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On Tuesday's The Source, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) called out CNN host Kaitlan Collins for parroting liberal spin in describing a bill pushed by Democrats as being designed to protect the legality of invitro fertilization when, in reality, it does much more than that. Collins introduced the segment by hinting that Senate Republicans are being hypocritical by not supporting the bill: Senate Republicans today blocked a bill that would guarantee access to the very thing a lot of them say they support. It's also the very thing we have heard from Donald Trump say that he supports. Democrats tried and failed again to pass that measure which would guarantee access to IVF nationwide, and tonight they are using this vote to hammer Republicans who said no. After bringing aboard Senator Cotton as a guest, she began by posing: Senator, great to have you here because you and your fellow Senate Republicans mostly voted against this, arguing that it's a show vote. But Donald Trump, as you know, recently pledged to either have insurance companies or the government pay for fertility treatments. So would you have voted for a bill like this if he was in office? Senator Cotton began by complaining that the CNN host's description of the bill had been misleading as he pointed out that people already have a right to utilize in vitro fertilization throughout the country, and recounted that the bill also deals with other issues relevant to religious freedom.   SENATOR TOM COTTON (R-AR): Well, Kaitlan, first off, I have to correct almost everything you said there in the lead in there, almost none of which was accurate about this bill. First off, there's no risk to IVF in this country. All 49 Republican Senators, along with President Trump, support IVF. No state restricts or bans IVF. Second -- (cross talk) COLLINS: I didn't say that in the intro, but go ahead. COTTON: -- this bill was about a lot more than just IVF. You said that it had to guarantee access. Access is guaranteed in all 50 states right now. You also said that it was about IVF. It's about a lot more than IVF. This bill would mandate coverage for experimental, controversial procedures like cloning or gene editing or providing for fertility treatments to men who think they're women, whatever that means. It would also imperil religious liberty. He added: I support IVF as President Trump does. We also think that we should allow, say, Christian hospitals to operate their affairs as they see fit, according to the dictates of their conscience. And it's not surprising that Democrats don't agree with that. They've long persecuted Christians like the Little Sisters of the Poor. They want to provide contraception coverage for nuns. The two went back and forth as Collins refused to back down from the Democrat spin she was promoting: COLLINS: Okay, Senator, forgive me. Can we -- let's stop you there. COTTON: Or they harass Catholics who go to traditional masses. That's what this bill's about, Kaitlin. No, Kaitlin, you're not going to stop me there because you're misrepresenting what the bill is about. The bill is about infringing on religious liberty. COLLINS: I know you don't -- well, let's have a conversation about this bill and this legislation itself. You're saying that what I said was inaccurate that this would guarantee access to IVP -- which is what it would do. You're saying that no state restricts it, but no state, you know, guarantees it. As alleged evidence of IVF being "imperiled," she recalled that the state supreme court of Alabama ruled that the state's law on abortion applies to IVF, leading Senator Cotton to counter that the state legislature already dealt with that issue in passing a law to keep IVF legal. As the two argued around in circles, toward the end of the segment, Collins again repeated her claim that IVF is endangered: COTTON: Well, Kaitlan, again, IVF is not at risk in any state, and the Alabama example proves the point. The legislature acted promptly to change -- what was an old law to ensure access to -- (cross talk) COLLINS: Why did they have to act if it wasn't in peril, sir? SENATOR COTTON: Because a Supreme ourt decision -- that happens all the time. Courts make decisions -- (cross talk) COLLINS: That imperiled access to IVF. Transcript follows: CNN's The Source September 17, 2024 9:42 p.m. Eastern KAITLAN COLLINS: Senate Republicans today blocked a bill that would guarantee access to the very thing a lot of them say they support. It's also the very thing we have heard from Donald Trump say that he supports. Democrats tried and failed again to pass that measure which would guarantee access to IVF nationwide, and tonight they are using this vote to hammer Republicans who said no. My source tonight on this is Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas. Senator, great