Valerie Richardson

Activists keeping watch on judge as federal court takes up abortion pill case

The main front in the abortion debate has pingponged from state to state since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, but the battleground for now can be found in the remote Texas Panhandle.

February 12, 2023

Missouri AG calls for transgender clinic to stop giving kids hormones during malpractice probe

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has called for an "immediate moratorium" on puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for new underage patients at the Washington University Transgender Center in St. Louis, citing allegations of "illegal conduct and malpractice."

February 10, 2023

National Archives apologizes for telling March for Lifers to remove or conceal pro-life attire

The National Archives and Records Administration apologized Friday for ordering visitors in Washington for the March for Life to take off or cover up their pro-life apparel after being accused in a federal lawsuit of violating their First Amendment rights.

February 10, 2023

Kirk Cameron joined by country singer Coffey Anderson at jammed library reading in Georgia

Another enthusiastic crowd packed a public library to see Kirk Cameron read his Christian-themed children's book, only this time he wasn't the only draw.

February 9, 2023

March for Lifers sue National Archives for allegedly ordering them to remove pro-life swag

The Smithsonian may not have been the only federal institution to ban pro-life apparel during last month's March for Life in Washington.

February 9, 2023

Democrats called ‘ghouls’ for donning Planned Parenthood abortion ‘heart’ pins

A pair of Democrats was accused of ghoulishness for wearing lapel pins to the State of the Union address that depict the word "abortion" with the first "o" in the shape of a heart, a symbol of "love."

February 8, 2023

Texas sues to halt Biden administration’s ‘pharmacy mandate’ on abortion pills

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued to stop the Biden administration from enforcing its "pharmacy mandate" requiring qualified retail pharmaceutical firms to dispense abortion pills or risk losing Medicare and Medicaid funding.

February 8, 2023

Smithsonian hit with lawsuit by Catholic students told to remove pro-life beanies or leave

The Catholic students and chaperones who said they were kicked out of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum over their pro-life beanies have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the institute of violating their First Amendment rights.

February 8, 2023

Virginia House passes bill banning schools from hiding gender-transition from parents

The Virginia House approved legislation Tuesday that would prevent schools from keeping parents in the dark about their child's gender transition, a bill inspired in part by the horrific account of a girl who was repeatedly sexually assaulted after identifying as male.

February 7, 2023

Elon Musk frees Steve Daines from Twitter jail over antelope-hunting photo

Sen. Steve Daines is back on Twitter after being locked out over a photo showing him and his wife after a successful antelope hunt.

February 7, 2023

Democrats vow state ‘refuge’ for minors’ gender transitions

Youths in Republican-led states that won't let them take cross-sex hormones soon may find havens in Democratic-run states.

February 6, 2023

Satanic Temple plans to open abortion telehealth clinic in New Mexico

There's a new abortion service coming soon to New Mexico, but don't expect to see Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham at the grand opening.

February 5, 2023

Republicans blast Smithsonian for kicking out Catholic students over ‘pro-life’ beanies

South Carolina Republicans led lawmakers blasting the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum for kicking out a group of Catholic high school students because they wore matching beanies inscribed with the words "pro-life."

February 2, 2023

Hamline makes list of ‘10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech’ after Islamophobia uproar

Hamline University was named one of the nation's worst colleges for free speech after punishing an adjunct professor who showed a historic painting of the Prophet Muhammad in class, but the Minnesota college wasn't the only offender.

February 2, 2023

Democrats consider holding convention in Georgia after pushing ‘Jim Crow’ narrative

Georgia's Election Integrity Act was too racist for Major League Baseball, but perhaps not for the Democratic National Committee.

February 1, 2023

Minnesota Gov. Walz signs abortion bill decried by GOP as most ‘extreme’ in nation

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed Tuesday a bill declaring abortion a "fundamental right" that passed without a single vote from Republicans, who called it the most "extreme" abortion legislation in the nation.

January 31, 2023

Antifa fears spike after arrests in Jane’s Revenge attacks on pro-life facilities

For months, dozens of pro-life pregnancy centers have been terrorized by a radical pro-choice outfit calling itself Jane's Revenge, but now it looks as if the previously unknown group is entwined with a larger threat: Antifa.

January 31, 2023

Federal jury acquits Mark Houck in win for pro-life movement

Pro-life activist Mark Houck was found not guilty Monday by a federal jury of charges stemming from an altercation outside a Planned Parenthood in Philadelphia, signaling a victory for the pro-life movement in its feud with the Justice Department.

January 30, 2023

California reparations task force under pressure to follow San Francisco’s $5 million example

The California Reparations Task Force has yet to decide on a dollar figure for state descendants of slavery, but San Francisco's proposal to enrich its Black residents to the tune of $5 million each has raised the bar.

January 28, 2023

DirecTV picks up right-of-center The First after being ripped for dumping Newsmax

A day after saying goodbye to Newsmax, DirecTV said hello to Bill O'Reilly.

January 26, 2023