Kansas
Former Kansas professor awarded more than $5 million in religious discrimination lawsuit(The Sentinel) – A former Emporia State University professor has won his religious discrimination lawsuit against the university. A Lyon County jury earlier this week awarded Dr. Dusti Howell $5,181,344.55 in… Read More
Congress
‘Time will tell all:’ Trump says DOJ, Congress are Looking at Ilhan Omar’s wealth(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump announced Monday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Congress are “looking at” Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s finances — just three… Read More
Federal Spending
Govt. shutdown risk spikes as Senate Democrats vow to tank funding package(The Center Square) – Senate Republicans’ hopes of finishing the government funding process without incident were dashed over the weekend with a second fatal shooting of a protester… Read More
Investigations
Atlanta paid $250k to Muslim activists, part of $1.7 billion fed migrant resettlement(The Center Square) – The City of Atlanta paid more than $250,000 to a Chicago-based Muslim organization, which at the time was raising money for another group that's been accused… Read More
Missouri
St. Joseph elementary teacher’s vulgar anti-ICE posts, apparent chant for Trump assassination, call job into questionA third-grade teacher in Missouri’s St. Joseph Public School District has posted profane anti-ICE remarks on social media, saying “Fuck ICE” and referring to “Nazi scum.”Perhaps even more troublingly, in… Read More
ICE, St. Louis
Soros linked St. Louis anti-ICE protest targets Enterprise headquartersAbout 500 protesters descended on Clayton, Missouri on Friday to target Enterprise Holdings Inc., in an attempt to force the company to scrap its service contracts with Immigration and Customs… Read More
Abortion
The abortion industry enables coercion, abuse of suffering women, witness in federal case saysWhen a crying 21-year-old woman, accompanied by an evidently older man, checked into an abortion clinic, no staff asked her any questions or offered any counseling. They led her to the operating room, drugged her and aborted her baby. She… Read More
School Choice
National School Choice Week 2026: Momentum builds as advocates eye expansionsSchool choice has grown by leaps and bounds over the past six years, but the fight for educational freedom will continue boldly in 2026, advocates say. National School Choice Week is Jan. 25-31,… Read More
Illinois
Illinois millionaire’s tax would direct 50% of revenue to public schools(The Center Square) – A proposal for a state constitutional amendment to impose a millionaire’s tax has been referred to the Illinois House Rules Committee, but only half the revenues… Read More
Opinion
Missouri school board member running for re-election votes to ban opponent from district propertyFor the last four years, I’ve been digging into the questionable practices, policies and decisions in my local school district of Lee’s Summit, Missouri.In doing so, I’ve connected with people… Read More
Christianity
Americans’ support for religious liberty hits 7-year high(The Heartlander)–The only poll that tracks Americans’ support for religious freedom showed its strongest result since launching seven years ago.The score of 71 out of 100 demonstrates “Americans are increasingly unified in… Read More
Education
Virginia Democrats move to embed ‘transgender and queer’ history across kids’ curriculum(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Virginia Democrats have proposed a bill to permanently embed and test “inclusive history,” including racial and LGBTQ+ topics, in children’s classrooms across the state.The state … Read More
Abortion
Forcing doctors to perform abortions isn’t as popular as Democrats think it is, poll shows(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Most Americans believe that healthcare professionals who have religious objections to abortion should not be forced to perform them, according to an annual Knights of… Read More
ICE
Just seven Democrats defy party to fund ICE(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The House of Representatives narrowly approved a spending bill Thursday funding the Department of Homeland Security — and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — over… Read More
Abortion
New York agrees to give up decade-long legal fight with nuns over abortion mandateNew York will no longer try to force nuns and other religious groups to cover abortions in their health insurance plans, ending a nearly decade-long legal battle. In an agreement filed Jan. 16, the… Read More
Illinois
Pritzker says $481.6 million put in reserves, GOP questions state spending(The Center Square) – One day after an Illinois state representative said there was no budget transparency from J.B. Pritzker’s office, the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget said it… Read More
Military
Secretary of War Hegseth selects Illinois’ Scott Air Force Base to fix ‘mess’ of military movesSecretary of War Pete Hegseth hasn’t been shy in his first year about introducing major overhauls to personnel policy and command culture, all with the goal of fixing… Read More
Education
School choice ‘a lifeline’ for family of special-needs studentsA mother of three autistic children is calling school choice “a lifeline” that “opens the door to a life of hope, dignity and independence.”Writing in The Black Chronicle, Jennifer Cotney of New Orleans … Read More
Venezuela
What we know of the rumored ‘sonic weapon’ in Maduro capture(The Daily Signal) – Use of a “sonic weapon” in the overnight capture of a country’s leader might sound like something out of a science fiction novel, but experts confirm that… Read More
Abortion
Trump admin confronts $88 million in COVID funding for Planned Parenthood(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump’s Small Business Administration is reviewing whether Planned Parenthood affiliates illegally received $88 million in loans during the COVID pandemic, The Daily Signal can… Read More