(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.

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New Jersey SWAT, DHS arrest twin brothers following social media threats to ‘shoot ICE on sight,’ kill DHS Assistant Secy. McLaughlin

Twin brothers in Absecon, New Jersey, were arrested on Tuesday after being accused of posting social media threats to torture, hang, and kill Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, in addition to calls to “shoot ICE on sight.”

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