to have you here because you and your fellow Senate Republicans mostly voted against this, arguing that it's a show vote. But Donald Trump, as you know, recently pledged to either have insurance companies or the government pay for fertility treatments. So would you have voted for a bill like this if he was in office? SENATOR TOM COTTON (R-AR): Well, Kaitlan, first off, I have to correct almost everything you said there in the lead in there, almost none of which was accurate about this bill. First off, there's no risk to IVF in this country. All 49 Republican Senators, along with President Trump, support IVF. No state restricts or bans IVF. Second -- (cross talk) COLLINS: I didn't say that in the intro, but go ahead. SENATOR COTTON: -- this bill was about a lot more than just IVF. You said that it had to guarantee access. Access is guaranteed in all 50 states right now. You also said that it was about IVF. It's about a lot more than IVF. This bill would mandate coverage for experimental, controversial procedures like cloning or gene editing or providing for fertility treatments to men who think they're women, whatever that means. It would also imperil religious liberty. I support IVF as President Trump does. We also think that we should allow, say, Christian hospitals to operate their affairs as they see fit, according to the dictates of their conscience. And it's not surprising that Democrats don't agree with that. They've long persecuted Christians like the Little Sisters of the Poor. They want to provide contraception coverage for nuns. (cross talk) COLLINS: Okay, Senator, forgive me. Can we -- let's stop you there. SENATOR COTTON: Or they harass Catholics who go to traditional masses. That's what this bill's about, Kaitlin. No, Kaitlin, you're not going to stop me there because you're misrepresenting what the bill is about. The bill is about infringing on religious liberty. COLLINS: I know you don't -- well, let's have a conversation about this bill and this legislation itself. You're saying that what I said was inaccurate that this would guarantee access to IVP -- which is what it would do. You're saying that no state restricts it, but no state, you know, guarantees it. The issue -- which I know well because this happened in my home state of Alabama -- is a court ruling that embryos count as children, and then these IVF clinics, a lot of them closed in Alabama as a result of this because they're worried about lawsuits or about the state attorney general coming after them. That is why this is an issue. And your candidate, Donald Trump, has said that he would like to see IVF and people have access to this. So do you support guaranteeing access to this? So do you support guaranteeing access to IVF so a ruling like that one in Alabama would not imperil someone's access to it by clinics saying, "Well, I'm  going to close because I'm worried about facing a lawsuit here or criminal charges"? SENATOR COTTON: Kaitlan, the example of Alabama proves my point. You had the supreme court of Alabama ruling on an old law -- they felt their hands were constrained by a law, and what happened? The political branches of the Alabama government who are elected by and accountable to the people promptly passed a new law that guaranteed access to IVF in Alabama the same way every other state guarantees access to IVF. This bill in the Senate was not about guaranteeing access to IVF which is not threatened in any state. It was about radical, experimental, controversial treatments -- things like gene editing and cloning -- and it infringes on religious liberties -- which, again, shouldn't be surprising because the Democrats are the party that want to harass and persecute nuns or investigate Catholics for going to traditional masses. That's why we oppose that bill and will continue to oppose it. COLLINS: But, Senator, this bill would have guaranteed access to IVF, and you're saying that it would have forced people to do things against their religious beliefs. I should note, this bill doesn't require anyone to perform any operations or procedures. It just says that people should have access to IVF. And it also talks about having insurance companies cover the cost for fertility treatments -- something that your candidate supports. So just to be clear, I'm not misrepresenting the bill. You can say you don't like it -- you can say that you think it's a show vote -- you can talk about those aspects of it, but this is something that was put out there, and it would have guaranteed access to IVF. So let me ask you while you're here, given you're a major surrogate for the Trump campaign. His proposal here is that he would like to have the government or insurance companies cover the cost for fertility treatments. Has the campaign explained to you yet how he would pay for that