Canada's assisted-suicide numbers, and shocking stories like Brigitte Stegemann’s, are a warning to America of where the euthanasia movement is headed.
The Arizona Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a Civil War-era ban that blocks nearly all abortions in the state is roiling the Senate race to replace Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.). The Tuesday ruling upholding an 1864 abortion law that bars patients from receiving an abortion in nearly all cases also jails physicians who illegally perform...
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. introduced his 2024 running mate last month, his allies expected a bump in excitement that typically follows a big campaign announcement. That bump hasn’t materialized. The Independent candidate is trailing President Biden and Donald Trump by significant margins even after unveiling attorney Nicole Shanahan as his vice presidential pick, leading...
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) said Wednesday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is seeking “attention” with her expulsion threat against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). “Right now, I'm not sure that there's a real appetite by enough people to just oust Speaker Johnson. I think some people want, you know, a little bit of fame, a...
Former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, actor Robert De Niro and Kristi Yamaguchi are expected to be among the extremely VIP guests at the White House on Wednesday for the state dinner for Japan. Also expected at the event are Apple CEO Tim Cook and Amazon's Jeff Bezos and his fiancé,...
Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday denounced former President Trump’s exhortation for Congress to kill the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) as “crazy and reckless” and warned there will be “blood on people’s hands” if the intelligence community’s surveillance authority expires and there’s a terrorist attack on the United States. Barr, who served in Trump’s Cabinet in...
A New York appeals court on Wednesday declined another bid by former President Trump to delay his hush money trial for the third time this week. The former president’s lawyers took aim at three rulings by Judge Juan Merchan: Refusing to recuse, not delaying the trial until the Supreme Court rules on Trump’s presidential immunity...
Actors from the CBS comedy series “Ghosts” connected with their spectral characters through historical artifacts and exhibits at the Library of Congress Tuesday, where the show's fourth season premiered to a sold-out theater. Cast members present for the showing played characters hailing from eras associated with Prohibition, women's suffrage, precolonial America and more. Richie Moriarty,...
The U.S. Capitol Police hired three special prosecutors to investigate threats made to members of Congress and help prosecute threat cases involving members, the agency confirmed Wednesday to The Hill. The three attorneys are spread across the U.S., with one in Washington, D.C.; San Jose, Calif.; and Tampa, Fla., the agency confirmed. The first position...
The Biden administration straddled the line on a controversial Canadian oil pipeline in a court filing Wednesday, saying a lower court’s order to drain portions running through tribal land may violate a 1977 treaty but agreeing with a Native American tribe that the operator is trespassing on tribal land. In an amicus brief in the...
Story at a glance Costs for home healthcare for the elderly and bed-ridden have gone up by 14.2 percent over the past year, according to new Consumer Price Index data released Wednesday. That represents the largest percent increase in home healthcare costs during a 12-month period since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began collecting...
The hosts of ABC’s “The View” slammed a recent ruling on abortion law by the Arizona Supreme Court on their Wednesday show. “What’s the next thing?” co-host Whoopi Goldberg questioned in reaction to the Tuesday ruling by the Grand Canyon State’s highest court. “‘Cause you know, on this, with all of this comes birth control....