Politics

Ten states in the past three months have passed laws prohibiting what is known as gender-affirming care for young people, in a rapid effort by Republican lawmakers across the country. The laws ban or significantly limit the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and transition surgery for people under 18. …

Mike Pompeo, who served in the Trump administration as director of the C.I.A. and then as secretary of state, said on Friday that he would not seek the Republican nomination for president. Mr. Pompeo made the announcement in an interview with Bret Baier on Fox News. “While we care deeply …

Trump became more and more unhinged as his NRA speech dragged on until he attacked New York’s Attorney General and claimed that he is being persecuted. Video: Trump attacks New York AG Letitia James and claims that he is being “persecuted.” pic.twitter.com/JgEzbH7lVp — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 14, 2023 …

The silly season may already be upon us this campaign season. A new campaign ad from Donald Trump’s team attacks Ron DeSantis over an unsubstantiated rumor from former staffers that claim the Florida Governor once ate pudding sans spoon. The story comes tucked within a Daily Beast report from mid-March …

A judge in California has ordered San Jose’s Calvary Chapel church to pay $1.2 million in fines for violating COVID lockdown rules, particularly regarding the use of masks. The ruling was handed down by Superior Court Judge Evette Pennypacker, whose name is reminiscent of a Dickens or “Seinfeld” character, a …

By Duggan Flanakin for RealClearEnergy You may not know it if you rely solely on American media, but there is a growing revolt across much of Europe against Net Zero mandates in general and electric vehicle mandates in particular. It seems that, led by luxury carmakers, the future may be …

I served in the Air Force for over 20 years. Anyone who has worn the uniform knows that to dedicate two decades of your life to service requires that your occupation becomes who you are.  I had adopted the core values of my service as my own over the years; …

In an effort to prevent them from endorsing former President Donald Trump for the president in 2024, aides to Republican Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida have been calling other state politicians, according to NBC News. According to sources close to four of the members of Florida’s congressional delegation, DeSantis’ team …

By Dan McCaleb (The Center Square) About 700,000 foreign nationals in the U.S. illegally will be able to access taxpayer-funded health care under a new program President Joe Biden authorized Thursday. Foreign nationals in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – or DACA – program will be able to access …

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel described the number of ongoing legal cases against the former president as “Trump now has more legal cases against him than COVID.” Video: Kimmel said, “Donald Trump is in you’re not gonna believe this he was in court today He’s in court in New York to be …