Missouri
Aid for Missouri atomic-era radiation victims arriving after years-long battle by HawleyMissourians still sickened by atomic bomb building and haphazard nuclear waste disposal since WWll are finally getting modest compensation, even during the federal government shutdown. Payments of $25,000 to $50,000… Read More
Missouri
Missouri Democrat Tracey Steele posts radical Nazi-Republican comparisons, avoids addressing views after ‘No Kings’ rallyMissouri Democrat House candidate Tracey Steele recently addressed his No Kings rally participation in an email interview with The Heartlander, but sidestepped questions about his implicit approval of comparing Trump… Read More
Culture
San Francisco names taxpayer-funded ‘Drag Laureate’(The Heartlander) — San Francisco has appointed a taxpayer-funded “Drag Laureate” to promote drag culture across the city. Mayor Daniel Lurie announced drag queen and educator Per Sia will serve… Read More
Education
Wisconsin passes law banning cellphones in public schools, gives districts July deadline to establish policies(The Heartlander) — Wisconsin public schools have until July to develop policies banning cellphones in classrooms under a law signed Oct. 31 by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.Although Evers has expressed… Read More
Crime
Mexican president won’t crack down on cartels despite assassination, possible US intervention(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico is sticking with her less combative approach to dealing with cartels despite the brazen assassination of a Mexican mayor and… Read More
Politics
Court docs: Woman distributed Stephen Miller’s home address, promised to ‘make his life hell’(The Daily Signal) – A woman in Virginia distributed leaflets that listed White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller’s address and labeled him as a “Nazi,” court… Read More
Elections
Trump ‘wasn’t on the ballot,’ says government shutdown a ‘big factor’ in Tuesday’s election results(The Heartlander) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday pointed to his absence from the ballot and the government shutdown to explain why Democrats swept Tuesday’s off-year elections. “Last night was… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court weighs challenge to Trump’s tariff power(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are under question as the U.S. Supreme Court hears one of the most significant economic cases in decades with wide-ranging implications… Read More
Elections
Attack of the Mamdanis: What conservatives must do about Tuesday’s rise of socialismThere wasn’t much conservative voters could’ve done to prevent Tuesday’s ominous far-left election wins – in blue strongholds, after all – except to understand that the populist revolution Trump has… Read More
Education
Harvard report: ‘Easy A’ at one of most prestigious colleges shouldn’t be the standard(The Heartlander) — The grade system at Harvard University is “failing to perform the key functions of grading” and “damaging the academic culture of the College,” according to a new… Read More
Faith
Faith-friendly states revealed: Alabama and Kansas lead, Michigan and Washington lag in protecting religious nonprofits(The Heartlander) — Alabama and Kansas are the top two “most friendly” states toward religious nonprofit organizations, according to The Faith and Freedom Index, released by… Read More
Drugs
Trump reportedly planning ground troops, drone strikes on cartels in Mexico(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. is reportedly planning to send troops and intelligence officers into Mexico to target drug cartels, former and current U.S. officials told NBC News… Read More
Education
As 31 states (not Kansas) restrict cell phone use in schools, researchers study its effect on achievement, teacher satisfaction(The Sentinel) — A survey inEducation Week lists the efforts in 31 states and the District of Columbia to either restrict or outright ban cell phone use… Read More
Transportation
Reported bomb threat halts flights at Washington Reagan National Airport(The Center Square) – Flights in and out of Washington Reagan National Airport were temporarily halted Tuesday due to a reported bomb threat on an incoming flight. The app Flight… Read More
Opinion
Arctic Frost v. Watergate: One is the scariest scandal in US history, the other has a ‘gate’ on the end of itArctic Frost may not be the biggest scandal in American history – not when the government was used to frame a presidential candidate as a Kremlin ally, or when a… Read More
Federal government
USDA Secretary Rollins says SNAP will be drastically reformed after thousands of illegals removed(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said Sunday on “Fox & Friends Weekend” thousands of illegal migrants have been taken off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program… Read More
Education
Analysis: Starving Chicago charter schools failing by design(The Heartlander) — The Chicago Tribune is reporting more state charter schools are closing as the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) flexes its muscle, starving charters of money. The plan seems… Read More
Gender Identity
Glamour Magazine honors no females as ‘women of the year’(The Heartlander) — With a global population of nearly 4 billion women, Glamour UK announced nine biological men who identify as female as its 2025 Women of the Year. The… Read More
Energy
Trump admin looking to restore coal plants as America’s grid buckles(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking to restore coal plants across America “for up to $100 million in federal funding.” The DOE … Read More
Economy
Trump predicts ‘ruination’ if Supreme Court rules against his tariffs(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump won’t attend arguments in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging his tariff authority, but the U.S. president said if the high… Read More