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A sign at the entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis is shown Jan. 9,2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
May 22, 2025

Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on shelves in latest DEI turn

All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from its library are back on the shelves.

State Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, speaks with a colleague on Feb. 14, 2023, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
May 20, 2025

Supreme Court orders Maine House to restore vote of GOP lawmaker who ID-ed trans teen athlete online

The Supreme Court reinstated Maine Rep. Laurel Libby's voting rights amid a lawsuit claiming her censure violated free-speech protections.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 19, 2025 in Washington, where President Trump then signed the "Take It Down Act." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
May 19, 2025

Trump, alongside first lady, signs bill to make posting ‘revenge porn’ a federal crime

President Donald Trump, alongside his wife, Melania, signed a measure to set stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery online, or “revenge porn.”

Passengers make their way through the international terminal at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The airport recorded a record number of international passengers in 2023 with more than 1.3 million passengers. (BWI Airport photo)
May 15, 2025

US lost business travelers in April as economic anxiety and detentions cooled demand

Business travel to the U.S. fell 9% in April as companies and workers grappled with economic uncertainty and tariffs.

Karen Ortiz, an administrative judge at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, poses for photos on Feb. 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, file)
May 13, 2025

Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump directives

The EEOC has moved to terminate a New York administrative judge who has resisted compliance with directives from the White House.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens during a meeting with Peru's Foreign Affairs Minister Elmer Schialer and Peru's Minister of Defense Walter Astudillo at the Pentagon in Washington on May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
May 9, 2025

Up to 1,000 transgender troops being moved out of military in new Pentagon order

The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military.

Construction scaffolding is in place at the Supreme Court in Washington on April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
May 6, 2025

Supreme Court allows Trump ban on transgender military members to take effect, for now

The Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military.

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, shown delivering her State of the State address in Augusta, Maine, on Jan. 30, 2024, clashed with President Donald Trump over transgender athletes at a meeting of governors at the White House. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
May 5, 2025

Trump administration settles with Maine over funding freeze after dispute over trans athletes

President Donald Trump’s administration agreed to halt all efforts to freeze funds intended for a Maine child nutrition program.

President Donald Trump holds a signed an executive order relating to school discipline policies as Education Secretary Linda McMahon listens in the Oval Office of the White House on April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
May 1, 2025

Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care

The Trump administration is calling for more reliance on psychotherapy for transgender youth instead of broader gender-affirming medical care.

University of Pennsylvania signage is seen in Philadelphia on May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Apr 29, 2025

Trump administration says Penn violated sex discrimination laws after transgender swimmer competed

The Trump administration said the University of Pennsylvania violated laws by letting a transgender swimmer compete on its women’s team.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Apr 29, 2025

100 days in: Trump made big promises and moved at frenetic speed

As President Trump hits his 100th day in office, his imprint is everywhere. But the long-term impact is often unclear.

The Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore is shown in October 2024. (Ian Round/The Daily Record)
Apr 24, 2025

Catholic Relief Services ordered to pay $60,000 to gay ex-employee after denying benefits for husband

Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services was ordered to pay $60,000 to a gay employee after it took health coverage away from his husband.