Day: February 1, 2025

Podcast host says he received ‘eye rolls,’ ‘smirks’ from reporters during White House briefing debut

5:26 am February 1, 2025

“Ruthless” podcast co-host John Ashbrook made a big splash at Friday’s White House press briefing as a member of the “new media” the Trump administration has welcomed, to the chagrin of some reporters. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt kicked off the briefing by revealing President Trump’s press office had received “more than 10,000” applications […]

New York doctor indicted for allegedly prescribing abortion pill to patient via telemedicine in Louisiana

5:22 am February 1, 2025

A female New York doctor will be prosecuted for allegedly prescribing abortion medication via telemedicine in Louisiana. Dr. Margaret Carpenter was indicted in Louisiana Friday after allegedly using telemedicine to prescribe abortion medication to a patient. Carpenter, her company and an associate were charged with felony criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, according to […]

Supreme Court to consider an effort to establish the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school

5:06 am February 1, 2025

The Supreme Court will weigh an effort to establish the nation’s first religious charter school with implications for school choice and religious practices. The court agreed Friday to hear two cases on the matter, which will be argued together — Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School […]

Teen girls open up on trans athlete scandal that turned their high school into a culture war battleground

4:54 am February 1, 2025

Taylor Starling and Kaitlyn Slavin – student athletes at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California – held a live press conference on X Friday hosted California Family Council Outreach Director Sophia Lorey. The two girls shared their perspectives on a recent national controversy that has besieged their community caused by a trans athlete […]

Colombian president urges illegal immigrants in US to return home days after diplomatic spat

4:36 am February 1, 2025

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is urging Colombian nationals in the U.S. illegally to return home, promising to provide loans to those who return, days after being embroiled in a diplomatic controversy with the U.S. “I ask undocumented Colombians in the US to immediately leave their jobs in that country and return to Colombia as soon […]