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NHL slashed on social media for declaring ‘Trans women are women’

The National Hockey League touched off a skirmish Tuesday by tweeting that "Trans women are women," prompting pushback from foes of biological males participating in female sports if they identify as women.

November 22, 2022

Republicans hoot as CBS verifies Hunter Biden laptop two years after dismissing it

CBS News joined the slow parade of news outlets belatedly confirming the authenticity of the Hunter Biden laptop, two years after "60 Minutes" headliner Lesley Stahl said its explosive videos and emails "can't be verified."

November 22, 2022

The Great Undoing: Biden’s squeeze on oil and gas leasing drains conservation fund

A conservation program hailed by the Biden administration as a force for combating climate change is being jeopardized by the president's own tight-fisted approach to oil-and-gas leasing, according to critics.

November 22, 2022

Lawsuit seeks to reverse FDA’s ‘reckless’ approval of abortion pills

Foes of the abortion pill are taking their fight to court, accusing the Food and Drug Administration of placing "politics over science" when it sanctioned the two-drug pregnancy-termination regimen in 2000.

November 18, 2022

Colorado’s Boebert clinches House reelection for Republicans as Frisch concedes in tight race

Democrat Adam Frisch conceded the election to Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, saying the state's automatic recount is unlikely to change the outcome in a race separated by fewer than 600 votes.

November 18, 2022

Attacks on pro-life facilities post-Dobbs make up 70% of FBI’s abortion-related cases

About 70% of the FBI's abortion-related cases since the leak of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson involve attacks and threats against pro-life facilities, according to FBI Director Christopher A. Wray.

November 17, 2022

Rep. Lauren Boebert deadlocked with Adam Frisch, as recount looms

The political future of one of the GOP's firebrands was still up in the air Thursday, as Rep. Lauren Boebert remained locked in a too-close-to-call contest with Democratic challenger Adam Frisch.

November 10, 2022

Pro-lifers blame Republican waffling on abortion for red-wave fizzle

The abortion issue was credited with helping shield Democrats from a red tide in Tuesday's midterm election, but as far as pro-life leaders were concerned, the GOP fizzle was self-inflicted.

November 9, 2022

Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma governor, defeats Democrat Joy Hofmeister in bid for second term

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt beat back Tuesday a challenge from Democrat Joy Hofmeister, capturing a second term after polls showed her waging an unexpectedly strong campaign.

November 8, 2022

Beto O’Rourke falls short again as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott captures third term

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won his reelection bid Tuesday by defeating former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who trailed the Republican incumbent throughout the campaign despite his national name recognition and image as a rising Democratic Party star.

November 8, 2022

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet wins reelection bid against Republican Joe O’Dea

Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Democrat, was projected as the winner Tuesday in his bid for a third term, defying the midterm Republican wave by defeating GOP construction company owner Joe O'Dea in the increasingly blue Rocky Mountain state.

November 8, 2022

Sen. Cruz rebukes White House for ‘no comment’ on attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's "no comment" on the attacks on crisis pregnancy centers has become a source of rising frustration and anger for some pro-life advocates.

November 8, 2022

‘It’s a lie’: White House rejects claim that pro-life activists targeted for federal arrest

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denied Monday that the administration is targeting anti-abortion activists, despite a recent rash of arrests, and refused to comment on attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers.

November 7, 2022

Republicans rip Biden’s energy agenda after he vows ‘no more drilling’

President Biden handed his foes a closing campaign message with his weekend blasts at drilling and the coal industry, providing Republicans with an opening to turn up the heat on his energy policies.

November 7, 2022

Proposals to expand, limit abortion access lead list of ballot initiatives

Voters across the country will decide rules on elections, drug legalization and sports gaming in Tuesday's election. Abortion rules might be the biggest issue on the ballots.

November 7, 2022

Democratic-led states appear ready for change, Republicans running strong on quality-of-life issues

Some blue-tinged states are facing the prospect of GOP governors as Republicans ride the red wave in the final days before the midterm election, but nowhere is the phenomenon less expected than in Oregon.

November 2, 2022

Biden in, Greta Thunberg out: Stage set for infighting at U.N. climate summit in Egypt

President Biden plans to attend COP27, the annual United Nations climate confab, but he won't be rubbing elbows with Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg.

November 1, 2022

Red wave: Trafalgar poll shows most voters see Republicans retaking House, Senate

Most U.S. voters believe Republicans will capture both the House and the Senate in next week's election, according to a poll released Tuesday.

November 1, 2022

Abrams stumbles in final Georgia governor’s debate with dig at sheriffs, ‘good ol’ boys’

Democrat Stacey Abrams said in the final Georgia gubernatorial debate that state sheriffs want to "take Black people off the streets," handing Republicans a talking point on a pivotal issue a little over a week before the election.

October 31, 2022

Republicans push back as Democrats seek to blame Pelosi attack on GOP

Democrats were quick to blame the GOP for the vicious attack on Paul Pelosi without mentioning the rising tide of violence this year against conservative targets, prompting Republicans to jog the memories of their colleagues across the aisle.

October 30, 2022