Ramsey Touchberry

Montana Planned Parenthood to deny abortion pills to out-of-state patients

Women seeking medication abortion from Planned Parenthood of Montana will now be required to show proof of residency in a bid to prevent the sale of pills to women from states where abortions are banned.

July 1, 2022

Gov. Jay Inslee declares Washington state an abortion ‘sanctuary,’ orders state police to help

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered state police not to comply with out-of-state agency requests for information on patients' abortions in a bid to make the Evergreen State a "sanctuary" for the medical procedure.

July 1, 2022

Energy companies fork over $22 million to drill on federal land in first oil, gas sales under Biden

The first onshore oil and natural gas lease sales under President Biden fetched $22 million from energy companies that gained access to more than 100 square miles of federal land in Western states.

July 1, 2022

Democrat Rep. Judy Chu arrested during pro-choice abortion protest

Rep. Judy Chu was among the nearly 200 pro-choice protesters arrested Thursday for blocking a busy intersection near the U.S. Capitol and Supreme Court.

July 1, 2022

Quarter of voters say they may soon have to take up arms against the government, poll says

More than one in four Americans have so much disdain for the government that they believe it may be necessary "at some point soon for citizens to take up arms against the government," according to a new poll from the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics.

July 1, 2022

Lawmakers renew effort to give Justice Dept. power to take on OPEC

Antitrust legislation that would give the Department of Justice new tools to go after the countries that make up the OPEC oil cartel is receiving fresh attention from a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the face of soaring prices at the pump.

June 30, 2022

Western leaders would look ‘disgusting’ without shirts, Putin says

Vladimir Putin criticized Western world leaders Thursday after attendees of the G7 summit mocked the Russian president's frequent shirtless appearance in front of the cameras.

June 30, 2022

High court’s blow to EPA rattles Democrats, climate change activists

The Supreme Court ruling Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate climate change was a win for conservatives who have long sought to shrink the "administrative state," a power federal agencies wield over large swaths of the U.S. economy and everyday life.

June 30, 2022

Supreme Court rules for states against EPA, Biden climate change agenda

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act, dealing a blow to President Biden's climate change agenda.

June 30, 2022

Nearly half of voters say Trump should be charged for riot at U.S. Capitol: Poll

Almost half of American voters feel that former President Donald Trump should be criminally charged for the riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to a new survey.

June 30, 2022

Hospitals join Biden’s climate pledge; critics worry about empty promises

Dozens of the nation's largest health care companies have answered President Biden's call to combat climate change with a pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, the White House said Thursday.

June 30, 2022

Democrats, GOP agree country headed in the wrong direction, poll shows

There's at least one thing that Americans on both sides of the political aisle can agree on: the nation's bleak outlook.

June 29, 2022

Group files lawsuit alleging ‘child sexual exploitation’ in Virginia public school system

A conservative group with ties to former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the public school system in Virginia's Loudon Country of engaging in sexual misconduct toward its students.

June 29, 2022

No deal from White House meeting with Big Oil, execs hope talks still send ‘positive signal’

A meeting between Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and oil industry executives on Thursday did not produce a breakthrough to help lower gasoline prices, according to industry groups.

June 23, 2022

Biden’s gasoline plan calls on everyone outside of the White House to do their part

President Biden on Wednesday announced his plan to reduce sky-high gasoline prices that relied on just about everybody -- state governments, Congress, oil companies -- besides the White House to do something about it, but just about everybody involved panned the "call to action."

June 22, 2022

Biden gas tax holiday faces revolt by top Democrats

Democrats on Capitol Hill are revolting over a proposal by President Biden for Congress to temporarily suspend the federal tax that drivers pay at the gasoline pump.

June 22, 2022

Biden to call on Congress, states to temporarily waive gas taxes in bid to ease pain at the pump

President Biden is expected to call on Congress to suspend the federal gasoline and diesel tax through the end of September on Wednesday as part of a comprehensive plan to offer some relief to consumers facing painfully high prices at the pump.

June 22, 2022

Chevron says Biden has vilified energy industry, denies gouging accusations

Chevron on Tuesday told President Biden that if he is truly interested in blunting high gas prices, his administration should stop demonizing oil companies and instead engage in "honest dialogue" about the importance of domestic oil production.

June 21, 2022

Biden weighing federal gas tax holiday, sending out gas rebate cards

President Biden said Monday that he will decide on whether to suspend the federal gas tax by the end of the week to offer some relief to consumers facing painfully high prices at the pump.

June 20, 2022

Biden at international climate meeting says clean energy key to ditching high gas prices

President Biden urged other world leaders Friday to join the U.S. in taking new environmental actions and setting aside more spending for climate change initiatives, moves he told participants of an international climate meeting would allow them to break free from a volatile global energy market.

June 17, 2022