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Following the decision by the Department of Health and Human Services to require employers to provide contraceptive coverage for their employees, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) says that the Obama administration is “trampling” the protections provided by the First Amendment and is “systematically dismantling” Americans’ religious liberties. [Audio clip: view full…

Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) says that the debate circling the Obama administration’s regulation requiring employers, including religious entities, to provide their employees with healthcare packages that include contraceptive coverage is “not about women’s rights, it’s about religious freedom.” [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) says that by mandating religious institutions provide healthcare coverage,  which includes contraceptives, “we are violating our First Amendment rights.” [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) says that the debate over the Obama administration’s decision to mandate employers, including religious entities, to provide their employees with contraceptive coverage is overreaching. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Senate Republicans echoed the sentiment of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) after he vowed on the House floor Wednesday to repeal a regulation that requires employers, including religious entities, to provide their employees with coverage for contraceptives.

Congress’ job approval appears to be at a record low. According to Gallup, approval now rests at 10 percent, a full point short of the previous low in December. 86 percent of those surveyed disapprove of lawmakers’ performance. Divided by party, only 11 percent of Democrats and 12 percent of…

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay today called on the international community to act against the onslaught of violence in the Syrian city of Homs, urging UN member states to “cut through the politics and take effective action to protect the Syrian population.” Pillay says she is increasingly concerned by…

An animal rights group claims that killer whales—orcas–have the same rights as people. So they claim it’s slavery for Sea World to keep the whales at their amusement parks.

Support for President Obama appears to be up in Virginia, an important swing state. According to a poll conducted by Quinnipiac University, Obama leads Mitt Romney by 47 to 43 percent. The new numbers represent the first time Obama was able to pull ahead of the former Massachusetts Governor, according…

Prior to voting on a Senate-passed version of the STOCK Act, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) announced that the lower chamber will be considering a “strengthened” version of the bill set to put an end to congressional insider trading. “It is unacceptable for any member of Congress, federal official…