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In the latest column, news about a substantial endowment in the effort to keep Cantonese language classes at Stanford, new express lanes opening on U.S. Highway 101 and seed funding to address pandemic-related challenges.

Arizona spends a majority of its welfare budget on the Department of Child Safety. The agency then investigates many poor parents, sometimes removing their children for reasons stemming from their poverty.

Millions in aid intended to go to the neediest families is being used to finance clinics trying to dissuade women from having abortions

At least 10 states are giving million of dollars in federal funds set aside to help needy families to anti-abortion clinics, according to accountability organization Equity Forward, which shared a report w

Dr. Rachel Levine’s historic appointment to the Biden administration, explained Vox.com 1/22/2021 Katelyn Burns © Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images Rachel Levine, physician general for the state of Pennsylvania, dines with her mother Lillian Levine on May 16, 2016, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, Joe Biden, then president-elect, nominated Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine to serve as the new assistant secretary of health at the...

LGBTQ and Women’s Rights Activists in Europe Hope a Biden Administration Will Make the U.S. an Ally Again Time 12/18/2020 Suyin Haynes © Kuba Atys—Agencja Gazeta/Reuters People take part in a protest organized by the Strajk Kobiet (Womens Strike) movement, following a court ruling imposing a near-total abortion ban in Warsaw on Nov. 18, 2020. When Tamas Dombos heard that the Hungarian Parliament passed a series of laws on Dec. 15 effectively barring same-sex couples fro...

LGBTQ and Women’s Rights Activists in Europe Hope a Biden Administration Will Make the U.S. an Ally Again Time 12/18/2020 Suyin Haynes © Kuba Atys—Agencja Gazeta/Reuters People take part in a protest organized by the Strajk Kobiet (Womens Strike) movement, following a court ruling imposing a near-total abortion ban in Warsaw on Nov. 18, 2020. When Tamas Dombos heard that the Hungarian Parliament passed a series of laws on Dec. 15 effectively barring same-sex couples fro...

Washington Free Beacon Arabella Advisors-managed funds stealthily support progressive initiatives December 11, 2020 4:00 PM Anonymous donors pumped an eye-popping $715 million into a massive dark money network used to bankroll liberal efforts across the country, new tax forms reveal. The cash went to funds managed by Arabella Advisors, a D.C.-based consulting firm, in 2019. Once donors send the cash to the funds, it is then transferred to dozens of left-wing initiatives that fall under their au...