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‘Growing heat’: Sotomayor spars with Alito during LGBTQ classroom books case

Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor snapped at each other during Tuesday’s arguments over parental rights in LGBTQ curriculum after the liberal justice attempted to jump back into the questioning as Alito was speaking.
The short quarrel happened as the high court listened to arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which a coalition of parents sought to solidify the right to be informed about and opt their children out of reading LGBTQ-related material in elementary schools — which they argue conflicts with their faith.
«There is a growing heat to the exchanges between the justices. Sotomayor just tried to disagree with Alito’s portrayal and Alito pushed back and asked to allow him to finish,» Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley observed on X.
Sotomayor initially asked Mahmoud attorney Eric Baxter about a particular book titled «Uncle Bobby’s Wedding» that included a same-sex relationship storyline and whether exposure to same-sex relationships in children’s books could be considered coercion.
PARENTS TELL SCOTUS: LGBTQ STORYBOOKS IN CLASSROOMS CLASH WITH OUR FAITH
Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor snapped at each other during Tuesday’s arguments over parental rights in LGBTQ curriculum after the liberal justice attempted to jump back into the questioning as Alito was speaking. (Getty)
«Our parents would object to that,» Baxter responded.
Sotomayor continued with her line of questioning to further clarify Baxter’s objection to the books. Baxter stated, «Our objections would be even to reading books that violate our client’s religious beliefs.»
Alito then jumped in with additional questions related to the book.
«I’ve read that book as well as a lot of these other books,» Alito began. «Do you think it’s fair to say that all that is done in ‘Uncle Bobby’s Wedding’ is to expose children to the fact that there are men who marry other men?»
Baxter objected to Alito’s question. Alito then said that while the book «has a clear message and a lot of people think it’s a good message,» some with «traditional religious beliefs don’t agree with» it.
As Alito continued with his explanation, Sotomayor jumped in.
«What a minute. The reservation is—» Sotomayor began.
‘LET US BE THE PARENTS’: SUPREME COURT SHOULD LET PARENTS OPT KIDS OUT OF LGBTQ SCHOOL LESSONS, LAWYER ARGUES
«Can I finish?» Alito said.
«It has a clear moral message, and it may be a good message. It’s just a message that a lot of religious people disagree with,» Alito finished.
As arguments wrapped, the Supreme Court appeared inclined to agree with the parents.

The short quarrel happened as the high court listened to arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor, where a coalition of parents sought to solidify a right to be informed about and opt their children out of reading LGBTQ-related material in elementary schools that they argue conflicts with their faith. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A coalition of Jewish, Christian and Muslim parents with elementary school children in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland brought suit against the school board after it introduced new LGBTQ books into the curriculum as part of the district’s «inclusivity» initiative.
The curriculum change came after the state of Maryland enacted regulations seeking to promote «educational equity,» according to the petitioner’s brief filed with the high court.
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The parents lost both at the district court and the appellate level. The Fourth Circuit held that the parents had not shown how the policy violated the First Amendment.
The case comes at a time when President Donald Trump and his administration have prioritized educational and DEI-related reform upon starting his second term. The Supreme Court has notably also heard oral arguments this past term in other religious liberty and gender-related suits.

A coalition of Jewish, Christian and Muslim parents with elementary school children in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland brought suit against the school board after it introduced new LGBTQ books into the curriculum as part of the district’s «inclusivity» initiative. (Becket/Getty Images)
The high court heard oral arguments earlier this month in a suit brought by a Wisconsin-based Catholic charity group’s bid for tax relief. The decision could alter the current eligibility requirements for religious tax exemptions.
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La estrategia de Uruguay para tener la inflación bajo control y cómo se convirtió en política de Estado

El dato de la inflación que el Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) presentó en junio en Uruguay tuvo mucho simbolismo: se cumplieron dos años con el Índice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC) dentro del rango meta fijado por las autoridades. Y la particularidad que tiene este período de 24 meses es que el país estuvo gobernado por partidos de distintos signos políticos. Se puede hablar, por tanto, que mantener la suba de precios controlada se transformó en una política de Estado.
El IPC en mayo fue de 0,11% y la inflación acumulada en los últimos 12 meses fue de 5,05%. El rango objetivo trazado por las autoridades es 3%-6%, una meta que fue fijada por las anteriores autoridades del Banco Central del Uruguay (BCU).
El presidente de la autoridad monetaria, Guillermo Tolosa, declaró al noticiero Telemundo de Canal 12 que el compromiso de contener la evolución de los precios es una “política de Estado”. “Cambian los gobiernos y hay un compromiso muy estricto con la inflación baja y estable”, señaló.

