Gender Identity
Watch: Maine district aligns with Trump on trans issue against state Human Rights Commission(The Heartlander) — A rural Maine school district is aligning with federal policy on gender, despite a lawsuit from the state Human Rights Commission.The Jay school district, RSU 73, voted… Read More
Missouri
Missouri law allows children to keep parents in the dark about medical treatments; parental bill of rights would change thatMissouri minors don’t pay for their own health insurance, but perhaps surprisingly, they can keep certain procedures from their parents. Missourians under 18 can provide medical consent for themselves in… Read More
Faith
Charlie Kirk’s death sparked spiritual renewal among young Americans, poll suggests(The Heartlander) — Charlie Kirk’s assassination shocked the nation and sparked intense debate, but a new survey suggests its impact may lead to positive change – not only spiritually but… Read More
Social Media
New bill considers age restrictions for social media use to ‘put parents back in charge’(The Heartlander) — Federal age restrictions for social media apps can assist parents in protecting their children from technology’s harms, according to one congresswoman fighting for such protections. Rep. Erin… Read More
Charlie Kirk
After Kirk assassination, students less comfortable with ‘controversial’ events on campus(The Center Square) – Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, half of the nation’s college students report feeling less comfortable attending controversial public events on campus and nearly half… Read More
Border
EXCLUSIVE: Texas Operation Lone Star 2.0: pursuing domestic terrorist threats(The Center Square) – The border crisis is far from over despite the Trump administration implementing policies to reduce illegal border crossings to historic lows. The hardest part… Read More
Gender
Oregon school survey asks 11-year-olds if they’re ‘two spirit,’ ‘genderfluid’(The Heartlander) — Oregon officials are facing a firestorm of outrage over intrusive, age-inappropriate, far-left sexual ideology in surveys of schoolchildren there. A new student health survey created by the… Read More
Free Speech
Foreign leaders caught orchestrating campaign to censor American right-wing media companies(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Foreign political figures aligned with the United Kingdom’s ruling establishment quietly coordinated an international effort to suppress American right-leaning media.Labour Party files — including internal… Read More
President Donald Trump
Watch: Bessent says Trump ‘never stops working’(The Heartlander) — Despite critics raising concerns about President Donald Trump’s health, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump’s stamina is “incredible.”“In this term, recently, I have talked to him at… Read More
Courts
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Texas’ new congressional maps(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed Texas a win in a challenge to its new congressional redistricting maps, granting a stay of a lower court ruling… Read More
Crime
Fake people, phony SSNs had 100% success in getting Obamacare subsidy, fraud investigation finds(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A scathing new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report identified rampant fraud and systemic failures in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace just as Congress is… Read More
Crime
Afghan national arrested in Virginia, accused of supporting ISIS(The Center Square) – An Afghan national accused of providing support to the Islamic State was arrested Wednesday in Virginia, according to the Department of Homeland Security.Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Read More
Crime
FBI reportedly arrests suspect in Jan. 6 pipe bomb probe(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The FBI arrested a suspect Thursday in the planting of pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic national headquarters in Washington, D.C., ahead of the… Read More
National
Fanatics starts sports prediction app, not subject to state taxes, in 24 states(The Center Square) – Americans can now wager on sports results through Fanatics Predicts in 24 states that have not allowed legal sports wagering including California, Texas, Georgia, Washington and… Read More
Congress
Trump officials fighting ‘sabotage’ from deep state bureaucrats in effort to install people’s government, congressman warnsMark Alford knows a little something about the mammoth task Trump administration officials have in taming the bureaucratic beast in Washington, D.C.The Missouri congressman, after all, couldn’t even get his… Read More
Congress
Missouri Rep. Burlison’s big idea to create free-market alternative to ‘crappy’ ObamacareThe healthcare reform proposal by Missouri Rep. Eric Burlison is certain to attract MAGA Republicans with the title “Make America Healthy Again.” His MAHA Plan aims to circumvent and surpass… Read More
Education
Lowering proficiency standards fails students for life after high school, commentary warns(The Heartlander) — Forget reading, writing and arithmetic – the real “R” public schools are teaching these days is “reducing (academic) rigor” by lowering proficiency standards, a commentary in The… Read More
Kansas
Kansas officials hide from cameras to avoid being confronted on reducing proficiency standards(The Sentinel) – It’s not uncommon for education administrators to make easily debunked claims about student achievement or school finance from the safety of a board room where no one… Read More
Federal government
President Trump, tech billionaire launch push to invest in America’s children(The Heartlander) — A tech billionaire and his wife pledged $6.25 billion this week to help jump-start participation in the federal government’s new Trump Accounts program. The contribution by Michael… Read More
Texas
Texas governor asks Treasury Department to suspend Muslim group’s tax-exempt status(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tuesday requested the Treasury Department investigate Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) for its alleged terrorist ties and suspend its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt… Read More