Government
EPA announces $2.9B to remove lead and PFAS from drinking waterAmericans’ drinking water may get cleaner after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted $2.9 billion to remove lead and $1 billion to remove other dangerous toxins from water systems across… Read More
Government
Legislation to counter Big Pharma gains bipartisan support in SenateInsurance companies’ ownership of pharmacies and hospitals is raising consumer costs, but economic competition can counter inflating expenses, according to bipartisan legislation from Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts. “We need more competition. We need protections for patients. We need better… Read More
Politics
The DNC postmortem report skipped over major voting bloc: ChristiansDemocrats’ postmortem report on the 2024 election, finally released Thursday, made no mention of Christian voters despite their major influence on election outcomes. The 192-page report… Read More
Opinion
In ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ Pope reminds the world of tension between AI, human dignity(The Daily Signal) – Pope Leo XIV‘s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” is perfectly timed. In the document, signed on the 135th anniversary of Pope… Read More
Government
NASA reorganizes to accelerate Moon Base, lunar programs(The Center Square) – NASA announced a reorganization of the agency Friday, restructuring key mission directorates to accelerate its lunar exploration program even as Congress and the White House remain… Read More
Opinion
How George Washington’s farewell address fulfilled the Declaration of Independence(The Daily Signal) – George Washington’s Farewell Address is, in effect, the culmination and fulfillment of the Declaration of Independence. Washington had been commander in chief of the Continental Army… Read More
World
Progress in Iran talks; Tehran says no deal yet(The Center Square) – A top Iranian official says a deal to end the conflict between the U.S. and Iran is not imminent, despite earlier suggestions from U.S. officials that… Read More
Government
Gunman dead after opening fire near White House(Daily Caller News Foundation) – U.S. Secret Service agents scrambled to secure the White House after at least 20 gunshots were heard Saturday evening when a suspect was fatally shot… Read More
Government
Trump admin drops chemical program critics say was weaponized to target American manufacturing plantsThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pivoting from a long-contested chemical risk assessment program it notes Congress never authorized and critics say became a tool for targeting chemical facilities, including plants sterilizing medical equipment at the height… Read More
Government
Gabbard announces resignation, cites personal reasons(The Center Square) – Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation Friday afternoon, citing personal reasons. The former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii will remain at her post until… Read More
Public Education
School choice key to attracting doctors, Vermont hospital CEO saysSchool choice is essential to attracting doctors to rural areas in Vermont, one hospital CEO says, as the state’s Town Tuitioning program faces more restrictions. Vermont has the nation’s oldest school choice… Read More
Public Education
Jesus in the classroom: How chaplains can morally reform American public education (part 2)Chaplains are entering public schools in numerous states across the U.S., marking a return to a system supporters say is both necessary for moral and social stability and older than the nation… Read More
Politics
DNC autopsy on 2024, Harris worries party might not recover for a decade after TrumpThe Democratic National Committee released its long-delayed postmortem report Thursday on the party’s 2024 election losses. The report concluded party pollsters believed then-Vice President Kamala… Read More
Government
Missouri voters to decide in August whether to eliminate state income taxMissouri voters will decide the fate of four constitutional amendments during the upcoming primary election on Aug. 4, including one to eliminate the state’s individual income tax. Gov. Mike… Read More
Government
Democrats push bill to end federal death penalty after DOJ brings back firing squadCongressional Democrats launched a bid Wednesday to eliminate the federal death penalty, directly challenging President Donald Trump’s aggressive public safety agenda, which recently expanded federal execution options to… Read More
Culture
Missouri’s Harry S. Truman Museum to offer free admission Memorial Day weekendThe Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, is offering free admission this Memorial Day weekend in honor of America’s 250th birthday. The Kansas City Royals Foundation made free admission possible by donating $12,500 to… Read More
Courts
Missouri elementary SRO sentenced for child pornographyA school resource officer in southwestern Missouri has been sentenced to nine years in prison for trading child pornography. Darrin Marshall Skinner, 52, was arrested in summer 2023 after social media network MeWe… Read More
Government
Congress must ban the chemical abortion pill – it’s the only solution, Hawley saysAfter the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the temporary pause on chemical abortion pill mail orders, the drug, mifepristone, has returned to unregulated nationwide shipment. Now, Congress must “ban it,” Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, told The Lion. “Congress needs to ban… Read More
Government
Georgia, Tennessee expand baby safe haven lawsGeorgia and Tennessee have expanded safe haven laws meant to give parents in crisis a legal way to surrender newborn babies instead of abandoning them. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed… Read More
Government
Watchdog report: Data centers can help taxpayers if done rightAs property tax bills climb across the U.S., a new report from a tax watchdog finds communities welcoming data center development are bucking the trend. A data center is a… Read More