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Christopher Vondracek

cvondracek@washingtontimes.com

Christopher Vondracek was a reporter on The Washington Times' National desk.

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In this Jan. 18, 2019, file photo, anti-abortion activists protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, during the March for Life in Washington. The number and rate of abortions across the United States have plunged to their lowest levels since the procedure became legal nationwide in 1973, according to new figures released Wednesday, Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Abortion decline causes include Obamacare mandate

The number of U.S. abortions has fallen to its lowest level since the practice was legalized in 1973, a new report said Wednesday, drawing cheers and jeers from pro-life advocates.

September 18, 2019
Visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., participate in a sunset memorial service on Monday, Sept. 10, 2019, as the nation prepares to mark the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

9/11 Ground Zero memorial teaches ‘never forget’ to young students

But unlike the first groups of children who made the journey -- many having watched the 9/11 attacks unfold on TV -- today's students had not yet been born when the U.S. pivoted into a war, color-coded terrorism warnings, and nationwide mourning and remembrance.

September 10, 2019
An undated file photo of Ronald Reagan (Associated Press) **FILE**

‘American Pageant’ textbook’s liberal bias berates Trump, Republicans

"American Pageant," now in its 17th edition, is awash in liberal excesses, according to the report released Tuesday by The Education and Research Institute, a nonprofit chaired by Daniel Oliver, who served as an attorney in the Department of Education under President Ronald Reagan.

September 10, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the 101st American Legion National Convention, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Mike Pence defends Bible at VA hospital in New Hampshire

The Bible under bolted glass at the VA Hospital received a hearty note of support from Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday, who spoke to the American Legion national convention in defiance of what he termed efforts to be "politically correct" undertaken by the Obama administration.

August 28, 2019
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie testifies before the House Appropriations subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Robert Wilkie, VA secretary, rejects Obama religious expression rules

Robert Wilkie, the soft-spoken and managerial-minded secretary of Veterans Affairs, went public in a big way this summer when he said he refused to be "bullied" by a federal lawsuit claiming a Bible on display at a New Hampshire VA hospital violated the separation of church and state.

August 27, 2019
This Monday, July 15, 2013, file photo, shows Johnson & Johnson baby products for sale at a pharmacy in Miami. Johnson & Johnson reports financial earnings on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ** FILE **

Johnson & Johnson fueled opioid crisis, judge rules

An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that Johnson & Johnson was responsible for the opioid epidemic "ravaging" the state and ordered the medical products company to pay $572 million to address the crisis.

August 26, 2019
This image released by Magnolia Pictures shows James Baldwin in "I Am Not Your Negro." In Raoul Peck's Oscar-nominated documentary, Baldwin's searing observations on race and America are resurrected for today. Laurie Sheck, a professor at the New School in New York City who is white, was recently under scrutiny related to a classroom discussion she led on the documentary. (Bob Adelman/Magnolia Pictures via AP) **FILE**

Literature professor’s name cleared for using N-word in graduate class discussion

The New School -- a prestigious liberal arts college in New York City -- has written a white literature professor to tell her she did nothing wrong by leading a classroom discussion around the use of the "N"-word in a retrospective of canonical African-American author James Baldwin's oeuvre this spring semester.

August 16, 2019
In this April 19, 2019, file photo, a gay pride rainbow flag flies along with the U.S. flag in front of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Prairie Village, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) ** FILE **

Methodist Church closer to official split over LGBTQ issues

The United Methodist Church would maintain neighborliness, but would split into separate wings, in the aftermath of disagreements over LGBTQ rights in the church, according to a blueprint released by church leaders this week.

August 16, 2019