The Trump administration has floated several ideas in order to increase the birth rate in the U.S., but their premise is flawed. Those without health care coverage, and possibly even those with it, are only one accident or unfortunate circumstance away from bankruptcy. The Trump administration suggests that individuals who need help are lazy; that they must earn their keep. The underlying assumption these countries and the Trump administration make is that individuals — both women and men — inherently want children. AdvertisementIf the Trump administration truly wants women to have children, it should support them in real and practical ways.
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June 19, 2025 21:43 UTC
LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday once again ripped a reporter to their face, this time after they dared to bring into question the idea that his supporters are completely and utterly behind every move he makes. Trump was taking questions during the unveiling of new flag poles outside the White House when CNN White House correspondent Alayna Treene asked him about the split in MAGA ranks over his increasingly hawkish backing of Israel in its war with Iran. AdvertisementTreene began by noting, “Mr. President, some of your supporters are splitting on the US response to…,” before Trump cut in and deployed his usual tactic of demanding to know, “Who are you with?”When Treene said CNN, Trump scoffed, called the network “fake news” and claimed that, “Fortunately nobody watches.”Treene tried to repeat the question but Trump again interrupted and asked: “Is anybody watching CNN nowadays? My supporters are more in love with me today, and I’m in love with them, more than they were even at election time.”Watch from the 37-minute mark here:
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June 19, 2025 18:46 UTC
ReplyThreadLinklol it's truly wild to see Boston, of all places, turn on a bunch of white cops, but hey, gotta start somewhere. They're hated in the state so the intense attention and belief that they were involved all makes sense to me. ReplyParentThreadLinkBetween accusing Karen and Sandra Birchmore’s abuse and murder, the corruption is staggering. I just looked at my TV finally and it said "not guilty" I literally yelled: "Not guilty!?!?" ReplyParentThreadLinkFor some reason I keep thinking Karen Read and Erin Patterson aka the mushroom murders lady are the same person lol.
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June 19, 2025 03:17 UTC
LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s law banning gender-affirming care for minors in a 6-3 ruling. AdvertisementThis decision focused solely on Tennessee’s ban, foreclosing most medical care options to transgender youth in the state. It also marks the second blow the Supreme Court has dealt to transgender rights advocates recently, after the highest court allowed President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members in the military to take effect in May. AdvertisementThe Supreme Court’s ruling clears the way for officials in Tennessee to deny gender-affirming treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender youth. By contrast, only 17 states and Washington, D.C., have passed “shield” laws that protect access to transgender health care.
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June 19, 2025 02:31 UTC
Remember, that’s the home of SCOTUS– the Supreme Court of the United States. In their opinion, SCOTUS reversed the U.S. 8th Circuit Federal Court’s ruling. SCOTUS’ decision was, IMHO, the correct one. Five years ago, SCOTUS issued a decision that protected transgender people from workplace discrimination. However, on June 18, 2025, in an opinion written by CJ Roberts, SCOTUS upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatment for transgender youths.
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June 18, 2025 19:24 UTC
The author and her husband Jeremy, on a sunny day road trip to see California poppies before everything changed. Photo Courtesy Of Rosi GolanIn August of last year, after an eight-month battle with cancer, my husband, Jeremy, passed away. A few weeks before he died, we had one of many brutal but beautiful hospital conversations. "No one prepares you for what this part looks like ― 44 years of life sitting on the floor of a car." I don’t feel any closer to figuring out what life looks like now, but I do feel more comfortable talking about it.
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June 18, 2025 16:35 UTC
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy fires Pepper Balls at a protester on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Angelenos came out en masse, especially at federal buildings in Downtown Los Angeles. The press has experienced police violence during the recent Los Angeles protests in a dramatic and public fashion. Police fire flashbangs and move into a crowd of demonstrators near City Hall on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. As media members at protests like the ones in Los Angeles, we operate with a freedom that protesters do not have.
