(CNN)It’s no secret that states have railed against abortion access in the years since 1973, when Roe v. Wade legalized the procedure in America. Nearly 900 bills restricting abortions have passed in the past 20 years alone, according to the nation’s oldest abortion rights group. Last year, states enacted dozens of new laws, including one in Texas that forced clinic...

Establishment Republicans are warming to the idea of Donald Trump as the GOP standard-bearer. Two House Republican committee chairmen, Reps. Bill Shuster (Pa.) and Jeff Miller (Fla.), announced their support for Trump on Thursday. And sources said more rank-and-file Republicans are expected to follow suit, including longtime Rep. John Duncan Jr. (Tenn.). Furthermore, regular meetings between House lawmakers and top...

We get it. John Boehner doesn’t like Ted Cruz. In a witless cheap shot, Boehner called him “Lucifer in the flesh” at an event at Stanford University. Boehner’s attitude is widespread among Republican insiders who are foolishly allowing personal ill will to cloud their reasoned judgment about who, among the candidates left in the GOP race, is the best representative...

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump warned against “the false song of globalism” in a major foreign policy address on Wednesday in an escalation of his rhetoric rejecting the current framework of international coalitions. “We will no longer surrender this country or its people to the false song of globalism,” Trump promised during a speech in Washington. “I am skeptical of...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Religious freedom restoration acts are appearing in numerous states nationwide. It’s what some are calling anti-LGBT legislation. There are more than 100 active bills across nearly two dozen states. And at the heart of it all is a Florida group. First Coast News’ Keitha Nelson sat down with the Founder and Chairman of the Liberty Counsel, Mat...

As a Christian and an across-the-board conservative author, I write about a variety of topics: economic freedom, national security, international relations and social issues. My Christian faith informs all areas of my life, and it enables me to share wisdom that is much greater than my own. As long-time readers of my columns and books know, my biggest passion is...

ANALYSIS/OPINION: Media narratives can last for years, especially if contradictory evidence is suppressed or ignored. In an extraordinary Imprimis essay based on a speech in March at Hillsdale College, City University of New York journalism adjunct professor Charles Leerhsen sets the record straight on one of baseball’s greatest players, Ty Cobb. A former Sports Illustrated editor, Mr. Leerhsen began researching...

What are we going to learn from all this? In the midst of a bitter, tumultuous, divisive primary season, Republicans have seen their chances of taking back the White House plummet as the number of likely scenarios dwindles: Ted Cruz or Donald Trump could ride into the fall as a damaged candidate and get slaughtered by Hillary Clinton; or Republicans...

Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this story incorrectly referenced North Carolina’s transgender bathroom law. It requires transgender individuals to use public restrooms associated with the sex on their birth certificate. A conservative Christian activist group has gained more than half a million signatures and counting from people pledging to boycott Target over its transgender bathroom policy. The petition...

Senator Ted Cruz and Gov. John R. Kasich of Ohio have agreed to coordinate in future primary contests in a last-ditch effort to deny Donald J. Trump the Republican presidential nomination, with each candidate standing aside in certain states amid growing concerns that Mr. Trump cannot otherwise be stopped. In a statement late Sunday night, Mr. Cruz’s campaign manager, Jeff...