
The GOP’s populist base can help win big battles for the party’s business donors in 2017, if it just shuts up for the next few months, GOP leader Sen. Mitch McConnell suggested in a low-drama interview with Politico.
by Neil Munro14 Sep 2015, 11:34 AM PST0

While speaking on MSNBC’s “Melissa Harris-Perry” Saturday, comedienne Lizz Winstead called GOP presidential hopeful Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) a “monster” for being pr0-life. “You have this crazy opposite thing and I feel like with Oregon being the only state it’s not just Ohio.
by Trent Baker12 Sep 2015, 10:14 PM PST0

In a novel response to Pope Francis’ decision to allow all Catholic priests to absolve women from the sin of abortion during the upcoming Jubilee Year of Mercy, a writer in New York Times accuses Pope Francis of “cruelty,” saying his offer of mercy is evidence of condescension toward women.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.11 Sep 2015, 5:22 AM PST0

In a darkly toned essay reminiscent of The Borgias, Washington Post Berlin Bureau Chief Anthony Faiola tells his readers that a storm is brewing in the Church, pitting liberal “Francis Catholics” against a sour group of disenfranchised conservatives who are looking for ways to stymie the Pope at every turn.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.8 Sep 2015, 9:28 AM PST0

In a stunning show of chutzpah, a group of some 93 Democrats signed a letter to Pope Francis outlining the talking points they would like him to touch upon in his address to the U.S. Congress on September 24.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.8 Sep 2015, 7:37 AM PST0

In the general scramble to grab a bit of Pope Francis’ luster in time for his upcoming trip to the United States, Politico has joined a host of other journals, pundits and politicians to stake a claim to the popular pontiff while attempting to distance him from their political adversaries.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.7 Sep 2015, 9:06 AM PST0

In Pope Francis’ historic “virtual town hall” organized by ABC News last week, he used such blunt language to describe abortion as killing that Time magazine has felt the need to tone it down by deleting the offensive expressions.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.7 Sep 2015, 4:15 AM PST0

An article in the current issue of The Economist shines a spotlight on an ugly problem in Japanese corporate life: harassment of pregnant women to the point of urging them to get abortions if they wish to save their careers.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Sep 2015, 10:01 AM PST0

The House Judiciary Committee has announced that Congress will hold its first hearing on the Planned Parenthood scandal next week, following the recess. Among the witnesses to provide testimony are two women who survived abortion attempts; they will speak from first-hand experience about the horrors of the abortion industry.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.5 Sep 2015, 9:20 AM PST0

In his online media event with groups of Americans in three cities earlier this week, Pope Francis congratulated a single mother on her decision to give birth to two daughters, telling her to hold her head high and not be ashamed.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.4 Sep 2015, 5:57 AM PST0

On Tuesday, the Vatican released a letter from Pope Francis on the upcoming Jubilee Year of Mercy, in which the Pope gives all Catholic priests the power to grant absolution to women who repent of the sin of abortion.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.2 Sep 2015, 4:55 AM PST0

Fox News is reportedly set to air Planned Parenthood: The Hidden Harvest on September 4 at 10 p.m., which will shine a light on the controversial undercover videos that have gone viral.
by Austin Ruse1 Sep 2015, 8:30 AM PST0

The Center for Medical Progress delivered a blistering letter to Congressional leadership today accusing Planned Parenthood of violating numerous federal laws and of stonewalling law enforcement who may be investing charges against the abortion giant.
by Austin Ruse31 Aug 2015, 3:21 PM PST0

More than 70 Ohio pastors in House Speaker John Boehner’s district are begging him to transfer federal funds away from Planned Parenthood, whose leadership was recently caught on video describing their gruesome organs-for-cash business.
by Alex Swoyer31 Aug 2015, 1:07 PM PST0

In the lead-up to the anticipated U.S. visit of Pope Francis next month, Vice President Joe Biden is the latest in a line of Democrats jockeying for position to enlist the Pope for their platform in the hope of siphoning off some of his popularity for their languishing party.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.31 Aug 2015, 9:09 AM PST0

The Ford, Tides, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation have granted tens of millions of dollars to left-wing political agitation groups in Canada in recent years. The beneficiary groups vary in their focuses of public policy prescriptions. The ostensible objectives of these groups, as indicated by their self-descriptions, include advocacy for “clean energy transition,” “ecological and equitable choices,” “restor(ing) and preservin(ing) the environment,” “social, economic, and environmental justice” and “indigenous sovereignty.”
by Robert Kraychik31 Aug 2015, 6:22 AM PST0

In a new study, the liberal protestant Public Religion Research Institute claims erroneously that Catholics are left-wing when it comes to gay marriage, climate change, and even abortion.
by Austin Ruse30 Aug 2015, 6:21 PM PST0

The U.S. ambassador to the Vatican said that during Pope Francis’ visit to the United States next month, he expects the Pope will urge the U.S. to embrace its history of welcoming immigrants.
by Dr. Susan Berry29 Aug 2015, 7:30 AM PST0

Two of the most notorious advocates of population control and unrestricted abortion —Ted Turner and Timothy E. Wirth—are chairing a UN-sponsored event in honor of Argentinian Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, who chairs a critical advisory panel in the Vatican.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.28 Aug 2015, 11:56 AM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio came on strong in a radio interview, hammering Hillary Clinton on her abortion extremism, pushing back against Clinton’s outrageous rhetoric comparing the GOP presidential candidates to terrorists, and describing Clinton as a failed candidate frantically trying to draw attention to herself and distract from the investigation of her conduct as Secretary of State.
by John Hayward28 Aug 2015, 8:38 AM PST0

With the Pope’s U.S. visit looming on the horizon, pundits are voicing their predictions that President Barack Obama will attempt to seize the opportunity to cash in on the Pope’s popularity to galvanize support for the Democratic Party.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.27 Aug 2015, 1:30 PM PST0

Approximately 100 prolife supporters protested outside Planned Parenthood Bixby in Los Angeles on Saturday morning as part of nationwide protests against the government-subsidized abortion provider.
by Michelle Moons23 Aug 2015, 2:23 AM PST0

Wednesday afternoon, Hillary Clinton’s Twitter feed highlighted a Politico story in which Republican candidate Jeb Bush used the phrase “anchor babies.” “They’re called babies,” Hillary tweeted in response.
by John Sexton19 Aug 2015, 6:05 PM PST0

The AHCA investigation found 32 such violations, with Planned Parenthood performing illegal abortions at three of its 16 abortion clinics in Florida, in St. Petersburg, Fort Myers, and Naples. The agency also found that a fourth facility in Pembroke Pines did not maintain proper logs for the disposal of fetal remains.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.19 Aug 2015, 9:23 AM PST0

A new video release from the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) suggests that women did not always consent to the use of their aborted babies’ parts for sale.
by Michelle Moons14 Aug 2015, 3:30 PM PST0