Social Issues
Latest Stories
AP_17018600791940.jpg
Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Trump_Housing_Secretary_99416.jpg-9eab4.jpg
FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2017 file photo, Housing and Urban Development Secretary-designate Ben Carson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in this Jan. 12, 2017, file photo. The Senate committee approved Carson for housing secretary. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)
Roe_v_Wade_Anniversary_Georgia_66048.jpg-332a5.jpg
Ariana Marsh, center, and Katie Davis, right, participate in a pro-life candle light vigil organized by Students for Life at UGA held to protest Roe v. Wade at the University of Georgia Arch on Jan. 24, 2017 in Athens, Ga. Brian Fisher, founder of the Human Coalition, said in a lecture Wednesday, “I want to instill a sense of optimism with you that you understand abortion can and will be ended in America in our lifetimes." He's using big data to connect with women who are seeking abortions and wants to change their minds about getting the procedure. (John Roark/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)
kazakhstan_syria_42563.jpg
Mohammed Alloush, center, head of a Syrian opposition delegation, and other members attend talks on Syrian peace in Astana, Kazakhstan, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. The talks are the latest attempt to forge a political settlement to end a war that has by most estimates killed more than 400,000 people since March 2011 and displaced more than half the country's population. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
kazakhstan_syria_25650.jpg
Bashar Jaafari, Syrian Ambassador to the UN and head of the Syrian delegation, right, speaks to a member of Syrian delegation during the talks on Syrian peace in Astana, Kazakhstan, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. Syria talks brokered by Russia, Turkey and Iran aimed at bolstering a shaky cease-fire in place since last month opened on Monday in Kazakhstan, marking the first face-to-face meeting between the Damascus government representatives and rebel factions trying to overthrow it. The gathering is also the start of a new effort to end six years of carnage that has killed hundreds of thousands, displaced half of Syria’s population and sent millions of refugees to neighboring countries and Europe. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
kazakhstan_syria_36730.jpg
Delegations of Russia, Iran and Turkey hold talks on Syrian peace at a hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. The talks are the latest attempt to forge a political settlement to end a war that has by most estimates killed more than 400,000 people since March 2011 and displaced more than half the country's population. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
oklahoma_texas_basketball_02034.jpg
Texas guard Eric Davis Jr. (10) is defended by Oklahoma forward Khadeem Lattin (12) and Oklahoma guard Kameron McGusty, center, as he tries to shoot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
oklahoma_texas_basketball_38035.jpg
Oklahoma forward Kristian Doolittle (11) shoots past Texas forward Jarrett Allen (31) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
oklahoma_texas_basketball_33030.jpg
Oklahoma guard Christian James (3) is fouled by Texas forward Shaquille Cleare (32) as he drives to the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
oklahoma_texas_basketball_29592.jpg
Oklahoma guard Darrion Strong-Moore (0) drives around Texas defenders Shaquille Cleare (32) and Kerwin Roach Jr. (12) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
oklahoma_texas_basketball_62303.jpg
Oklahoma guard Darrion Strong-Moore (0) shoots past Texas guard Andrew Jones (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
oklahoma_texas_basketball_86160.jpg
Oklahoma forward Kristian Doolittle (11) shoots past Texas forward Jarrett Allen (31) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
oklahoma_texas_basketball_22849.jpg
Texas guard Andrew Jones (1) scores past Oklahoma forward Khadeem Lattin (12) and Oklahoma guard Jordan Woodard, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Texas won 84-83. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
oklahoma_texas_basketball_14733.jpg
Texas guard Andrew Jones (1) celebrates the team's win over Oklahoma in an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Texas won 84-83. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
oklahoma_texas_basketball_30699.jpg
Texas guard Andrew Jones, center, celebrates with teammates Eric Davis Jr. (10) and Kerwin Roach Jr. (12) after he hit the winning shot against Oklahoma in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Texas won 84-83. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
oklahoma_texas_basketball_95885.jpg
Texas guard Kerwin Roach Jr. (12) drives to the basket against Oklahoma forward Kristian Doolittle (11) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Texas won 84-83. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
trump_61941.jpg
President Donald Trump, third from left, speaks during a reception for House and Senate leaders in the the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. He is surrounded by, from left, adviser Jared Kushner, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
california_attorney_general_39669.jpg
State Sen. Minority Leader Jean Fuller, R-Bakersfield, explains why she would not vote for the confirmation of Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., as the state's new attorney general, at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Trump_99808.jpg-12991.jpg
President Donald Trump (left) talks with House Speaker Paul Ryan (center), Wisconsin Republican, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York during a reception for House and Senate leaders in the the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 23, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**
1_232017_trump-health-secretary-108201.jpg
Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Rep. Tom Price faced tough questions on Capitol Hill by senators concerned over abortion restrictions. (Associated Press)
