Olympic champion Alysa Liu’s family has unexpectedly become part of the national debate over transgender athletes after reports that her transgender sibling is competing in girls’ high school sports in California. The controversy highlights one of the country’s most politically and culturally divisive issues as states continue to take sharply different approaches. A progressive victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary is fueling new questions about where the Democratic Party is headed ahead of the midterms and the 2028 presidential race. Abdul El-Sayed’s upset win over a more moderate rival marks a major victory for the party’s left wing in one of the nation’s most important swing states.
