South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, a Republican, received over 650 consumer complaints in December about advertisements across the state that read, “Pregnant? Don’t want to be?” directing consumers to Mayday Health. Jackley filed a cease and desist order in state court against Mayday Health, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides education about the abortion pill. The attorney general claimed that the advertisement was in violation of South Dakota’s laws on abortion. On Easter Sunday, we went to Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. With 45,000 weekly attendees, we figured it was the perfect place to spread a crucial message: abortion pills are available by mail in all 50 states. pic.twitter.com/8QV7Kop7lu— mayday.health (@HealthMayday) April 20, 2025 South Dakota has some of the strictest abortion laws in the country, as abortion is only permitted when it is necessary to save the life of the mother. Mayday Health, however, pushed to have their case heard in a New York federal court that could be sympathetic to it’s argument in favor of the advertisements. On Feb. 11, Judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled against intervening in the case by declining to grant Mayday Health a preliminary injunction. “I do believe that the law requires me to abstain from exercising federal jurisdiction in this case,” said Failla. “I trust that the South Dakota court will get it right.”  Jackley spoke to The Daily Signal following the pro-life victory. “My position has been clear and unwavering that the deceptive advertisement is harmful to South Dakotans. I will fight against it. I will do everything I can to stop it,” Jackley told The Daily Signal. Mayday Health provided a statement from Executive Director Liv Raisner in response to a request for comment from The Daily Signal. Raisner said, “The district judge said it best herself: ‘I do believe that the proper way to view Mayday’s website and the materials on it is noncommercial speech subject to protection under the First Amendment.’ The judge ruled that she doesn’t have jurisdiction over this case, but we look forward to bringing this fight to South Dakota.” Mayday Health Provides Abortion Pill Access to Girls Just 15 Years Old The Daily Signal went onto Mayday Health’s website to see how easy it was to obtain an abortion pill. Girls as young as 15 years old can seek abortion help or order abortion pills on Mayday Health’s website. On Mayday Health’s website, the service asks users, “What do you need?” The website’s options include “abortion,” “morning after pills,” “birth control,” and “gender-affirming care.” When users click on the abortion button, the site asks when the user’s last period was, as well as an option that reads, “just take me to the abortion pills.” The website also informs users that “you can proactively order abortion pills even if you’re not currently pregnant.” The website continues that “abortion pills are safe, effective during the first 12 weeks, and FDA-approved to get in the mail in all 50 states.” “It is safe to do your own abortion at home with abortion pills,” the website adds. Dr. Christina Francis, CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYN’s, or AAPLOG for short, challenged these claims in an interview with The Daily Signal. “Mayday Health’s website not only openly flaunts that they are violating the laws of pro-life states by shipping to all 50 states, but they also appear to intentionally mislead women to think that these dangerous drugs are FDA-approved up to 12 weeks,” Francis told The Daily Signal. “In fact, they are only approved by the FDA up to 10 weeks, and the already significant risks increase even more beyond that.” If a user says their last period was “less than 12 weeks” ago, the website shows a map of the United States, with red states showing restrictions on abortion and blue states without restrictions. When users answer “yes” to living in a state shaded in red on the map, Mayday Health prompts users with multiple providers for abortion pills. If the user claims they do not live in a restrictive state, they are redirected to an “ineedana.com” page that asks, “Need an abortion?” Ineedana.com’s “about” page says “we’re designers and engineers that research, report, and seek to improve how people get abortions in the United States.” “No matter what state you live in you still have options,” the ineedana.com website adds above a button that says “search your options now.” Users are then asked to fill out a form that asks their location, the date of their last period, and their age. The Daily Signal filled out this form as if it were a 15-year-old girl living in South Dakota who had her period last on Jan. 1. Ineedana.com then provides a disclaimer that reads, “Abortion is banned in South Dakota, but you’ve still got options.” The options presented to this fictitious 15-year-old girl from South Dakota include flying to another state, driving to an out-of-state clinic, or ordering abortion pills online. The closest clinic, ineedana.com claims, is nearly a six-hour drive away in Omaha, Nebraska. Ineedana.com projects that the trip will cost over $800, but includes a hyperlink that says “don’t worry, there’s $ help!” That hyperlink directs users to a list of a dozen organizations that ineedana.com claims “may be able to offer you financial help, travel assistance, emotional support, and more.” The page lists the “Justice through Empowerment Network,” “Midwest Access Coalition,” and “South Dakota Access for Every Woman,” as organizations that work inside the state of South Dakota and could provide help. While Justice through Empowerment Network and South Dakota Access for Every Woman did not respond to