A 25-year-old Texas woman’s life was put in grave danger when doctors refused to treat her ectopic pregnancy, fearing criminal charges in a state that has banned abortion, the Washington Post reports.


A 25-year-old Texas woman’s life was put in grave danger when doctors refused to treat her ectopic pregnancy, fearing criminal charges in a state that has banned abortion, the Washington Post reports.
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“MSNBC Senior Political Analyst Matthew Dowd is no longer with the network following on-air comments suggesting Charlie Kirk’s ‘awful words’ led to his being shot,“ the Wall Street Journal reports….
“Hopes for the fast capture of the person who fatally shot the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in Utah evaporated on Wednesday when Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, announced that the…
British prime minister Keir Starmer “has sensationally sacked Peter Mandelson as US ambassador over the growing scandal of his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein,” The Independent reports. Save to Favorites
Punchbowl News: “Much of the behavior that we see from national political leaders themselves would be deemed unacceptable for grade-school children.” “Many – if not most – members and senators…
Jonathan Last: “We often forget the philosophical underpinnings of criminal law. Rightly understood, we view crimes as being committed not against individuals, but against society itself. Thus, when someone is…
President Trump said that rhetoric from the “radical left” contributed to the shooting death of his close ally Charlie Kirk, and he promised to find those responsible for political violence,…
Associated Press: “Traditional news organizations were cautious in their midafternoon coverage of Charlie Kirk’s assassination Wednesday not to depict the moment he was shot, instead showing video of him tossing…
Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-SC) very first words to reporters after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed were: “Democrats own what happened today.” Save to Favorites
“Senate Republicans narrowly blocked an unexpected effort on Wednesday by Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files and put…
“Rep. Thomas Massie is on his way to notching the 218 signatures required to end-run Speaker Mike Johnson and force a floor vote on his bipartisan legislation to release Jeffrey…
“President Trump held a heated call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, senior U.S. administration officials said, conveying deep frustration at being blindsided by Israel’s strike on Hamas…
Michael Fanone: “I know what it’s like to be on the business end of political violence.” “I felt fists, flagpoles, and tasers on January 6th. I heard men scream that…
Authorities have released a “subject in custody” in the shooting of Charlie Kirk, the Wall Street Journal reports. New York Times: “Videos recorded before and after the shooting show a…
FBI Director Kash Patel announced that a subject in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was in custody. Save to Favorites
President Trump announced on social media that conservative activist Charlie Kirk died after being shot in the neck at an event in Utah. Save to Favorites
Bloomberg has obtained more than 100 previously undisclosed emails between U.K. Ambassador Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein from 2005 through 2010 that reveal Mandelson’s steadfast support for Epstein after Epstein…
The shooting of Charlie Kirk is absolutely horrifying. It’s sickening to see political disagreements spill into violence — especially on a college campus, where speech is supposed to be celebrated,…
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) yelled at Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) on the House floor over a comment Jacobs made saying that “boob jobs” are gender-affirming care, with Mace later taking…
President Trump threatened to sue The New York Times for $10 billion for publishing articles related to a sexually suggestive note and drawing that was given to the disgraced financier…
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck at an event at Utah Valley University, the Deseret News reports. A suspect is in custody. A witness told CNN what…
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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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