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CA Pro-Life Centers Win Against Forced Speech Law

RIVERSIDE, CA -- A California state trial court issued a permanent injunction on Monday in The Scharpen Foundation vs. Kamala Harris against California's AB775, which imposes onerous notification and disclosure requirements on pro-life crisis pregnancy centers. Under this law, pro-life pregnancy centers are required to conspicuously post a message alerting all who enter that California offers free and low-cost abortions with a local phone number for more information. The Scharpen Foundation is represented by Bob Tyler.

Trump Will Aid Persecuted Christians in Middle East

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Vice President Mike Pence announced a new policy at the In Defense of Christians annual summit in Washington, promising direct aid to persecuted Christians in the Middle East.

PragerU Sues Google and YouTube for Censoring Videos

LOS ANGELES, CA - Prager University (PragerU) has filed a federal lawsuit in California against Google and YouTube for censoring its educational videos. The suit charges that YouTube (which is owned by Google) "use their restricted mode filtering ... as a political gag mechanism to silence PragerU."

Obama Judge Tells Trump Administration to Abort Illegal Mother's Baby

WASHINGTON, D.C. - An Obama-nominated federal judge ordered the U.S. government to pay for an undocumented illegal immigrant teenager's abortion at taxpayer expense in Texas. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the government to transport the teenager to have the abortion - or allow her guardian to transport her - "promptly and without delay."

Prayer Prevails in the U.S. House

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The D.C. District Court recently dismissed the lawsuit brought by Daniel Barker, an atheist and co-president of the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), in his attempt to become a guest chaplain for an opening session of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Beginning of the End of Obamacare

WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week President Donald Trump's three executive orders have placed Obamacare on life support. He first ended the Obamacare mandate that required employers to provide contraception and abortion drugs and devices.

Trump Announces New Security Strategy for Iran

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump, in consultation with his national security team, has approved a new strategy which focuses on neutralizing Iran’s destabilizing influence and constraining its aggression, particularly its support for terrorism and militants.

Senate Defunds Hizballah Terrorist Group

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Senate recently passed the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017, which seeks to cut off the flow of resources to the Lebanese-based terrorist organization and its affiliates, and targets foreign governments, individuals and companies that support them.

President Dismantles More ObamaCare

WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump signed an executive order today to reform the United States healthcare system, to begin expanding choices and alternatives to Obamacare plans and to increase competition to bring down costs for consumers.

US Withdraws from UNESCO

WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Trump announced today that the United States will withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization (UNESCO) because of its anti-Israel bias. The withdrawal will take effect on Dec. 31, 2018 but the U.S. may remain involved as a nonmember observer state.

Contraception-Abortion Mandate Crumbles

ATLANTA, GA - The Trump Administration has voluntarily dismissed the government's appeal in Ave Maria School of Law v. Sebelius, solidifying a legal victory for the Catholic law school and repairing some of the damage done by the ObamaCare abortion and contraception mandate. Ave Maria is represented by Alliance Defending Freedom and Liberty Counsel.

Sex-Change Surgery Regrets on the Rise

SACRAMENTO, CA - A world-leading genital reconstruction surgeon is alarmed by the increase in his patients seeking reversals of so-called "gender reassignment surgery."

NY Attorney General Tries to Silence Free Speech

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Liberty Counsel filed a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit, filed by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, to shut down the pro-life speech of Christians who regularly counsel and preach on public sidewalks outside a Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Jamaica, NY.

AG Reverses Policy on Gender-Identity Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a new memorandum stating that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bans gender discrimination, but does not include sexual orientation or gender identity, in the workplace.

Trump Instructs DOJ to Protect Religious Freedom

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Trump administration strongly protected the free exercise of religion today by reversing Obama-era policies with new legal guidance issued to the Department of Justice (DOJ) by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Trump Ends ObamaCare Abortion and Contraceptive Mandate

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration announced today that employers will now be exempt from the federal requirement to provide insurance coverage for contraception in their health insurance plans if it conflicts with their sincerely held religious or moral beliefs. This now limits a rule created under the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act that required that employers, including non-church religious organizations, must cover all forms of contraception, from birth control pills to abortion drugs and devices at no cost to the employees.

Pentagon Cuts Ties with SPLC

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Pentagon has now officially disassociated from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), an organization which continually grossly misrepresents and labels pro-family organizations as so-called "hate groups," after previously using the group's materials as a resource for the Department of Defense (DOD)'s training on extremism.

House Passes 20-Week Abortion Ban

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives passed 237-189 H.R. 36, known as the "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," which makes it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 weeks or more.

Judiciary Committee Recommends FBI Investigation of Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee recently learned that the FBI confirmed that it received the criminal investigation referrals of Planned Parenthood and other groups involved in the aborted baby body parts trade, according to Breitbart News.

Victory over LGBT Agenda for Miami Counselors

MIAMI, FL-- Today, an overwhelming majority of the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners voted 7-4 to reject Proposed Ordinance 17-1359, which sought to ban any discussion with or counseling provided to minors who have unwanted same-sex attractions or gender confusion.