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What You Say as a Representative Matters: Rep. David Kustoff on Antisemitism in America, Congress
Antisemitism is a problem, not only in the Middle East, but also in the United States. It’s also a problem that some members of Congress are willing to engage in and/or are willing to ignore in their own ranks. In 2019, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., made a series of remarks many considered to be antisemitic….Douglas Blair -
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South Dakota’s Noem Indignant After State Lawmakers, Pro-Life Group Stop Her Heartbeat Bill
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem sharply criticized state lawmakers for denying the introduction of her pro-life bill—a bill lawmakers fear could affect the outcome of the state’s major legal battle against Planned Parenthood. South Dakota’s House State Affairs Committee declined Wednesday to allow the governor’s draft bill, modeled after widely discussed Texas legislation banning abortions…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Mary’s Shelter and the ‘Angel’: A Story of Pregnant Women in Crisis and the Pro-Life Maternity Home That Shelters Them
Eighteen-year-old Mikaela had nowhere to go. Her father had turned her out of the house in a rage, insisting that she abort her baby. Her boyfriend also urged her to abort his unborn child, refusing to let her move in with him. The teenager was nine weeks pregnant when she arrived at a maternity shelter…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Pro-Life Leaders React to High Court’s Procedural Ruling on Texas’ Heartbeat Law
Pro-life leaders anxiously awaiting decisions in major abortion cases reacted Friday to news that the Supreme Court had dismissed one challenge to Texas’ ban on abortions after an unborn baby has a heartbeat. “Today, the Supreme Court refused to strike down the lifesaving and democratically popular Texas heartbeat law,” said Live Action founder and President…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Demand Google Stop Censoring Pro-Life Ads
Republican lawmakers are again demanding that Google cease censoring abortion pill reversal ads from the pro-life organization Live Action. “We are deeply disappointed that you have not reversed Google’s unjust decision to censor life-saving information on abortion pill reversal,” wrote Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado, and Rep. Jim Banks of…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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‘History Is Clearly on the Pro-Life Side’: ADF Counsel Erin Hawley Breaks Down Upcoming Supreme Court Abortion Case
The upcoming Supreme Court abortion case could be “the most important” case of “our lifetimes,” predicts Alliance Defending Freedom senior counsel Erin Hawley. Hawley, mother to three and wife to Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican, discussed Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization during a podcast interview with The Daily Signal. The Supreme Court will…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Supreme Court Will Determine If Customers Can Sue Businesses for ‘Emotional Distress.’ This Has Serious Implications for Religious Freedom.
In Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, the Supreme Court will decide whether Congress meant to create a private right of action to sue for compensatory damages for emotional distress under existing federal civil rights laws. While this case has flown largely under the radar, it will have colossal implications for the ongoing legal battle to protect religious freedom,…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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Woke Culture Provides Safe Haven for Antisemitism on Campus
George Washington University’s Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity was vandalized, including the desecration of a Torah scroll, on Halloween weekend. While there was outrage and condemnation, the presence of antisemitism at my school has become all-too-routine for that to be a sufficient response. The desecration of a Torah scroll needs to be a wake-up call for…Ezra Meyer -
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After 8 Years, Barronelle Stutzman’s Court Fight for Religious Freedom Ends in Settlement
A great-grandmother’s eight-year court battle for her religious freedom finally has come to an end. “This week, I have put to rest the last legal considerations for a decision my husband, Darold, and I made nearly a decade ago,” Washington state florist Barronelle Stutzman said in a written statement Thursday. Stutzman, who describes herself as…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Life Group Begs Lawmakers to Block Biden Administration From Stealthily Easing Access to ‘Death by Mail’ Abortion Drugs
