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US Supreme Court weighs Catholic schools' religious rights in Colorado LGBT discrimination dispute

The Archdiocese of Denver, along with other Catholic entities and a Colorado family, sued as the state expanded its universal preschool initiative.

The rainbow flag, commonly known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, is seen during the first Gay Pride parade in Skopje, North Macedonia June 29, 2019; Illustrative.
(L to R) Head of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami, Iran's former chief of the Revolutionary Guards Mohsen Rezaei, and head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, attend a commemoration ceremony in the capital Tehran on January 3, 2023

Vance offers to meet with former IRGC commander Rezaei as Pentagon preps new attack - report

US Navy sailors work on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as it transits the Arabian Sea to support US military operations in the war with Iran August 20, 2026.

Pentagon preparing $400 billion cut to Trump administration's requested defense budget - report

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speak as they arrive during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Leaders’ Summit at The Ritz-Carlton on May 14, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Saudis ask Trump to 'give diplomacy a chance' on Iran prior to military option, sources tell 'Post'


US Justice Dept loses initial bid to block votes from alleged noncitizens in California

This comes as Trump has made California a focal point of his sweeping immigration crackdown since returning to the White House.

A local resident casts her vote at an official ballot drop box at a "No Kings: Vote Early" event after attending a protest as part of a coordinated nationwide day of action aimed at encouraging early voting in the upcoming midterm elections in San Francisco, California, US, October 17, 2026.

Vance tells Tehran that avoiding renewed US strikes will require nuclear negotiations - report

The letter is Washington’s highest-level outreach to Tehran in months, according to Axios, and comes as Trump considers resuming strikes after the US midterms.

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at a midterm campaign rally on October 28, 2026 in Kinston, North Carolina.

Trump surrogates discuss Netanyahu-Eisenkot unity government with Israeli officials - report

Sources told The Washington Post that Netanyahu told US officials that he believes Eisenkot would be the best partner if hostilities resume between Israel and Iran.

(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Appeals court skeptical over Trump administration lawsuit against California mail-in ballots

During a rare weekend oral argument, two judges on a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals sharply questioned a Justice Department lawyer about the lawsuit.

US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

Democrats aim to flip key Senate seats as Trump's popularity sinks to historic low - CNN

Democrats would need to win seven out of 10 key races to flip the Senate, but only one or two to gain control of the House of Representatives, CNN found.

US Senator Jon Ossoff speaks during a joint midterm campaign rally with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms (not pictured) at the Cobb Convention Center in Atlanta, Georgia, US, October 17, 2026.

US Supreme Court reverses Trump administration push to restrict treatment for transgender inmates

The court denied the Justice Department's emergency request to lift a federal judge's order blocking the Federal Bureau of Prisons from implementing the policy.

Prison cell block

Mike Rogers says his opponent Abdul El-Sayed is ‘anti-Jew.’ Do Michigan’s Jews agree?

Rogers, told JTA that Israel is “the best ally we have in the Middle East. They have Western values baked into their political system.”

Mike Rogers, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, poses during an interview at a Tim Horton's in Walled Lake, Mich., Oct. 20, 2026.

Pentagon deploys USS Theodore Roosevelt to Middle East as Trump weighs Iran strikes - report

New US naval deployments to the Middle East could expand President Donald Trump's military options as his administration weighs additional strikes on Iran.

An MH-60 Seahawk helicopter approaches for landing on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while underway in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii, during Exercise RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) 2026 on July 17, 2026; illustrative.

Netanyahu vows to eliminate Iran regime, sources tell 'Post' Trump 'very close' to renewing strikes

On Tuesday, Netanyahu described the Iranian regime as "so fanatical" that it will continue its nuclear ambitions and attempt to rebuild its terror proxy axis "as long as it lives."

US President Donald Trump listens as first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks as he prepares to sign an executive order in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to hear case seeking to avoid re-arrest

Khalil's lawyers argue that noncitizens must be able to challenge detention allegedly intended to punish constitutionally protected speech as his deportation case reaches the Supreme Court.

Columbia graduate and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil attends a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the university in New York City, September 14, 2026.