The Daily Signal’s request for comment, Midwest Access Coalition responded. “We are a practical abortion fund that helps people traveling to, from, and within the Midwest to access a safe, legal abortion,” Midwest Access Coalition wrote in an email. “To do that, we support clients with travel, accommodations, food, and childcare, so that they have the support they need to reach they care they deserve. We use ineedana.com so that our clients can find an abortion clinic that can meet their needs.” A disclaimer under the order abortion pills online option claims that “taking pills on your own is medically very safe,” though “may come with legal risk.” Dr. Francis disputed the alleged safety of the abortion pill. “The abortion pill can lead to serious complications for women, including hemorrhage, severe infection, and the need for emergency surgical care.” “They can be ordered online by anyone, meaning a woman, a minor, or even an abuser, without identification, confirmation of pregnancy, or any medical oversight or follow up,” Francis continued. When users click through to ineedana.com’s legal risk page, it claims “when it comes to abortion bans, most laws specifically say the pregnant person can’t be criminally charged. Self-managed abortion, or ending your own pregnancy, isn’t a crime in any state (except past 24 weeks in Nevada). But, just because something isn’t a crime doesn’t mean you can’t be harassed or arrested by law enforcement (even in ‘safe’ places like California).” “Most people take ‘legal risks’ all of the time, like speeding, jaywalking, or smoking weed. You make decisions about risk every day without really thinking about it,” the page adds. “‘Legal risk’ doesn’t inherently mean criminalization.” If a user decides to pursue obtaining abortion pills online—which “can cost an estimated $150 or less and arrive in as few as 2 days”—from ineedana.com, users are presented with several providers in “shield law” states. Shield laws are laws that prevent abortion providers from prosecution if they provide abortion services or so-called transgender care to patients who live in states where these procedures and treatments are illegal. Many of the providers, as well as Mayday Health, also connect mothers with other non-profits who provide financial assistance to cover the $150 cost. One of the options includes Choices Rising, an abortion pill virtual clinic, which ineedana.com notes the service has a “minimum age” of 15. Choices Rising’s entry on the webpage is the only option on the page that notes a minimum age. Ineedana.com and Choices Rising could not be reached for a comment. Dr. Francis warns of the danger that FDA-approved accessibility to these drugs has had. “This situation amounts to medical negligence, and the FDA must act responsibly by reinstating essential safeguards.” South Dakota Continues Fight With Mayday Health “This was an important decision, not just for South Dakota, but for all states when it comes to respecting our laws and respecting states rights and state sovereignty,” said Jackley.   “Beyond the issue of the abortion pills, it is an abstention doctrine that is very important to the states, very important to me as Attorney General, and it was important to me as United States Attorney,” continued Jackley. “I just appreciate that the federal court gave us the opportunity to be heard and arrived at the conclusion that South Dakota is the right place to enforce our laws in this instance.” The central question in the case is whether or not Mayday Health’s advertisements were protected by the First Amendment. “[The First Amendment] doesn’t apply in this situation because it’s an unprotected speech. It is an illegal activity,” Jackley argued.   “The laws in South Dakota, in my opinion, are constitutional. They fit within Dobbs. It was a trigger decision, a trigger statute, that once that decision occurred, became the law of the land, and the legislature has made a very strong effort to protect not just the unborn, but the pregnant woman,” said Jackley.   The case Mayday Health v. Jackley is set to be heard in Pierre, South Dakota on Feb. 20. The Attorney General explained where he stands going into the case. “We believe there’s deceptive practices and illegal practices occurring,” he said. “One is the sale of abortion pills, which are illegal in South Dakota. The other is public safety, how they are going beyond the FDA approved use of certain pills.” “There’s also concerns raised about deceptive practice advising young pregnant mothers that if they, if they order the pills, they take the pills and they have a medical complication to not seek medical assistance, which is, of course, dangerous for both the baby as well as the pregnant mother,” said Jackley.   He believes the fact that these ads were targeting vulnerable women will be a big part of this case. The New York Federal Court records listed approximately 10 examples where the pills were being illegally brought into the state, including dangerous instances where mothers were being given the pills unknowingly by the fathers and ultimately experiencing losing the baby and severe health issues.   South Dakota shut down their last abortion facility. This is a win for the pro-life movement and for many many innocent lives! pic.twitter.com/AKYTpdXrPQ— Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) April 30, 2020 The Attorney General believes South Dakota “became the tip of the spear” for Mayday Health. Mayday Health has also conducted similar campaigns in Kentucky and North Dakota. In both states state officials have taken legal action against the campaigns. The post Nonprofit That Helps 15-Year-Old Girls Obtain Abortion Pills Spars With South Dakota AG appeared first on The Daily Signal.