Tolosa señaló que el combate a la inflación en Uruguay tiene una “larga historia”, que lleva 80 años. “Esta es la primera vez que el Banco Central se compromete, en lo que nosotros llamamos el horizonte de política monetaria, y lo logra. Lo cual demuestra que finalmente el Banco Central tiene las herramientas, tiene la capacidad y ahora la credibilidad para conseguir su meta”, señaló.
El manejo de la tasa de interés es la herramienta central de la política monetaria de Uruguay. Una de las primeras decisiones que tomó la autoridad monetaria a comienzos de abril fue la de aumentar la tasa de interés de referencia, de 9% a 9,25%. Esto sitúa la política monetaria en una fase contractiva. En mayo, el comité mantuvo la referencia en ese rango.
Tolosa explicó por qué Uruguay debe mantener la inflación baja y estable con una metáfora. “Pensemos la inflación para el uruguayo como una polilla. Es algo que día tras día nos va haciendo agujeros en nuestra ropa. La inflación hace lo mismo con nuestro poder adquisitivo. Nos va generando agujeros, nos va eliminando la capacidad de consumir lo que nosotros ganamos con nuestro sueldo. De alguna manera, lo que trata de hacer la política monetaria es ser la naftalina que combate esa polilla y nos protege del poder adquisitivo”, expresó.

Para el presidente del BCU, la clave en la lucha por mejorar el poder adquisitivo es que el país no se siga encareciendo. “Ese es el mandato central del Banco Central: que no sigan subiendo los precios al ritmo que sucedía antes”, expresó.
En marzo, cuando asumió como presidente del BCU, Tolosa trazó una nueva meta para la inflación. Ya no habla de un rango objetivo sino de un número concreto: 4,5%. Estima que a esa meta se llegará en un año.
“Para nosotros la meta es 4,5%. Quiere decir que no nos sentimos cómodos con una inflación que bordeara el 6%, que antes era parte de la meta. Queremos ir al 4,5%. Eso implica que dentro de un rango lo podemos tolerar, pero vamos a hacer lo que esté a nuestro alcance para que la inflación realmente converja a 4,5%”, señaló el presidente del BCU en sus declaraciones a Canal 12.

Tolosa consideró que el escenario global está ayudando a Uruguay a contener la inflación. El factor que más ayuda es el momento de debilidad del dólar. “Esto quiere decir que es más barato en Uruguay y en muchos países emergentes comprar dólares. Esto quiere decir que es más barato comprar bienes importados en particular. Eso ayuda en el proceso desinflacionario”, explicó el jerarca.
La “incertidumbre” que provocan las decisiones de Donald Trump en Estados Unidos ha generado un enfriamiento de la economía que derivó en menos inversiones. Hay, por tanto, una menor demanda sobre los bienes lo que redunda en una “menor expresión al alza” de los precios.
Al asumir, Tolosa también ratificó la línea del gobierno anterior en cuanto a la libre flotación del dólar. “El mercado va a seguir dictando lo que es el valor del tipo de cambio. La intervención ha sido una herramienta que se puede utilizar, el gobierno anterior la utilizó esporádicamente. Nosotros no nos amputamos la posibilidad de también –en circunstancias desordenadas del mercado– utilizar ese instrumento. Pero la operativa del tipo de cambio, en el día a día, va a seguir como ha sido hasta ahora: de fluctuación libre”, expresó.

