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(Translation) THE CAPITOL - [Puerto Rico] House Speaker Rafael “Tatito” Hernández Montañez said on Friday that, following the decision by the United States Supreme Court to revoke the Roe vs. Wade ruling, he will work on Senate Bill 693 in August for which public hearings will convene. "The United States Supreme Court issued a decision in a 5-4 [sic] vote which revoked the regulations stipulated in Roe v. Wade and recognized the authority of state legislatures to define the law that will prevail in each jurisdiction." "The House of Representatives reaffirms its commitment to lead a wide, inclusive, and participative...

With the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, abortion rights are officially on the ballot in Pennsylvania. *Republican State Sen. Doug Mastriano, running for governor, believes life starts at conception. “We’re gonna have to work our way towards that,” he said during a GOP primary debate. Mastriano has said he believes in no exceptions. He’s also said he’d end any state funding to Planned Parenthood. *Democrat Attorney General Josh Shapiro, running for governor, has said he supports current Pennsylvania law and would veto any attempts to further restrict abortion access in the state. “I believe abortion is healthcare —...

Israel has been keeping the Biden administration in the dark on its covert operations against nuclear targets and scientists in Iran, CNN reported. The network quoted current and former U.S. Intelligence sources saying that “Israel does not inform the U.S. of its operations beforehand, and often never acknowledges their role – even privately.” The sources added that administration officials have taken a broadly “hands-off approach” to Israel's operations, instead of pressuring its closest Middle East ally. They also expressed concern over the possibility of a miscalculation that could spiral “out of control,” as Israel appears increasingly “willing to take matters...

Federal prosecutors are quietly dismissing stacks of cases against illegal immigrants under a Biden administration mandate that could be on pace to effectively pardon 1 million people by 2024, according to leaked information reviewed by the Washington Examiner. Attorneys for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have begun to throw out tens of thousands of the 2 million backlogged cases in immigration court following a political appointee's order not to go after illegal border crossers from before the November 2020 election. “This is a de facto amnesty,” said an ICE federal prosecutor who spoke with the Washington Examiner on the condition...

Does their funding cease immediately? Below is from PP's website. This needs to end immediately and they need to fold completely Most of Planned Parenthood’s federal funding is from Medicaid reimbursements for preventive care, and some is from Title X. There’s no keep-Planned-Parenthood-running part of the federal budget. Here’s where “defunding” comes in: At least 60% of Planned Parenthood patients rely on public health programs like Medicaid and Title X for their preventive and primary care. So, when you hear extreme politicians talking about “defunding” Planned Parenthood, they really mean blocking patients who rely on public health care programs from...

MADISON, Wis. — Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin immediately halted all scheduled abortions at its clinics in Madison and Milwaukee following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling striking down the Roe v. Wade decision on Friday. Wisconsin has an 1849 law that bans abortion, except to save the life of the mother, but whether that law is enforceable was expected to be the center of yet-to-be-filed lawsuits. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, a Democrat, said he would have news next week about next steps in reaction to the court’s ruling. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin President Tanya Atkinson said in a statement that...

The United States Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to overturn the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide recognizes that even the most helpless and dependent human beings have a right to life and possess inherent dignity and worth. The Catholic Church teaches that all human life is sacred, from conception to natural death. We must oppose the many threats to human life and dignity evident in contemporary society, including abortion, euthanasia, assisted suicide, and capital punishment. Abortion represents a failure to recognize the sanctity of human life and promotes a culture in which human life...

The prospects of a soft landing seem more remote by the day. Economists and CEOs say a recession is likely, if not imminent. Even Fed Chairman Jerome Powell now calls a downturn “a possibility,” extraordinarily bearish talk for a central banker. Add to that an energy crunch, a food crisis, war, runaway inflation, profit warnings, layoffs, and you can see why stocks have tumbled into a bear market, giving investors the worst start to a year in a half-century. And yet equities analysts look out on the benchmark S&P 500 and see no reason for investors to change strategy. They...

Former President Donald Trump has spoken out on the Supreme Court ending the Roe v. Wade abortion precedent.The court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday in one of the most momentous legal decisions in American history.Trump’s Supreme Court appointments were crucial to ending the 1973 precedent that enshrined a federal “right” to abortion.“This is following the Constitution, and giving rights back when they should have been given long ago,” Trump told Fox News.Trump nominated three justices to the Supreme Court during his presidency. There’s no chance that Roe would’ve been overruled if not for his nominations.When asked if he played...

