While Democrats have largely ridiculed President Donald Trump's decision to accept a $400 million jet from the Qatari royal family on behalf of the U.S. government, Republicans have raised national security concerns and admitted they have not been briefed on the details of the deal.Fox News Digital asked Senate Republicans for their reaction to Trump deciding to accept the luxury Boeing jet from Qatar. While Trump continues his diplomatic trip through the Middle East, House Republicans are busy finalizing his "big, beautiful bill" at committee markups on Capitol Hill."I actually haven't paid attention to it," Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said. "I'm sorry to be so out of the loop on that. I've just been thinking about Medicaid and about what the House is sending over."And Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, another Trump ally, said she didn't know enough about the deal to comment on it when pressed by Fox News Digital.DEMS CONDEMN TRUMP'S JET DEAL, CALL $400M GIFT 'UNCONSTITUTIONAL'"I need to find out from the administration what exactly is going on," Ernst added.TRUMP DEFENDS QATAR JUMBO JET OFFER AS TROUBLED BOEING FAILS TO DELIVER NEW AIR FORCE ONE FLEETRepublican senators Susan Collins of Maine, Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Eric Schmitt of Missouri also admitted they don't know the details of the deal.However, Collins, a Republican with a willingness to buck the party on certain issues, seemed to align more with Democrats' reaction to the gift, saying she suspected there could be issues within the GIFT Act, which prohibits federal employees from accepting gifts from foreign governments.Democrats have pointed to the emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution as proof the Qatari gift is "unconstitutional." The emoluments clause states that no elected official should accept a gift from a foreign country without consent from Congress."My concern is his safety," Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla, told Fox News Digital. "Qatar supports Hamas. The Hamas leaders live in Qatar, so my concern is the safety of the president. How are we going to know that the plane is safe?"The U.S. Department of Defense is expected to retrofit the Boeing 747-8 luxury jet to be used as Air Force One. Some Republicans still have national security concerns."Qatar has a relationship with China, a relationship with Hamas. That would scare me," Scott admitted.But Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo, said a "free plane" sounds like a "good deal for the government."The Trump administration has continued to defend Qatar's gift to the United States. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed it was not "Trump's plane" and that it was donated to the U.S. Air Force.On Wednesday morning, Trump signed a series of agreements with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar, which included a Qatari purchasing agreement for 160 American Boeing planes, defense agreements and a declaration of cooperation between the countries.Trump defended his decision to accept the Qatari jet Tuesday, saying it would be "stupid" not to and emphasizing that he accepted it on behalf of the U.S. government, not himself."The Boeing 747 is being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense, NOT TO ME! It is a gift from a Nation, Qatar, that we have successfully defended for many years. It will be used by our Government as a temporary Air Force One, until such time as our new Boeings, which are very late on delivery, arrive. Why should our military, and therefore our taxpayers, be forced to pay hundreds of millions of Dollars when they can get it for FREE from a country that wants to reward us for a job well done," Trump said on Truth Social Tuesday."This big savings will be spent, instead, to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Only a FOOL would not accept this gift on behalf of our Country. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump added.The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment about plans to discuss the deal with Congress.

Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell warned Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem that he has a "bullsh--- detector" during a heated exchange about a photo of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran citizen who the Trump administration deported.Swalwell was grilling Noem about a photo of Abrego Garcias hand that shows alleged MS-13 tattoos during a Homeland Security budget hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday."I want you to have credibility and I want you to be taken seriously. Is this doctored or is it not?" Swalwell asked, referring to the photo that President Donald Trump shared on social media. Swalwell was asserting that the letters "M," "S" and the numbers "1" and "3" above the tattoos were edited onto the photo.Noem tried to respond, saying that the deportation of Abrego Garcia was based off an investigation, not a photo, but was interrupted by Swalwell.TRUMP'S REMARKS COULD COME BACK TO BITE HIM IN ABREGO GARCIA DEPORTATION BATTLE"Madam Secretary, I have a seven-year-old, a six-year-old and a three-year-old," Swalwell said. "I have a bulls--- detector. I'm just asking you, is this doctored or not?"Noem replied that it was "unbelievable" that the lawmakers focus was on a photo and not on the importance of U.S. national security, before saying she had "no knowledge" of the photo in question.KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA'S LAWYERS ASK FOR MORE TRUMP ADMIN OFFICIALS TO TESTIFY, POSSIBLY FROM WHITE HOUSELast month, President Donald Trump shared a photo of himself in the Oval Office holding a picture of what the White House said were tattoos on Abrego Garcia's knuckles that are affiliated with the MS-13 terrorist group.While Swalwell continued to use his time to push Noem about the photo, the secretary responded that the mission of DHS is to secure the country and go after "the worst of the worst, the criminals, the bad actors.""Abrego Garcia is a known terrorist and member of MS-13, a wife beater and a human trafficker that should never have been in this country to begin with," Noem said.

