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Today: Judge Delays SPLC Fraud Trial, Denies Request to Split Case From Ex-CFO Heidi Beirich Today: Justice Department Report Reveals FBI Cited SPLC Over 22,000 Times Without Required Caveats Today: Parental Rights Toolkit Cites Disability Law in Transgender Policy Disputes Today: NIH-Funded Study Finds No Mental Health Benefit From Puberty Blockers in Youth Today: Massachusetts High Court Bars Christian Statues at Quincy Public Safety Building Today: Whistleblower in New York AG’s Office Alleges Pressure to Target Trump, Placed on Leave Today: House Considers Senate Bill to Delay White House Grantmaking Rule Today: Trump Signals Support for Fed Chair Warsh Amid Rate Hike Talk

Tuesday, September 1, 2026Truth in Journalism · Independent, Daily

Judge Delays SPLC Fraud Trial, Denies Request to Split Case From Ex-CFO Heidi Beirich

Courts & Law · Lead Story

Judge Delays SPLC Fraud Trial, Denies Request to Split Case From Ex-CFO Heidi Beirich

A federal judge delayed the Southern Poverty Law Center's fraud trial to February and denied its request to separate proceedings from former CFO Heidi Beirich.

Liam Walker · Sep 1

Trump Signals Support for Fed Chair Warsh Amid Rate Hike Talk

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Review Military Policy on Transgender Troops

Institute for Family Studies Calls for Data Rights Associations to Address AI Risks

CMS Tightens Medicaid Waiver Oversight Under New Federal Law

Wisconsin Elections Commission to Investigate Milwaukee Ballot Reporting Delay

Courts & Law · Story of the Day

Justice Department Report Reveals FBI Cited SPLC Over 22,000 Times Without Required Caveats

A Justice Department report found the FBI cited the Southern Poverty Law Center thousands of times without noting its contested credibility, raising oversight.

Liam Walker · Sep 1

Justice Department Report Reveals FBI Cited SPLC Over 22,000 Times Without Required Caveats

Courts & Law

Parental Rights Toolkit Cites Disability Law in Transgender Policy Disputes

Parental Rights Toolkit Cites Disability Law in Transgender Policy Disputes

Liam Walker · Sep 1

Massachusetts High Court Bars Christian Statues at Quincy Public Safety Building

Liam Walker · Sep 1

Whistleblower in New York AG’s Office Alleges Pressure to Target Trump, Placed on Leave

Liam Walker · Sep 1

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Review Military Policy on Transgender Troops

Liam Walker · Aug 31

Portland Mother Seeks Emergency Court Order Over School Gender Policy Ban

Liam Walker · Aug 30

LGBTQ+ Bar Association Asserts Supreme Court Has Sown Confusion on Parental Rights

Liam Walker · Aug 30

Federal Judge Halts USPS Voter Data Rule Days After Supreme Court Stay

Liam Walker · Aug 29

Hunter Biden’s Lawyer Says DOJ Shifted After IRS Whistleblowers Spoke Out

Liam Walker · Aug 29

The Primer

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Free Speech in America

The First Amendment fights defining the moment — from campus to Congress.

Election Integrity

How U.S. elections are secured, audited, and contested.

Immigration Enforcement

ICE, the border, and how enforcement actually works.

The Legal Landscape of Abortion

Where the law stands, state by state, after Dobbs.

The Transgender Debate

The policy, the science, and the legal battles explained.

Redistricting, Unveiled

Maps, gerrymanders, and the fight for the House.

Politics

House Considers Senate Bill to Delay White House Grantmaking Rule

House Considers Senate Bill to Delay White House Grantmaking Rule

April Clark · Aug 31

Trump Signals Support for Fed Chair Warsh Amid Rate Hike Talk

April Clark · Aug 31

Institute for Family Studies Calls for Data Rights Associations to Address AI Risks

April Clark · Aug 31

Wisconsin Elections Commission to Investigate Milwaukee Ballot Reporting Delay

April Clark · Aug 31

Poll Finds Most Independents, Women Say U.S. on Wrong Track Ahead of Midterms

April Clark · Aug 30

House Faces Tight Deadline on Funding, Farm Bill, and Sanctions as Session Resumes

April Clark · Aug 30

Massachusetts Governor Signs Bill Allowing Abortion at Any Stage of Pregnancy

April Clark · Aug 29

Virginia Catholic Bishops Mobilize Against Abortion, Marriage Amendments

April Clark · Aug 29

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Culture & Media

Texas Pastors Attend Training on Perceived Islamification Threat

Texas Pastors Attend Training on Perceived Islamification Threat

Theo Ramirez · Aug 24

Top Tennis Players Back WTA Rule Barring Men From Women’s Competition

Theo Ramirez · Aug 9

White House Report Criticizes Smithsonian’s American History Museum for Omissions

Theo Ramirez · Aug 9

WNBA Faces New Tensions Over Player Treatment and Transgender Athlete Debate

Theo Ramirez · Aug 8

PBS and NPR Remain Operational After Federal Funding Cut, Rely on Surge in Private Donations

Theo Ramirez · Aug 1

Poynter to Honor Chuck Todd Amid Fauci Diary Revelations

Theo Ramirez · Jul 28

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