• IVF patients ‘devastated’ after US clinic destroyed but still implanted embryos, suit says

    California fertility clinic Ovation accused of mistakenly creating ‘toxic incubator’ that killed embryos that were then implantedSeveral couples are suing a southern California fertility center over claims the facility staff destroyed their embryos in a “toxic incubator” and later implanted these embryos into the women who sought their services. So far 11 couples have sued Tennessee-based Ovation Fertility’s Newport Beach office, with more lawsuits expected down the line.Ovation clinic staff are...

  • Couples allege IVF provider destroyed their embryos in toxic solution: Lawsuit

    Two couples filed lawsuits against IVF provider Ovation Fertility alleging its clinic destroyed their embryos by storing them in toxic hydrogen peroxide.

  • Sen. Ted Cruz hit with another federal complaint over his podcast deal

    The Campaign Legal Center (CLC), a money-in-politics watchdog group, has filed a complaint with the Senate Ethics Committee alleging that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz violated the upper chamber's ban on members taking honoraria for speeches or other appearances. The complaint, filed Wednesday, argues a deal Cruz struck with San Antonio-based radio group iHeartMedia to distribute his The Verdict With Ted Cruz podcast violates a federal law that only permits corporations of making charitable...

  • Sen. Ted Cruz calls foreign aid package without border measures 'disappointing'

    Sen. Ted Cruz says Democrats “want the invasion” of illegal immigrants into the United States after the House passed a foreign aid package with no mention of additional border security.

  • National Enquirer made up story about Ted Cruz's father and Lee Harvey Oswald, former publisher says

    David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, testified at Donald Trump's trial Tuesday that the tabloid completely manufactured a negative story in 2016 about the father of Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, who was then Trump's rival for the GOP presidential nomination. The paper had published a photo allegedly showing Cruz's father, Rafael Cruz, with Lee Harvey Oswald handing out pro-Fidel Castro pamphlets in New Orleans in 1963, not long before Oswald assassinated President John F....

  • JK Rowling blasts Scotland's new misogyny law after Humza Yousaf says it will protect trans women too

    Harry Potter author JK Rowling (left) has hit out at Humza Yousaf (right) after the First Minister confirmed trans women will be protected by a new misogyny law.

  • JK Rowling says Humza Yousaf has 'absolute contempt for women' as his misogyny law will 'also protect men'

    The Harry Potter author blasted the first minister after he claimed that trans women, who are already protected under the hate crime act while biological females aren't, would also be given protections under the upcoming misogyny law.

  • ‘Democrats for Cruz’: Ted Cruz highlights support from Texas’s blue voters while others laugh him off

    Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) launched a new element of his campaign, Democrats for Cruz, aiming to poach Democrats from his challenger, Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), and show his bipartisan ability. Reps. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) laughed at the idea that Cruz could be bipartisan. “Honestly, my response would be my laughter,” Escobar […]

  • Here's how we beat Ted Cruz and save the Senate

    It doesn't get nearly enough attention, but Democrats have some key opportunities to go on offense this fall as they fight to retain their narrow majority in the U.S. Senate. Embedded Content It's all about exploiting GOP vulnerabilities. And it so happens that one of the worst Republicans up for reelection this year is also one of the weakest: none other than Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. And even better, Democrats have put forward one of the strongest possible candidates for this race....

  • Ted Cruz Pressured to Turn on Donald Trump

    Republican Senator Ted Cruz is being pressured to turn on former President Donald Trump after former National Enquirer published David Pecker testified that he helped Trump's 2016 campaign by manufacturing fake stories about Cruz.Pecker made the remarks at Trump's hush-money criminal trial in New York City on Monday and Tuesday, testifying that he helped the then-future president win the White House by agreeing to publish negative and false stories about Cruz and his other political rivals...

  • Ted Cruz could face IRS issues over podcast deal

    U.S. Rep. Ted Cruz's podcast deal with iHeartMedia, which has drawn fire form both campaign finance watchdogs and political rivals, also may face scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service, the Houston Chronicle reports. Tax experts told the Texas Republican's hometown newspaper that he may be required to report income from his podcast distribution contract on tax documents — even if he's not personally collecting cash for creating the shows. "It's still going to be his income, because...

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    Louisiana Legislature advances bill to protect IVF treatments

    A Louisiana lawmaker wants to put protections in place for doctors in Louisiana after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos fertilized in IVF treatments that don’t become viable pregnancies could count as wrongful deaths.