CNN will be launching a new streaming product this fall, roughly three years after its expensive and short-lived CNN+ streaming service was shut down just one month after its launch.CNN CEO Mark Thompson made the announcement during a meeting with staff on Tuesday, according to The New York Times, which first reported on the news.CNN said the new streaming product will expand on its existing digital subscription service for customers, which currently gives paid subscribers unlimited access to articles on CNN's website and exclusive content.In a press release, CNN said the new service, called "All Access," will give customers a "simple and centralized way" to access their news content across all platforms their mobile app, connected TV apps and website.CNN STAFFERS DEEPLY FRUSTRATED AS LOOMING BUDGET CUTS, LAYOFFS SET TO IMPACT STRUGGLING NETWORK"CNN has been leading and innovating in video-led journalism since its inception, and the expansion of our subscription offering to include streaming embodies that pioneering spirit," Alex MacCallum, Executive Vice President, Digital Products and Services, said in a statement. "Were giving audiences an even more convenient way to access CNNs trusted reporting and original programmingbrought together in one intuitive, easy-to-use experience."CNN has not announced details about pricing or a release date yet.The announcement comes roughly three years after CNN's parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, scrapped its previous streaming service, CNN+, one month after its launch and shortly after Discovery completed its merger with WarnerMedia, in April 2022.CNN+ was scrutinized at the time for relying on paid subscribers when the basic cable version of CNN was already struggling to attract an audience.FOX TO LAUNCH NEW STREAMING SERVICE FOX ONE THIS FALL"CNN+ is currently set up to fail with a subscription-only revenue model," Progress Ventures founder Nick MacShane wrote in Adweek at the time.The service, which CNN reportedly spent $300 million to build, failed to resonate with viewers and was mocked after leaked subscription data revealed startlingly low numbers.After pulling the plug on CNN+, then-CEO Chris Licht said, "As we become Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN will be strongest as part of WBDs streaming strategy which envisions news as an important part of a compelling broader offering along with sports, entertainment, and nonfiction content.""We have therefore made the decision to cease operations of CNN+ and focus our investment on CNNs core news-gathering operations and in further building CNN Digital," Licht continued. "This is not a decision about quality; we appreciate all of the work, ambition and creativity that went into building CNN+, an organization with terrific talent and compelling programming. But our customers and CNN will be best served with a simpler streaming choice."CNN's streaming product announcement comes after Fox announced its new all-encompassing streaming platform, "FOX One," will also debut this fall.FOX One, a wholly-owned streaming platform, will give customers live-streaming and on-demand access to all Fox brands, including FOX News, FOX Business, FOX Weather, FOX Sports, FS1 (Fox Sports 1), FS2, BTN (Big Ten Network), FOX Deportes, FOX Local Stations and the FOX network, as well as the option to bundle FOX Nation within one platform.Fox News' Brian Flood and Lindsay Kornick contributed to this article.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sparred with Democrats at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, slamming Biden-era climate and social justice projects while also pushing back against claims 400 air traffic controllers have been let go.Duffy said such initiatives sucked money from other projects, and he pointed to the 2023 Harvard Supreme Court decision that effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions as justification for scrapping them. He said such Biden-era policies inflated project costs without contributing to safety or infrastructure quality."Our department, over the course of the last hundred days, has saved taxpayers roughly $9.5 billion," Duffy said in his opening statement. "Those savings include monies pulled from projects tied to social justice to climate requirements, also boondoggle projects, as well as bringing efficiencies to the department."TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SAYS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM UPDATES WILL TAKE TIME, BUT NOT 'JEOPARDIZE SAFETY'Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., took issue with the move and drew on personal experience to justify it."My late wife... had to walk two and a half miles to school every morning right past the White school, where the White kids had buses. That was social injustice," Clyburn said."Now all of a sudden we see this as wasteful government spending? I don't think so. I think this is a wise investment in a country that has challenges that we need all people involved in."Duffy, while praising Clyburns history and work as an elected official, clarified that he wasnt attacking the broader concept of social justice, but rather specific policy conditions under the Biden administration."What I see with the climate and the social justice requirements in the projects that you so dearly want built, that it's adding costs on," Duffy said. "It's costing more money. If we take out 5 to 10% climate or social justice, thats money we dont have for additional projects. And thats my concern."CONGRESS MOVES TO ADDRESS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER CRISIS AS NEWARK MELTDOWN SPARKS ALARMDuffy also clashed with Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., who