plan? (SENATOR COTTON) So if you're an American out there, and you're maybe someone who is in Alabama, and you're worried about having access to IVF not because the state is saying that they're going to make it illegal, but because there's no clinics open in the state because they're worried about supreme court rulings that could imperil access to it. And if the legislature had not acted -- which they did under political pressure -- if you're someone out there and you're looking at these two candidates here ahead of November, Donald Trump and Vice President Harris, and they see what Trump is saying he'll do, but they're wanting to know, "Is this real?" And if there's no plan to pay for it, how do they know that it's a real proposal? SENATOR COTTON: Well, Kaitlan, again, IVF is not at risk in any state, and the Alabama example proves the point. The legislature acted promptly to change -- what was an old law to ensure access to -- (cross talk) COLLINS: Why did they have to act if it wasn't in peril, sir? SENATOR COTTON: Because a supreme court decision. That happens all the time. Courts make decisions -- (cross talk) COLLINS: That imperiled access to IVF. SENATOR COTTON: Kaitlan, courts make decisions interpreting laws -- often old laws that haven't been updated to reflect changed circumstances all the time, and legislatures come back and they change those laws. That's what happened here. COLLINS: Okay, but my question was about the plan to pay for the proposal. SENATOR COTTON: Again, we can review those details at a future time. There's reasonable questions about the cost of it, either the taxpayer or in premiums, and how we would protect the religious liberty of all of our citizens, but Donald Trump, just like all Senate Republicans and, for the most part, all Republicans I know, all support IVF. What we don't support are the kind of radical proposals that Kamala Harris has addressed -- like on the abortion question, she wants a nationwide abortion law that would mandate all states allow partial-birth abortion up to the moment of birth and deny life-saving care for any child who is born during a botched abortion. That's what's truly radical. COLLINS: And, of course, as you know, she wants to Roe versus Wade codified into law which would go up to viability or about 24 weeks. Senator Tom Cotton, thanks for your time. SENATOR COTTON: Well, I notice that she won't answer a single -- she won't answer a question about what -- she won't answer a question about what month it is appropriate to reasonably protect the rights of unborn children. Is it the eighth month? Is it the ninth month? She won't answer any of those questions, Kaitlan, because she knows her radical views on these questions are out of step with the American people. COLLINS: And, Senator Tom Cotton, Trump did not say on that debate stage as well when she didn't answer that question, if he would veto a national abortion ban. We're out of time, unfortunately, Senator Tom Cotton. Thank you very much.

Former WNBA star Renee Montgomery ranted about the fan base of current star Caitlin Clark, saying her most dedicated supporters send death threats and racist comments to other players.Montgomery was a two-time WNBA champion and has since become a part owner of the Atlanta Dream franchise. The executive took to her "Montgomery & Company" podcast to launch an attack on Clark's "stan" fanbase.Montgomery first claimed that there was a prevalence of "bots" and "faux fans" within Clark's online followers, which she doubted even watch Clark's Indiana Fever basketball games.'I'm speaking on a particular group that is motivated by hate and destruction.'"The Caitlin Clark stans have taken on a life of their own. ... This whole PSA right now, it doesn't apply to regular Caitlin basketball fans," she began."I'm speaking on a particular group that is motivated by hate and destruction," Montgomery said in a clip she posted to X. "If that's not you, then this is not about you. ... It doesn't even seem like it's about Caitlin with the stans ... they're just on social media ready to fight."The owner tried to make a clear separation between the average WNBA fan, which included herself, and what she felt was a group of hardcore fans who go the extra mile to create disturbing content."Y'all not like us, they not like us. OK? So please don't confuse me saying 'motivated by hate' by meaning hating on a team the way a normal diehard fan would," she continued."Diehard Falcons fan can hate the Saints but they would be going a little bit too far if they created nude AI pictures of Saints players and then sent them to Saints players' families. That's what Caitlin stans have done to Angel Reese," Montgomery claimed. She then brought Boston Celtics fans into the mix saying they have "definitely gone too far" with their "racist treatment of players."Montgomery