Bradford Richardson

Catholic leaders speak out against Donald Trump

Writing in the pages of National Review on Monday, a group of influential Catholic leaders made an appeal to their fellow believers not to vote for Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump.

March 7, 2016

Bill de Blasio mandates transgender access to New York City bathrooms

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday issued an executive order granting people access to the public facilities that correspond with their gender identity.

March 7, 2016

Supreme Court reverses Alabama court, grants lesbian’s adoption

The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously reversed an Alabama court ruling that refused to recognize a lesbian woman's adoption from another state.

March 7, 2016

Tim Remington, Idaho pastor, shot after leading prayer for Ted Cruz

A prominent Idaho pastor was shot and wounded on Sunday, a day after leading an invocation prayer at a campaign rally for Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz.

March 7, 2016

CPAC 2016: Conservatives find common ground on same-sex marriage

The traditionalist and libertarian wings of the conservative movement have long disagreed on the issue of gay marriage, but an ideologically diverse panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday was able to find common cause amid the fault lines.

March 3, 2016

Congressional hearing probes censorship on campus

A congressional committee on Wednesday heard testimony from students and education experts in an attempt to forestall a troubling trend of censorship in higher education.

March 3, 2016

Caitlyn Jenner floats possibility of serving as ‘trans ambassador’ for Ted Cruz

Caitlyn Jenner, a transgender woman who also happens to be a staunch conservative, is hinting at serving in the administration of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz if he is elected president.

March 3, 2016

Republican millennials make record turnout, reject Donald Trump

GOP voters between the ages of 18 and 29 set turnout records in Tuesday's SEC primary, but were less supportive of Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump than other demographics.

March 2, 2016

Supreme Court to hear biggest abortion case in decade

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a major abortion rights case for the first time in almost a decade over a set of Texas regulations on abortion clinics that critics say are too severe. Without the late Justice Antonin Scalia, the court could split 4-4 on the case.

March 2, 2016

Donald Trump rejected by conservative millennials

Donald Trump enters the annual Conservative Political Action Conference this week as the Republican presidential front-runner, but he is still getting the cold shoulder from millennial voters like Kyle Foley.

March 1, 2016

Dennis Daugaard vetoes South Dakota transgender bathroom bill

Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard shocked conservatives Tuesday when he vetoed legislation that would have prohibited students in South Dakota public schools from using opposite-sex restrooms, locker rooms and shower facilities.

March 1, 2016

Atheists appeal federal court ruling on cross on public land in Bladensburg, Md.

An atheist group is challenging a federal court ruling that a 40-foot-tall cross on public land in Prince George's County, Maryland, does not violate the First Amendment.

February 29, 2016

Influential Christian newspaper urges evangelicals to vote against ‘misogynist’ Trump

Senior editors of a prominent Christian publication on Monday voiced their opposition to Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump.

February 29, 2016