Bradford Richardson

Planned Parenthood pushing pro-choice legislation in over 12 states

Planned Parenthood is launching a counterattack in response to significant pro-life gains on the state and federal levels.

February 14, 2018

Russian bots stoked racial tensions during University of Missouri protests: Report

Russian bots spread misinformation to stoke racial fears during the 2015 protests at the University of Missouri, according to a new report.

February 14, 2018

Lawrence Rosen, Princeton professor, cancels free speech course after racial slur walkout

Princeton University has canceled a class on hate speech after a verbal altercation between a student and a professor in which the N- and F-words were used.

February 13, 2018

University of Chicago symposium aims to ‘slow down’ Obama library development

Activists and scholars will hold a symposium at the University of Chicago next month to encourage the Obama Foundation to reconsider its plans for the Obama Presidential Center.

February 13, 2018

Whoopi Goldberg: Mike Pence didn’t show North Korea enough ‘respect’ at Olympics

Whoopi Goldberg says U.S. Vice President Mike Pence should have shown more "respect" to North Koreans at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

February 13, 2018

New Jersey church celebrates transgender pastor’s transition with renaming ceremony

The Rev. Peter Beeson used to go by the name Rose. But the congregation at St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church held a renaming ceremony on Sunday to celebrate the transgender pastor's transition.

February 13, 2018

Education Department won’t investigate transgender bathroom complaints

The Department of Education said it will no longer investigate complaints brought by transgender students who say they are barred from the restrooms, locker rooms and changing facilities that correspond to their gender identity but not biological sex.

February 13, 2018

Harvard, Berkeley among top 10 worst schools for free speech: Report

Harvard University and the University of California at Berkeley are used to being ranked among America's top colleges, but a ranking issued by a campus watchdog on Monday isn't much to write home about.

February 12, 2018

11 times the media fawned over Kim Jong-un’s sister, North Korean delegation at the Olympics

The New York Times or North Korean propaganda? Readers may be forgiven for confusing the two after a weekend in which America's newsrooms raced to see who could lavish the most praise upon Kim Yo-jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

February 12, 2018

John Kelly gets White House support for handling Rob Porter abuse allegations

White House officials rallied to the defense of Chief of Staff John Kelly on Sunday after questions about his handling of an aide's domestic abuse accusations led to speculation that he was on thin ice.

February 11, 2018

Democrats force memo redactions to claim Trump hypocrisy, Republicans say

Republicans accused Democrats on Sunday of attempting to score cheap political points by intentionally including information compromising to the intelligence community in their memo rebutting charges of FBI misconduct.

February 11, 2018

Rand Paul slams GOP ‘hypocrisy’ on spending bill

Sen. Rand Paul says his Republican colleagues who voted to cut taxes but increase spending are hypocrites.

February 11, 2018

Jeff Flake: ‘Understatement’ White House mishandled Rob Porter situation

Sen. Jeff Flake says it's an "understatement" that the White House mishandled the allegations of domestic violence against former staff secretary Rob Porter.

February 11, 2018

Jim Jordan says ‘swamp won’ on spending bill

Rep. Jim Jordan says the swamp struck back with the passage of a massive budget deal that increases government spending by $300 billion.

February 11, 2018

Mick Mulvaney: Trump ‘absolutely not’ considering replacing John Kelly

White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney says President Trump is "absolutely not" considering replacing Chief of Staff John Kelly.

February 11, 2018

Kellyanne Conway: John Kelly’s job is safe

White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway says President Trump has full confidence in Chief of Staff John Kelly and is not seeking a replacement.

February 11, 2018

Kenyon College ‘Whiteness Group’ discourages white students from asking minority students questions

At a Kenyon College club dedicated to dissecting white privilege, white students aren't allowed to ask students of color questions.

February 9, 2018

Academic freedom threatened most by students, faculty: Report

More than a century ago, colleges and universities feared that outside forces such as corporations or state lawmakers would infringe upon academic freedom, but today the threat to free inquiry has shifted to internal campus forces, a report shows.

February 8, 2018

Bermuda repeals same-sex marriage

The British territory of Bermuda has become the first jurisdiction to roll back same-sex marriage, less than one year after the unions were legalized by the socially conservative island's supreme court.

February 8, 2018

Atheists slam Trump for mentioning Jesus at prayer breakfast

Atheists are calling foul after President Trump only referenced Christianity, and specifically Jesus Christ, in his remarks Thursday at the 66th annual National Prayer Breakfast.

February 8, 2018