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Joe Biden mocked after posting Obama friendship bracelet for Best Friends Day

Former President Barack Obama has held off on endorsing a Democratic presidential primary candidate, but Joe Biden appears to believe they're still best buddies.

June 9, 2019

Michael Bloomberg Beyond Carbon campaign aims to shut down coal plants, block natural gas

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has pledged to spend $500 million to shut down coal-fired plants by 2030 -- and prevent natural gas from replacing it -- in part by bankrolling candidates who support his climate change agenda.

June 9, 2019

Pro-lifers warn Biden’s flip-flop on Hyde Amendment will backfire in 2020

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden may have placated progressives by switching positions on taxpayer-funded abortions, but he also put his brand at risk by swerving to the left of moderate and working-class voters at the heart of his 2020 election strategy.

June 8, 2019

Ohio jury awards $11 million to bakery owners targeted by Oberlin College student protests

The owners of an Ohio bakery who sued for libel after being targeted by student protests has won an $11 million verdict against Oberlin College.

June 7, 2019

Katrina Jackson, ‘Whole Life Democrat,’ abortion position bucks party stance

Louisiana state Rep. Katrina R. Jackson has been called plenty of names -- a fake Democrat, a traitor, even a Republican -- but she prefers another label: "whole life Democrat."

June 6, 2019

Play about affair between FBI agents Strzok, Page secures new venue

A stage production about former FBI officials Lisa Page and Peter Strzok has secured a new location after being dropped from one theater over security concerns.

June 6, 2019

Coalition Against Socialized Medicine challenges ‘Medicare for all’ push

A group of leading conservative and free-market groups launched Thursday the Coalition Against Socialized Medicine, an effort aimed at countering the growing Democratic calls for "Medicare for all."

June 6, 2019

Joe Biden plagiarism threatens 2020 bid, recalls failed 1988 White House run

Charges of plagiarizing policy documents piled up Wednesday against former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, putting the 2020 frontrunner's campaign on defense in a replay of the issue that largely torpedoed his 1988 presidential bid.

June 5, 2019

NFL’s latest social-justice grant recipients reveal more ties to George Soros

The NFL announced grants Tuesday totaling nearly $2 million to eight organizations, two of which have ties to Democratic megadonor George Soros.

June 5, 2019

Oregon House passes National Popular Vote, sends bill to Democratic governor

The Oregon House passed legislation Wednesday to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, sending the measure to Democratic Gov. Kate Brown, who has indicated she will sign it.

June 5, 2019

Trump administration cancels funding for research using aborted fetal remains

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it would immediately cancel federal funding for research at the University of California San Francisco using human fetal tissue from abortions, weighing in again on a charged issue fraught with scientific and moral implications.

June 5, 2019

Josh Hawley, Elizabeth Warren united on Big Tech anti-trust crackdown

When lawmakers as ideologically divided as Republican Sen. Josh Hawley and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren agree that your industry has become too powerful, you could be in trouble, and that's the problem facing Big Tech.

June 4, 2019

Disney, Netflix accused of hypocrisy with Georgia abortion ban talk

Disney CEO Bob Iger said it would be "very difficult" for the company to continue to film in Georgia if the state's newly enacted abortion law goes into effect, though the entertainment giant had no similar reservations about shooting in Jordan.

June 3, 2019

Democrats defy party abortion stance with pro-life votes, opposition to late-term bills

In one of the biggest surprises of the 2019 legislative session, dozens of Democratic state legislators have defied their party on abortion, emerging as a decisive force on pivotal votes in what may signal a fraying of the Democratic consensus on a signature issue.

May 30, 2019

Steve Sisolak vetoes National Popular Vote bill

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak surprised onlookers Thursday by vetoing a bill to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, saying it would reduce the influence of low-population states like his in presidential contests.

May 30, 2019

John Bel Edwards to break with party by signing Louisiana fetal-heartbeat bill

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says he plans to sign a fetal-heartbeat bill passed by the state legislature, breaking with the Democratic Party on the pivotal abortion issue.

May 30, 2019

Planned Parenthood resists probe of Missouri last abortion clinic

The last abortion clinic in Missouri could close in two days, a situation that Planned Parenthood has attributed to the state's increasingly tough regulations, while pro-life activists say the facility has only itself to blame.

May 29, 2019

Mike Parson says state’s only abortion clinic should receive no ‘special treatment’

Missouri Gov. Michael Parson said Wednesday that the state's last abortion clinic should receive no "special treatment," while insisting that Planned Parenthood could still avoid a shutdown by complying with the law before the Friday deadline.

May 29, 2019

Kamala Harris: Justin Amash put ‘country before party’ with Trump impeachment call

Rep. Justin Amash, Michigan Republican, has taken plenty of flak for his call to impeach President Trump, but the congressman received a shout-out Tuesday from Sen. Kamala D. Harris, a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

May 29, 2019

Illinois House makes abortion ‘fundamental right’ with late-term bill

The Illinois House approved Tuesday a bill creating a "fundamental right" to abortion, clearing the way for late-term procedures in what supporters described as a rebuke to red-state legislatures limiting access.

May 28, 2019