Longtime Democratic lawmaker turned activist defects to Republican Party

A prominent Democrat and Jewish leader who served for decades as a New York lawmaker and now leads a group committed to fighting antisemitism announced Thursday he’s leaving his lifelong political party and becoming a Republican, arguing Democrats have become “radicalized” and “turned their back” on the Jewish people. “It’s official: My wife and I […]

Woman Pleads Guilty to Wyo. Abortion Clinic Fire

An abortion opponent pleaded guilty to a federal arson charge Thursday after telling investigators that anxiety and nightmares about Wyoming’s first full-service abortion clinic in years led her to break into and burn the planned facility.

Biden admin unveils sweeping new actions increasing costs for oil, gas leasing

The Biden administration proposed new rules that would make oil and gas leasing on public lands more costly for developers, but which it said would “ensure fair return to taxpayers.” The proposed rules, unveiled Thursday by the Department of the Interior (DOI) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM), revise a number of financial requirements for […]