Lawmakers in Republican-governed states are considering an array of strong pro-life protections they hope might reach the Supreme Court and win approval from Republican-appointed majority, overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a nationwide right to kill unborn babies.
A sweeping ban already has been signed into law...
(Headline USA) Nearly a year after California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the nation's first statewide shutdown because of the coronavirus, masks remain mandated, indoor dining and other activities are significantly limited, and Disneyland remains closed.
By contrast, Florida has no statewide restrictions. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has prohibited municipalities from...
A seventh woman came forward with sexual-harrassment claims against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday as top Democrats---who normally circle the wagon to protect their own---continued to withdraw their support.
"Andrew Cuomo’s hands had been on my body," former New York political reporter Jessica Bakeman wrote in a column...
The wife of a top Antifa leader in Charlotte, North Carolina, was fired from a major hospital system for accessing the records of a conservative activist.
Amber Woods, a former employee of Atrium Health, may also have violated federal law by retrieving Brian Talbert's private data four times since 2019...
UPDATE 3:00 PM EDT VIA AP: Facing unprecedented political isolation, a defiant New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo insisted on Friday that he would not step down in the wake of mounting allegations of sexual harassment and condemned the sprawling coalition of Democrats calling for his resignation as “reckless and dangerous."
The...
(Headline USA) The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over his death in police custody, as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder trial.
The Minneapolis City Council emerged from closed session to announce the settlement. Floyd...
A Democrat-led investigation may flip a Republican House seat to the Democrats.
The House Administration Committee is set to review the election results of Iowa’s 2nd Congressional district, where Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks beat her Democrat opponent Rita Hart in November.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made headlines this week when she said...
Former President Donald Trump has ramped up efforts to help Republicans regain the Senate majority in 2022, leading to uneasy tensions within his own party, according to a report by Politico.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) recently noted to the news website, "He brought a bunch of new voters into the...
(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) President Joe Biden just signed his sweeping $1.9 trillion spending package into law. Once this bill hits the books, total taxpayer expenditure on (ostensibly) COVID relief will hit $6 trillion—which, roughly estimated, comes out to $41,870 in spending per federal taxpayer.
Did you see anywhere...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) lashed out at two Fox News hosts Thursday to illustrate the importance of contacting elected officials.
During an Instagram live video, Ocasio-Cortez praised the benefits of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package.
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She then urged viewers to...
(Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Children's Health Defense) Over the last two weeks, Facebook and other social media sites have deplatformed me and many other critics of regulatory corruption and authoritarian public health policies. So, here is some fodder for those of you who have the eerie sense that the government/industry...
(Headline USA) The mayor of Portland, Oregon, announced Thursday he would seek $2 million in one-time funding for police, other agencies and outreach programs to try to stem rampant gun violence in the city.
The move by Mayor Ted Wheeler represents an about-face after city leaders in June voted to cut...