A bill before Mississippi lawmakers might allow incarcerated people to sue jails and prisons if they encounter inmates from the opposite sex, such as those who are transgender, in restrooms or changing areas.State lawmakers advanced the proposal out of a House committee Thursday. It would require inmate restrooms, changing rooms and sleeping quarters in correctional facilities to be designated for use only by members of one sex.

The Chicago Board of Education voted on Thursday to end its contract with Chicago police and remove uniformed officers from the city’s schools.The vote came at the end of a nearly eight-hour school board meeting in which teachers, students and elected city officials spoke.The battle on whether to keep the uniformed police officers in the 39 city schools where they continue to patrol, out of 634 schools, has been going on since police were assigned to protect the schools in 1991.

President Biden said on Thursday the U.S. will impose sanctions on Russia on Friday, and according to the U.S. Treasury, over 500 targets will be affected.The sanctions are expected to be imposed on the second anniversary of Russia’s occupation of Ukraine.Reuters reported that Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said the U.S.

There is a major difference between what we want – and what we need.This is a staple of the human condition.But especially politics. Lawmakers and politicians often make various demands of the president, Congressional leaders, the public and even the press corps. REPUBLICANS BLOCK THEIR OWN BILLS FROM THE FLOORBut in politics – much like life – there is a big difference between what political figures want and what they need.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., suggested the U.S. should consider cutting off aid to Israel on Thursday when she was confronted by a constituent about the U.S. vetoing a United Nations ceasefire resolution.The progressive “Squad” Democrat made the comments during a town hall to discuss the Green New Deal.”I think it is completely wrong,” Ocasio-Cortez said of the veto.