Oklahoma fails to make doctor-performed abortions a felony

Doctors who perform abortions in Oklahoma won't be guilty of a felony after the state Senate adjourned for the year without trying to override Republican Gov. Mary Fallin's veto of a bill to make it a felony crime. The Senate ended the session Friday before state Sen. Nathan Dahm tried an override on his bill to remove an exemption from the law for licensed doctors .

HBO Producer Among Two Men Facing Charges Stemming From Long Island Doctor’s Mysterious Death

On Tuesday, two men - including the former producer for the forthcoming HBO drama series The Deuce - were arrested on drug charges related to the mysterious death of Kiersten Cerveny , a married Long Island doctor who died in the doorway of a Manhattan apartment building last October, PEOPLE confirms. According to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice obtained by PEOPLE, HBO producer Marc Henry Johnson, 51, and James Holder, 60, both face federal drug and conspiracy charges related to Cerveny's death.

Congress is about to pass a bill that will regulate products you use each day

Sen. Barbara Boxer embraces Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman James Inhofe during a news conference to announce bipartisan legislation on federal regulation of chemicals. Sen. Barbara Boxer embraces Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman James Inhofe during a news conference to announce bipartisan legislation on federal regulation of chemicals.

Gulf Bend settles one lawsuit, faces another 18 minutes ago Court…

Court documents released Tuesday show the Gulf Bend Center settled a lawsuit in April brought by three former employees for a total of $45,000. Gulf Bend and former Associate Executive Director David Way, who was also named in the lawsuit, admitted no wrongdoing in exchange for former employees Christina Adame Garza, Raymond Garza Jr. and Philip Daniel Henneke dismissing their claims in this lawsuit as well as in a Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit filed in September.

US attorney general visits NC weeks after filing federal complaint over HB2

U.S Attorney General Loretta Lynch is in North Carolina two weeks after filing a federal complaint against Governor Pat McCrory and state officials over House Bill 2. The attorney general's office says, "In this second phase of the tour, Attorney General Lynch will visit six jurisdictions around the country that have excelled in each of the six pillars discussed in the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing final report: building trust and legitimacy; policy and oversight; technology and social media; community policing and crime reduction; officer training and education; and officer safety and wellness."

DOD uses undisclosed files to defend sex assault testimony

The Pentagon is relying on information it won't make public to dispute an Associated Press investigation that found the military misled Congress about sexual assault cases to blunt support for Senate legislation. In a report sent Thursday to a bipartisan group of senators, the Pentagon refers to undisclosed files about several of the cases to challenge AP's findings.

Governor Sam Brownback takes action to balance Kansas budget Vetoes two provisions; signs SB 249

Governor Sam Brownback today took action to balance the budget for Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018, subsequently signing Senate Bill 249 - the budget bill. The Governor announced allotments of $97 million creating a projected ending balance in FY 2017 of $87.5 million.

Senate passes bill to bar public funding to abortion providers

Planned Parenthood has an abortion clinic under construction on Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans that would replace its current clinic, shown in this file photo. A bill passed the Senate on Monday that would ban public funding for entities performing abortions.

Government Favors Open Hearing in Bridge Co-Conspirator Case

Unsealed filings in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing case released Monday show federal prosecutors sided with media organizations in seeking a public hearing for an unidentified person trying to block the publication of a list of unindicted co-conspirators. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals already ruled last Friday the June 6 oral arguments in Philadelphia are to be open.

AP’s Coverage of Supreme Court’s HHS Mandate Move Waits…

On Tuesday, 2015 Noel Sheppard Blogger of the Year recipient Mollie Hemingway at TheFederalist.com pointed to several outrageous examples of poor press coverage of the Supreme Court's unanimous move to send Obamacare's HHS contraception mandate case back to the lower courts. Hemingway's core observation was that usually plaintiff-sympathetic establishment press outlets "suddenly have trouble even naming the Little Sisters of the Poor" until their stories' very late paragraphs.

Oklahoman vetoes ban on abortion

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has vetoed legislation to make it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion except in cases to save the mother's life, a measure that would have effectively outlawed the procedure in the state. In vetoing the measure Friday, just a day after the Legislature passed it, Fallin said it was vague and would not withstand a legal challenge.

Controversial Oklahoma abortion bill could become long, costly legal fight

The Oklahoma legislature passed a bill Thursday making it a felony for doctors to perform abortions Gov. Fallin has 5 business days to veto or sign the bill Groups on both sides of the issue aren't very happy with it A controversial bill aimed at stopping abortions in Oklahoma could lead to a long and costly fight in the courtroom. Governor Mary Fallin now has five business days to sign or veto the bill after it was passed in the state legislature Thursday.

New FOX News poll shows Clinton-Trump-Sanders showdown

A new FOX News Poll shows what would happen if the Presidential election were tomorrow, showing face-offs between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. Right now in a Clinton - Trump matchup, Trump leads Clinton by 3-points; however last month, Clinton was ahead of Trump by 7-points.

Clinton and Lynch – Corruption, Not ‘Optics’

Attorney General Loretta Lynch tells us that her meeting with Bill Clinton aboard a private jet on the Phoenix airport tarmac was "primarily social" - you know, just two Democrats swapping stories about their grandkids and whatnot. The nation's top law enforcement official and the former president and husband of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee - who is under federal investigation - had a talk.