Mandy Taheri

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More than half of Americans approve of President Donald Trump's approach to transgender issues-exceeding his overall job approval rating-according to a new Associated Press-NORC poll. Why It Matters After campaigning heavily on transgender issues, one of Trump's first executive orders declared that there are only two genders-"male and female." He has heavily pushed policies and issued several executive orders rolling back rights for transgender people since retaking office.

4 days ago | newsweek.com | Mandy Taheri

A 17-year-old girl from a Detroit suburb who had been missing since Easter has been found in North Carolina and reunited with her mother, according to U.S. Marshals in a press release on Thursday. Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. Marshals Service for additional information via email on Saturday. Newsweek has also reached out to the teen's mother, Christina Harcus, via Facebook Messenger for comment on Saturday.

4 days ago | newsweek.com | Mandy Taheri

After India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire following pressure from the United States to ease military tensions, several Make America Great Again (MAGA) allies praised President Donald Trump, with conservative strategist Joey Mannarino calling him a "peace president."Why It Matters The ceasefire, which Trump announced on Truth Social, comes after escalating hostilities and military confrontations between the two neighboring nuclear powers.

4 days ago | newsweek.com | Mandy Taheri

Comedian and television host Bill Maher warned Democrats that they have a "serious problem," pointing to March polling that found only a quarter of young party members are proud to be Americans. Newsweek has reached out to the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) press team for comment via email on Saturday. Why It MattersMaher, a Democrat, has grown increasingly critical of the party's progressive wing, frequently pushing back against what he describes as "woke" culture.

4 days ago | newsweek.com | Mandy Taheri

Twice in the past three months, the White House has taken interest - and action - in unilaterally renaming some of the world's bodies of water. As part of his "America First" doctrine, President Donald Trump rechristened the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" as one of his first executive orders after the inauguration. The move, dismissed by critics as symbolic and widely unpopular in polls, has had ripple effects.