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Arkansas legislature overrides veto of bill banning trans procedures for minors

Arkansas became Tuesday the first state to ban gender-reassignment drugs and procedures for minors after the state legislature overrode Gov. Asa Hutchinson's veto.

April 6, 2021

Stacey Abrams to blame for $100 million price tag of lost All-Star Game, Rand Paul says

Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has urged people not to boycott Georgia, but Sen. Rand Paul says she and other Democrats are squarely to blame for Major League Baseball's decision to pull the All-Star Game out of Atlanta.

April 6, 2021

MLB All-Star Game moved to majority-White Denver

Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that the 2021 All-Star Game will be played in Denver instead of Atlanta, sending a social-justice signal by moving from a city with a 51% Black population to one where Black residents represent just 9%.

April 6, 2021

‘60 Minutes’ under fire for Ron DeSantis Florida vaccine ‘hit job’

CBS News came under fire Monday for a "60 Minutes" segment on the Florida vaccine rollout, accused of airing a deceptively edited "hit job" on Gov. Ron DeSantis, a rising GOP star on the short list for the 2024 presidential nomination.

April 5, 2021

Jim Crow comparison to Georgia vote law vexes Blacks

Linking Georgia's newly signed elections law to the segregationist Jim Crow system is not only inaccurate, it's an affront to Black Americans, as far as Michael Lancaster is concerned.

April 5, 2021

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoes bill banning gender-reassignment for minors

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday he has vetoed a bill to ban gender-reassignment drugs and procedures for minors, sending it back to the state legislature for what he described as an anticipated veto override.

April 5, 2021

Marco Rubio asks if MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred will relinquish Augusta golf membership

If MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred wants to be consistent, he should reconsider his membership in the Augusta National Golf Club, as far as Sen. Marco Rubio is concerned.

April 5, 2021

Raphael Warnock rebuked for Easter message downplaying Jesus resurrection

That Jesus Christ died to save people from their sins is the cornerstone of the Christian faith, but Sen. Raphael Warnock appears to have a different take.

April 4, 2021

California churches seek emergency reprieve from state’s pandemic restrictions

A group of California churches is seeking a reprieve from state limits on indoor worship capacity and bans on singing and chanting in advance of the most important day on the Christian calendar.

April 3, 2021

Vermont accused of discrimination for moving minorities to head of coronavirus vaccine line

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has come under fire for a newly announced statewide vaccination protocol moving minorities to the head of the line based solely on their race.

April 2, 2021

Noah Green Nation of Islam ties thwart progressive narrative on Capitol attack

Social-media mavens on the left were quick to cast blame for Friday's U.S. Capitol attack on White nationalists and Trump supporters -- until the suspect was linked to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

April 2, 2021

Catholic schools undercut teachers’ unions with successful in-person reopenings

If the school officials in Fairfax County, Virginia, need any tips on how to reopen for full-time in-person learning, they need look no further than the Catholic schools in their own neighborhood, including Oakcrest.

April 1, 2021

Pro-life Catholic leaders defend archbishop under attack for Biden criticism

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is facing calls from the left to remove Archbishop Joseph Naumann as chairman of a key committee over his criticism of President Biden, but a who's-who of pro-life and Catholic leaders has come to the prelate's defense.

April 1, 2021

13 states sue Biden administration to block tax-cut ban in federal stimulus package

Another 13 states filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Biden administration for prohibiting states that accept federal stimulus funding from reducing taxes "directly or indirectly" for three years.

March 31, 2021

Tom Steyer has ‘no plans’ to run for California governor in Newsom recall

Democratic megadonor Tom Steyer said Wednesday he has no plans to run as an alternative to California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the anticipated gubernatorial recall election.

March 31, 2021

House Republicans seek to ban race-based stimulus funding for non-White farmers

Nobody doubts that Black agricultural landowners are struggling as their numbers plummet, but critics argue that the economic stimulus package's $5 billion set-aside for non-White farmers and ranchers is not the way to help.

March 31, 2021

NRA blasts Joe Biden over Hunter Biden’s ‘irresponsible use of firearms’

The National Rifle Association was quick to chide President Biden over his son Hunter's reported firearms misadventures, saying that the Democrat should clean up his own house before cracking down on responsible gun owners.

March 30, 2021

Asa Hutchinson on spot with Arkansas poised to enact first youth gender-transition ban

No sooner had Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed one transgender-related bill than a second one landed on his desk.

March 30, 2021

Nike sues MSCHF, Lil Nas X ‘Satan Shoes’ maker, for trademark infringement

When Nike says "just do it," apparently it doesn't mean just reconfigure its sneakers into satanic-themed footwear containing a dollop of human blood.

March 29, 2021

Antifa looms over trial of Derek Chauvin, Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd death

Anyone who thought that Antifa would exit stage left after President Donald Trump was defeated can think again.

March 29, 2021