claimed that 400 air traffic controllers have been let go, accusing the Trump administration of eroding national air travel safety and delaying infrastructure projects."The administration undermined [safety efforts] by offering deferred resignation to controllers, and at least 400 of them were fired, resulting in delays to much-needed upgrades," Torres said.Duffy sharply pushed back, calling her statement a "falsehood" and flatly denying the claim."We have not fired havent let go anyone," Duffy said. "Air traffic controllers? You said we let 400 go. No one in air traffic control has been allowed to take a deferred resignation offer. Not one. Not 400. Zero."The hearing focused on reviewing the Transportation Departments FY 2026 discretionary budget request of $26.7 billion, a 5.8% increase from FY 2025. He promised to reduce bureaucracy, eliminate inefficiencies and reallocate savings to infrastructure."Our budget carefully focuses taxpayer resources on items critical to our most fundamental mission of safety and investing in transportation infrastructure," Duffy said.In terms of the recent outages at Newark Airport, he blamed them on missteps by the previous administration, citing an ill-planned transfer of airspace control from New York to Philadelphia."They didnt test and make sure the lines were hardened and they didnt move the STARS system, which helps interpret radar," Duffy said."Were working at lightning speed and pace to get this resolved," he said.To ease pressure on the system, the FAA is also working with airlines to reduce flight volumes, he said.

While Democrats have largely ridiculed President Donald Trump's decision to accept a $400 million jet from the Qatari royal family on behalf of the U.S. government, Republicans have raised national security concerns and admitted they have not been briefed on the details of the deal.Fox News Digital asked Senate Republicans for their reaction to Trump deciding to accept the luxury Boeing jet from Qatar. While Trump continues his diplomatic trip through the Middle East, House Republicans are busy finalizing his "big, beautiful bill" at committee markups on Capitol Hill."I actually haven't paid attention to it," Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said. "I'm sorry to be so out of the loop on that. I've just been thinking about Medicaid and about what the House is sending over."And Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, another Trump ally, said she didn't know enough about the deal to comment on it when pressed by Fox News Digital.DEMS CONDEMN TRUMP'S JET DEAL, CALL $400M GIFT 'UNCONSTITUTIONAL'"I need to find out from the administration what exactly is going on," Ernst added.TRUMP DEFENDS QATAR JUMBO JET OFFER AS TROUBLED BOEING FAILS TO DELIVER NEW AIR FORCE ONE FLEETRepublican senators Susan Collins of Maine, Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Eric Schmitt of Missouri also admitted they don't know the details of the deal.However, Collins, a Republican with a willingness to buck the party on certain issues, seemed to align more with Democrats' reaction to the gift, saying she suspected there could be issues within the GIFT Act, which prohibits federal employees from accepting gifts from foreign governments.Democrats have pointed to the emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution as proof the Qatari gift is "unconstitutional." The emoluments clause states that no elected official should accept a gift from a foreign country without consent from Congress."My concern is his safety," Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla, told Fox News Digital. "Qatar supports Hamas. The Hamas leaders live in Qatar, so my concern is the safety of the president. How are we going to know that the plane is safe?"The U.S. Department of Defense is expected to retrofit the Boeing 747-8 luxury jet to be used as Air Force One. Some Republicans still have national security concerns."Qatar has a relationship with China, a relationship with Hamas. That would scare me," Scott admitted.But Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo, said a "free plane" sounds like a "good deal for the government."The Trump administration has continued to defend Qatar's gift to the United States. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed it was not "Trump's plane" and that it was donated to the U.S. Air Force.On Wednesday morning, Trump signed a series of agreements with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar, which included a Qatari purchasing agreement for 160 American Boeing planes, defense agreements and a declaration of cooperation between the countries.Trump defended his decision to accept the Qatari jet Tuesday, saying it would be "stupid" not to and emphasizing that he accepted it on behalf of the U.S. government, not himself."The Boeing 747 is being given to the United States Air Force/Department of Defense, NOT TO ME! It is a gift from a Nation, Qatar, that we have successfully defended for many years. It will be used by our Government as a temporary Air Force One, until such time as our new Boeings, which are very late on delivery, arrive. Why should our military, and therefore our taxpayers, be forced to pay hundreds of millions of Dollars when they can get it for FREE from a country that wants to reward us for a job well done," Trump said on Truth Social Tuesday."This big savings will be spent, instead, to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Only a FOOL would not accept this gift on behalf of our Country. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump added.The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment about plans to discuss the deal with Congress.

Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell warned Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem that he has a "bullsh--- detector" during a heated exchange about a photo of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran citizen who the Trump administration deported.Swalwell was grilling Noem about a photo of Abrego Garcias hand that shows alleged MS-13 tattoos during a Homeland Security budget hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday."I want you to have credibility and I want you to be taken seriously. Is this doctored or is it not?" Swalwell asked, referring to the photo that President Donald Trump shared on social media. Swalwell was asserting that the letters "M," "S" and the numbers "1" and "3" above the tattoos were edited onto the photo.Noem tried to respond, saying that the deportation of Abrego Garcia was based off an investigation, not a photo, but was interrupted by Swalwell.TRUMP'S REMARKS COULD COME BACK TO BITE HIM IN ABREGO GARCIA DEPORTATION BATTLE"Madam Secretary, I have a seven-year-old, a six-year-old and a three-year-old," Swalwell said. "I have a bulls--- detector. I'm just asking you, is this doctored or not?"Noem replied that it was "unbelievable" that the lawmakers focus was on a photo and not on the importance of U.S. national security, before saying she had "no knowledge" of the photo in question.KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA'S LAWYERS ASK FOR MORE TRUMP ADMIN OFFICIALS TO TESTIFY, POSSIBLY FROM WHITE HOUSELast month, President Donald Trump shared a photo of himself in the Oval Office holding a picture of what the White House said were tattoos on Abrego Garcia's knuckles that are affiliated with the MS-13 terrorist group.While Swalwell continued to use his time to push Noem about the photo, the secretary responded that the mission of DHS is to secure the country and go after "the worst of the worst, the criminals, the bad actors.""Abrego Garcia is a known terrorist and member of MS-13, a wife beater and a human trafficker that should never have been in this country to begin with," Noem said.

CNN will be launching a new streaming product this fall, roughly three years after its expensive and short-lived CNN+ streaming service was shut down just one month after its launch.CNN CEO Mark Thompson made the announcement during a meeting with staff on Tuesday, according to The New York Times, which first reported on the news.CNN said the new streaming product will expand on its existing digital subscription service for customers, which currently gives paid subscribers unlimited access to articles on CNN's website and exclusive content.In a press release, CNN said the new service, called "All Access," will give customers a "simple and centralized way" to access their news content across all platforms their mobile app, connected TV apps and website.CNN STAFFERS DEEPLY FRUSTRATED AS LOOMING BUDGET CUTS, LAYOFFS SET TO IMPACT STRUGGLING NETWORK"CNN has been leading and innovating in video-led journalism since its inception, and the expansion of our subscription offering to include streaming embodies that pioneering spirit," Alex MacCallum, Executive Vice President, Digital Products and Services, said in a statement. "Were giving audiences an even more convenient way to access CNNs trusted reporting and original programmingbrought together in one intuitive, easy-to-use experience."CNN has not announced details about pricing or a release date yet.The announcement comes roughly three years after CNN's parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, scrapped its previous streaming service, CNN+, one month after its launch and shortly after Discovery completed its merger with WarnerMedia, in April 2022.CNN+ was scrutinized at the time for relying on paid subscribers when the basic cable version of CNN was already struggling to attract an audience.FOX TO LAUNCH NEW STREAMING SERVICE FOX ONE THIS FALL"CNN+ is currently set up to fail with a subscription-only revenue model," Progress Ventures founder Nick MacShane wrote in Adweek at the time.The service, which CNN reportedly spent $300 million to build, failed to resonate with viewers and was mocked after leaked subscription data revealed startlingly low numbers.After pulling the plug on CNN+, then-CEO Chris Licht said, "As we become Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN will be strongest as part of WBDs streaming strategy which envisions news as an important part of a compelling broader offering along with sports, entertainment, and nonfiction content.""We have therefore made the decision to cease operations of CNN+ and focus our investment on CNNs core news-gathering operations and in further