Maggie Little

Maggie Little is a Lion writer based in Washington, D.C. Her reporting has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Sun, the Federalist, RealClearPolitics and The Daily Signal.

Culture

Florida AG demands U.S. Masters Swimming rescind policy allowing biological males to compete against women, threatens legal action

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has a clear message to U.S. Masters Swimming: keep men out of female competitions and locker rooms, or face a lawsuit. “Today, we called on… Read More

By Maggie Little

July 15, 2025

Courts

‘Texas will not back down’: Gov. Abbott defends state immigration law after appeals court blocks it

Texas Gov. Abbott is prepared to take an immigration battle to the Supreme Court, his office told The Lion, after a federal appeals court blocked a… Read More

By Maggie Little

July 8, 2025

Politics

Biden aides pushed for early presidential debate against Trump to show ‘strength,’ leaked memo reveals

Former President Joe Biden’s aides reportedly convinced him to face off in an early debate against then-candidate Donald Trump to show his “strength” and Trump’s “weakness,” a leaked memo indicates,… Read More

By Maggie Little

July 8, 2025

Courts

Supreme Court enters the fray over transgender athletes in women’s sports, setting up legal clash next term

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to take up cases over whether states can ban biological males from competing in female school sports, in what is expected to be a… Read More

By Maggie Little

July 3, 2025

Courts

Trump DOJ sues Los Angeles over sanctuary city policy, citing ‘rioting, looting, and vandalism’ stemming from city’s refusal to cooperate with ICE

In the latest escalation of a heated immigration battle between the Trump administration and California, the Justice Department is suing Los Angeles over its sanctuary city policies. “Sanctuary policies were… Read More

By Maggie Little

July 3, 2025