US Ends Funding for UN Population Fund Over Complicity in Chinese Forced Abortions

US Ends Funding for UN Population Fund Over Complicity in Chinese Forced Abortions

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ended government funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) over concerns about its complicity in China’s one-child/two-child policy—an accusation that the organization denies. According to reports, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker received a letter this week from the U.S. State Department advising him of the development. […]

South Carolina Lawmakers Considering Bill Declaring Unborn as Protected Persons

South Carolina Lawmakers Considering Bill Declaring Unborn as Protected Persons

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawmakers in South Carolina are currently considering a bill that would declare that the unborn have protection as persons. Lt. Gov. Kevin Bryant recently introduced S. 217, also known as the Personhood Act of South Carolina. The bill recognizes the God-given, unalienable right to life of every person, beginning at fertilization, based […]

‘Please Help Me’: American Pastor Imprisoned in Turkey Pleads for Trump’s Intervention

‘Please Help Me’: American Pastor Imprisoned in Turkey Pleads for Trump’s Intervention

An American pastor who has been imprisoned in Turkey since last October is pleading for President Trump and his administration to work more fervently for his release. “I plead with my government—with the Trump administration—to fight for me. I ask the State Department to impose sanctions. I appeal to President Trump: Please help me. Let […]

Indiana Senate Passes Bill Protecting Religious Expression in Public Schools

Indiana Senate Passes Bill Protecting Religious Expression in Public Schools

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Indiana Senate has passed a bill meant to protect religious expression in public schools. H.B. 1024 passed 44-5 on Thursday despite opposition from groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). “House Bill 1024 only puts prayer back into schools. It does not mandate or force students to participate in it,” […]

U.S. Women Sentenced for Allegedly Raising Funds for Terror Group al-Shabaab

U.S. Women Sentenced for Allegedly Raising Funds for Terror Group al-Shabaab

Two U.S. women were sentenced on Friday for allegedly raising funds for the terror group al-Shabaab online. Muna Osman Jama, 36, of Reston, Virginia, and Hinda Osman Dhirane, 46, of Kent, Washington, were sentenced to 12 and 11 years in prison on charges of providing material support to a terrorist organization. According to a press […]

California AG Who Charged Man Behind Undercover Videos Received Campaign Donations From Planned Parenthood

California AG Who Charged Man Behind Undercover Videos Received Campaign Donations From Planned Parenthood

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California attorney general who charged the pro-life investigator behind the 2014-2015 undercover Planned Parenthood videos with 15 felonies this week had previously been praised by the abortion and contraception giant and received campaign donations from the organization for many of his House re-election bids. Democratic Congressman Xavier Becerra had been appointed by Gov. […]

Obama Judge Temporarily Blocks Kentucky From Closing State’s Last Abortion Facility

Obama Judge Temporarily Blocks Kentucky From Closing State’s Last Abortion Facility

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A judge appointed to the bench by then-President Barack Obama has issued a temporary injunction against the enforcement of a compliance order that would result in the closure of the last abortion facility in Kentucky. “Plaintiffs have laid out specific facts in their verified complaint showing that the rights of their patients would […]