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March 25, 2021

West Virginia lawmakers pass bill requiring student athletes to play on teams based on sex recognized at birth

The West Virginia House of Delegates has approved legislation that would require student athletes to present a birth certificate or signed physician's statement verifying their sex matches the one of the single-sex sports league they're seeking to enter.

March 23, 2021

As Biden calls for gun ban, Manchin says he doesn't support background check legislation

President Biden's calls for the Senate to pass aggressive background check bills and a ban on assault weapons face an uphill battle with a key Democrat already voicing disapproval.

March 20, 2021

Katherine Johnson: What to know about the 'Hidden Figures' NASA scientist

Pioneering NASA mathematician Katherine Coleman Johnson of "Hidden Figures" fame was always at the front of the class. 

March 19, 2021

WV man arrested in murder of 7-year-old with hammer: 'Just lost it'

West Virginia police arrested a man they believe stabbed a woman and savagely beat her 7-year-old son to death with a hammer.  

March 17, 2021

Cruz warns of radical American transformation if Democrats kill filibuster

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warned that if Democrats succeed in killing the filibuster, or even adjusting it to a 'talking filibuster' as has been mentioned, it will lead to a concentration of leftist power and a radical transformation of American governance.

March 17, 2021

Chuck DeVore: Americans move to freedom – people fleeing these 5 states. Here's why

When people vote – with a moving van or a U-Haul truck – they vote for lower taxes and smaller government.

March 16, 2021

Manchin target of ad in West Virginia pressuring him to block controversial Biden DOJ nominee

The Judicial Crisis Network (JCN) is launching a campaign aiming to scuttle the nomination of Vanita Gupta to be the associate attorney general for civil rights by targeting moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in his home state of West Virginia. 

March 15, 2021

Man linked to 'Whitey' Bulger murder suspect has been in solitary since 2018 slaying: report

The former cellmate of a man accused of murdering organized crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger says he and others suspected of being involved have been held in solitary confinement since the notorious Boston gangster’s death more than two years ago, according to a recent report.

March 15, 2021

Two men charged with assaulting Capitol Police officer Sicknick with chemical spray

Two men have been charged with assaulting fallen U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick on Jan. 6 after prosecutors say video evidence shows them dousing Sicknick and other law enforcement officers with a chemical spray outside the building.

March 10, 2021

Laura Ingraham: Democrats want to ensure 'permanent majority' with 'For the People Act'

Democrats have moved on from their Obama-era motto of "never let a crisis go to waste," to their current mantra of "never let a crisis end," Laura Ingraham told viewers Tuesday.