Government
Kentucky’s school funding woes escalate with estimated $40M ‘shortfall’ for 2024-25Kentucky has projected a $40 million “funding shortfall” for its public schools in the 2024-25 academic year, according to its Department of Education Commissioner Robbie Fletcher. “KDE is currently tracking… Read More
Government
Scott Bessent confirmed as Treasury secretary, promises spending crackdown(The Center Square) – With the national debt above $36 trillion, newly-confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to rein in government spending. The investor and hedge fund manager, who cleared… Read More
Culture
Transgender dancer wins girls’ Irish step dancing competitionA biological male won a second straight Southern Regional Oireachtas Championship in girls’ Irish step dancing in Dallas, Texas. After winning a U-14 championship in 2023, Alyssa Saltzman… Read More
Culture
Young people gather for March for Life, call for a renewal in pro-life education and advocacyFollowing a week of blistering cold weather and activities from the inauguration of President Trump, thousands of pro-life marchers, including the Herzog Foundation’s ambassadors, descended upon Washington, D.C. last Friday. Read More
Government
4 Trump cabinet nominees confirmed so far, with 2 more on deckGoing into the second week of the second Trump administration, the Senate has confirmed just four Trump cabinet nominees out of 22. However, this week marks an important test for… Read More
Government
Biden failed to release COVID origins intelligence as required by law nearly 2 years ago; Trump starts process in first weekPresident Joe Biden was required in 2023, by a law he signed himself, to release what the federal government knows about the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic that killed 1.2… Read More
Government
From Hollywood to Ukraine: Here’s what supporters at Trump’s inauguration had to say to The HeartlanderAn internationally flavored cadre of President Donald Trump’s supporters exuded hope and optimism at his inauguration last week, despite cold weather and last-minute changes to the ceremony thousands had planned… Read More
Public Education
Missouri mayor calls for resignation of school board member who called conservatives ‘Nazi f***s’The mayor pro tem of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, has called on a local school board member to step down after the member called conservatives “Nazi f***s” in a social media… Read More
Government
Fulfilling Reagan’s vision: Trump’s new US ‘Iron Dome’ project will ‘prevent deaths rather than avenge them,’ expert says(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Monday to build an American version of the Israeli “Iron Dome” missile defense system. An expert in… Read More
Public Education
Ohio must foster competition in higher ed, stop favoring four-year degrees, policy expert saysA new report by Ohio’s Buckeye Institute features numerous recommendations to help college education better equip the next generation. “The reforms outlined in The Buckeye Institute’s report will foster competition… Read More
Government
Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was confirmed in a 51-50 vote as Vice President J.D. Vance broke a tie in the Senate Friday,… Read More
Culture
Who are the pro-life protesters Trump Pardoned?(The Daily Signal) – Twenty-three pro-life activists who were prosecuted for their anti-abortion activism are now exonerated after President Donald Trump’s pardons Thursday. The pardons, which Trump signed on the eve… Read More
Culture
Vice President Vance to pro-life marchers: ‘I want more babies in the United States of America!’Protecting the unborn and providing support for young families, especially for those that may have experienced an unexpected pregnancy, is what the 2025 March for Life… Read More
Government
‘Strong and clear message’: Illegal aliens deportation flights begin, Mexico pushes back(The Daily Signal) – “Deportation flights have begun,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X Friday morning above two photos of a line of illegal alien men… Read More
Government
Massachusetts governor now says she won’t interfere with ICE enforcement agentsMassachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, a longtime Donald Trump adversary, now says her administration won’t interfere with federal law enforcement efforts to remove criminal illegal immigrants from the Bay State. The… Read More
Government
US State Department bans pride and BLM flags at embassies and consulatesThe United States will no longer fly pro-LGBT rainbow flags and Black Lives Matter flags at its embassies and consulates around the world. Under President Donald Trump, the State Department,… Read More
Government
Maryland Democrats want ‘Gender X’ birth certificatesLawmakers in another blue state are pushing for Gender X birth certificates. Maryland Democrats are backing the Birth Certificate Modernization Act to add the non-binary “X” option on birth… Read More
Government
Idaho House calls on NCAA and Mountain West Conference to get men out of women’s sports“Get males out of women’s sports,” the Idaho House recently demanded from two major collegiate sports bodies. The Idaho House passed a non-binding… Read More
Government
Every Senate Democrat voted against born-alive protectionsDo any Democrats in the U.S. Senate support strengthening born-alive protections for babies that survive an attempted abortion? Not according to the latest Senate vote. The body failed to advance… Read More
Government
New bill would codify Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order into law(The Daily Signal) – Rep. Brian Babin has introduced a bill that would end automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents of illegal aliens. Automatic birthright… Read More