went on to say Clark's fans have sent death threats to other players, as well."It's not OK!" she exclaimed.The former player presented her opinions in a jovial tone but continued to take shots at Clark's dedicated supporters:"I like when our fans are so engaged and so passionate that they just don't like the other team. But being racist, sexist, and violent with your words — come on now, what are we doing? ... That's not acceptable."Several fans replied by saying fellow WNBA star Angel Reese has similarly rabid fans.A fan account for Clark also said that Montgomery's comments were "irresponsible rhetoric" for a team owner to be putting out. This is incredibly irresponsible rhetoric coming from a TEAM OWNER Comparing the CC fan base to dogs in the twitter caption Saying "Y'all not like us, they not like us" I agree with your central thesis - racism, sexism, misogyny, death threats have no place in fandom…— CC Report (@cc22report) September 17, 2024 "Something sinister is happening online with Caitlin's fanbase," Montgomery concluded. She added that while she thinks there is "a lot of racism" when it comes to Clark's fans, she didn't think the player supports it.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

CNN anchor Kate Bolduan and Democratic analyst Karen Finney went ballistic on Marc Lotter, the chief communications officer at American First Policy Institute and former director of strategic communications for the Trump-Pence administration, during a Thursday interview on the network.Bolduan accused Lotter and Donald Trump’s campaign of “gaslighting” the American people about the immigration crisis, particularly regarding Haitian pet-eating allegations in Springfield, Ohio.'What they need, as the mayor himself said, is help. Not hate. Not the KKK showing up, not the Proud Boys showing up.'“If we’re talking about immigration, now you have this added fact, that Donald Trump now promises that he’s gonna be going to Springfield, Ohio, in the next two weeks to continue to lean on what the Republican governor has said is a bunch of garbage in terms of these conspiracy theories about immigrants eating pets,” Bolduan stated. “Why would you advise him to go and do that?” Bolduan asked Lotter.“Absolutely, I would advise him to go because what‘s going on in Springfield, Ohio, what’s going on in Aurora, Colorado, it’s not just about a specific incident, it’s about what we see these unchecked immigration doing to these communities as people are fighting for housing, fighting for services,” Lotter responded.Bolduan quickly interrupted, snapping at Lotter, “No, it definitely has to do with specific things, Marc. Come on!”“I have officially entered the realm of gaslighting,” she continued. “I have good friends and analysts now coming out over the past two days telling me what is reality is not reality. Marc, the governor says it’s garbage. ... There are no pets being eaten in Springfield, so it is an embodiment or a representation of absolutely zero.”Lotter proceeded to explain that the town, which was previously roughly 60,000 people, has since become overwhelmed by the 15,000 to 20,000 Haitian nationals “dumped into that community.”Finney responded, “No,” as Lotter continued.“You have residents there who are worried, they are facing reduced services, they are seeing their parks overrun,” Lotter said. “There’s discussions about people who are squatting on people’s yards. There’s a lot of problems there.”Finney again replied, “No.”“Look at what’s going on in Aurora, Colorado, where you have Venezuelan gangs taking over apartment complexes,” Lotter added.Once more, Finney rejected Lotter’s statements.“It’s disgusting and shameful, and it is endangering the lives of children and families! Shame on him and shame on JD Vance, because here’s the truth,” Finney barked. “Nobody dumped people on Springfield, Ohio. Businesses in Ohio had job shortages. They were recruiting Haitian migrants who are here in this country legally to come to help fill what are menial labor jobs that people who lived there didn’t want to do. That’s what happened.”She continued, “What they need, as the mayor himself said, is help. Not hate. Not the KKK showing up, not the Proud Boys showing up.”Finney accused Trump of using a “political tactic,” claiming he “demonize[d], dehumanize[d] and lie[d] about migrants to scare people.”She questioned how Trump’s administration would conduct mass deportations.“Are cops going to go house to house and just pull people out of their homes? How are they going to decide who is here legally and who is here not legally? Is it going to be deportation camps? I’m telling you, it’s a disaster. And who’s going to pay for it?” Finney asked.Lotter suggested that the deportation efforts begin with the criminals and gang members.