building CNN Digital," Licht continued. "This is not a decision about quality; we appreciate all of the work, ambition and creativity that went into building CNN+, an organization with terrific talent and compelling programming. But our customers and CNN will be best served with a simpler streaming choice."CNN's streaming product announcement comes after Fox announced its new all-encompassing streaming platform, "FOX One," will also debut this fall.FOX One, a wholly-owned streaming platform, will give customers live-streaming and on-demand access to all Fox brands, including FOX News, FOX Business, FOX Weather, FOX Sports, FS1 (Fox Sports 1), FS2, BTN (Big Ten Network), FOX Deportes, FOX Local Stations and the FOX network, as well as the option to bundle FOX Nation within one platform.Fox News' Brian Flood and Lindsay Kornick contributed to this article.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sparred with Democrats at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, slamming Biden-era climate and social justice projects while also pushing back against claims 400 air traffic controllers have been let go.Duffy said such initiatives sucked money from other projects, and he pointed to the 2023 Harvard Supreme Court decision that effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions as justification for scrapping them. He said such Biden-era policies inflated project costs without contributing to safety or infrastructure quality."Our department, over the course of the last hundred days, has saved taxpayers roughly $9.5 billion," Duffy said in his opening statement. "Those savings include monies pulled from projects tied to social justice to climate requirements, also boondoggle projects, as well as bringing efficiencies to the department."TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SAYS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM UPDATES WILL TAKE TIME, BUT NOT 'JEOPARDIZE SAFETY'Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., took issue with the move and drew on personal experience to justify it."My late wife... had to walk two and a half miles to school every morning right past the White school, where the White kids had buses. That was social injustice," Clyburn said."Now all of a sudden we see this as wasteful government spending? I don't think so. I think this is a wise investment in a country that has challenges that we need all people involved in."Duffy, while praising Clyburns history and work as an elected official, clarified that he wasnt attacking the broader concept of social justice, but rather specific policy conditions under the Biden administration."What I see with the climate and the social justice requirements in the projects that you so dearly want built, that it's adding costs on," Duffy said. "It's costing more money. If we take out 5 to 10% climate or social justice, thats money we dont have for additional projects. And thats my concern."CONGRESS MOVES TO ADDRESS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER CRISIS AS NEWARK MELTDOWN SPARKS ALARMDuffy also clashed with Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., who claimed that 400 air traffic controllers have been let go, accusing the Trump administration of eroding national air travel safety and delaying infrastructure projects."The administration undermined [safety efforts] by offering deferred resignation to controllers, and at least 400 of them were fired, resulting in delays to much-needed upgrades," Torres said.Duffy sharply pushed back, calling her statement a "falsehood" and flatly denying the claim."We have not fired havent let go anyone," Duffy said. "Air traffic controllers? You said we let 400 go. No one in air traffic control has been allowed to take a deferred resignation offer. Not one. Not 400. Zero."The hearing focused on reviewing the Transportation Departments FY 2026 discretionary budget request of $26.7 billion, a 5.8% increase from FY 2025. He promised to reduce bureaucracy, eliminate inefficiencies and reallocate savings to infrastructure."Our budget carefully focuses taxpayer resources on items critical to our most fundamental mission of safety and investing in transportation infrastructure," Duffy said.In terms of the recent outages at Newark Airport, he blamed them on missteps by the previous administration, citing an ill-planned transfer of airspace control from New York to Philadelphia."They didnt test and make sure the lines were hardened and they didnt move the STARS system, which helps interpret radar," Duffy said."Were working at lightning speed and pace to get this resolved," he said.To ease pressure on the system, the FAA is also working with airlines to reduce flight volumes, he said.

