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Was it a meeting of the National Education Association or the Democratic National Committee? At times it was tough to tell. Like a lot of unions, the line between politics and actual worker advocacy hasn't existed — not in the NEA, not in Teamsters, United Steelworkers, or any number of Democratic slush funds posing as public-sector interest groups.
Endangered species are usually something we try to protect — but not when those endangered species are pro-abortion Republicans! Over the past few years, the GOP has become a tough environment for Republicans who aren't committed to advocating for the unborn. Now, with President Trump boldly leading the charge for life, most of the party's more liberal members have seen the writing on the wall.
After Tuesday's win on the Trump travel policy at the Supreme Court, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) tweeted out a picture. He didn't caption it, because he didn't need to. It was a photo of him shaking hands with now-Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. The snapshot said it all. Republicans, led by McConnell, stood their ground and delivered on the issue that mattered most: preserving the balance of the Supreme Court. And with yesterday's news that Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring, he'll have a chance to do it again.
If you're wondering how effective pregnancy care centers are, just look at how hard abortion activists are working to shut them down! They've tried discrediting them, silencing them, and — most recently – using the government to force PCCs into *advertising* for them. But, thanks to five justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, states like California won't be able to use the government to push around pregnancy care centers anymore.
At a restaurant in rural Virginia, liberals are ordering something to go: conservatives! For members of the Trump leadership team, there's no such thing as eating out in peace — or, in the case of Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, eating at all.
It's one thing to tell a story that tugs on people's heartstrings. It's quite another to manipulate that story to color people's view. Of course, the liberal media knows a thing or two about twisting the truth to suit their narrative.
There will be no easing into the July 4th holiday for this Congress. The House and Senate are a hive of activity, thanks to the media's delayed reaction to a four-year-old immigration policy. Suddenly, a problem that's been bubbling over since the Obama administration has exploded into a messy political fight that's finally forcing both sides to the table on an issue that's been crying out for Washington's attention for almost two decades. Now, it's up to Democrats to decide which is more important: scoring points in the midterm elections, or fixing our broken immigration system.
Sometimes, the best way to get someone's attention is to stop giving them yours. That was certainly the case in Switzerland Tuesdsay. When President Trump's team announced that it was quitting the UN Human Rights Council, the world noticed all right. But what most people want to know is: Will the UN do anything about it?
For the extremists at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), it's been a record-shattering year. After limping through the last term of the Obama administration, hobbled by the connection to the shooting at FRC and a shunning by the FBI, U.S. Army, Justice Department, and media, the group's fortunes started to change — quite literally — with the election of Donald Trump. Donations shot up 164 percent. By last October, total assets were close to the half-billion-dollar mark.
"Victory in combat is only half of the battle," Vice President Mike Pence said about America's war against ISIS. He's right. For the thousands of Christians and Yazidis who survived the horrors of the last four years, they have their lives — and not much else.
Now that President Trump's scored big points for his historic meeting with Kim Jong-un, his opponents are desperate to change the subject. Anxious to turn the country's attention away from the administration's diplomatic success, they've returned to an issue that the Congress has repeatedly failed to resolve — immigration.
At Ragamuffins Coffee House, owners are probably most famous for this blend: community service and worship. That's because the Maryland spot isn't just another business on Laurel's Main Street. It's run by a church that opens its doors — and its arms — to the area's homeless and needy families, offering coffee six days a week and a shot of God everyday, especially on Sunday. It's a concept they hoped would help them connect with the city. And it did — until Laurel's government got involved.
It's been two full years since it happened. People were still dancing at a nightclub on the south side of Orlando when a gunman walked through the doors and brutally ended the lives of 49 people. India Goodman says she can still feel the body slumped against her in the dark, shielding her from bullets. She's just one of the survivors who says her story changed her life forever.
In Singapore, the on-again/off-again summit between President Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un made history as President Trump became the first U.S. president to meet with a North Korean leader.
The entire world seems to be holding its breath. And while a lot of the chatter about the North Korean-U.S. summit is about denuclearization, millions of Christians are hoping President Trump can convince Kim Jong-un to lay down another weapon: his deadly hatred of religious expression.
They're four of the biggest names on the Internet — and right now, they have one thing in common: a dangerous partnership with SPLC. Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Twitter are no lightweights when it comes to market influence, so the news they're all leaning (in some way or another) on the extremists at Southern Poverty Law Center is giving conservatives plenty to think about.
If having an opinion on sexuality were a fireable offense, then just about every office in America would be empty! Unfortunately at CrossFit headquarters, Russell Berger's is. Wednesday, the pastor and company spokesman was sacked by the fitness business because he dared to exercise something else: free speech!
When other sports leagues are tripping over themselves to promote LGBT pride, it's inspiring when a few courageous athletes refuse to play along. Professional soccer player Jaelene Hinkle is one of them. When the U.S. Women's Team announced it would be wearing jerseys with a rainbow theme last year, Hinkle knew what she had to do — even if it meant giving up her dream.
It's the reason Jack Phillips got into baking in the first place. "I love doing wedding cakes," he said. Unfortunately, it was a passion he had to put aside when the battle over religious liberty came knocking. Now, five years and a Supreme Court ruling later, Masterpiece Cakes is back in business. And the Phillipses aren't the only ones celebrating.
It doesn't seem that long ago when I sat down with CBS's "Face the Nation" and told a very surprised Bob Schieffer about the battle for religious freedom that was raging.
