Vast majority of women affected by Alabama, Georgia laws are black
The majority of women who obtain abortions in Georgia and Alabama are black, making black women the primary demographic affected by 2019 abortion legislation, data show.
White House invites Americans to share stories with Trump of being banned on social media
“Social media platforms should advance freedom of speech. Yet too many Americans have seen their accounts suspended, banned, or fraudulently reported for unclear ‘violations’ of user policies,” the webpage reads.
Trump admin to ‘shed light’ on secretive practice that costs taxpayers millions of dollars
The Interior Department will publicly list attorneys’ fees paid out, often to environmental activist groups, for legal settlements, according to a recent memo from Principal Deputy Solicitor Daniel Jorjani.
Trump rolls out merit-based plan to transform immigration system
President Donald Trump introduced what he called a “big, beautiful, bold” plan to “transform America’s immigration system” from one of random entry to a meritocracy.
Democrat-led U.S. House passes bill forcing schools to let male athletes compete in girls’ sports
The Democratically controlled House of Representatives voted Friday 236-173 in favor of the Equality Act, which would require schools to include male athletes who identify as transgender girls on female sports teams.
Trump strips California of $930 million in high-speed rail funding
The Trump administration will terminate its agreement with California to fund the state’s struggling high-speed rail project, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said Thursday.
‘Cowardice’: Nikki Haley takes aim at Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez and Omar over Venezuela
Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley sharply criticized three prominent Democrats for going soft on Venezuela’s socialist dictatorship.
Democrats say Alabama is killing people by banning abortion
Democrats claimed the abortion ban is sentencing women to death. “Alabama’s law won’t stop abortion, but it will kill women,” Democratic California Rep. Harley Rouda wrote on Twitter.
Democrats back bill to ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 2040
The bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Kamala Harris of California, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
Bernie Sanders tries to avoid repeating Hillary Clinton’s coal miners gaffe, says they ‘aren’t our enemies’
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders stressed that coal miners and other energy industry workers “aren’t our enemies” at an environmentalist rally Monday night.
The Second Amendment saved these gun owners’ lives in April
It is undeniable that Americans use guns in self-defense on far more occasions than criminals use them to commit crimes. Yet those defensive gun uses rarely receive the amount of attention given to criminal gun uses.
Equality Act could impose left-wing LGBT curriculum on whole nation
If Democrats’ priority legislation becomes law, public schools could be forced to include discussions about transgenderism in math and history classes for elementary school students.