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Transgender bathroom case heard by Virginia Supreme Court

Virginia's highest court heard arguments on Thursday in a case involving a Fairfax County high schooler who opposes the school board's transgender bathroom policy as an invasion of his privacy.

March 2, 2017

40 Days for Life begins Lenten campaign to end abortion

Roughly two dozen pro-life activists, students and clergy held a prayer vigil outside a Planned Parenthood facility in the nation's capital on Tuesday, kicking off an international campaign to hold around-the-clock outreach efforts outside abortion clinics during the season of Lent.

February 28, 2017

Brianna Wu claims companies could destroy cities by dropping rocks from Moon

A transgender-issues activist and Democratic candidate for Congress says the advent of the space tourism industry could give private corporations a "frightening amount of power" to destroy the Earth with rocks because of the Moon's military importance.

February 28, 2017

Transgender issue: Most people want bathrooms linked to biological sex: Poll

A majority of Americans say bathrooms, locker rooms and showers should be regulated on the basis of biological sex rather than gender identity, a new poll finds.

February 28, 2017

Reince Priebus FBI conversation on Russia ties gives Democrats ammo for independent probe

Democrats pressed Sunday for an independent investigation of ties between Russia and Trump campaign officials during the presidential race, saying White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus' conversation drawing the FBI into the political fray is the latest hindrance to an impartial investigation.

February 26, 2017

Tom Perez, new DNC chairman, suggests Trump ‘rigged’ general election

Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez wasted no time jumping into the political fray, suggesting the day after he was tabbed to lead the party out of power that President Trump "rigged" the general election with the help of the Russians.

February 26, 2017

Nancy Pelosi, House minority leader: Republicans won’t repeal Obamacare

Nancy Pelosi says congressional Republicans won't repeal Obamacare because they don't have the votes.

February 26, 2017

Bernie Sanders: Democratic Party in need of ‘total transformation’

Bernard Sanders says the Democratic Party needs a "total transformation" that emphasizes its opposition to corporate power.

February 26, 2017

NBC/Wall Street Journal poll: President Trump approval rating at 44 percent

A plurality of Americans do not approve of President Trump's early performance in office, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

February 26, 2017

Trump claims Democratic National Committee chairman race was ‘rigged’

President Trump says the race to lead the Democratic National Committee was "rigged."

February 26, 2017

Bathroom bills in 12 states boosted by Donald Trump’s rescinding of Obama order

Twelve state legislatures are considering bills that would require transgender people to use bathroom and locker room facilities based on their "biological sex" or birth gender, according to the National Conference of States Legislatures.

February 23, 2017

Physician-assisted suicide movement compare campaign to gay marriage crusade

Supporters of physician-assisted suicide say their efforts compare favorably with movements for same-sex marriage, medical marijuana and other social issues that scored major political victories in short order.

February 23, 2017

James O’Keefe, Project Veritas leader, offers $10,000 awards for evidence of ‘media malfeasance’

Conservative sleuth James O'Keefe is ramping up his effort to take down the mainstream media by enlisting the help of ordinary citizens to go undercover and expose wrongdoing in newsrooms around the country.

February 23, 2017

Transgender bathroom directive lifted by Trump administration

The Trump administration revoked an Obama-era mandate compelling public schools nationwide to permit restroom and locker room access on the basis of gender identity -- a move that could have significant ramifications for a case before the Supreme Court concerning transgender rights.

February 22, 2017

White House says transgender students are a states’ rights issue

Responding to reports that President Trump will reverse the Obama administration's rule on transgender bathrooms for students, the White House said Tuesday that Mr. Trump views it as a "states' rights" matter.

February 21, 2017

Trump administration to repeal transgender school bathroom order: Report

The Trump administration will rescind an Obama-era order compelling public schools nationwide to permit restroom and locker room access on the basis of gender identity, the Washington Blade reported.

February 21, 2017

Trump stance on religious liberty leaves social conservatives nervous

Some social conservatives are growing impatient with President Trump's modest stance on religious liberty one month into his term, saying the president so far has not kept his promise to protect the rights of evangelicals and Catholics who supported his campaign.

February 19, 2017

Ex-clinic managers for Planned Parenthood say it treats women like cattle

Former clinic managers for Planned Parenthood say the organization is less interested in providing quality health care for women than in performing as many abortions as possible.

February 19, 2017

D.C. physician-assisted suicide law goes into effect

A law authorizing physicians in the nation's capital to help end the lives of terminally ill patients who wish to die went into effect Saturday after congressional Republicans were unable to block the legislation in time.

February 18, 2017

House votes to overturn Obama rule forbidding states from defunding Planned Parenthood

The House voted on Thursday to overturn a rule forbidding states from divesting taxpayer dollars from Planned Parenthood in what was President Obama's parting gift to the nation's largest abortion provider.

February 16, 2017