Senator Susan Collins has signed a petition to place a referendum on the 2026 Maine ballot that would bar transgender students from sports teams and private spaces aligning with their gender identities. This move is consistent with her past concerns about biological males competing against females and being in locker rooms. Collins’ stance is seen as politically advantageous and aligns with popular opinion. The discussion also touches on the Maine Human Rights Commission’s lawsuit against school districts for adhering to federal Title IX definitions, raising questions about the constitutionality of the Maine Human Rights Act. Matt Gagnon argues that categorizing athletes by biological sex is essential for fairness and safety in sports.
Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died. She was 111.
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump's urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
The turbulence caused by the longest government shutdown on record may still be fresh on travelers' minds this Thanksgiving, but experts say preparing for the usual holiday crush of winter weather, heavy traffic and crowded airports can help ease those jitters.
A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to end the deployment of National Guard troops to the nation's capital. But the ruling is unlikely to be the final word by the courts, the president or local leaders in the contentious duel over the federal district.