A coalition is suing over President Donald Trump’s executive order to remove language and exhibits at federal parks and museums that “disparage” America.  The 60-page complaint in the case, filed by Democrat election lawyer Marc Elias’s group Democracy Forward, asserts, “telling a more complete and accurate history, including that of African Americans, women, Indigenous people, Latinx people, LGBTQ+ people, and immigrants, may be attracting the most visitors” to national parks.  The complaint says that at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona, a sign of someone holding a pride flag was removed. The lawsuit further says that climate change materials were removed from Glacier National Park in Montana and Acadia National Park in Maine.  In March 2025, Trump signed the executive order, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” to focus on the Smithsonian, Independence Hall and other major parks and museums under the federal purview.  The executive order asserts the Biden administration, “advanced this corrosive ideology” to “rewrite our Nation’s history.” It noted at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, “the prior administration sponsored training by an organization that advocates dismantling ‘Western foundations’ and ‘interrogating institutional racism’ and pressured National Historical Park rangers that their racial identity should dictate how they convey history to visiting Americans because America is purportedly racist.”  In May, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued a memo stating that improvements under the order would be complete by July 4, 2026, the official 250th anniversary of the United States.  The Burgum memo directs the department to “take action, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to ensure that all public monuments, memorials, statues, markers, or similar properties within the Department’s jurisdiction do not contain descriptions, depictions, or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans past or living (including persons living in colonial times), and instead focus on the greatness of the achievements and progress of the American people or, with respect to natural features, the beauty, abundance, and grandeur of the American landscape.” The coalition’s complaint in National Parks Conservation Association v. Department of the Interior was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, which could be a favorable venue for the plaintiffs. Democracy Forward is a liberal litigation group that has filed numerous lawsuits against the Trump administration.  Elias, who has represented Hillary Clinton and most other high profile Democrats in election litigation, is the chairman of the board for Democracy Forward.  Democracy Forward President Skye Perryman said, “You cannot tell the story of America without recognizing both the beauty and the tragedy of our history.” “The president’s effort to erase history and science in our national parks violates federal law, and is a disgrace that neither honors our country’s legacy nor its future,” Perryman said in a public statement.  The Interior Department did not immediately respond to inquiries for this story.  The post Elias-Backed Coalition Sues Trump Over Ouster of LGBTQ, Climate Exhibits at Federal Parks, Museums appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Northwest Georgia faces a crowded race to fill the surprise vacancy in Congress created by the sudden departure of Marjorie Taylor Greene. Greene, who represented the state’s 14th Congressional District, recently resigned from Congress following escalating disputes with President Donald Trump.  The dispute erupted after Greene pushed for the release of Justice Department files linked to Jeffrey Epstein, causing Trump to withdraw his endorsement and call her “wacky” and a “ranting lunatic.”  Her sudden resignation set the stage for a special general election on March 10 to fill the seat. The race has drawn unusual attention due to the size and diversity of the field—more than 20 candidates in total—and the district’s reliably Republican lean. Early voting is already underway.  Republican Candidates  The Republican candidates include Star Black, Reagan Box, Beau Brown, Jared Craig, Eric Cunningham, Clay Fuller, Tom Gray, Trey Kelly, Nicky Lama, Colton Moore, Brian Stover, Megahn Strickland, Jim Tully, and Jennifer Turnipseed.  Fuller, currently the district attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit, said voters are “looking for someone to carry President Trump’s banner, support his agenda, and fight for him on Capitol Hill.”   He emphasizes that he is the only candidate Trump has endorsed.  THANK YOU, Mr. President.This is the honor of a lifetime. I will not let you or Georgia’s 14th District down.Our work to put America first is just getting started! pic.twitter.com/YjBsu2v0Rm— Clay Fuller (@Clay4MainStreet) February 5, 2026 Fuller isn’t the only Republican taking a lesson from Greene’s downfall and emphasizing loyalty to Trump.  Moore has also highlighted his past role as “Trump’s Floor Leader” during his time in the Georgia Senate and is campaigning on lowering taxes, deporting illegal immigrants, fighting for what he calls “the hard-working people of Georgia,” and being pro-Trump.  ?I AM OFFICIALLY RUNNING FOR CONGRESS IN GEORGIA'S 14TH DISTRICT!The time for action is now!100% Pro-Trump100% Pro-Life100% Pro-GunDeport all illegalsCheap gas and groceriesJOIN TEAM MOORE: https://t.co/jgtK3rpzJV?????? pic.twitter.com/vNoaYXvmB9— Sen. Colton Moore (@realColtonMoore) December 8, 2025 Democrat Candidates  The Democrat candidates on the ballot are Jim Davis, Shawn Harris, and Jonathan Hobbs.   Harris, a retired brigadier general and cattle producer, says his priorities include “making sure people have access to healthcare that’s affordable and allows them to take care of their families,” and supporting farmers.  I am Democrat Shawn Harris. I am a husband, father, retired General and farmer. Today I’m announcing my candidacy to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene. Her hate and conspiracies do not belong in Congress. Let’s end the chaos together. Retweet and join me in this fight: pic.twitter.com/GIHfoFACIX— Shawn Harris for Congress (@ShawnForGeorgia) June 4, 2025 Greene is the first representative of Georgia’s 14th Congressional District to resign mid-term, prompting special election procedures not often seen in the district.  With early voting underway and more than 20 candidates competing, the election will determine not only Greene’s successor but also how much influence Trump’s endorsement carries among Republican voters in Northwest Georgia.  The post Special Election to Replace Greene May Test Trump’s Grip on Georgia GOP  appeared first on The Daily Signal.

As President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans seek to protect election integrity at the federal level with the SAVE America Act, Ohio is fighting its own battle. Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union, representing the League of Women Voters of Ohio and CAIR-Northern Ohio, filed a lawsuit against Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose over its new Ohio election integrity law. SB 293 was signed into law last December by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine and is set to go into effect next month. SB 293 uses citizenship data to purge suspected noncitizens from voter rolls. But the ACLU claims that the law disenfranchises voters if they are purged from the voter rolls without ample time to correct issues. It’s a lawsuit the secretary’s office claims is “frivolous.” “Frivolous and unfounded lawsuits are nothing new for these groups. We are confident the legislation passed by the Ohio General Assembly complies with federal law,” Ben Kindel, press secretary for LaRose, told The Daily Signal. Liberal activists at it again…. Must be an election year! pic.twitter.com/mO22Z0Jn3E— Frank LaRose (@FrankLaRose) February 13, 2026 “SB 293 directs Ohio’s secretary of state to systematically check and compare state voter registration data with the citizenship records of the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) and the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system. Individuals flagged under these citizenship-check requirements will have their voter registrations cancelled without prior notice or any opportunity to respond. These purges will take place at least once a month, continuing right up through elections,” League of Women Voters Ohio stated in a press release. League of Women Voters Ohio claims the law is “problematic” because data is “outdated,” purging goes up to the eve of elections, and the law lacks “enough protection to ensure wrongly removed voters will be able to fix their registration in time to vote.” “Once a green card holder goes through the naturalization process, they’re a citizen, and thus eligible to vote. But if they don’t update their driver’s license—which are valid for four to eight years, and new citizens aren’t required to update—according to the state of Ohio they still look like a noncitizen,” the Ohio Capital Journal also explained. LaRose posted to X on Wednesday urging voters to act promptly if they’re asked to update or verify their information. Accurate voter rolls matter, and I’m proud that we take it seriously in Ohio.If your board of elections asks you to update or verify your info, it’s important that you respond promptly! If you don’t, it may impact your ability to have your vote count in future elections.…— Frank LaRose (@FrankLaRose) February 18, 2026 “Instead of welcoming new voters who have gone to great lengths to participate in our democracy, SB 293 creates an unnecessary, discriminatory hurdle for naturalized citizens to cast their ballots,” said Jen Miller, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio. “Most Ohioans believe that democracy works best when we can all participate freely and fairly. That’s why we’re headed to court—to ensure that all eligible Ohioans can trust that their registrations won’t be cancelled.” The Daily Signal reached out to plaintiffs and the ACLU but did not receive a response in time. LaRose and League of Women Voters Ohio were involved in a back and forth over X on Thursday over the concern of noncitizens voting in elections. What is the level of noncitizen voting where it would become unacceptable then for you? Are there other crimes you think I should ignore?We’ve removed 1,048 noncitizens from the voter rolls in just the last 18 months. With 10 tie vote contests last year, any one of them… https://t.co/eZDCDk0Cfp— Frank LaRose (@FrankLaRose) February 19, 2026 Honest Elections