Gavin Newsom splits with Democrats on transgender athletes

Gov. Gavin Newsom faces backlash over comments made on new podcast Gov. Gavin Newsom faces backlash over comments made on new podcast 00:54 California Gov. Gavin Newsom, one of the most prominent Democratic party voices, said Thursday on his new podcast that it’s “deeply unfair” to allow transgender women to participate in women’s sports, marking

Is Trump moving Ukraine and Russia closer to peace, or further away?

The CIA chief confirmed Wednesday that the Trump administration had paused not only the flow  of military hardware and financial support to Ukraine, but also vital intelligence gathering that has helped Kyiv anticipate and block incoming missile and drone attacks and effectively target Russia’s invading forces. The U.S. military’s European Command has also said shipments

Head of federal whistleblower office drops legal battle challenging his firing

Washington — Hampton Dellinger, the former head of the office that investigates whistleblower retaliation, has dropped his legal challenge to his firing by President Trump from his role as special counsel. Dellinger’s decision to end his legal fight comes hours after a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit cleared