The Biden administration is taking new measures to protect the privacy of abortion seekers after a federal judge halted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion drug mifepristone. The new actions were announced on April 12, ahead of the third meeting of the Task Force on Reproductive Health Access. “Efforts to…
Biden Administration Proposes Stricter Patient Privacy Rules for Abortion Seekers
April 12, 2023
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Banks Spend Billions on Climate, Racial Equity
April 12, 2023
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In this year’s annual reports to shareholders, America’s largest banks proclaimed their allegiance to climate activism, racial equity, and other progressive causes, spending billions in shareholders’ money to support this agenda. Similar in vein to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s annual letter, which often pushed other CEOs to get in line with initiatives like renewable energy,…
SEC Diversity Report Offers Glimpse of Federal Workplace Culture
April 12, 2023
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Gender and skin color count when seeking work or contracts with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where leaders are working to build a workforce with well-balanced diversity. A recently released annual report to Congress shows that diversity, equity, and inclusion permeates many facets of the SEC’s culture (pdf). The information is tracked through…
US Condemns Heavy Sentence Handed to Chinese Human Rights Lawyers
April 11, 2023
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The United States has condemned the heavy and unjust sentencing of two prominent human rights lawyers in China in a statement issued by the U.S. Department of State on April 11. Rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong, 50, was sentenced to 14 years in prison, and Ding Jiaxi, 55, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and…
Virginia Donors Use New Website to Fight Richmond University’s ‘Radical’ Ideology
Descendants of a University of Richmond donor are continuing to demand $3.6 billion in restitution from the institution for stripping their ancestor’s name from its law school. And they have launched a website to fight the university’s “woke” ideology. The website URwoke.net and its accompanying foundation were launched earlier this month by the family of T.C. Williams,…
When Americans Flee Liberal States, Are They Simply Heading to Other Danger Zones?
Over the last few years, Americans in general have stayed put. In fact, 2022’s migration rate of 8.7 percent was just slightly higher than 2021’s record low of 8.4 percent, the lowest migration rate in 75 years. One migration trend continues to get attention, however. Left-leaning states like California, New York, and Illinois continue to…
Customers Stop Ordering Bud Light, Says Country Singer and Bar Owner
April 11, 2023
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The public backlash against Bud Light is growing after the company featured transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney in a promotional campaign, according to country music singer John Rich. “The customers decide. Customers are king,” Rich, who founded the Redneck Riviera bar and restaurant in Nashville, said Monday during the show of Fox host Tucker Carlson. “I…
Democrat Lawmakers Gain a GOP Ally in Battle Over Abortion Pill
Two Democrat lawmakers and one Republican have urged the Biden administration to ignore a court ruling that blocked the use of the drug mifepristone, which is commonly used to induce abortion in the early stages of pregnancy. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued a statement on April 7—the same day a federal judge in Texas banned…
Transgender Lawmakers Criticize Biden’s Title IX Proposal on School Sports
A coalition of transgender and “nonbinary” legislators have voiced their concerns over President Joe Biden’s proposed changes to Title IX, which would affect transgender students’ participation in school sports. In an April 10 letter to Biden, the 14 legislators from the states of Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, Montana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Vermont said they were writing to express their concerns regarding the…
Walter Reed Military Hospital Cuts Pastoral Care Contract With Catholic Priests, Chooses Secular Company Instead
April 10, 2023
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The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has cut ties with the community of Catholic priests that have administered religious rights to service members and veterans at the hospital for two decades. Walter Reed Medical Center, one of the most prominent military hospitals in the United States, issued a cease and desist letter on March…
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