Arizona immigration-law supporters, opponents debate Supreme Court move
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the legal challenge to Arizona’s controversial immigration enforcement law S.B. 1070is taking center stage in the immigration debate, as supporters and opponents of...
View ArticleSenate Dems ask Sebelius for ‘scientific rationale’ behind emergency birth...
Fourteen U.S. Senate Democrats have sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking for the “scientific rationale” behind her decision to reverse an FDA request to expand...
View ArticleU.S. attorney general goes after states challenging Voting Rights Act
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (Photo: Flickr/ryanjreilly) During a speech given in Texas last night, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder criticized legal challenges launched by states — including...
View ArticleAP: 2.5 million young adults obtained health insurance under Affordable Care Act
According to new information, a provision in the Affordable Care Act has helped 2.5 million young adults gain health insurance since the law took effect. It was previously estimated that about 1...
View ArticleInvited to Awakening 2012: Perry, Bachman, Scott, West, Rubio
Ad for The Awakening 2012 (Photo: Tea Party Manatee) The Freedom Federation, a network of conservative faith-based organizations, will host its “Awakening 2012″ event in Orlando next year, featuring a...
View ArticleTea party fears U.N. intervention in 2012 election
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Photo: Flickr/World Economic Forum) The tea party has added another item to its list of reasons to fear the United Nations: Some in the movement say the...
View ArticleMore than 35,000 denounce Obama administration’s decision on Plan B
NARAL Pro-Choice America, a national reproductive rights group, announced today that it sent a letter to President Obama denouncing a federal agency’s recent decision to overrule an FDA request to...
View ArticleSupreme Court hearings in Affordable Care Act case to begin in March
The Supreme Court announced today that its hearings in the lawsuit challenging the new federal health care reform law will begin on March 26 and will last three days. Florida is leading the legal...
View ArticleReport: Morning after pill not always available to women 17 and older
In the wake of the federal government’s decision to overrule the FDA’s request to expand access to over-the-counter emergency contraception to women under the age of 17, a new report shows that even...
View ArticleSecure Communities task force to Homeland Security: Stop Secure Communities
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (Photo: Flickr/The National Guard) Former members of a task force on Secure Communities sent a letter this week to Department of Homeland...
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