Senate Republicans ask Speaker Johnson to delay sending articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. A new Arizona court ruling makes nearly all abortions illegal in the presidential battleground state. What impact could it have on the 2024 elections, and how is it testing former President Donald Trump’s new position on abortion? […]
An undercover video and allegations of late-term abortions motivated pro-life activists to protest outside an abortion clinic. Now, however, some critics are calling the conviction of the 5 pro-life activists—and the 11 years in prison they face—as a weaponization of the Department of Justice. NTD’s Daniel Monaghan spoke with 2 attorneys about the case. […]
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to end a Pentagon policy that pays for service members to travel out of state for abortions. Republicans also passed other amendments pushing back against Pentagon policies. Whether it’s de-risking, de-coupling, or diversifying when it comes to China, Congressman Mike Gallagher says we shouldn’t be funding our own […]
Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers on the Vietnam War and an anti-war activist, died at the age of 92 on June 16. He was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in February. Following an investigation prompted by the death of George Floyd, the Justice Department accused the Minneapolis police on Friday of […]
Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill on Friday that prohibits both abortions beyond the 12-week mark of pregnancy while also imposing limitations on “gender-altering procedures” for minors. The legislation, which is believed to be the first of its kind to combine restrictions on both abortion and “gender-affirming care,” was approved with a vote of 33–15 and […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. formally announced his challenge to President Joe Biden for the White House. What did he say in his 2024 announcement, and what are his supporters telling NTD? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is meeting with congressional Republicans in Washington. This comes as more Florida Republicans in the House endorse former President Donald […]
The GOP-led House weighed in on abortion on Jan. 11, having voted on a bill that requires proper medical care for babies who survive attempted abortions. President Joe Biden is under more scrutiny. Allegedly, his legal team found more classified documents at a second location. It’s the first time the FAA has grounded all domestic […]
Pro-abortion organization ‘WeCount’ found that in July and August, abortions declined by 22,000 in the states where bans and restrictions were imposed after Roe v. Wade was overturned in June, but went up by around 12,000 in states where abortion remained legal, leading to an overall decline of 10,000 abortions.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—A public hearing in a lawsuit to block the use of taxpayer money for abortions was held on Friday, Oct. 14, at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The suit was filed by the Thomas More Society on behalf of Philadelphia residents. It seeks to block the city’s half-million dollar donation to the Abortion […]
The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued a memorandum opinion for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) saying that U.S. states cannot restrict or penalize VA doctors for performing abortions “in a manner authorized by federal law.” “States may not impose criminal or civil liability on VA employees—including doctors, nurses, and administrative staff—who provide or […]
Attorney Ken Starr, who led the Whitewater investigation into former President Bill Clinton and defended former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial, died on Sept. 13, aged 76. Sen. Lindsey Graham and other Republican lawmakers have unveiled a bill that would ban many abortions at a federal level.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Sept. 2 announced plans to offer abortions, despite warnings that such a move would be illegal. The VA’s interim final rule lets the department provide abortion counseling and abortions to pregnant veterans and beneficiaries. The abortions will be available when “the life or the health of the pregnant […]
PHOENIX—An Arizona attorney on Friday urged a judge to allow the state to enforce a near-total ban on abortions under a law that has been blocked for nearly 50 years through a now-overruled U.S. Supreme Court decision. Assistant Attorney General Beau Roysden said the judge’s role is simple: now that the high court has overturned […]
Indiana on Aug. 5 became the first state in the country to approve and pass a bill into law banning most abortions, following the overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in late June. The legislation, SB1, bans all abortions, except in the case of incest, rape, a diagnosis […]
The city of St. Louis in Missouri is being sued by the state’s Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican, for passing a bill that seeks to offer women funds to travel out-of-state for abortions. On July 15, the Board of Alderman of St. Louis passed Board Bill 61 (BB61), which sets up a $1.5 million […]
President Joe Biden on July 8 signed an executive order aimed at ensuring women can get abortions. Biden directed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand access to various methods of abortion, including a Food and Drug Administration-approved pill called Mifeprex that can be taken to kill a fetus up to the […]
President Joe Biden announced Thursday would support ending the 60-vote Senate filibuster to pass bills to allow abortions at the federal level. During his campaign, Biden said that he wanted to keep the filibuster. When he entered office, Biden affirmed his support for the Senate rule. Biden was asked during the NATO summit in Spain […]
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to overturn Roe Vs. Wade on Friday, many large U.S. companies across multiple sectors championed their workplace health plans that will cover out-of-state abortion costs for employees. JPMorgan Chase confirmed in an internal memo obtained by CNBC that it would maintain its commitment to offer travel benefits for abortions […]
More than two dozen states will move to restrict abortions following the Supreme Court’s Friday ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The Guttmacher Institute, a research group, says that 13 states have “trigger laws” that bar most abortions that will take effect immediately after the ruling Friday. They are Arkansas, Idaho, […]