Washington Ribeiro fue el último presidente del BCU del gobierno de Luis Lacalle Pou. Cuando el INE publicó el nuevo dato de la inflación, lo destacó en su red social. “24 meses de cumplimiento. Un nuevo hito que confirma la política y consolida la confianza”, escribió en la red social X.
Esta política monetaria, sin embargo, ha sido cuestionada por el sector empresarial uruguayo, que se queja de problemas de “competitividad” generado –entre otros motivos– por el “atraso cambiario”. Los exportadores, por ejemplo, expresaron que la inflación se controló por el “ancla del dólar” y no por reformas impulsadas por el gobierno.
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Nahuel Gallo cumple 6 meses detenido en Venezuela y su familia pide respuestas: “Nadie puede hablar con él”
Ya van seis meses de absoluto silencio. Ni su familia, ni sus abogados, ni activistas y mucho menos diplomáticos pudieron mantener contacto con el gendarme catamarqueño Nahuel Gallo, detenido en Venezuela el 8 de diciembre tras ingresar legalmente al país por vía terrestre desde Colombia.
“No se sabe nada. No puede tener abogados. Nadie puede hablar con él”, dijo a TN su hermano, Kevin Gallo.
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En el gobierno argentino el hermetismo es total. “Las gestiones continúan en forma muy discreta. Todo eso se mantiene bajo discreción”, dijo a TN una fuente del Ministerio de Seguridad de la Nación.
En Caracas, ningún funcionario habla oficialmente del caso. Desde que el presidente Nicolás Maduro lo acusó el 6 de enero de entrar a Venezuela para asesinar a la vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez, nadie ha vuelto a mencionar al gendarme catamarqueño.
Gallo no es el único argentino detenido en ese país. A fines de mayo fue arrestado Germán Giuliani, también incomunicado. Su familia, por ahora, prefiere no hablar.
El ministro del Interior y Justicia de Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, dijo que fue detenido cuando se reunió en alta mar con un jefe narco serbio al que identificó como Antum Mrdeza. “Detrás de todo no solo hay droga”, dijo el superministro considerado el número dos del gobierno chavista.
Qué se sabe de Nahuel Gallo
El caso de Gallo es muy complejo. Fue detenido el 8 de diciembre pasado en la frontera colombo-venezolana. Viajó para visitar a su pareja y su hijo. Tenía sus papeles en regla, según su familia y el Ministerio de Seguridad.
Pero el gobierno venezolano dijo que Gallo era un agente de inteligencia especial y lo acusó de participar en un complot para asesinar a la vicepresidenta. Desde entonces está incomunicado. El 2 de enero, el chavismo divulgó un video donde se lo puede ver con un uniforme celeste mientras camina en un lugar abierto con gradas.
Nahuel Gallo está detenido en Venezuela desde el 8 de diciembre (Foto: Facebook / El Intransigente).
Fue la única prueba de vida que recibió su familia. Este domingo se cumplen seis meses de su arresto, pero el caso no parece estar cerca de una solución.
La reciente salida de los cinco opositores venezolanos refugiados en la embajada argentina de Caracas durante 14 meses sembró más tensión entre ambos países. El gobierno chavista rompió relaciones con Buenos Aires después del desconocimiento del gobierno de Javier Milei a la cuestionada reelección de Maduro en julio de 2024.
Desde entonces, Brasil lleva los intereses argentinos en Venezuela, pero ningún diplomático brasileño pudo siquiera hablar un minuto con Gallo.
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A fines de mayo, la pareja del gendarme catamarqueño, María Alexandra Gómez García y el hijo de ambos, Víctor Benjamín, abandonaron Venezuela rumbo a la Argentina en un operativo secreto, coordinado por el Ministerio de Seguridad de la Nación.
Hoy Alexandra Gómez prefiere no hablar. “Es por un tema de seguridad”, dijo a TN.
“Ella está bien, con mi sobrino”, confirmó Kevin Gallo.

