GOP Senate candidates seek to navigate IVF stance after Alabama ruling

Republicans aiming to take back control of the U.S. Senate are urging lawmakers and candidates to express support for in vitro fertilization after a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that determined IVF embryos are children, “regardless of their location.” In a memo released Friday, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which works to elect Republicans

Military says balloon detected over Western U.S. doesn’t pose a threat

The U.S. is tracking a small, high-altitude balloon that is drifting across the country but poses no threat to national security, U.S. officials and the military said Friday. CBS News first reported that the military was tracking the balloon as it traversed the Western U.S. earlier in the day. NORAD, the military command responsible for

Wisconsin ethics probe cites Trump fundraising committee violations

The bipartisan Wisconsin Ethics Commission is recommending prosecutors pursue felony charges against a fundraising group allied with former President Donald Trump after it allegedly circumvented state campaign finance laws in a failed effort to oust a powerful state GOP leader in 2022 who refused to back Trump’s unfounded claims of election fraud. The Wisconsin investigation

When do South Carolina polls open and close for the 2024 primary?

Washington — South Carolina voters are heading to the polls Saturday for the state’s Republican presidential primary, the fourth primary contest of the 2024 campaign. Read on to find out when polls open and what time they’ll close.  The state’s former governor, Nikki Haley, is the last major Republican running against former President Donald Trump for

Trump says he “strongly” supports IVF

Former President Donald Trump says he backs in-vitro fertilization, known as IVF, and called on Alabama Republicans to protect the fertility treatment after a ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court resulted in the closure of several clinics offering IVF.  “We want to make it easier for mothers and fathers to have babies, not harder!” Trump