Biden pardoning LGBTQ+ service members convicted for sexual orientation

President Biden is pardoning LGBTQ+ service members who were convicted of a crime under military law based on their sexual orientation, he is expected to announce Wednesday. The Biden administration estimates the move will affect “thousands” of service members convicted over the six decades that military law formally banned consensual homosexual conduct, senior administration officials

New Yorkers Select Candidates in Key Congressional Races

Democrat candidates were selected in two swing seats held by Republicans. NEW YORK CITY—While much attention has focused on Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s heated primary battle in New York, elsewhere in the state, voters selected their candidates for key swing seats in the House of Representatives. In District 22, state Sen. John Mannion won the Democrat