Author: Karen Cross

By Karen Cross, NRL Political Director Alabama In the Alabama GOP primary for U.S. Senate, former Congressional staffer Katie Britt was declared the victor over Congressman Mo Brooks. With 99% of the vote in, Britt won the runoff election by a 63% to 37% margin. Britt is pro-life, saying on her campaign website, “As a …

By Karen Cross Political Action Director On Tuesday, June 14th, four states held primary elections. In addition, there was a special election in Texas’s 34th District to immediately fill the vacancy left by pro-abortion Rep. Filemon Vela’s resignation.  Nevada National Right to Life-endorsed Adam Laxalt won the Republican nomination for Senate. He will face pro-abortion …

By Karen Cross, Political Action Director On Tuesday, voters in seven states, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota cast their ballots in primary elections. Here’s a recap of the key races and what the results mean for the pro-life movement heading into the critical November midterm elections: CaliforniaPro-life Republican incumbents …

By Karen Cross, NRL Political Director Alabama:The Republican primary for the open U.S. Senate seat from Alabama is headed to runoff election on June 21st. Due to a crowded field, no candidate cleared the required 50%+1 vote threshold to win the nomination outright. The top two vote-getters who are headed to the runoff are Katie …

By Karen Cross, Political Director Editor’s note. This appeared in the April edition of National Right to Life News. Please be sure to make your pro-life family and friends aware of this story and of the entire 42 page issue. It is hard to believe 2022’s primary season began on March 1, when Texas held the …

By Karen Cross, National Right to Life Political Director Editor’s note. This appeared in the March edition of National Right to Life News. Please share this and all the other up to the minute news with your pro-life family and friends. On February 28, 2022, Senate Democrats voted in favor of one of the most …

By Karen Cross, National Right to Life Political Director Editor’s note. This appeared in the January digital edition of National Right to Life News. Pro-Life Movement Mobilizes to Retake House and Senate Majorities in 2022 “The right to abortion nationwide hangs by a thread” reads the first sentence on the endorsed candidates webpage of Planned …

By Karen Cross, National Right to Life Political Director Editor’s note. This story  appeared in the December edition of National Right to Life News [www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/NRLNewsDec2021.pdf]. Please share widely—with your pro-life family and friends and anyone else who loves children. What a difference a year makes! At this time last year, the pro-life movement had suffered …

By Karen Cross, NRL Political Director The Virginia Governor’s race is in a virtual dead heat with under three weeks to go. A new CBS News/YouGov poll released this week shows pro-abortion Democrat Terry McAuliffe leading 50% to 47% against pro-life Republican Glenn Youngkin, within the poll’s 4-point margin of error. Just last year, Joe …

By Karen Cross, NRL Political Director While we are almost a year away from the midterms, a special election in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District this November may provide important insights into what we can expect in 2022. The 15thdistrict typically favors Republicans who have about a 9-point advantage in voter registration, but pro-life Republican Mike …

By Karen Cross, Political Director Editor’s note. This appears on page one of the current digital edition of National Right to Life News. Please share this story, and the entire contents of this issue of the “pro-life newspaper of record” with your pro-life friends and family. All the eyes of the political world are on …

By Karen Cross, Political Director Elections matter tremendously for the pro-life cause. This could not be clearer as we watched the slim pro-abortion Democratic House majority advance an appropriations bill without the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding rider that prevents our federal tax dollars from being used to pay for abortions.  All who have a heart …