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When things are not going their way, the Abortion Establishment and its legion of media enablers insist they are “winning the culture war,” by which they mean the public is more accepting of abortion. If ever there was an example of “The wish is father to the thought”—aka, they want to believe it because they wish it to be true—this is it. But just to be on the safe side, they continue to try (so to speak) to rehabilitate abortion. How? By reframing the deaths of unborn children as either a positive good or something beyond evaluation (for a host...

President Trump unveiled new steps Thursday that he said would dramatically reduce the cost of fertility treatments and in vitro fertilization (IVF) — saying it would mean “many more beautiful American children.” Trump, who vowed as a candidate last year to make IVF free through either an insurance mandate or government subsidy, announced two more modest initial steps to encourage employers to offer new supplemental fertility coverage while lowering the cost of the drugs involved. “Effective immediately, for the first time ever, we will make it legal for companies to offer supplemental insurance plans specifically for fertility — that’s never...

A top Catholic bishop decried the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a new generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone as a “shocking inconsistency” that endangers women and facilitates the “killing of more children,” urging a swift reversal amid a pending federal safety review. The FDA’s Octover 1 approval of the generic from Evita Solutions LLC — a company whose mission is to “normalize abortion” and make it “accessible to all” — comes as chemical abortions now account for 63% of all abortions in the United States, according to recent data, killing millions of babies Pro-life advocates warn...

A man riding on a bus in Dublin is reported to have repeatedly punched a pregnant fellow passenger in the face and stomach while screaming at her to have an abortion. Key Takeaways: * A pregnant woman was reportedly riding a bus when a man approached her, screaming, telling her to have an abortion. * He then began punching her in the face and stomach. * The man was arrested but has been granted bail. * Abortion is legal in Ireland, and the number of abortions committed have been skyrocketing. The Details: The Irish Independent reported that 45-year-old Thomas Nolan...

After two Muslim men were busted planting an incendiary device on a FOX News van covering Charlie Kirk’s death, I flagged their “Is He Dead Yet” merchandise and tracked how the calls for Trump’s death are widely sold on Amazon, Etsy and major retailers. Amazon had censored everything from books against transgenderism and BLM to banning the sale of the Confederate flag (and even at one point pulling episodes of the Dukes of Hazzard) but you can get a “Is He Dead Yet” flag which the Amazon description openly bills as “an anti-Trump flag” making it clear that it’s not...

Snoop Dogg just partnered up queer artist Jeremy Beloate amd GLAAD to support LGBTQ+ children, after receiving backlash over his remarks about a trans couple in Disney Buzz Light year film. Snoop also went on to express he made a “love is love” song for children. Snoop Dogg: “Partnering with GLAAD for Spirit Day just felt right, because spreading love and respect for everybody is what real gangstas do. We’re showin’ the next generation that kindness is cool, inclusion is powerful, and love always wins.” They got him.

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. George Washington's Prayer And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert...

ICE has arrested an illegal immigrant in the Chicago area who was serving as a local police officer. Radule Bojovic was taken into custody as part of the ongoing Operation Midway Blitz. Per Real America’s Voice’s Ben Bergquam, Bojovic, an illegal immigrant from Montenegro, was arrested on October 15 in the Chicago suburb of Hanover Park. Bojovic reportedly overstayed his B-2 visitor visa and had been required to leave the country by March 31, 2015, but did not. Bojovic provided his employment identification card to authorities upon his arrest, which confirmed that he was a member of the Hanover Park...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued the Trump administration Thursday over hefty new fees in the H-1B visa program, joining the legal campaign against the administration’s changes to a program used by some of the biggest tech companies in the U.S. -snip- The chamber’s lawsuit is seeking to block the new H-1B program restrictions, which were rolled out in a presidential proclamation that the chamber says “is not only misguided policy; it is plainly unlawful.” “The President has significant authority over the entry of noncitizens into the United States, but that authority is bounded by statute and cannot directly contradict...

e U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday filed a lawsuit over the Trump administration imposing a $100,000 fee to the H-1B worker visas. -snip- In a release regarding the lawsuit on Thursday, the Chamber called the new fee unlawful since it "overrides provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act that govern the H-1B program, including the requirement that fees be based on the costs incurred by the government in processing visas." "The new $100,000 visa fee will make it cost-prohibitive for U.S. employers, especially start-ups and small and midsize businesses, to utilize the H-1B program, which was created by Congress...

