Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s chancellor in a CDU-led government, has extensive experience as a lawyer and working with major corporations.
Mary Fox’s viral TikTok video has drawn attention to trans Americans’ passport obstacles. | STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images When Mary Fox went to apply for a passport, she brought copies of her birth certificate, certificate of legal name, driver’s license, and a check, because the State Department w…
As Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration scour the federal public services infrastructure looking for cuts to healthcare, food assistance, and consumer protections that could offset the $4. 6 trillion deficit hole the GOP is intent on creating by extending tax cuts for the rich, U.S. S…