Valerie Richardson

Pro-life groups zero in on drugstore chains that plan to fill abortion-pill prescriptions

Neighborhood drugstores still reeling from Black Lives Matter riots, shoplifting surges and opioid litigation now face a new challenge: pushback over the abortion pill.

February 15, 2023

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signs bill banning gender-transition treatments for minors

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill Monday banning gender-transition drugs and surgeries for minors, making hers the seventh state to crack down on such treatments amid a surge in the number of children's gender clinics.

February 13, 2023

Soros-backed ‘disinformation’ group aims to defund conservative news

Conservative media outlets struggling as their advertising dollars dry up may have a British-based "disinformation" group tied to left-wing megadonor George Soros in part to blame.

February 13, 2023

AOC ripped for ‘fascism’ claims about Christian ‘He Gets Us’ ads run during Super Bowl

Those Christian ads that ran during the Super Bowl may have looked like they were endorsing humility and goodwill, but as far as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is concerned, they were actually marketing "fascism."

February 13, 2023

Activists keeping watch on judge as federal court takes up abortion pill case

The main front in the abortion debate has pingponged from state to state since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, but the battleground for now can be found in the remote Texas Panhandle.

February 12, 2023

Missouri AG calls for transgender clinic to stop giving kids hormones during malpractice probe

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has called for an "immediate moratorium" on puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for new underage patients at the Washington University Transgender Center in St. Louis, citing allegations of "illegal conduct and malpractice."

February 10, 2023

National Archives apologizes for telling March for Lifers to remove or conceal pro-life attire

The National Archives and Records Administration apologized Friday for ordering visitors in Washington for the March for Life to take off or cover up their pro-life apparel after being accused in a federal lawsuit of violating their First Amendment rights.

February 10, 2023

Kirk Cameron joined by country singer Coffey Anderson at jammed library reading in Georgia

Another enthusiastic crowd packed a public library to see Kirk Cameron read his Christian-themed children's book, only this time he wasn't the only draw.

February 9, 2023

March for Lifers sue National Archives for allegedly ordering them to remove pro-life swag

The Smithsonian may not have been the only federal institution to ban pro-life apparel during last month's March for Life in Washington.

February 9, 2023

Democrats called ‘ghouls’ for donning Planned Parenthood abortion ‘heart’ pins

A pair of Democrats was accused of ghoulishness for wearing lapel pins to the State of the Union address that depict the word "abortion" with the first "o" in the shape of a heart, a symbol of "love."

February 8, 2023

Texas sues to halt Biden administration’s ‘pharmacy mandate’ on abortion pills

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued to stop the Biden administration from enforcing its "pharmacy mandate" requiring qualified retail pharmaceutical firms to dispense abortion pills or risk losing Medicare and Medicaid funding.

February 8, 2023

Smithsonian hit with lawsuit by Catholic students told to remove pro-life beanies or leave

The Catholic students and chaperones who said they were kicked out of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum over their pro-life beanies have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the institute of violating their First Amendment rights.

February 8, 2023

Virginia House passes bill banning schools from hiding gender-transition from parents

The Virginia House approved legislation Tuesday that would prevent schools from keeping parents in the dark about their child's gender transition, a bill inspired in part by the horrific account of a girl who was repeatedly sexually assaulted after identifying as male.

February 7, 2023

Elon Musk frees Steve Daines from Twitter jail over antelope-hunting photo

Sen. Steve Daines is back on Twitter after being locked out over a photo showing him and his wife after a successful antelope hunt.

February 7, 2023

Democrats vow state ‘refuge’ for minors’ gender transitions

Youths in Republican-led states that won't let them take cross-sex hormones soon may find havens in Democratic-run states.

February 6, 2023

Satanic Temple plans to open abortion telehealth clinic in New Mexico

There's a new abortion service coming soon to New Mexico, but don't expect to see Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham at the grand opening.

February 5, 2023

Republicans blast Smithsonian for kicking out Catholic students over ‘pro-life’ beanies

South Carolina Republicans led lawmakers blasting the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum for kicking out a group of Catholic high school students because they wore matching beanies inscribed with the words "pro-life."

February 2, 2023

Hamline makes list of ‘10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech’ after Islamophobia uproar

Hamline University was named one of the nation's worst colleges for free speech after punishing an adjunct professor who showed a historic painting of the Prophet Muhammad in class, but the Minnesota college wasn't the only offender.

February 2, 2023

Democrats consider holding convention in Georgia after pushing ‘Jim Crow’ narrative

Georgia's Election Integrity Act was too racist for Major League Baseball, but perhaps not for the Democratic National Committee.

February 1, 2023

Minnesota Gov. Walz signs abortion bill decried by GOP as most ‘extreme’ in nation

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed Tuesday a bill declaring abortion a "fundamental right" that passed without a single vote from Republicans, who called it the most "extreme" abortion legislation in the nation.

January 31, 2023