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‘The View’ co-host Sunny Hostin predicts Biden will lose Black vote if he dumps Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris is increasingly viewed as a drag on the 2024 Democratic presidential ticket, but "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin cautioned that President Biden drops her at his peril.

September 14, 2023

Nebraska woman, 21, sues doctors who removed her breasts at 16 as part of ‘gender-affirming care’

A Nebraska woman who had her breasts removed at 16 has sued University of Nebraska Medical Center doctors for malpractice, saying she and her parents were manipulated into gender-transition medical treatments that "robbed her of her womanhood."

September 14, 2023

Ex-clerk Kim Davis ordered to pay $100K for denying marriage license to same-sex couple

A former county clerk in Kentucky must pay $100,000 to a same-sex couple for refusing to grant them a marriage license based on her religious convictions shortly after the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in 2015.

September 13, 2023

Republicans pressure Merrick Garland to stop New Mexico’s ‘chilling’ gun ban

Senate Republicans want Attorney General Merrick Garland to protect New Mexico gun owners from the Democratic governor's "chilling" executive order suspending open- and concealed-carry laws, calling it an "unconstitutional power grab."

September 13, 2023

Abortion rights ad featuring image of Jesus faces Catholic blowback

An abortion rights ad that includes a venerated image of Jesus is drawing pushback from conservative Catholics who want the commercial removed.

September 13, 2023

Marine veteran Cole Lyle enlists service dogs in fight against veteran suicide

When Cole T. Lyle was struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Afghanistan, his service dog, Kaya, was able to help him in ways that therapy and medication couldn't.

September 13, 2023

‘Sound of Freedom’ hero calls for Biden administration to find 85,000 missing migrant children

The former Homeland Security agent whose fight against child trafficking was the basis for the hit movie "Sound of Freedom" wants the Biden administration to get serious about protecting immigrant children.

September 12, 2023

Sen. John Kennedy gets last word by reading explicit school books at censorship hearing

Senate Democrats decrying school boards and parents for censorship got more than they bargained for when Sen. John Kennedy began reading aloud from a couple of the "banned books."

September 12, 2023

California voters oppose cash reparations for slavery descendants by 2 to 1: Poll

California voters oppose making cash payments to Black descendants of slavery by a two-to-one margin, a daunting finding for the Democrat-controlled Legislature as it prepares to take up the state reparations task force's landmark recommendations.

September 11, 2023

Democratic official changes dismantle-the-police tune after vicious attack, carjacking

A Democratic official who called for dismantling the police at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests was singing a different tune after being carjacked and viciously beaten in her driveway in front of her children.

September 7, 2023

Juneteenth replaces Christmas Eve as paid holiday at Emory Healthcare

Emory Healthcare plans to replace its company holiday on Christmas Eve with Juneteenth in the name of "equity," requiring workers to take paid time off or show up for work rather than observe one of the most cherished Christian holidays of the year.

September 7, 2023

Catholic bookstore may post pronoun policy after winning exemption from Jacksonville’s law

A Catholic bookstore owner has received an exception from an ordinance in Jacksonville, Florida, that will let her post her policy against using pronouns that run contrary to a customer's sex.

September 7, 2023

Actor Kevin Sorbo takes on ‘Herculean’ task of defending masculinity in new children’s book

Kevin Sorbo isn't known as a children's author, but the actor who embodied Hercules for years on television does understand a thing or two about being a man.

September 7, 2023

Embattled Soros-linked district attorneys leaving office amid high crime, complaints

Democratic megadonor George Soros has enjoyed great success in electing left-tilting district attorneys, but keeping them in office is proving more difficult.

September 6, 2023

Alabama governor confronts state library service over ‘sexually suggestive’ books for youth

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is demanding answers by next week about reports that her state's public libraries are stocking "sexually suggestive" books in the children's sections, a probe that includes a hard look at the left-tilting American Library Association.

September 5, 2023

Colorado Democrats blast pro-choice Gov. Jared Polis for saying abortion is ‘bad’

Before Colorado Gov. Jared Polis declared that Democrats believe abortion is "bad," he might have wanted to check with a few more Democrats.

September 5, 2023

Head of nation’s largest OBGYN group wants abortion available ‘without restrictions’

The head of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has called for abortion to be available "without restrictions," moving beyond the group's stance against "burdensome" regulations in what foes said amounts to an endorsement of abortion on demand until birth.

August 31, 2023

Riley Gaines rips Keith Olbermann for saying she lost because ‘you sucked’

Riley Gaines is a 12-time All-American swimmer from a top NCAA Division I athletic program, but former ESPN host Keith Olbermann says she lost because she "sucked at swimming."

August 31, 2023

Oberlin coach says she was rebuked, shamed over post defending women in sports

An Oberlin College lacrosse coach says she was harangued, reprimanded and pressured to recant by school officials for sharing an Instagram post expressing opposition to male-born athletes who identify as women competing in female sports.

August 30, 2023

American Library Association faces backlash over ‘Marxist’ president, anti-Christian views

America's public libraries were already feeling the heat for hosting drag queen story hours and feuding with Christian actor Kirk Cameron, and then word broke that the American Library Association's newly installed president calls herself a "Marxist lesbian."

August 30, 2023