Alabama lawmakers approved sweeping legislation Thursday to outlaw gender-affirming medications for transgender kids and advanced a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity — a bill critics have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay,” a reference to a similar law recently passed in Florida.People rally in support of transgender rights rally outside the…Continue Reading

Joshua A. James, an Alabama man affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group pleaded guilty Wednesday to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up to and through the Jan. 6 riot, making him the first person involved in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol to be convicted of the rarely used charge.An explosion…Continue Reading