A federal mandate set to go into effect under the Biden Administration threatens to crush harvesters, and shrimpers are suing to stop that from happening.
The U.S. State Department has issued its first U.S. passport where a U.S. citizen used the new gender marker "X", signifying a person who identifies as nonbinary, intersex and gender non-conforming.
As a review of programs at the U.S. Department of Interiors begins, the Biden administration has suspended new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits on public lands and waters. The suspension will last 60 days as the review is underway.