NewzThe Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in prison. An executive order by President Donald Trump had called on the Bureau of Prisons to revise its medical care policies so that federal funds aren’t spent “for the purpose of conforming an inmate’s appearance to that of the opposite sex.” The new policy, blocked earlier by a lower court, would halt surgeries, taper off hormones and end social accommodations like makeup and wigs.Meanwhile, Trump plans to visit South Carolina on Wednesday to boost U.S. Darline Graham, whose stumbles in her first campaign since replacing her late brother have Democratic voters hopeful — but not necessarily optimistic — that their candidate can break Republicans’ grip on the state.Here's the latest:Iranian foreign minister Abbas says Iran remains open to diplomacyIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday on X that Iran remains open to diplomacy, if the United States demonstrates a willingness to build trust and reach a resolution.“But if US chooses war over diplomacy, it’ll certainly result in an even greater strategic failure,” he added.He echoed remarks he wrote in the Financial Times but gave no details of talks with Washington through mediators on Iran’s recent seven-day proposal to end the war and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Meanwhile, U.S.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Wednesday that mediation efforts are welcomed, but that the final decision on acceptable terms rests with Trump.“The United States will not support any deal that creates a pathway for Iran to ever have a nuclear weapon. As long as President Trump is in office, they will never have a nuclear weapon,” he added.Talarico: ‘Musk is trying to buy this Senate seat in Texas’The Democratic candidate was speaking at a rally in Houston, hitting the point he’s repeated throughout this race, that “billionaire megadonors are trying to buy this election” by donating to his opponent, Republican Ken Paxton.But this time, Talarico got more specific. “Actually, it’s just one billionaire megadonor.”“In all likelihood,” Talarico continued, if the audience had seen a television attack ad against him, or received negative mailers or texts, “that was Elon.”Just before Talarico’s rally, Musk posted on his social media platform X, “There is …
3, we are going to send a clear message to the world’s first trillionaire,” said Talarico. “Texas is not for sale.”Pritzker behind campaign sign in Illinois gubernatorial race that touts Trump’s endorsement of RepublicanA campaign sign that appears to be for Republican Illinois governor candidate Darren Bailey is actually the handiwork of Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker, who is trying to remind voters about his opponent’s political connections to President Donald Trump.The bright blue yard sign features Bailey’s name in bold white letters across the top, with “Trump” underneath and “endorsed by” in between.But in small letters a…
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