Exclusive | Pro-life group offers to pay legal fees for activists who defy New Jersey’s new abortion law

WASHINGTON — An international pro-life group is offering to foot the bill for activists who wind up in the crosshairs of a law signed by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) last week to crack down on protests near abortion facilities. 40 Days For Life raised concerns that vague language in that bill about intimidation and threats could be stretched to target peaceful pro-lifers who want to pray for the unborn outside abortion centers. “Prayer is not a crime. Holding a sign is not intimidation. Offering a woman help is not coercion,” the group’s CEO Shawn Carney told The Post. “This law…

California native tribes to get vast powers over ancestral lands under new bill

California’s first Native American state lawmaker is pushing to give tribes sweeping new authority over ancestral lands — alarming business, water and local government groups. Assembly Bill 1881, known as the California Indian Freedom Act of 2026, was introduced by Assemblymember James Ramos (D-San Bernardino) and it would require state…

NYCFC signs Tayvon Gray to extension in boost to back line

Defender Tayvon Gray signed a contract extension with New York City FC, keeping the Bronx native with the club through the 2028-29 season.  The deal, announced Wednesday, includes an option for the 2029-30 season and keeps one of just five players on the current roster who was with the club…

Exclusive | ‘Shocking’ study shows link between transgender ideology and left-wing violence

WASHINGTON — Trump administration-funded researchers and independent collaborators found a startling correlation between proponents of a transgender ideology and left-wing violence, according to a new report obtained by The Post and set to be released Wednesday. The new study from researchers at Rutgers University, the right-leaning Manhattan Institute and Network Contagion Research…

Haley Stevens reveals engagement – plans for Israel trip with fiancé –  weeks after Michigan Senate primary loss to Abdul El-Sayed 

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) has something to celebrate less than a month after her Michigan Senate primary loss to Abdul El-Sayed  – her engagement to longtime friend-turned-partner and campaign donor Jason Turkish.  The couple first met in 2022, through Stevens’ Senate campaign chair David Kramer, but their relationship really blossomed…

USC’s fabulous freshmen are well represented on first two-deep

Freshmen rule! That could be an early slogan for the USC football team after the first depth chart released Wednesday evening ahead of the season opener showed five potential starters from the Trojans’ top-ranked high school class. Freshman tight end Mark Bowman, defensive end Luke Wafle and wide receivers Trent…

California turns on USPS in war with feds over mail-in voting

California is suing the US Postal Service to stop it from implementing new restrictions on mail-in voting after a Supreme Court ruling earlier this week. The nation’s highest court ruled Monday that key portions of President Trump’s executive order can stand, which seeks to limit who can vote by post…

Erewhon to open first location outside of LA County

The smoothies are coming! Ritzy California grocer Erewhon is set to open its first ever location outside of LA county, bringing $20 smoothies and cups of “sacred water” to Ventura County. Erewhon will officially open at Lakes Mall in Thousand Oaks on August 26, becoming the chain’s northernmost location. The…

Michael Fulmer hopes Yankees can finally be more permanent stop

Michael Fulmer was at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday night, waiting through a layover and ready to travel to Worcester to meet up with the Yankees’ Triple-A team.  He had just signed with the Yankees, who all of a sudden had holes to fill in their injury-riddled bullpen. Before he got…

Don’t count out a Scottie Scheffler US Open comeback for career grand slam

Sure, Scottie Scheffler stands six shots behind leader Wyndham Clark entering Sunday’s U.S. Open final round at Shinnecock Hills. If you think that’s insurmountable, you either don’t know Scheffler very well or haven’t been paying a lot of attention to golf the past three years as he’s had a stranglehold…

Trump asks Americans to vote on new acronym in ICE’s rebranding effort

President Trump is floating a rebranding effort that might cool down some critics of his tough crackdown on illegal immigration — and infuriate others. Trump on Saturday asked Americans whether the acronym for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, should be changed to NICE. “The concept I have had for…

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