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A three-judge federal panel has declared people who say they are members of the opposite sex can use a 1990 disability law to enforce their demands on other people and groups. “We have little trouble concluding that a law excluding from ADA [Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990] protection both ‘gender identity disorders’ and gender dysphoria would [unconstituionally] discriminate against transgender people as a class,” said the opinion by Judge Diana Gribbon Motz, who was nominated by President Bill Clinton. The 2:1 decision by the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit may be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. If the case survives, it will be used by advocacy groups to push the transgender ideology on state and local government, schools, companies, and civic groups. The ideology insists that each person’s male-or-female sex is determined by their inner feelings of “gender identity,” regardless of other people’s recognition of their male or female body. That demand … [Read more...] about Federal Judges Expand Disability Law to Enforce Transgender Demands

A shift in Latino and Hispanic voter support in a number of key states could help determine whether or not President Donald Trump is reelected in 2020. A New York Times/Siena College poll released Monday found Trump is leading among registered voters in Texas 47% to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s 43%. Republicans seem to have lost ground in the Texas suburbs, especially among college graduates, The New York Times reported. However, polling indicates Hispanic voters might help keep Texas — and other states like Florida and Arizona — red come Election Day. The New York Times poll found that Biden leads Trump 48% to 43% in competitive, mostly suburban congressional districts in Texas — areas that went for Trump by eight points in 2016. Trump only has a two-point advantage with white college graduates, a group who went for Trump by 24 points in 2016. “With Weakness Among Hispanic Voters, Biden Trails in Texas” https://t.co/CA9oscLUfs — Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) … [Read more...] about Here’s How Latino And Hispanic Voters Could Determine The 2020 Election

HOUSTON — Two years ago, the presidential election hinged in large part on a rightward shift among working-class whites who deserted Democrats. Tuesday’s House election may turn on an equally significant and opposite force: a generational break with the Republican Party among educated, wealthier whites — especially women — who like the party’s pro-business policies but recoil from President Trump’s divisive language on race and gender. Rather than seeking to coax voters like these back into the Republican coalition, Mr. Trump appears to have all but written them off, spending the final days of the campaign delivering a scorching message about preoccupations like birthright citizenship and a migrant “invasion” from Mexico that these voters see through as alarmist. In Republican-leaning districts that include diverse populations or abut cities that do — from bulwarks of Sunbelt conservatism like Houston and Orange County, Calif., to the well-manicured bedroom communities … [Read more...] about Trump’s Nationalism Is Breaking Point for Some Suburban Voters, Risking G.O.P. Coalition

William F. Weld, the twice-elected former Republican governor of Massachusetts, who was last seen campaigning in the 2006 Republican primary for governor of New York, now hopes to be on a national ticket as the vice-presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party. And he is already on the attack. In his first interview since accepting an invitation to be the running mate of former Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico, Mr. Weld assailed Donald J. Trump over his call to round up and deport the 11 million immigrants in the country illegally. “I can hear the glass crunching on Kristallnacht in the ghettos of Warsaw and Vienna when I hear that, honest,” Mr. Weld said Thursday. Mr. Weld, 70, was not uniformly critical of the presumptive Republican nominee. “I don’t consider myself part of the Never Trump movement,” he said, expressing admiration for Mr. Trump’s success in the primary contest. “I’m not horrified about everything Mr. Trump has done at all,” he said, adding: “I … [Read more...] about Bill Weld, Running as a Libertarian, Likens Donald Trump’s Immigration Plan to Kristallnacht

As Donald J. Trump weighs whether to open an unusually early White House campaign, a New York Times/Siena College poll shows that his post-presidential quest to consolidate his support within the Republican Party has instead left him weakened, with nearly half the party’s primary voters seeking someone different for president in 2024 and a significant number vowing to abandon him if he wins the nomination. By focusing on political payback inside his party instead of tending to wounds opened by his alarming attempts to cling to power after his 2020 defeat, Mr. Trump appears to have only deepened fault lines among Republicans during his yearlong revenge tour. A clear majority of primary voters under 35 years old, 64 percent, as well as 65 percent of those with at least a college degree — a leading indicator of political preferences inside the donor class — told pollsters they would vote against Mr. Trump in a presidential primary. Mr. Trump’s conduct on Jan. 6, 2021, appears to … [Read more...] about Half of G.O.P. Voters Ready to Leave Trump Behind, Poll Finds

Summer is well and truly here with many people taking a break from everyday life to enjoy a holiday. And the royals are no different and often use August as a time to chill out and recharge their batteries by leaving their palaces and taking a short break. But with the world at their fingertips, where are the royals heading? Are they enjoying staycations or are they jetting off the far-flung destinations? Well, here we take a look at where some of them, including the Queen , Prince William and Kate have reportedly travelled to this summer - and why they've picked these destinations... Prince William and Kate Middleton - Isles of Scilly William and Kate are reported to have taken George, Charlotte and Louis on holiday to the Isle of Scilly this summer ( Image: Getty Images) Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis with dad Prince William ( Image: KENSINGTON PALACE/AFP via Getty) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge reportedly whisked … [Read more...] about Royal holiday hotspots – William and Kate’s private island and tranquil retreats

A man who died last month in Jackson, Calif., is suspected of leaving his father’s body in a chair in their home in the Sierra Nevada foothills for years after the older man’s death in order to access his funds, authorities said. Randall Freer, 63, died July 13 after he was exiting a business in Jackson in Amador County and experienced an undisclosed medical condition, according to Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Greg Stark. To conduct a next-of-kin notification, a Calaveras County sheriff’s deputy arrived at about 10 a.m. on July 13 at a residence in the 9000 block of Camanche Parkway in Wallace, Stark said. The deputy thought no one was home but heard a noise that he believed to be a running fan. The deputy peered through the window and saw a deceased person sitting in a recliner, Stark said. He alerted the detective division to come help investigate. World & Nation Fifth set of human remains found at diminishing Lake Mead Park rangers … [Read more...] about Son collected dead father’s funds as body decomposed for years, officials say