Alabama’s GOP-controlled Legislature passed sweeping legislation that would prohibit state funding of diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public colleges and universities, local boards of education and government agencies, and that would limit teachings on “divisive concepts” at public colleges and universities. The legislation limits teaching “divisive concepts” about race and gender at public colleges and universities and requires transgender …

The European Union and the United Nations said Hong Kong’s new national security bill was deeply worrying and could erode fundamental freedoms in the China-ruled city. “It is alarming that such consequential legislation was rushed through the legislature through an accelerated process, in spite of serious concerns raised about the incompatibility of many of its provisions with international human rights …

Politico was swiftly criticized on Tuesday over a headline posted to social media that said “Republicans fixate” on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which included a terrorist attack that killed 13 service members. “Republicans fixate on messy Afghanistan withdrawal,” Politico’s headline read. Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, and retired Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, who served …