POLITICS

Washington — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday over whether laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection and the landmark law known as Title IX. The two states are among 27 that have enacted laws in recent

A Republican congressman from Florida introduced a bill Monday to annex Greenland and make it the 51st U.S. state as President Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory. Mr. Trump has said the United States will take Greenland “one way or the other,” floating the idea of buying the territory or taking it by

London — The heads of 10 major central banks and global financial institutions threw their collective support behind U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, saying in a joint statement published Tuesday that it was “critical to preserve” the banks’ independence. U.S. prosecutors have opened an inquiry into Powell, prompting his rare rebuke against escalating pressure

London — The BBC, Britain’s public broadcaster, will file a motion to dismiss a $10 billion lawsuit brought by President Trump over a 2024 documentary that spliced parts of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech together, according to a document filed with the court on Monday. The BBC argues that the court does not have jurisdiction to