From the American Family Association’s OneNewsNow: The U.S. ruled nearly six years ago in the Obergefell case that same-gender couples have a right to marry. Pundits at the time said it was the beginning of a slippery slope. Mary Beth Waddell, director of federal affairs for the Family Research Council (FRC), tells OneNewsNow the definitions of marriage and family have …

Gothamist reports: A woman who worked as an unpaid intern for Scott Stringer two decades ago plans to publicly accuse the city comptroller and mayoral candidate of sexual abuse and harassment, including repeated acts of unwanted kissing and touching, according to a statement provided by her attorney. The woman, Jean Kim, who has worked in city politics as a lobbyist, …

Fox News reports: Sen. Joni Ernst, the vice chair of the Senate GOP conference, will lead a “prebuttal” Wednesday afternoon to President Biden’s joint address to Congress. Ernst, R-Iowa, and at least five other Republicans will deliver a series of speeches on the Senate floor to protest how Biden has handled his first 100 days and to accuse the Democrat …

“What I’m concerned about is the behavior of members of Congress, who on the one hand, want to have the luxury of criticizing the president, and on the other hand not wanting to do anything about it. “I will never forgive those people and the president who instigated the insurrection for the trauma that they caused to the workers in …

The New York Times reports: Mr. Giuliani’s lawyer, Robert J. Costello, called the searches unnecessary because his client had offered to answer prosecutors’ questions, except those regarding Mr. Giuliani’s privileged communications with the former president. “What they did today was legal thuggery,” Mr. Costello said. “Why would you do this to anyone, let alone someone who was the associate attorney …

The Hartford Courant reports: Gov. Ned Lamont Wednesday signed legislation that would end Connecticut’s religious exemption for mandatory school vaccinations beginning in the 2022 school year. “When it comes to the safety of our children, we need to take an abundance of caution,” Lamont said, in a written statement. “This legislation is needed to protect our kids against serious illnesses …

Via press release from the Justice Department: A federal grand jury in Michigan returned a superseding indictment today that adds new charges of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction against three defendants and adds federal firearms violations against two defendants in the case alleging a conspiracy to kidnap the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer. According to court documents, …

Salon reports: The girlfriend of Donald Trump, Jr. announced on Newsmax today that she “knows” Vice President Kamala Harris is secretly in charge of the White House. “It’s really sad, he’s way in over his skis,” former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle said of Biden, “Kamala Harris is really the de facto commander-in-chief,” she argued. “She made it very clear.” …

Fox News reports: Federal investigators have executed a search warrant on former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, seizing electronic devices, sources confirmed to Fox News. The raid on Giuliani, which was first reported by the New York Times, comes as federal authorities were investigating whether he violated the law by lobbying the Trump administration on behalf of Ukrainian officials …

The New York Daily News reports: Raise a glass and get ready to grab a seat at a bar near you. Gov. Cuomo announced Wednesday that pandemic era curfew placed on restaurants will be lifted in mid-May and drinkers can saddle up to the bar in the Big Apple beginning next week. The current midnight closing time for outdoor dining …

Via email from hate group leader Tony Perkins: Joe Biden hasn’t even been president for 100 days, and it already feels like an eternity. In just three months, the man absurdly dubbed a “moderate” has emerged from his campaign basement and dispelled that notion — to the delight of the party’s radicals. He has embraced the far-Left’s all-out war on …

Reuters reports: Posts sharing a video that includes various QAnon conspiracy theories claim that Pope Francis has died. This is not true. At the time of publishing this article, the Pope had made recent appearances and was active on social media. The text on the posts read: “Q 100% TRUTH! LIN WOOD DESTROYS DEEP STATE CABAL! PANIC IN DC POPE …

The New York Times reports: Federal investigators in Manhattan executed a search warrant on Wednesday at the Upper East Side apartment of Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who became President Donald J. Trump’s personal lawyer, stepping up a criminal investigation into Mr. Giuliani’s dealings in Ukraine. One of the people said the investigators had seized Mr. …

The Orange County Register reports: After dozens of residents on Tuesday – for the second meeting in a row – urged supervisors to cancel the county’s contract with Composite Apps and alleged that any requirement to show proof of vaccination would infringe on their rights, OC Health Care Agency Director Dr. Clayton Chau a said changes to the Composite Apps’ …

The Hill reports: “President Biden pledged he would be ‘A president for all Americans’ with plans to repair, restore and heal,” McConnell said on the Senate floor Wednesday morning, noting that Congress remains closely divided with a 50-50 Senate and a slim Democratic majority in the House. “But the first hundred days have left much to be desired,” McConnell said. …

The Today Show reports: Dr. Anthony Fauci says popular podcast host Joe Rogan is “incorrect” in recently saying he would advise healthy young people against getting the COVID-19 vaccine. “Well that’s incorrect, and the reason why is you’re talking about yourself in a vacuum then,” Fauci told Savannah Guthrie. “You’re worried about yourself getting infected and the likelihood that you’re …

The New York Times reports: Taking a page from congressional Republicans who in 2017 made liberal use of a once-obscure law to roll back Obama-era regulations, Democrats will invoke the law to turn back a Trump methane rule enacted late last summer. That rule had eliminated Obama-era controls on leaks of methane, which seeps from oil and gas wells. The …

Roll Call reports: Within hours after the Census Bureau’s release of census apportionment results, the first wave of redistricting lawsuits hit federal courthouses in what is likely to be a flood of legal battles leading up to the 2022 congressional elections. A national Democratic redistricting group backed three voter lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Louisiana, the “first of many steps” …

NBC News reports: The Biden administration is expected to announce this week that it will propose a ban on menthol cigarettes, an action urgently sought by tobacco opponents and civil rights groups that say African Americans have been disproportionately hurt by the industry’s aggressive targeting of Black communities. The administration also is poised to say it will seek to ban …

CNN reports: The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) again delayed the deadline for enforcement of REAL ID requirements, the latest pandemic-related extension for the program aimed at establishing a consistent security standard for issuing driver’s licenses and other identification. DHS announced Tuesday it is extending the REAL ID full enforcement date by 19 months, from October 1, 2021, to …