A former Army helicopter pilot has pleaded guilty to taking thousands of dollars from China to hand over aviation-related information from his work as a defense contractor. In addition to acting as an unregistered agent for Beijing, Shapour Moinian, 67, also pleaded guilty in federal court this week to making false statements during his national security background checks, according to the Justice Department. “This is another example of how the Chinese government enhances its defense capabilities through the illicit exploitation of U.S. technology,” Stacey Foy, special agent in charge of the FBI’s San Diego office, said in a statement. Moinian...

No details. No articles posted on Internet yet. Some RINO traitors voted for the bill

The date: June 29, 1992. The place: the Amtrak station in Wilmington, Delaware. Two men spot one another. They wave; they smile; they run; they dash into one another’s arms. They can’t stop hugging. They are jubilant, ecstatic — literally moved to tears. Why? Because Roe v. Wade was just saved. And they played a crucial role. The two men are both U.S. senators: Joe Biden of Delaware and Warren Rudman of New Hampshire. “At first, I didn’t see Joe; then I spotted him waving at me from far down the platform,” recorded Rudman wistfully in his memoir, Combat: Twelve...

President Joe Biden addressed the nation from the White House's Cross Hall calling it 'a very solemn moment' and a 'sad day for the court and the country.' 'Today, the Supreme Court of the United States expressly took away a Constitutional right from the American people, that it had already recognized. They didn't limit it, they simply took it away. That's never been done to a right so important to so many Americans,' Biden said. 'But they did it.' 'Now with Roe gone, let's be very clear, the health and life of women in this nation are now at risk,'...

KWTX) - Federal agents on Thursday raided three churches near military installations across the Southern U.S., including the Assembly of Prayer Christian Church in Killeen. “I can confirm the FBI was executing court authorized law enforcement activity today in the vicinity of the intersection of Massey St. and E. Rancier Ave., in Killeen, Texas. No additional information will be released at this time,” FBI Special Agent Carmen Portillo said in an emailed statement to KWTX.

A large aluminum plant in Kentucky is temporarily halting production and laying off more than 600 workers due to rising energy costs. Century Aluminum has announced plans to shut down its Hawesville smelter for nine to 12 months starting in August. The plant, with about 628 workers, is the second-largest employer in Hancock County, the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reported. The county's judge-executive, Johnny Roberts, told the newspaper the company gave him no assurances the plant would reopen after that. Roberts said the company told him that its power costs have risen dramatically this year. Century Aluminum said the Hawesville plant is...

(Translation) Monsignor Héctor Aguer, Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina, proposed a solution to the “conflict” that ensued after Pope Francis’ removal of Monsignor Daniel Fernández Torres as Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. “The Holy Father, speaking of conflicts that exist within some regions of the Church, has mentioned the one that continues in the Diocese of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The problem originated with the removal of the Bishop, Monsignor Daniel Fernández Torres,” the prelate indicated in a communiqué about the case which he sent to ACI Prensa on Monday, June 20. The Archbishop disseminated this reflection one week after...

Canada could be on the cusp of a bizarre new era in which federal regulators will be empowered to figure out whether our online porn is sufficiently Canadian — and levy the requisite punishments if it isn’t. Bill C-11 — the Liberal push to subject much of the internet to CRTC control — has passed the House of Commons with NDP and Bloc Québécois support. Absent any major revisions by the Senate, the likes of Netflix, YouTube and even Instagram will soon be forced to subject their content to Canada’s famously onerous strictures on Canadian content. But less discussed is...

Today, the White House released the Biden-Harris Administration’s Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, a whole-of-government approach to combatting maternal mortality and morbidity. For far too many mothers, complications related to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum can lead to devastating health outcomes — including hundreds of deaths each year. This maternal health crisis is particularly devastating for Black women, Native women, and women in rural communities who all experience maternal mortality and morbidity at significantly higher rates than their white and urban counterparts. Under President Biden and Vice President Harris’s leadership, this Administration is now taking the next step towards...

You've gotta listen to this analysis by Tammy Bruce. She says the real fear of the Left is taking the fight back to the states again - federalism. This is the real reason why they wanted abortion to be "settled law" and hang it over the rest of the nation. Now, when people start seeing states banning abortions, you're going to see the remaining conservatives in blue states start demanding for change too at the state level. This is the way that it's supposed to be folks.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court struck down a New York law restricting gun-carrying rights for citizens. This has been seen as the most important ruling on guns in over a decade. The decision was 6-3 and allows more people to legally carry guns on the streets of the nation’s largest cities Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the following for the majority that the Constitution protects “an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home.” In 43 States, the government issues licenses to carry based on objective criteria. But in six states, including New York, the government further conditions the...