NBC Montana Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a pediatrician Thursday over claims she illegally prescribed gender transition treatments. The lawsuit claims May Lau, who works at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, administered “illegal, dangerous, and experimental medical procedures” to 21 minors in violation of Texas law.…
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Vatican Statistics: Catholic Population Shrinks in Europe, Rises Everywhere Else
Catholic News Agency The Catholic population in Europe fell by nearly half a million people in 2022 but continued to increase in every other part of the world, according to data released by the Vatican this week. According to the Vatican numbers, released by the Holy See’s Fides News…
Read MorePoll: 2 in 5 Credit Card Holders Max Out Spending Limit Under Biden-Harris Admin
Breitbart A whopping 37 percent of credit card holders have either maxed out or come close to it since inflation gripped the nation under the policies of the Biden-Harris administration, a Bankrate/YouGov survey found Thursday. Credit card debt rose significantly due to rising costs,which soared about 20 percent on…
Read MoreVolleyball Team Risks Forfeiting a Championship to Stand for the ‘Future of Women’s Sports’
The women of the University of Nevada at Reno volleyball team plan to defy their school by refusing to compete against a team with a biological male player.
“We are risking our main goal, which is a Mountain West championship,” University of Nevada women’s volleyball team captain and outside hitter Sia Liilii told The Daily Signal. “A team is a group that bands together to reach a common goal, and that is the purpose of our spot-on the team. No one wants to lose and put that at risk, but this is bigger than wins and losses.”
“It is the future of women’s sports,” she explained.
Read MoreAnalysis: Crime Overall Is Not as Low as Biden-Harris Say, and Murder Rates Are Troubling
Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, media outlets, and so-called “fact checkers” are claiming that “violent crime is near a 50-year low.” In contrast, Donald Trump is alleging that “crime is worse than it’s ever been.” The reality is that all of them are wrong. There are three key measures of violent crime with various strengths…
Read MoreTrump Assassination Attempt Suspect Seeks Judge’s Recusal from Case
The man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in September filed a motion Thursday requesting that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon recuse herself from the case.
Ryan Routh’s legal team raised concerns about Cannon’s impartiality due to her appointment by Trump and the former president’s public praise of her judicial decisions regarding his classified documents case, according to the motion. Routh’s attorneys argued that the unique nature of the case could lead the public to question the fairness of the proceedings.
Read MoreLawsuit Seeks to Stop Implementation of Bible Lessons in Oklahoma Schools
A group of parents, teachers and religious leaders filed a lawsuit Thursday with the Oklahoma Supreme Court challenging a new state requirement to teach the Bible in public schools.
Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters announced the mandate for children in grades five through 12 be taught lessons on the Bible “as an instructional support into the curriculum” in June, and was quickly met with pushback from schools refusing to implement the rule. The suit alleges the mandate, which allocates $3 million to the Bibles, violates the state Constitution’s prohibition on spending public funds on religious items and is contrary to religious freedom.
Read MoreRNC and Georgia Republicans Appeal Judge’s Ruling Tossing Out Seven Election Rules
The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Georgia Republican Party on Thursday appealed a judge’s decision that invalidated seven election rules passed by the state’s election board.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox on Wednesday determined that the new rules are “illegal, unconstitutional and void,” because the state board did not have the authority to create such orders.
Read MoreJudge Chutkan in Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s Trump Probe Unseals More Docs Ahead of Election
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over former President Donald Trump’s federal Jan. 6 election interference case, on Friday unsealed nearly 1,900 pages of documents from special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation for the public to view.
Read MoreTop Story: ActBlue’s Security Measures Don’t Address Fundraising Loophole Flagged by GOP Lawmakers
ActBlue’s Security Measures Don’t Address Fundraising Loophole Flagged by GOP Lawmakers
Security measures implemented by the largest payment platform used by Democratic candidates to process political donations failed to address GOP concerns that spurred the payment processor to respond in the first place.
In 2023, Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Republican Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil both raised concerns that ActBlue not requiring users to input a credit verification value (CVV), the three numbers on the back of credit cards, when making donations increased the risk of fraudulent contributions being made. ActBlue has since required that donors using debit or credit cards on their platform input CVVs. The requirement, however, can be easily circumvented by donating through PayPal, Google Pay or Venmo, all of which are still options on ActBlue.
Read MoreTop Commentary: This Election Is About Those Who Lecture Versus Those Tired of Being Lectured
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Commentary: This Election Is About Those Who Lecture Versus Those Tired of Being Lectured
The election is finally shaping up to be not only liberal Democrat Harris versus conservative Republican Trump.
Instead, it has become a larger contest between those who talk down to their fellow Americans and those who are increasingly sick and tired of being lectured. How smart is it, for example, for Harris supporters to claim nonstop that ex-president Trump is a fascist dictator—and thus, by extension, those also who vote for him?
Read MoreAmerica’s Largest Retail Group Says Holiday Shopping Sales to Grow More Slowly
The largest retail group in the country says it expects consumers to spend more this holiday season, but the growth in sales will be slower than last year.
The National Retail Federation (NRF) said its 2024 forecast shows winter holiday spending is expected to grow between 2.5% and 3.5% over 2023.
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