A judge resisted Trump’s order on gender identity. The EEOC just fired her

The federal agency charged with protecting workers’ civil rights has terminated a New York administrative judge who opposed White House directives, including President Donald Trump’s executive order decreeing male and female as two “immutable” sexes. In February, Administrative Judge Karen Ortiz, who worked in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s New York office, called Trump’s…

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Iran’s supreme leader claims ‘victory’ in his first comments after U.S. strikes

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei broke his weeklong silence Thursday, claiming in a televised speech that his country had secured a victory over Israel and delivered a “slap in the face” to Washington. Hours earlier, Iran’s government also approved legislation to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, a move that will stymie…

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More Americans oppose the U.S. strikes on Iran, as MAGA supporters line up with Trump

President Donald Trump’s decision to launch airstrikes Saturday on several nuclear facilities in Iran has divided Americans and exposed fault lines within the coalitions of both the parties, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey. Among U.S. adults, 45% oppose the airstrikes, versus 38% who support them. An additional 18%…

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