More openly LGBTQ+ candidates than ever are running for office this year
Story at a glance More than 1,000 openly LGBTQ+ candidates are running for public office this year, the most in recent history, according to data published Thursday by the LGBTQ Victory Fund. More than 40 percent of openly LGBTQ+ candidates this year are running for a state legislative seat as hundreds of bills that would restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans are considered by state lawmak
Read MoreHere are the House Republicans who backed legislation protecting contraception access
Eight House Republicans on Thursday voted for a bill that would protect access to contraceptives, nearly a month after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said the bench should reverse a precedent safeguarding access to forms of birth control. The House approved the legislation, dubbed the Right to Contraception Act, in a 228-195 vote, with all Democrats s
Read MoreFox News contributor: Biden should 'recalibrate' statements after 'pretending' to have cancer
A Fox News personality suggested on Thursday that President Biden's recent coronavirus diagnosis provides an opportunity for the president to "recalibrate" what he says in public following a statement a day earlier during which Biden mentioned he had cancer. "I don't want any bad health on him, I think life comes at you fast. I think when you're pretending to have cancer one day and you've got COVID the next, you might want to recalibrate how you treat things and how you talk," Fox contributor Joey Jones sai
Read MorePelosi says Biden has not warned her against a trip to Taiwan
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that President Biden has not talked to her directly about an official trip to Taiwan she's reportedly set to take during Congress's long August break. Biden on Wednesday weighed in on the potential trip, indicating that the Pentagon, concerned about a backlash from China, is seeking to discourage the visit from happening. "The militar
Read MoreCongress and the Army have one chance to get Army Aviation right
As Congress considers major defense policy and spending bills this summer, it should start paying closer attention to an Army procurement program that is just getting off the ground: the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, or FLRAA. If done right, the FLRAA helicopter, the successor to the venerable Black Hawk, will provide a revolutionary upgrade to the Army’s vertical lift capability in range, speed, agility and overall performance. Congress cont
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