Mary Fallin

Mummy Wars, Brexit Edition
Theresa May to Move into 10 Downing after 'Mum-gate'

Andrea Leadsom, right, of the British Conservative Party suggested that she was better suited to lead the government than Theresa May, left, by virture of her experience as a mother. (Photo credit: Left, Carl Court/Getty Images; Right, Chris J. Ratcliffe/AFP/Getty Images)

The incoming British Prime Minister, Theresa May, who will become the UK’s second female head of government on Wednesday, had no competition for the job after her rival, fellow conservative Andrea Leadsom, made the mistake of suggesting that she was better suited to lead the government by virtue of her experience as a mom.

The mythological furies, goddesses of vengeance, had nothing on those tweeting Brits who tore into Leadsom after she told the Times of London that while May “possibly has nieces, nephews, lots of people,” she herself had a bona fide biological stake in the future: “I have children who are going to have children who will directly be a part of what happens next.’’

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Oklahoma Law Banning Abortion Unlikely to Reach Supreme Court
The makeup of the court would likely not be in the state's favor if it did get there, experts say

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, left, shown here with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, right, and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert last year, has five days to act on the abortion bill passed Thursday by the Oklahoma legislature. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images file photo)

A bill passed on Thursday by the Oklahoma legislature that would make performing abortions a felony punishable by jail time would not likely lead to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, legal experts say.  

The bill  is now with Gov. Mary Fallin, who hasn't expressed an opinion on it and has five days to act.  

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