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(Background) New York Attorney General Letitia James stands silently during a press conference at the office of the Attorney General on December 15, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) / (L) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during hearing with the House Judiciary Subcommittee. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

19 Democrat-led states sue RFK Jr.’s HHS over proposed restrictions to transgender medical treatments for minors

A coalition of 19 Democrat-led U.S. states, along with Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over the agency’s recent declaration announcing an effort to ban “transgender medical care” for minors.

(L) New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference to announce new subway safety measures at NYCTA Rail Control Center on March 6, 2024 in New York City. Hochul announced that 1,000 New York State Police, MTAPD and the New York National Guard will be used to support the NYPD in conducting bag checks. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images) / (Background) The iconic Empire State Building (L) stands out on the Manhattan skyline with The Statue of Liberty in the foreground, seen at night from Bayonne, New Jersey, on August 15, 2024. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

New York: Gov. Hochul set to sign bill legalizing doctor-assisted suicide

New York Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday that she intends to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law early next year, which would make New York the latest U.S. state to allow terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less to request life-ending medication from physicians.

2025 Heisman Trophy winner quarterback Fernando Mendoza of the Indiana Hoosiers poses with The Heisman Memorial Trophy during a news conference at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on December 13, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)

Fernando Mendoza wins the Heisman Trophy as college football’s top player

Fernando Mendoza, the enthusiastic quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious award since its inception in 1935.

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass to wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Maryland, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Fernando Mendoza is AP player of the year after leading Indiana to 13-0 record and top seed in CFP

The redshirt junior quarterback was the overwhelming choice over fellow Heisman Trophy finalists Diego Pavia of Vanderbilt, Jeremiah Love of Notre Dame and Julian Sayin of Ohio State.

BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 17: Police interact with demonstrators near the "Free Speech Zone" outside of the immigrant processing and detention center on October 17, 2025, in Broadview, Illinois. Demonstrations have been taking place outside of the facility for several weeks as the Trump administration's Operation Midway Blitz has been underway, arresting and detaining immigrants in the Chicago area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Broadview, Illinois under civil emergency order following bomb threats and violent clashes with rioters at local ICE facility

The suburban village of Broadview, Illinois, has been placed under a civil emergency order by local officials following anti-ICE riots, bomb threats, and death threats against city leadership — in relation to a local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center.

Uzbekistan national Akhror Bozorov - via DHS

Kansas: Illegal alien trucker with alleged terrorist group ties arrested after being released into U.S. during Biden admin

A criminal illegal alien wanted in his home country of Uzbekistan for having ties to a terror group was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents earlier this month after being released into the United States under the Biden administration.