
Opinion: Americans are facing a Rainbow Scare -- and it may get worse before it gets better
CNN
Allison Hope writes that as Pride celebrations take place this month, marking more than 50 years of LGBTQ+ visibility, extreme right officials and community leaders in localities nationwide have been acting like it's pre-Stonewall and unfairly targeting our children.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