Project Action’s Vice President Chad Ennis, who provided testimony in favor of SB 293, warned about if plaintiffs should get their way. “This lawsuit by the League of Women Voters and CAIR is another example of the Left attempting to foil any attempt at cleaning voter rolls. When the government has information from official sources that confirm someone is not a citizen, it would be terrible policy to allow that person to remain on the rolls and vote. But that is exactly what the lawsuit seeks to force Ohio to do,” he told The Daily Signal. SB 293 includes other provisions. According to the bill’s text, its aim is “to modify the law governing, voter roll maintenance, provisional voting, the return of absent voter’s ballots, and the membership of the Ohio Election Integrity Commission.” The legislation revises the deadline in which absent voter ballots can be returned, eliminating the grace period of four days after Election Day in which mail-in ballots can arrive. The law was co-sponsored by state Sen. Theresa Gavarone, who stands by SB 293. “I believe in the legislation I sponsored. While this matter is pending, I won’t be commenting further,” she told The Daily Signal. “I trust the Attorney General will be successful and that this law will be fully enacted.” Heritage Action’s Paul Lagemann also testified in support of the bill, focusing on eliminating the grace period. In speaking with The Daily Signal, he shared that voters “should operate under that standard of having your ballot in on time,” stressing that a “consistent standard is the way to go.” “Heritage has models on several of the issues in the bill, including voter ID and including other issues, such as citizen voting,” Lagemann said regarding other provisions in the bill, including those the lawsuit seeks to address. While Congress tries to pass the SAVE America Act, which is regarded by Heritage Action as a “key vote,” Lagemann pointed to how states can also pass their own laws on election integrity. “The beauty of doing [election integrity] in the states is that we can do it quickly, thoroughly, and in a way that is tailored to the state,” he shared. Ohio is currently tied at 11th among states in election integrity, according to Heritage’s Election Integrity Scorecard, along with Mississippi, Texas, and Wisconsin. The post ACLU Looks to Dismantle Ohio Election Integrity Law appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Recently sworn-in Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Speech next week, Democrat congressional leaders announced Thursday. Spanberger “stands in stark contrast to Donald Trump, who will lie, deflect and blame everyone but himself for his failed presidency on Tuesday evening,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said in his statement announcing the pick. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement that Spanberger “will lay out a clear path forward: lower everyday costs, protect healthcare, and defend the freedoms that define who we are as a nation.” The tradition of the opposition party delivering a televised response to the President’s State of the Union address began in 1966, when Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen, R-lll., and House Minority Leader Gerald Ford, R-Mich., responded to President Lyndon B. Johnson’s address. Several governors, such as Republican Nikki Haley of South Carolina and Democrat Bill Clinton of Arkansas, have taken part in delivering the response, which typically airs immediately after the president’s address. Schumer and Jeffries also announced Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., will deliver the Democrat response in Spanish. ?WATCH: Democrat US Senator Alex Padilla FORCIBLY REMOVED for heckling DHS Secretary Kristi Noem https://t.co/F8XSaxSRox pic.twitter.com/ast1yJBpIr— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 12, 2025 Padilla, who in 2025 was forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference after accosting Secretary Kristi Noem, has been an opponent of President Donald Trump’s immigration law enforcement policies.  Padilla recently voted against advancing a funding bill which would have funded DHS, which is currently undergoing a shutdown. In a statement, Padilla previewed how he would speak on the issue of immigration. “We refuse to accept a federal government that weaponizes enforcement agencies against immigrants and U.S. citizens alike,” said Padilla. White House’s @abigailmarone statement on @GovernorVA being selected to respond to Trump’s SOTU address pic.twitter.com/qvQRNdBiJI— George Caldwell (@GCaldwell_news) February 19, 2026 After the publication of this article, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told The Daily Signal in a statement, “Spanberger and Virginia Democrats ran a campaign pledging affordability and immediately introduced a slew of policies to raise taxes, increase energy prices, and make law-abiding residents less safe – these broken promises make her perfect representative for today’s Democrat party.” Jackson added, “Americans have benefitted from the commonsense policies Republicans have governed with, Spanberger couldn’t be further from that.” This article has been updated with comment from the White House. The post Spanberger to Deliver Democrat State of the Union Response appeared first on The Daily Signal.