Judge hands transgender woman win against female-only app in landmark

A judge in Australia ruled Friday that the owner of a female-only social networking platform discriminated against a transgender woman by removing her from the app because she was born a male. Reuters reported that Roxanne Tickle sued the Australian app Giggle for Girls, as well as its founder, Sally Grover, for unlawful gender identity […]Read More

Kennedy family members denounce RFK Jr.’s decision to endorse Trump

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s family denounced him for ‘betraying’ their family values after the former presidential candidate gave his full-throated support Friday to former President Trump.  ‘We want an America filled with hope and bound together by a shared vision of a brighter future, a future defined by individual freedom, economic promise and national pride,’ […]Read More

Trump allies try to energize him as he struggles to

Republican nominee Donald Trump looked cheerful playing golf at his New Jersey club one day earlier this month, then appeared bored in an afternoon news conference and dour during a reception with megadonor Miriam Adelson. He publicly mused about staying home during the Democratic National Convention, letting Vice President Kamala Harris hold the spotlight unchallenged. […]Read More

CLAY TRAVIS: When the Dems lose a Kennedy, they’ve lost

Yesterday in Arizona, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, Sr. and the best-known surviving scion of the Kennedy family dynasty, took the stage to endorse Donald Trump for president of the United States. It was an iconic and consequential moment: A member of the Kennedy family, royalty in Democratic politics […]Read More

​Tech 5: Aide Says Harris Supports Policies to Expand Crypto

Investors proceeded cautiously through the week’s opening days, but the tone shifted on Friday (August 23) afternoon in response to an optimistic announcement from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell In a Jackson Hole speech, he signaled that the Fed is ready to begin cutting interest rates. Crypto markets also saw a surge, breaking free […]Read More

Pro-Palestinian group ‘Abandon Biden’ changes to ‘Abandon Harris’ ahead of

‘Abandon Biden’ is now ‘Abandon Harris.’ The pro-Palestinian group opposing the Democratic Party announced on Friday that its members were ‘now mobilizing under the banner of ‘Abandon Harris.” ‘While we will keep the registered name of Abandon Biden, our mission is now laser-focused on exposing and opposing Kamala Harris and her complicity in genocide,’ the […]Read More

Fed Chair Powell says ‘time has come’ for interest rate

Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell said Friday he expects the central bank will cut its key interest rate in the near future in response to slower economic growth and cooling inflation. At a speech during the Fed’s annual August summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell said ‘the time has come for policy to adjust.’ His […]Read More

How investors can prepare for lower interest rates: It’s ‘like

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Friday gave the clearest indication yet that the central bank is likely to start cutting interest rates, which are currently at their highest level in two decades. If a rate cut comes in September, as experts expect, it would be the first time officials have trimmed rates in over four years, when they slashed them to […]Read More

Here’s what some swing-state voters say about the Democratic National

The Democratic National Convention in Chicago drew generally positive impressions from a key swath of voters in battleground states surveyed by The Washington Post. Optimism, energy and support for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris were the most common themes that stood out to sporadic or uncommitted voters. To gauge voters’ reactions, The Post sent out an […]Read More

As Kamala gets coronated, Chicago gets democracy stress test

One day, airports will figure out a civilized method for catching an Uber after your flight, but that day was not last Sunday at O’Hare as a maelstrom of confused travelers stared into an endless stream of gray Toyota Camrys. Having made facial contact with my driver and exchanged names, I settled in for a […]Read More