Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to cut funding to Texas Children’s Hospital after a Houston doctor, Dr. Tony Pastor, posted a TikTok video advising patients to disregard a new state law requiring hospitals to inquire about patients' citizenship during intake. The executive order, effective November 1, mandates that hospitals accepting Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) payments collect this information.
Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of The View, came to President Joe Biden’s defense during a tense debate over his recent pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, on Tuesday’s episode. Goldberg clashed with Alyssa Farah Griffin, the show’s sole conservative voice, as the panel discussed the controversial decision.
President-elect Donald Trump has issued a stern ultimatum to Hamas, demanding the release of all hostages held in Gaza before his inauguration on January 20, 2025. Failure to comply, he warned, would result in unprecedented consequences in the Middle East.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) voiced sharp criticism of President Joe Biden following the pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, for a series of crimes dating back to 2014. Johnson accused the Biden family of eroding public trust in the nation’s justice system.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) criticized the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for its contrasting treatment of President-elect Donald Trump’s family compared to President Joe Biden’s. Greene highlighted the FBI’s raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, including the search of his son Barron’s bedroom, while noting the absence of similar actions regarding Hunter Biden.
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) fined the mayor of Emo, Ontario, and the township itself after rejecting a petition to declare June as Pride Month and fly the LGBTQ2 pride flag. Mayor Harold McQuaker was fined $5,000, and the town was fined $10,000 for violating the Ontario Human Rights Code.
The Harris campaign continues sending fundraising emails weeks after Vice President Kamala Harris lost to President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 election. The emails urge supporters to contribute to the "Harris Fight Fund," citing the need to "fight back and hold [Trump] accountable." The emails come amidst the surmounting debt the campaign accrued totaling a whopping $20 million.
When Henry the Eighth died in 1547, his nine-year-old son by Jane Seymour, Edward the Sixth, reigned for six years.
He advanced Protestantism in England,...