A Michigan judge ruled on Tuesday that the state's 24-hour waiting period and informed consent rules restricting abortion were unconstitutional.The waiting period, which allows abortion-seekers to consider their options before the procedure, was voted into the state constitution by Michigan voters in 2022, before being challenged in a 2024 lawsuit filed by abortion rights groups."The mandatory delay exacerbates the burdens that patients experience seeking abortion care, including by increasing costs, prolonging wait times, increasing the risk that a patient will have to disclose their decision to others, and potentially forcing the patient to forgo a medication abortion for a more invasive procedure," state Court of Claims Judge Sima Patel wrote in her opinion.SCOOP: REPUBLICANS DISCUSS DEFUNDING 'BIG ABORTION' LIKE PLANNED PARENTHOOD IN TRUMP AGENDA BILLPatel also ruled it was unconstitutional to ban nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants from performing abortions.Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a post on X that she was "overjoyed" with the decision."Im overjoyed to say that the Michigan Court of Claims has seen these restrictive provisions for what they are: an unconstitutional overreach that infringes on our constitutional right to make our own reproductive health decisions," Whitmer wrote. "Todays ruling reaffirms what we already know: reproductive health decisions belong between a patient and their doctor, not the government. Im proud to know that this Womens Health Week, we can celebrate by protecting and expanding womens fundamental rights and freedoms."TRUMP FOE LETITIA JAMES LEADING CHARGE ON NEW MULTISTATE LAWSUIT OVER HHS CUTSMichigan Catholic Conference President and CEO Paul Long said the intent of the proposal was to grant constitutional protections to "an industry that places itself above the health and safety of women and the lives of pre-born children.""This decision is a tragic reminder that the normalization of abortion in Michigan exists to the detriment of some 31,000 children every year who will never have the opportunity to experience the gift and blessings of life," Long wrote in a statement. "Now, more than ever, we encourage others to envision a world where human life at every stage from conception to a natural end is truly cherished and protected, where expecting mothers are supported with love and care and have access to maternal needs, regardless of the circumstance of the pregnancy."GENDER-AFFIRMING TREATMENTS DONT BENEFIT YOUTH, SAYS PEDIATRICIANS GROUP: IRREVERSIBLE CONSEQUENCESThe court upheld a rule that requires abortion providers to screen for signs of coercion.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIf the decision is appealed, the case would be elevated to the Michigan Court of Appeals.

A legal firm and an activist group are pressuring the Indiana High School Athletics Association (IHSAA) board of directors, urging it to get rid of two DEI quotas for board members.The current criteria for the board's members includes a requirement for two female members and two members who are racial minorities."The Board of Directors shall be comprised of nineteen board seats. Twelve board seats shall be filled by any qualified individual (open seats), and seven board seats shall be filled by Two (2) qualified female representatives, Two (2) qualified minorities," the policy states.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMNow, the law firm, Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), and the activist group, Equal Protection Project (EPP), have sent a letter to the IHSAA board of directors, objecting to this criteria and demanding change."No one should be denied the opportunity to serve on a public board due to their race or sex. Our Constitution and civil rights law demand that individuals be judged on their character, qualifications, and achievements, not on characteristics they cannot control. IHSAA has a constitutional duty to treat all Board of Director nominees equally under the law," part of the letter reads."Race- and sex-based quotas like those used by IHSAA perpetuate stereotypes, patronize the qualified, and undermine the ability of other qualified citizens to serve their communities. We strongly urge this Board to reconsider its use of these unconstitutional quotas."Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Laura DAgostino condemned the IHSAA's criteria."Public boards should reflect the talents and commitment of all citizens, not arbitrary categories of race or sex. Every individual who wants to step up and serve their community should be encouraged to do so based on what they bring to the table, not held back because of who they are," D'Agostino told Fox News Digital.PLF and EPP ended the letter by providing a deadline of May 30 for the IHSAA to respond with an agreement to remove those two requirements for its board of directors.TRUMP TO PRESIDE OVER HISTORIC SPORTING EVENTS WHICH TEAMS AND STARS COULD SKIP WHITE HOUSE VISITS?EPP founder William A. Jacobson suggested further legal steps could be taken if the deadline passes with no agreement."We hope that IHSAA will do the right thing and voluntarily remedy the discriminatory bylaws provisions, but if it does not, all legal options are on the table," Jacobson told Fox News Digital.Fox News Digital has reached out to the IHSAA for comment.Recent executive orders by President Donald Trump have targeted DEI in both public institutions and the private sector, and many states have passed their own laws to prohibit DEI quotas in taxpayer-funded organizations.Trump's day one executive order, which the GSA is aligning its actions with, directed the federal contracting process to "be streamlined to enhance speed and efficiency, reduce costs, and require Federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with our civil-rights laws."The order also commanded the Office of Federal Contract Compliance to "immediately cease" promoting "diversity" and any encouragement of federal contractors and subcontractors to engage in affirmative action-like efforts that consider race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion or national origin when making hiring decisions.Meanwhile, in Indiana, a state bill authored by Republican Sens. Tyler Johnson and Gary Byrne to outlaw "discrimination" in state education, public employment and licensing settings that is "based on a personal characteristic of the person," was signed by Gov. Mike Braun on May 1.Braun signed an executive order in January to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion in all state agencies and replace it with what he calls "MEI" merit, excellence and innovation.Under that executive order, government offices cannot use state funds, property or resources to support DEI initiatives or require job candidates to issue DEI statements.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.