A major pro-life group is asking lawmakers to stop President Joe Biden’s administration from stealthily easing Food and Drug Administration regulations on abortion pills. In a letter first obtained by The Daily Signal, Students for Life Action President Kristan Hawkins wrote that “an abortion crisis is developing in America through a radical shift in policy…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Why Texas Heartbeat Law Matters: Pro-Life Leaders Speak Out
The Daily Signal’s Mary Margaret Olohan interviewed top pro-life leaders Monday at the Supreme Court, where the justices were hearing oral arguments on the Texas heartbeat law, which protects unborn babies once a pregnancy is about 6 weeks along.Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Biden’s Monomaniacal Fight to Stop Texas’ Pro-Life Law
President Joe Biden may be the left’s puppet on a lot of things, but abortion isn’t one of them. In the past two years, the onetime March for Lifer has become a true believer in the fringe wing of his party, where destroying babies in the womb is concerned. His Justice Department (when it isn’t…Tony Perkins -
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Federal Judge Blocks Texas’ Pro-Life Heartbeat Law
A federal judge has halted the enforcement of Texas’ Heartbeat Act, which banned abortions in the state after a baby’s heartbeat can be detected. “It is ordered that the State of Texas, including its officers, officials, agents, employees, and any other persons or entities acting on its behalf, are preliminarily enjoined from enforcing Texas Health…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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The Left Is Trying to Bypass Long-Standing Pro-Life Protections in $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Congress is currently piecing together a massive $3.5 trillion spending package. The legislation covers a vast range of issues: welfare, immigration, taxes, energy, families, and much more. In its current form, the bill contains a major and divisive change to abortion policy that would reject longstanding policies—which have been enacted on a bipartisan basis and…Melanie Israel -
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Seattle Homeless Ministry Stands Up for Religious Freedom, Asks Supreme Court for Justice
Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission has been serving the homeless and needy of its community for nearly 90 years. But now, the Washington Supreme Court has given it the Hobson’s choice of changing its religious beliefs or closing its doors. “[O]ur beliefs are everything to us,” Scott Chin, president of Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, says, adding…Virginia Allen -
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More Radical Than Roe: House Abortion Bill Would Repeal Existing Laws, Prohibit Future Pro-Life Laws
In response to pro-life policy victories like the Texas Heartbeat Act and an upcoming Supreme Court case asking the justices to provide a constitutional course correction to America’s arbitrary and unworkable abortion jurisprudence, pro-abortion legislators in Congress are advancing a deceptively named piece of legislation called the Women’s Health Protection Act. The radical, far-reaching proposal…Melanie Israel -
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‘Comedians’ Curse and Spit at Pro-Life Activists
The “progressives” among us who fervently argue for abortion do not argue calmly or rationally when they are losing. As state legislators in Austin debated the Texas Heartbeat Act outlawing abortions after a baby’s heartbeat can be detected at six weeks, Planned Parenthood boss Alexis McGill Johnson accused the bill’s backers of cruelty. “The cruelty…Tim Graham -
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Pro-Life Group Says Google Banned Its Ads in ‘Dramatic and Unprecedented Move’
The pro-life group Live Action claimed Tuesday that Google banned “all” Live Action ads, accusing the tech company of siding “squarely with extremist pro-abortion political ideology.” “They aren’t hiding their bias anymore,” Lila Rose, Live Action founder and president, said in a statement. “Google’s censorship baldly reveals that the corporation is in the pocket of…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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New York Governor Asks Facebook to Censor Pro-Life ‘Misinformation’ About Abortion
New York’s brand new governor wants Facebook to censor pro-life “misinformation” about abortion. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, sent a letter Monday to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg requesting that the social media giant increase efforts to censor pro-life “misinformation” in light of Texas’ new law banning abortions after babies’ heartbeats can be detected….Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Governor Hopes to Make Oklahoma ‘Most Pro-Life State’
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, held a ceremonial signing of nine pro-life bills Thursday, telling The Daily Caller News Foundation that he intends to make Oklahoma “the most pro-life state in the country.” “The 10th Amendment clearly states what is not designated to the federal government belongs to the state in terms of rights,” Stitt…Mary Margaret Olohan