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June 18, 2025 16:09 UTC
AdvertisementThe Israeli military said soldiers had spotted a gathering near an aid truck that was stuck in Khan Younis, near where Israeli forces were operating. Advertisement‘Aren’t we human beings?’Palestinian women mourn their relatives who were killed in an Israeli strike, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, on June 17, 2025. Mariam Dagga via Associated PressYousef Nofal, an eyewitness, said he saw many people motionless and bleeding on the ground after Israeli forces opened fire. Desperation grows as rival aid systems can’t meet needsPalestinians who were injured by an Israeli attack while waiting to receive humanitarian aid are brought to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza on June 17, 2025. U.N. officials say Israeli military restrictions, a breakdown of law and order, and widespread looting make it difficult to deliver the aid that Israel has allowed in.
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June 17, 2025 22:17 UTC
LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Trump administration is trying to quickly and quietly roll back certain civil rights protections in schools by exploiting an administrative loophole and pushing the process through an unusual federal agency — the Department of Energy. AdvertisementDismantling this portion of the law would affect K-12 schools and universities that receive funding from the Energy Department. For one thing, it’s odd that the change, which will affect schools, is coming through the Energy Department instead of the Education Department. “The really concerning part from my perspective is that this could essentially provide a blueprint for dismantling civil rights protections across the board,” Kel O’Hara, senior attorney for policy and education equity at Equal Rights Advocates, told HuffPost. The department’s Office for Civil Rights has already halted thousands of investigations into complaints and closed half of its civil rights enforcement offices.
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June 17, 2025 16:27 UTC
But there’s one group that continues to surprise me in the best possible way: grandparents of trans youth. ADVERTISEMENTIn our group, grandparents speak openly about mortality — not with fear, but with clarity. One grandmother in Los Angeles told us her teenage grandchild texted her, “Mommy said you’re in a support group for grandparents of trans kids. These grandparents know what it means to be othered — to be told that hiding who you are is the only path to safety. For trans youth, being called by their chosen name and correct pronouns leads to 71% fewer symptoms of severe depression and a 34% drop in suicidal thoughts.
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June 17, 2025 12:27 UTC
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June 16, 2025 21:22 UTC
President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House as he arrives from the Trump National Golf Club DC in Washington, D.C., on May 26. Trump did not visit the affected communities, but did spend the following five days playing golf at his clubs in South Florida. AdvertisementOn May 22, the Federal Emergency Management Agency told North Carolina Gov. “In too many cases, your goodness and perseverance were met with indifference and betrayal,” Trump told community leaders during his Feb. 22 trip, three weeks after the accident. During his visit to Swannanoa in late January, Trump told his supporters: “You are treated very badly by the previous administration... Our government failed you, but it wasn’t the Trump government.
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June 16, 2025 15:21 UTC
We don’t “take care of veterans” by eliminating — or making it harder for veterans to receive — the services they need. People had died on that day, and at least four Capitol police officers later died by suicide after responding to the carnage that took place there. That’s what we were there for: to sit on the steps of the Capitol Building and tell our message," writes the author. That’s what we were there for: to sit on the steps of the Capitol Building and tell our message. Military stand down!
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June 16, 2025 07:10 UTC
LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON ― It didn’t rain on President Donald Trump’s parade on Saturday, which his critics were hoping for. Lots of empty seats in front of the main stage at the festival ahead of Trump's military parade. “They forced [Trump’s] hand.”Wow-- loud protesters now chanting "Fuck Trump" and booing at people as they filter out of Trump's military parade. Support HuffPost Already contributed? Support HuffPost Already contributed?
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June 15, 2025 20:23 UTC
Courtesy of Danny Stewart and Pete MercurioDanny Stewart found a baby abandoned in a New York City subway station in August 2000. He and his now-husband, Pete Mercurio, were given the option to adopt that baby. Courtesy of Danny Stewart and Pete MercurioThe questions pile up: What does it mean to be a parent? Courtesy of Danny Stewart and Pete MercurioWhen a social worker arranges a visit with the baby, Danny holds him and flashes the biggest, widest smile you’ve ever seen. Pete Mercurio (left), Danny Stewart (right) and their son together during a "family morning at school" in 2007.
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June 15, 2025 12:43 UTC