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Maggie Little

Maggie Little is a Heartlander News writer based in Washington, D.C. Her reporting has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Sun, the Federalist, RealClearPolitics and The Daily…

Courts
Texas school district ordered to display Ten Commandments in classrooms after legal fight 

Galveston Independent School District in Texas was ordered to display the Ten Commandments amid legal battles in the state over the extent to which religious references can exist in… Read More

October 6, 2026
Politics
Trump rallies in Nebraska amid competitive Senate race, takes executive action seeking to lower diesel costs 

President Donald Trump rallied in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday, adding the deep-red state to his midterm campaign swing as Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts faces a competitive challenge from… Read More

October 6, 2026
Politics
School choice on the ballot? Education becomes flashpoint in heated Texas governor’s race 

Education is a top issue in a heated race for Texas governor, with one expert warning that Democratic candidate Gina Hinojosa is “an enemy of school choice” who could… Read More

October 5, 2026
Courts
Pro-life states sue over abortion shield laws they say allow ‘activist’ states to ship abortion drugs 

Three pro-life states are taking blue-state abortion shield laws to the Supreme Court, arguing that the laws allow “activist” states to nullify their abortion bans. Louisiana, Alabama… Read More

October 2, 2026
Government
‘First-class religious support’: Hegseth establishes Pentagon religious affairs office in latest embrace of faith

Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth established a new religious affairs office at the Pentagon on Wednesday, in the administration’s latest push to incorporate faith into the public sphere. Read More

October 1, 2026