“You’re going to have to define what a criminal is because they’re — some of the immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are being wrongfully labeled criminals by Donald Trump!” Bolduan claimed.Lotter said, “There are so many communities out there that are struggling to keep up with services, whether it’s New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, wherever. Now, we’re seeing it going into smaller communities. People are worried.”Lotter noted that Trump was “highlighting the problems” in these communities.“Just, on a factual basis, it’s not highlighting a problem. It’s not because, factually, it’s not happening in Springfield. Go find your problem elsewhere then if you want to have the factoid,” Bolduan responded. “That’s my point. It’s not, Marc, that there isn’t problems with immigration in this country right now. Democrats and Republicans agree with that, but it’s finding examples that don’t exist that is the problem here.”Finney argued that the country needs “comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for those who are here legally.”Lotter interrupted Finney, claiming she was suggesting mass amnesty.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A 17-year-old female high school student was arrested and a female high school teacher was placed on leave after the pair engaged in a vicious fight this week in a Tallahassee, Florida, school cafeteria that was recorded on cellphone video.The Leon County Sheriff's Office confirmed the arrest of the student from Lincoln High School, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.The teen also faces student discipline up to expulsion as part of the district's student code of conduct, the paper reported.You can view cellphone video of the fight here.The paper said several students recorded portions of the fight, which commenced around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday during lunchtime. Concerned parents also shared video of the fight on social media, the paper added.Leon County School District officials told the paper the fight began after a student attacked a hall monitor and took her phone.The video of the fight shows a large crowd of students in the cafeteria surrounding a woman and a student wrestling on the ground, the paper said, adding that the woman appears to kick the student off her. Several students manage to break up the fight, pulling the pair apart, the paper said, but as the student walks away, the woman searches for the student, finds her, and re-engages in the fight, pulling the student's hair while the student punches the woman. School officials confirmed to the paper that the video shows the end of the fight.The student was arrested and taken to the Leon Juvenile Detention Center, the paper said, adding that she was charged with attempted robbery by sudden snatching and battery of a school official, both of which are felonies. "We are still reviewing the video, and it is still very much an open investigation," LCSO communications director Shonda Knight added to the paper.The teen also faces student discipline up to expulsion as part of the district's student code of conduct, the paper reported.The school staff member is on leave pending the outcome of the investigation, the paper said.Assistant Principal Jennifer Tibbitts emailed parents through the school system's FOCUS portal at 1:50 p.m. Thursday to inform them of the fight, the paper noted."Today at lunch there was an incident involving a student and staff member. Other school staff and our school resource officers responded immediately. This incident is being investigated by Leon County Sheriff's office and will be handled accordingly," the message said, according to the paper.Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil, Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna, and school board members had announced Wednesday — prior to the fight — a tour of district high schools to discuss safety and security concerns with students, the paper said, adding that a visit to Lincoln High was scheduled for Friday. The status of that visit in light of the fight was not clear.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A new multi-year deal has been announced that will see Corsair become the main provider for Call of Duty-themed PC gaming hardware and peripherals, starting with Black Ops 6 this November. With the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 release date just around the corner, this deal couldn't be timed any better. Corsair will take over from SteelSeries, which last year produced a small selection of Modern Warfare 3 gear, including an Arctis Nova Booster Pack, QcK mouse pad, and artisan keycap. Continue reading Corsair just bagged the official Call of Duty PC gaming hardware deal MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Corsair HS80 Max headset review, Corsair M75 Air mouse review, Best gaming keyboard