Agustín Nahuel Gallo fue detenido en Venezuela el 8 de diciembre (Foto: TN)
“Pero de mi hermano no se sabe nada. Desde el Ministerio de Seguridad no nos quieren decir nada porque por teléfono no se puede. Estamos viendo si podemos hacer una reunión con Patricia Bullrich en Buenos Aires”, comentó.
Nahuel Gallo se encontraría en la prisión de El Rodeo, en las afueras de Caracas. “Nos confirmó Inteligencia que estaba ahí. También María supo de un exdetenido estadounidense que vio a Nahuel de lejos en ese penal antes de ser liberado, Allí tienen tres comidas por día y médico”, contó.
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Según afirmó, la familia del gendarme quiere terminar con esta incertidumbre. Su madre, Griselda Heredia, sufrió un pico de estrés el 8 de mayo, al cumplirse cinco meses de la detención de su hijo. “Ahora está más tranquila, pero fue operada hace poco de la vesícula”, contó Kevin.
“Queremos una llamada Necesitamos verlo, saber como está. Con una llamada nos conformamos, que nos digan que está bien. Sería algo humano”, concluyó.
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TIMELINE: Inside the evolving relationship between Trump and Musk from first term to this week’s fallout

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The fallout between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump is an evolving situation marked by a public blowup on Thursday, but their relationship ties back to Trump’s first term and even earlier.
A November 2016 CNBC interview with the Tesla CEO, who’s now the richest man in the world, took a critical tone of the now president just days before he was elected president in an upset that signified the strength of the populist movement.
«Honestly, I think Hillary’s economic policies and her environmental policies particularly are the right ones, you know, but yeah. Also, I don’t think this is the finest moment in our democracy at all,» Musk said.
«Well, I feel a bit stronger that probably he’s not the right guy. He just doesn’t seem to have the sort of character that reflects well on the United States,» he later added in the interview.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., May 30, 2025. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
During Trump’s first term, Musk was part of some of his economic advisory councils, which often includes CEOs, but ultimately left his post because he disagreed with the president’s move to exit the Paris Climate Accords.
«Am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world,» Musk posted at the time.
The two continued to have an on-and-off relationship, but there were some positive signs in May 2020.
«Elon Musk, congratulations. Congratulations, Elon. Thanks, Elon. For Elon and 8,000 SpaceX employees, today is the fulfillment of a dream almost two decades in the making,» Trump said at the Kennedy Space Center in May 2020.
And at the SpaceX Demo-2 launch, Trump said he and Musk communicate regularly.
«Well, I won’t get into it. But, yeah — but I speak to him all the time. Great guy. He’s one of our great brains. We like great brains. And Elon has done a fantastic job,» he said.
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President Donald Trump and Elon Musk (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Fast forward to 2022, when Musk purchased Twitter and renamed it X, and brought back Trump’s account that November, after it was suspended after the events of Jan. 6, 2021. In 2022, Musk also announced that he would vote Republican, but indicated he would back Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis if he opted to seek the nomination.
DeSantis launched his campaign on X in a «space,» a virtual public event forum, with Musk, who also reportedly significantly financially backed the Florida governor, according to The Wall Street Journal.
However, a major turning point was in July 2024, after the assassination attempt of Trump at a rally in Butler, Penn.
«I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,» Musk posted.
Musk then campaigned for the president, including a famous moment when he was jumping on stage at his comeback rally in Butler.
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BUTLER, PA – OCT. 5: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks with former president Donald Trump during a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. ((Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images))
«I want to say what an honor it is to be here and, you know, the true test of someone’s character is how they behave under fire, right?» Musk said at the rally. «And we had one president who couldn’t climb a flight of stairs and another who was fist pumping after getting shot.»
«This is no ordinary election,» the tech CEO continued. «The other side wants to take away your freedom of speech.»
«Just be a pest to everyone,» he added. «You know, people on the street everywhere: Vote, vote, vote!»
The tech billionaire spent roughly $300 million through America PAC to boost swing state voter efforts, including Pennsylvania.
By the time the presidential election rolled around, Trump and Musk appeared to be close friends as the Tesla CEO was with Trump in Mar-a-Lago on election night. Over the next few days, Musk remained in Florida and was reportedly advising Trump on appointments and policy as the transition to a new administration kicked off.
A week later, shortly before Musk and the new president appeared at a SpaceX launch together in Texas, Trump announced that Musk and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy would be heading up the Department of Government Efficiency in an effort to rid the government of waste, fraud, and abuse.
Trump described the pair as «two wonderful Americans’ and although Ramaswamy left that post in January and is now running for governor in Ohio, Musk stayed on and quickly became the face of an agency that made him the main target of attacks from Democrats pushing back on spending cuts that they argued were too drastic.
Protests erupted nationwide against Musk and DOGE including violent outbursts at his Tesla dealerships that tanked the company’s stock and were labeled as acts of «domestic terrorism» by the Justice Department.
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President Donald Trump bought a Tesla from Musk at the White House as a show of support earlier this year when the EV-maker faced consumer backlash over Musk’s political activism. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
During the first few months of the year, Musk and Trump were spotted together at several viral events including a UFC fight, an Oval Office meeting where Musk’s son «Little X» stole the show, and a cabinet meeting in late February where Musk was the main focus.
In March, Trump hosted Elon at a Tesla showcase in front of the White House amid a dip in Tesla stock where the president told reporters he was purchasing a Tesla while touting the company.
As Musk’s time at DOGE began to wind down, his employee classification allowed him to serve for 130 days, the newly formed agency had become the poster child of anti-Trump sentiment from Democrats who consistently attacked the $175 billion in spending cuts that DOGE estimated it delivered.
Signs of fracture in the relationship began showing in late May when Musk took a public shot at Trump’s «big beautiful bill» as it made its way through Congress.
«I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,» Musk said.
Two days later, Musk announced his official departure from DOGE.
«As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,» Musk said, adding that the effects of DOGE «will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.»

