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July 11, 2022

Biden says America is 'awash in weapons of war,' calls for ban on assault weapons

While celebrating the first major gun legislation to get through Congress in decades, Biden also called for a ban on assault weapons to be reinstated.

June 7, 2022

Supreme Court abortion ruling will boost left's court-packing push

Abortion ruling will cause court-packing and undermine the legitimacy of the Supreme Court. Angry leftist activists might send us into a constitutional crisis.

July 8, 2021

Harris announces $25 million plan to target GOP voting laws

Vice President Kamala Harris announced Thursday that the Democratic National Committee is making a $25 million investment in countering GOP legislation and laws targeting voting rights.

June 29, 2021

Republican-led states blast California travel ban based on their LGBTQ policies

Republican legal officials blasted California Attorney General Rob Bonta Tuesday, following his decision to add their states to the growing list of banned state-sponsored travel locations over discriminatory LGBTQ laws.

May 9, 2021

David Ryden: Amend Equality Act – Biden can protect both faith and LGBTQ communities. Here's how

Now that the dust has settled around the passage of the Equality Act in the House of Representatives, it is time for proactive presidential leadership as the proposal moves to the Senate.

April 3, 2021

USA TODAY op-ed says NFL, NBA and NCAA should also boycott Georgia over voting law

A new op-ed in USA Today calls on the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA) and National College Athletics Association (NCAA) to boycott the state of Georgia over controversial changes to the state's voting laws.

October 16, 2020

First presidential vote cast using blockchain technology

EXCLUSIVE: With the 2020 Presidential election less than a few weeks away – encumbered yet again by questions and concerns surrounding ballot security and fraud – revolutionary blockchain voting technology is being piloted in small pockets of the country.

May 18, 2020

What it is like to be a Christian activist jailed with ISIS operatives in Sudan

It was the kind of calling that Petr Jasek simply could not turn away from. For more than 28 years, Czech Republic native and Global Ambassador for international non-profit The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) transgressed the globe’s most far-flung places in support of persecuted Christians.

September 25, 2019

Venezuelan foreign minister calls Trump meeting with opposition leaders 'shameful'

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza blasted President Trump Wednesday for meeting with the Venezuelan opposition’s delegation to the United Nations General Assembly instead of the official government delegation.

June 14, 2019

Florida counties scrambling after abrupt order mandating bilingual ballots by 2020 primary

Rural counties across Florida are struggling to meet a state mandate to offer bilingual ballots to all its voters in time for March 2020 primary.