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Sep 20 2014
News
Efforts underway to change the GOP on same sex marriage
Gay conservatives are undertaking the most coordinated effort yet to change the Republican Party's position on same-sex marriage. Their approach: one state and one Republican activist at a time. While the official stance of the Republican Party says the "the union of one man and one woman must be upheld as the national standard," conservative same-sex marriage advocates want to change that.
CNN DigitalSep 17 2014
News
Priests for Life: We’re not stopping our fight against birth control mandate, either
Another high-level litigant has formally rejected the Obama administration’s latest attempt to water down an Obamacare mandate that requires most group health plans to cover birth control.
Attorneys for Priests for Life, an anti-abortion ministry, told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that the latest tweak to the so-called contraception mandate “
Washington TimesJan 08 2020
News
Is the Iran nuclear deal effectively dead? Three questions.
Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran have put renewed focus on what remains of the Iran nuclear deal – and what, if anything, might ultimately replace it.
The Iran nuclear agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), took effect in January 2016. Negotiated between Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council – China, France,
Christian Science MonitorMay 13 2020
Opinion
What voters and Pelosi know that Trump does not
One does not need to be a professional pollster to understand that American voters want the federal government to stop shifting responsibility to the states for testing and that they are not enamored with the race to reopen the economy when conditions do not warrant doing so.
The latest Pew poll shows that “a majority of Americans (61%) say it is primarily the federal government’s
Jennifer RubinSep 06 2014
News
Memoir: Wendy Davis tells of ending pregnancy
Wendy Davis, the Texas state senator and Democratic gubernatorial candidate who vaulted to political stardom after a well-publicized filibuster of anti-abortion legislation, writes in her upcoming memoir that she terminated a pregnancy, according to a new report. According to the San Antonio Express-News, Davis’ book, “Forgetting to Be Afraid,” describes an incident 17 years ago in her second
PoliticoMay 31 2012
News
As governor, Mitt Romney backtracked on promised reforms in appointing judges
Mitt Romney marched into the Massachusetts State House in 2003 as a self-declared reformer, pledging to fix a judicial nominating system he decried as riddled with patronage and backroom deals.
Quoting John Adams, the new governor vowed to appoint judges purely on merit, put partisanship aside and restrict political contributions by those applying for the bench. “The citizens of
Washington PostJan 31 2020
News
Trump Administration Gives Texas the Green Light to Limit Family Planning Services for Poor Women
IN LATE JANUARY, on the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision marked its 47th anniversary, Texas got news from the federal government that it would be allowed to receive millions in Medicaid funding to support a family planning program that discriminates among providers — the same strategy that in recent years likely caused a rise in unintended pregnancies.
The InterceptAug 16 2014
News
Here's How Lawmakers Use The War On Terror To Defend Police Militarization
Local police forces need military equipment to fight terrorism, members of Congress argued in June when they successfully beat back legislation that would have restricted the Defense Department's ability to transfer such weaponry to police departments.
During a late-night debate on an annual defense appropriations bill, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) tried to attach an amendment to
HuffPostDec 09 2019
Headline Roundup
Supreme Court Leaves Kentucky Ultrasound Law in Place
The Supreme Court refused to review a case involving a Kentucky law requiring doctors to describe ultrasound results to patients seeking abortions Monday. The lawsuit involved the state of Kentucky and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) suing on behalf of the state's last abortion clinic. The ACLU argued the case on First Amendment grounds, saying the law violates doctors' free speech
Politico Associated Press National Review (News)Feb 25 2015
News
The 4 real reasons Iran is so committed to its nuclear program
As the deadlines near for Iran and world powers to reach an agreement on the country's nuclear program — the first, on March 31, for a basic political framework — negotiations are focusing on what kind of program Iran can have. How much uranium and plutonium can it have? How many centrifuges can it use to develop more fuel? How long will restrictions be in place?
There's one fact,
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