For about 90 minutes on Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case on a Colorado law that bans counselors from helping gender-confused kids. After the dust had settled, many of the justices, including Justice Samuel Alito, appeared poised to strike down the law after raising questions about free speech and the politicization

As President Donald Trump deploys the National Guard to crime-ridden cities like Memphis and Portland, Republican lawmakers across the country say they would like the president to send troops into their cities next. Two cities that could be the next targets for Trump’s crime crackdown are the notoriously violent Midwest cities of St. Louis and