How Idaho became ground zero in the federal-state abortion fight
On Aug. 2, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) fired the opening salvo in an effort to prevent red-state governments from interfering with the care and safety of pregnant women in hospital emergency rooms. The DOJ filed its first-in-the-nation suit against an Idaho law preventing women from receiving necessary emergency care when their lives are threatened by dangerous pregnancy complications. A federal judge in Idaho will hear argument on the case today and likely make a ruling before Aug. 25, when a total abortion ban is set to go into effect in the state. The
Read MoreZelensky knocks Russian plans to put captured Ukrainians on trial
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said negotiations would be “impossible” with Russia if it holds a trial for captured defenders from Mariupol. Ukraine’s military intelligence arm warned on Friday in a Telegram post that Russia has been remodeling the Mariupol Chamber Philharmonic and installing iron cages in the building for a trial on Wednesday, which marks Ukraine’s independence day and six months since the war began. “If this despicable show trial takes place, if our people are brought into this scenery in viol
Read MoreRecord high in US categorized as suffering: Gallup
The percentage of Americans classified as suffering rose to a record high in July, according to a Gallup survey released Monday. The new poll found that 5.6 percent of Americans rate their lives poorly enough to be categorized as suffering. Gallup measures the life quality index of Americans as "thriving," "struggling" or "suffering" based on respondents who evaluate their curren
Read MoreThe world is changing — why isn’t America’s approach to foreign policy?
Words and slogans matter. President Obama’s “pivot to Asia;” President Trump’s “do me a small favor”; and President Biden’s “pariah and war criminal”&nb
Read MoreAmerica must learn more about Indian boarding school injustices
In late July, Pope Francis made headlines by visiting Canada where he apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in abusing Indigenous children in residential schools. The United States has its own residential schools tragedy that Americans need to know about. On May 11, the U.S. Department of the Interior released the initial
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