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1 03, 2026

IRS Terminates Union Contract Despite Court Warning in Federal Labor Showdown

By Paul Goldberg|2026-03-03T16:16:37-08:00March 1st, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Civil Service Reform Act 1978, Executive Order 14251, Federal Collective Bargaining, Government Labor News, IRS Labor Policy, LGBT Federal Workforce Policy, National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), Office of Personnel Management (OPM)|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Correspondent | U.S. Government & Labor Policy WASHINGTON — (March 1, 2026) — The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Fiscal Service have formally terminated their collective bargaining agreements with the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), escalating a federal labor dispute that has been unfolding for months inside [...]

28 02, 2026

Trump Announces Major US Military Operation Against Iran – LIVE

By Paul Goldberg|2026-03-03T16:29:42-08:00February 28th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Breaking Military News – LGBT World News | JRL CHARTS, Donald Trump, Iran Retaliation Risk, Israel Iran Conflict, Middle East Conflict 2026, US Military Operation Iran 2026|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Correspondent | Breaking Military News 28 February 2026 | 07:42 GMT WASHINGTON — (February 28, 2026) In this reporter's opinion, President Donald Trump has just declared war on Iran in a 8-minute address below confirming that United States forces have begun major combat operations against Iran, following coordinated strikes with Israel [...]

26 02, 2026

Openly Gay Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Slams FedEx Tariff Refund Lawsuit

By Paul Goldberg|2026-03-03T16:52:31-08:00February 26th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Donald Trump, Fedex, International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), JRL CHARTS Financial News: Markets, scott bessent, U.S. Treasury Department, US Supreme Court|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Business Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (February 26, 2026) — Openly gay U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is publicly criticizing a lawsuit filed by FedEx seeking refunds for billions of dollars in import duties ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States. Related LGBT Business Finance News [...]

24 02, 2026

U.S. Deports Gay Asylum-Seeker to Country Where Homosexuality Is Criminalized Despite Protection Order

By Paul Goldberg|2026-03-03T17:14:20-08:00February 24th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Department of Homeland Security, Immigration Politics USA, International Organization for Migration, LGBTQ Asylum Rights, LGBTQ Asylum Seekers, Morocco LGBTQ Laws, senate foreign relations committee, Third-Country Deportation Policy|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics News Source Credit: Reporting based on coverage by the Associated Press (AP) LAS VEGAS — (February 24, 2026) — A 21-year-old gay woman who fled Morocco after alleged violent persecution says she has been returned to her homeland following a controversial third-country deportation process — despite receiving a [...]

23 02, 2026

Appeals Court Backs Louisiana Ten Commandments Law — What It Means for LGBTQ Students in Public Schools

By Paul Goldberg|2026-03-03T17:23:09-08:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Church and State Debate, LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Student Rights, Louisiana Education Policy, Parental Rights in Education, Religion in Public Schools|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics & Education News BATON ROUGE, La. — (February 23, 2026) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled in favor of Louisiana’s controversial law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom — a decision that is already raising concerns [...]

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