Politics
‘Did Nancy Pelosi stand up?’: Trump calls out congresswoman in push for insider trading ban(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump took a jab at Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during his State of the Union address on Tuesday as he pushed Congress to pass… Read More
Politics
Gavin Newsom admits Democrats took woke politics too far(Daily Caller News Foundation) – California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom admitted his party needs to spend less time on woke politics in an interview with CNN that aired Monday.Newsom … Read More
Kansas
Kansas man gets prison time for bribes in federal nuclear weapons contractingA Johnson County, Kansas man was sentenced to prison last Thursday for receiving bribes to steer the decisions of a nuclear weapons engineering firm. Michael Clinesmith, 70, of Overland… Read More
Crime
Missouri police chase convict for 9 hours, results in fatal shootoutA Missouri sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot at a traffic stop on Monday and another died early Tuesday morning during a shootout with the suspect. Richard Dean Bird, 45,… Read More
ICE
‘They protested the wrong people’: Out-of-control Olathe protest highlights risks in growing student ICE walkoutsAn anti-ICE walkout in Kansas City Friday that turned violent and criminal only sheds light on rising student walkouts against immigration enforcement. The protest at Olathe Northwest High School… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump, Democrats to make their case at State of the Union(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump is set to deliver his second State of the Union Address of his second term Tuesday evening, when he is expected to highlight… Read More
School Choice
Education Department video highlights school choice gains under Trump(The Heartlander) — The Department of Education released a video Monday celebrating the growth of school choice and improvements in education under President Donald Trump.The montage features clips of two… Read More
Illinois
Analysis: Windy City residents face debt storm, rank No. 1 in financial distressChicago has long marketed itself as a world-class city with global ambition.It was the City That Works.But Chicago no longer works, according to a number of indicators,… Read More
President Donald Trump
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas claims longtime Democrat mayors, not Trump, cut crime to record lows last yearHours before the State of the Union address Tuesday, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas noted “the homicide rate in major U.S. cities is at a 125-year low” and “homicides plummeted… Read More
Sex Change
Two major hospitals end transgender mutilation for minors(The Heartlander) — Two of the largest hospitals in the northeast no longer offer transgender surgeries for minors, according to separate announcements last week. The change follows the Trump administration’s… Read More
National
DHS rejects $58M Coast Guard marketing deal over LGBTQ, DEI ideology(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Homeland Security rejected a nearly $58 million contract for advertising and marketing support services for the U.S. Coast Guard Recruiting Command after… Read More
Transportation
CDL tests will become English only(The Center Square) – All commercial driver’s license tests will be administered in English, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Friday. In a press conference, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and… Read More
Border
Illegal border crosser apprehensions drop 96% at southwest border in a year(The Center Square) – In one year, illegal border crossings dropped by 96% at the southwest border, a historic shift from record highs during the Biden administration. In… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City school staff did nothing as Trump-supporting student violently assaulted by anti-ICE protesters, father saysThe principal and other staff at a Kansas City-area high school simply looked on and failed to intercede as a pair of teen Trump supporters were attacked and at least… Read More
Elections
Inspector General: KDHE sent 740,000 unsolicited voter registration packets from 2022-2025 to Medicaid recipients(The Sentinel) — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), which administers the state‘s Medicaid program as well as other public health initiatives, sent nearly three-quarters-of-a-million… Read More
Tariffs
European Union puts U.S. trade deal on hold after Supreme Court ruling(The Center Square) – The European Union on Monday halted plans to finalize a trade deal with the U.S. after the U.S. Supreme Court said the bulk of President Donald… Read More
Politics
WATCH: Illinois diversity leaders dodge questions as they slip farther from goals(The Center Square) — Illinois’ highly paid diversity commissioners dodged in-person questions from The Center Square last week about their decisions that have, in effect, made it more difficult for… Read More
President Donald Trump
Text message reportedly reveals motivation of ‘deeply disturbed’ armed man killed attempting to breach Mar-a-Lago(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The man killed by Secret Service agents Sunday while attempting to breach President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida had an apparent obsession with the… Read More
Crime
Mexican military kills top narco boss as violence rocks Western Mexico(The Heartlander) — Mexican security forces killed cartel boss “El Mencho” in an operation that U.S. officials say was aided by American intelligence support, delivering a blow to the fentanyl… Read More
Education
Trans lawmaker wants you to believe porn sites are ‘educational’ for ‘queer kids’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic Minnesota state Rep. Leigh Finke claimed during a Thursday hearing that pornography could be “educational” for “queer” children while arguing against a law requiring… Read More