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Planned Parenthood to forgo Title X federal funds over Trump abortion rules

Faced with a choice between turning down as much as $60 million in Title X grants or stopping its abortion referrals, Planned Parenthood has chosen the former.

July 17, 2019

Wes Pruden, Washington Times editor and columnist dies at 83 after remarkable six-decade career

Wesley Pruden would have undoubtedly wanted to spend his final hours at his keyboard, deftly deflating the pompous, entitled and arrogant of the political establishment, and he came awfully close.

July 17, 2019

Google executive Karan Bhatia refuses to commit to independent audit during Senate hearing

A top Google executive refused repeatedly Tuesday to commit to a third-party audit under tough questioning from Senate Democrats on privacy and Senate Republicans on censorship and anti-conservative bias.

July 16, 2019

Lisa Murkowski: Senate panel energy bills a “significant accomplishment”

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approves 22 energy-related bills aimed at lowering emissions, improving energy efficiency and increasing the nation's energy and minerals independence, in what was described as an "all of the above" strategy.

July 16, 2019

Ashlyn Harris, U.S. women’s team goalie, blasts Christian player Jaelene Hinkle as ‘homophobic’

A member of the U.S. Women's National Team called another top U.S. player, Jaelene Hinkle, "homophobic" after the team was accused of being unwelcoming to Christians.

July 16, 2019

Oregon GOP launches recall effort against Democratic Gov. Kate Brown

The Oregon Republican Party launched Monday a recall campaign against Democratic Gov. Kate Brown after a contentious legislative session that saw her sic state troopers on runaway GOP legislators fighting her climate-change agenda.

July 15, 2019

Nikki Haley blasts Democrat silence on ICE flag incident

Former Ambassador Nikki Haley joined Sunday the chorus of outrage over the Democratic Party's near-silence over the protesters who ripped down the American flag and replaced it with the Mexican flag at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Aurora, Colorado.

July 14, 2019

Lindsey Graham: 30% of adults with kids trying to cross border are ‘fake families’

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said Sunday that about 30% of migrant adults with children trying to cross the U.S. border are "fake families" trying to game the U.S. asylum system.

July 14, 2019

Megan Rapinoe offers equal-pay solution: Big corporations ‘can just write the check’

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe offered a solution Sunday to the push for equal pay for the U.S. Women's National Team: Big corporations "can just write the check."

July 14, 2019

Bernie Sanders backs Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Nancy Pelosi feud

Sen. Bernie Sanders sided Sunday with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying the Democratic leadership was being "a little bit" too tough on young progressive House members resisting the party establishment.

July 14, 2019

Kellyanne Conway defends immigration raids, points to ‘deporter in chief’ Obama

Trump administration officials sought Sunday to cool the heated rhetoric over anticipated immigration raids, arguing that enforcing deportation orders is routine -- and occurred with greater frequency under President Obama.

July 14, 2019

Bill de Blasio, absent during NYC blackout, takes heat from Andrew Cuomo, New Yorkers

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wasn't home during Saturday's massive blackout -- he was campaigning in Iowa -- a decision he defended Sunday after taking heat from fellow New Yorkers, starting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

July 14, 2019

American flag donations pour in after protesters raise Mexican flag over Colorado ICE facility

Rep. Chip Roy thanked the "numerous patriotic Americans" who took it upon themselves to provide replacements after activists pulled down and then attempted to burn the stars-and-stripes, which he called "completely unacceptable."

July 14, 2019

Democrats mum as GOP slams Mexican flag-raising at ICE as ‘heinous anti-American display’

Old Glory was back atop the flagpole Saturday at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Aurora, Colorado, but Republicans were hardly ready to forget the protesters who took down the stars-and-stripes and replaced it with the Mexican flag.

July 13, 2019

Trump Jr. pumps up base: ‘Left hates Trump more than they love America’

Donald Trump Jr. pumped up the conservative activist base Friday night in Colorado with a pull-no-punches speech touting his father's accomplishments in office and blasting the Democratic opposition, declaring that "the left hates Trump much more than they love America."

July 13, 2019

Protesters deface U.S. flag, fly Mexican flag over ICE facility in Colorado

Activists pulled down the U.S. flag and replaced it with the Mexican flag Friday outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Aurora, Colorado, part of a national protest against the Trump administration.

July 12, 2019

Pastor imprisoned in Turkey ‘astounded’ by growing hostility to Christians in America

Andrew Brunson, the U.S. pastor who spent two years in a Turkish prison, said Friday he was "astounded" by the escalating hostility toward Christians in the United States, saying they have become the "target" of activists.

July 12, 2019

Jared Polis becomes first elected Democrat to speak at Western Conservative Summit

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis became Friday the first elected Democratic official to speak at the Western Conservative Summit, the largest conservative gathering outside Washington, D.C., and it went better than many would have thought.

July 12, 2019

9th Circuit Court backs Trump on Title X abortion funding ban

A federal appeals court refused Thursday to block the Trump administration's Title X family-planning rules from taking effect, keeping in place newly instated requirements preventing grant recipients from referring clients for abortions.

July 11, 2019

Tom Steyer urged to help 2020 Democrats with money instead of himself

San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer plans to sink $100 million into his Democratic presidential primary bid, but some Democrats want him to share the wealth instead.

July 10, 2019