Politics

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  'It Is Wrong to Force Our Daughters' into War: GOP Sen. to Oppose Dems on Female Draft U.S. Senator Josh Hawley is poised to introduce an amendment this week that would block a Democratic-led effort to force young women to register for the military draft. Michael Foust Nov 02, 2021
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  'Saving Lives': Abortions Drop 50 Percent in Texas Following Heartbeat Ban, Study Shows A new Texas law prohibiting abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected has reportedly led to a 50 percent decline in abortions in the state, a new University of Texas study says. Michael Foust Nov 01, 2021
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  Biden: Pope Called Me a 'Good Catholic,' Said to 'Keep Receiving Communion' President Joe Biden told reporters on Friday that when he met with Pope Francis earlier in the day, the pontiff told the president he was a “good Catholic” and should continue taking Communion. Jack Jenkins Nov 01, 2021
• Portland Gives Bereavement Leave for Abortion The city of Portland recently approved a policy that provides bereavement leave for employees who undergo an abortion. Some pro-life activists are arguing that the policy acknowledges that the procedure... Michael Foust Oct 29, 2021
• Biden Administration Cannot Discipline or Fire Unvaccinated Employees, DC Judge Rules A  Washington D.C. district court judge issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday, preventing the Biden administration from firing or disciplining unvaccinated employees. Milton Quintanilla Oct 29, 2021
• Psaki Dodges 'Abortion Is Murder' Question about Pope Francis-Biden Meeting This week, White House press secretary Jen Psaki declined to say if President Joe Biden agrees with Pope Francis that "abortion is murder." Michael Foust Oct 29, 2021
• Poll: Most Americans Support Church-State Separation; Christian Nationalists Differ Americans do not want to see the United States declared a Christian country and they do not want to forsake the separation of church and state, a new Pew Research study finds. Yonat Shimron Oct 29, 2021
• Unusual Secrecy Attends Biden's First Meeting with Pope Francis as President President Joe Biden is set to meet with Pope Francis for the first time as president this week. Jack Jenkins and Claire Giangravé Oct 29, 2021
• EEOC: Vaccine Exemptions Must Be Based on 'Sincerely Held' Religious Beliefs, not Politics The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has updated its guidance on religious exemptions for workplace vaccine mandates, saying in a new document that requests based on “sincerely held” beliefs must... Michael Foust Oct 28, 2021
• Biden State Dept. Issues Passport with Non-Binary Gender Marker, 'X' On Wednesday, the Biden State Department said it has issued America's first-ever passport with an "X" gender marker identifying the person as non-binary or intersex. Michael Foust Oct 27, 2021
• Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Signs Executive Order Telling State Agencies Not to Enforce Federal Vaccine Mandates On Monday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed an executive order advising state agencies to resist President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Milton Quintanilla Oct 27, 2021
• Biden Council: Expanding Abortion on Demand ‘at Home and Abroad’ Is a ‘Moral’ Priority The Biden administration is pledging to promote abortion “at home and abroad” as part of a new 10-point strategy by the White House Gender Policy Council. Michael Foust Oct 26, 2021