed by LGBTQ+ and historic preservation groups who had sought to block the removal. A … Read more

Trump administration plans to attack Biden DOJ as ‘anti-Christian’ in new report

The Trump administration is finalizing a report that casts the Biden Justice Department as anti-Christian over its enforcement of laws protecting abortion clinics and enforcement of Covid regulations, among other issues, according to details of the report viewed by NBC News. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more

Trump administration shifts focus of Title X program away from birth control

Health clinics that rely on the Title X program have received their government funding for the year, following a chaotic and unorthodox application process that led to a brief delay and widespread fears that services would have to be paused. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more

Trump administration personnel agency is asking for federal workers’ medical records

The Trump administration is quietly seeking unprecedented access to medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, and their families. A brief notice from the Office of Personnel Management could dramatically change which personally identifiable medical information the agency obtains, giving it the power to see prescriptions employees had filled or what treatment they … Read more

Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools

WASHINGTON — The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students. The decision means the department will no longer play a role in enforcing those agreements, which called for schools to take steps to comply … Read more

CIA World Factbook, trusted source of knowledge about nations, shuttered by Trump administration

If you attended school any time after the Nixon administration, you likely beheld at some point the CIA World Factbook, a map and reference manual of Planet Earth and its inhabitants nearly everyone could agree on. Maybe you read parts of it from a floppy disk or a CD-ROM for that social studies project due … Read more