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets Elon Musk as he arrives to attend a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket (Brandon Bell)
DOGE, which fell short of Musk’s initial goal of slashing $1 trillion in spending which Musk said he still remains optimistic will happen in the future, will continue its work without Musk, who said, «I look forward to continuing to be a friend and adviser to the president.»
That optimistic tone shifted drastically on June 3 when Musk took to X, the platform he owns, and blasted the budget reconciliation bill calling it «a disgusting abomination» and criticizing the Republicans who voted for it.
«KILL THE BILL,» Musk said the next day.
A day after that, on Thursday, the feud hit a fever pitch.
While speaking with reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said that he was «very disappointed» by Musk’s vocal criticisms of the bill. The president claimed that Musk knew what was in the bill and «had no problem» with it until the EV incentives had to be cut.
On X, Musk called that assessment «false.»
Trump turned to social media to criticize Musk, who he appointed to find ways to cut $2 trillion after forming the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
«Elon was ‘wearing thin,’ I asked him to leave, I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!» Trump said in one post.
In another post, Trump said, «I don’t mind Elon turning against me, but he should have done so months ago. This is one of the Greatest Bills ever presented to Congress. It’s a Record Cut in Expenses, $1.6 Trillion Dollars, and the Biggest Tax Cut ever given.»
«If this Bill doesn’t pass, there will be a 68% tax increase, and things far worse than that. I didn’t create this mess, I’m just here to FIX IT. This puts our Country on a Path of Greatness. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!»
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Elon Musk speaks on stage as he joins former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pa. on Oct. 5, 2024. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
At one point, Musk referenced late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in relation to Trump as part of the larger tirade in a comment that several Republicans told Fox News Digital went «too far.»
Other posts from Musk included a claim that Trump would not have won the election without his help while accusing Trump of «ingratitude.» In another post, Musk suggested that Trump should be impeached and replaced by Vice President Vance.
It is unclear if a resolution to the feud is coming in the next few days. Fox News Digital reported on Friday morning that Musk wants to speak to Trump and that White House aides could possibly broker a meeting.
Trump told Fox News on Friday that he isn’t interested in talking to Musk, adding that «Elon’s totally lost it.»
Trump also said to Fox News’ Bret Baier that he isn’t worried about Musk’s suggestion to form a new political party, citing favorable polls and strong support from Republicans on Capitol Hill.
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