Student Tells Pope Francis to Stop Using Anti-LGBT Language

A student pleaded with Pope Francis on Thursday to stop using offensive language against the LGBT community, taking the 87-year-old pontiff to task over homophobic slurs he has allegedly used during private meetings. Francis was twice quoted by Italian media in the last …[#item_full_content]

DOJ Sues 5 Anti-abortion Activists for FACE Act Violations

President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice has thrown the hammer down on five anti-abortion activists – three of whom already are facing prison sentences – by filing a federal lawsuit against them in Florida for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.

Bill Would Protect Presidents Against State ‘Lawfare’

A group of six Republican senators, led by Thom Tillis of North Carolina, is trying to prevent political prosecutions by introducing a bill that would allow presidents and vice presidents to move their civil or criminal cases from state to federal court.[#item_full_content]

Rep. Stefanik Rallies Behind Trump at Christian Conference

Vice president hopeful Elise Stefanik, chair of the House Republican Conference, went all in on GOP presumptive nominee and her “good friend” Donald Trump during a speech before a conservative Christian conference in Washington, D.C., on Friday.[#item_full_content]

Three People Killed, 10 Wounded in Arkansas Supermarket Shooting

A shooter opened fire at an Arkansas supermarket on Friday, killing three civilians and wounding 10 other people, including two police officers, Arkansas State Police said. The suspect was also wounded in a shootout with police, Arkansas State Police Director Mike Hagar told …[#item_full_content]

GOP Legislators Probing Meta Over Content Policies

Two Republican legislators are calling on Meta to release information about the company’s decision to restrict the viewership of “political and social” content on two of its social media platforms.[#item_full_content]

Border Arrests Down 25 Percent Since New Asylum Restrictions

The number of arrests by Border Patrol agents of people illegally crossing into the United States fell in May to the third lowest of any month during the Biden presidency, while preliminary figures released Thursday show encounters with migrants falling even more in the …[#item_full_content]