[Catholic Caucus] Leo XIV Praises a Priest Who Fantasized About Boys—and Calls Him a ProphetIn today’s Vatican, the man who wrote of “taking boys to bed” is exalted as holy, while the Mass of the Saints is treated as a threat.A Church That Blesses DisorderIn Germany, Bishop Helmut Dieser of Aachen has formally authorized blessings for “all couples who love each other,” regardless of marital status or sexual orientation. The decree, drawn from the German bishops’ document Segen gibt der Liebe Kraft, makes such ceremonies part of diocesan pastoral life.Hiraeth In Exile is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts...

The charges are related to payments the company allegedly made to secure a contract with the Philippine government to help oversee its 2016 presidential election and secure timely payment for its work. Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged the voting technology firm Smartmatic with money laundering and bribing Philippine election officials with $1 million, according to the Associated Press. The charges are related to payments the company allegedly made to secure a contract with the Philippine government to help oversee its 2016 presidential election and secure timely payment for its work. The payments were made between 2015 and 2018. Three former...

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said that he knows and loves individuals who voted for President Donald Trump, noting that "they are not fascists" or "Nazis." "I'm the only Democrat in my family. I grew up in a conservative part of Pennsylvania," he noted during a NewsNation Town Hall while wearing a hoodie. "I would never compare anybody, anybody to Hitler, and those things," Fetterman declared. Such "extreme rhetoric" will make it "more likely" that there will be "extreme … outcomes and political violence," he suggested. Pointing to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Fetterman said, "let people...

An Illinois police officer living in the United States illegally has been arrested by immigration authorities, the Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday. Radule Bojovic, an illegal immigrant from Montenegro who was working as a sworn police officer with the Hanover Park Police Department, was taken into custody during Operation Midway Blitz, which targets illegal immigrants living in Illinois because of the state's sanctuary policies, federal officials said. Fox News Digital has reached out to the police department and the office of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump and his immigration policies. "J.B. Pritzker doesn’t...

Tommy Robinson, the founder of the English Defense League and one of Britain's most polarising figures, has travelled to Israel while awaiting a court verdict in the UK. The far-right activist — known for his anti-Muslim campaigns — was invited by Israel's Minister for Diaspora Affairs, Amichai Chikli, according to The Guardian. The trip drew swift criticism from British Jewish groups, who called the invitation 'deeply inappropriate'. Robinson's politics have always revolved around Islam. For over a decade, he's portrayed himself as a defender of Western civilisation under siege — from refugees, from multiculturalism, from what he calls 'Islamisation'. That...

A whopping 175,000 Americans have applied to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin revealed the updated recruitment number on “The Alex Marlow Show” on Wednesday. The recruitment blitz comes as the Trump administration is offering up to $50,000 in sign-on bonuses to new recruits. The agency has also solicited former agents to return to the force, and many have joined, retired agents who have jumped at the opportunity have told The Daily Wire. “It really is encouraging to see that patriots see through the charade of the media, they want to enforce the...

Police have arrested pro-Israel supporters who were holding placards which read 'we stand with Britain's Jews', while pro-Palestine protesters were filmed chanting 'death to the IDF' elsewhere in central London. A small group of people from Our Fight, a pro-Israeli organisation that describes itself as mostly made up of non-Jewish Brits, were seen facing off with protesters while holding signs that read: 'We stand with Britain's Jews'. Mark Birbeck, an activist from a non-Jewish but pro-Israeli group, was arrested after being escorted by police officers while holding the sign emblazoned with a Union Jack flag. Two others were also seen...

ELMIRA, N.Y. — State police and the Elmira Police Department say a 26-year-old Elmira Police officer was arrested Wednesday after a months-long investigation into the unlawful release of confidential information. State police say on July 22, they got a complaint from the Elmira Police Department about potential leaks of sensitive information. In a statement from Chief Kristen Thorne of EPD, he says he was made aware on July 18 that an Elmira Police officer supposedly gave out confidential information to another person. They then suspended the officer and contacted state police to do a deeper investigation. On July 31, state...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is peddling falsehoods in an attempt to mar Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Camp Pendleton on Saturday, including falsely claiming an amphibious capabilities demonstration would result in the closure of the I-5 highway and that America’s troops would not be paid. The event will be followed by a celebration on Del Mar Beach in honor of the Marine Corps’ forthcoming 250th birthday, which is November tenth. Newsom and his press office seized on an anonymously-sourced article from far-left outlet MeidasTouch, which claimed that “the White House will shut down portions of the I-5 for Vice...

Twenty-one-year-old Steven A. Wowwk arrived as an infantryman in the Army’s First Cavalry Division in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam in early January 1969 to fight in an escalating and increasingly unwinnable war. By June, Wowwk had been wounded twice—the second time seriously—and was sent back to the United States for treatment at Boston’s Chelsea Naval Hospital. It was after returning to the U.S. and while en route to the hospital that Wowwk first encountered hostility as a veteran.