Crime
Trump proposes returning death penalty to D.C.(The Center Square) – Capital punishment could be returning to Washington, D.C., as President Donald Trump announced during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. “Anybody murders in the capital? Capital punishment. Read More
Kansas City
Yet another Wyandotte County officer killed by suspect who should’ve been in custodyFor the second time in exactly a month a Wyandotte County law enforcement officer was struck down early Tuesday by a suspect who likely should’ve been in custody at the… Read More
Culture
Opinion: Here’s what Cracker Barrel is really getting wrong, and why it matters greatlyThe Category 5 firestorm over Cracker Barrel isn’t merely about the rebranding of a restaurant.It’s about the rebranding of America.“The problem goes MUCH deeper than a logo,”writes anti-woke activist… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Brenda Shields running for state Senate seat while husband’s org opposes Trump redistricting effortThe husband of a Republican candidate for Missouri Senate chairs an organization steadfastly opposed to President Trump’s efforts to level the electoral playing field through congressional redistricting.Current Rep. Brenda Shields,… Read More
Gender Identity
Watch: Blue state mom lambastes school board for allowing 6’4” male on girls’ volleyball team(The Heartlander) — Karen Powers called out Illinois’ largest high school district for allowing a 6-foot-4 male on the girls volleyball team at James B. Conant High School in Hoffman… Read More
Faith
Dallas Jenkins expands beyond ‘The Chosen’ with new Prime Video series ‘Joseph of Egypt’(The Heartlander) — The so-called “Chosen Cinematic Universe” is officially underway. Prime Video announced in recent days it has greenlit Joseph of Egypt, a Bible-based series from 5&2 Studios that marks… Read More
Missouri
Win for Missouri families as judge denies teachers’ union request to halt school choice funding(The Heartlander) — In a victory for Missouri families fighting for educational opportunities, a state judge has kept in place funding for Missouri’s K-12 scholarship program, MOScholars, as a lawsuit… Read More
Crime
Trump moves to end cashless bail in D.C., nationwide(The Center Square) – Two weeks after declaring “Liberation Day” in Washington, D.C., to combat crime, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to end cashless bail in the nation’s capital,… Read More
Federal government
Trump says he plans to rename Department of Defense(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump said Monday that next week the U.S. Department of Defense could once again return to an earlier name: War Department, a moniker it… Read More
President Biden
Detached look at disastrous Biden immigration crisis leads to sinister conclusionsMurders. Rapes. Robberies. Human trafficking. Political warfare.The historic illegal immigration crisis under Joe Biden has brought about untold deaths, assaults, sex offenses, hundreds of thousands of lost and trafficked children… Read More
Immigration
US authorities to screen for anti-American ideologies among immigrants applying for benefits amid broader safety push(The Heartlander) — The Trump administration announced new guidance to significantly expand vetting procedures for immigration benefits, such as green cards, to those with “anti-American ideologies.” The policy, unveiled Tuesday… Read More
Culture
Moms for Liberty leader says she faced death threats, swatting, expulsion from Girl Scouts for opposing LGBTQ pride(The Daily Signal) – The Girl Scouts recently expelled a Moms for Liberty chapter leader in what she believes to be retaliation for refusing to promote LGBTQ+ Pride to her troop… Read More
Immigration
Pew: U.S. immigrant population declines for first time in nearly 60 years(The Center Square) – The U.S.’s foreign-born population shrunk this year for the first time since the 1960s, new data released Thursday from the nonpartisan Pew Research Center found. Read More
Education
Mom tells The Heartlander: Teacher labeled son future dictator after book challenges(The Heartlander) — A Florida mom confronted a school board after her child’s teacher allegedly nominated her son as “Most Likely to Become a Dictator,” a so-called honor likely tied… Read More
Crime
WATCH: Trump says ‘dangerous’ Chicago next after addressing crime in D.C.(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump says Chicago is next on his list of cities to focus on cleaning up crime.In December, after Trump was elected to a second… Read More
Crime
Apparent illegal immigrant arrested after officers rescue child from hot car outside KCK storeA possible illegal immigrant was arrested Wednesday after a child was left in a hot car in a Kansas City, Kansas, store parking lot and officers broke in to rescue… Read More
Opinion
Media cry ‘sky is falling’ over Trump’s DC crackdown, but restaurant numbers may tell different story(The Heartlander) — The liberal media – or “drive-by media,” as Rush Limbaugh used to call them – appear eager to use anything they can to paint Donald Trump in… Read More
President Donald Trump
NY appeals court overturns Trump’s civil fraud penalty(The Center Square) — A New York appeals court has tossed out a $454 million civil fraud verdict against Donald Trump and his family business over charges he broke state laws… Read More
Kansas
Seven members of Kansas Board of Education vote to reduce proficiency standards(The Sentinel) — Last year, 22% of 8th-graders were proficient in English Language Arts (reading) on the Kansas state assessment. This year, 46% are proficient as a result of new… Read More
Texas
Texas House passes congressional redistricting bill after absconding Dems return(The Center Square) – After House Democrats absconded for more than two weeks in opposition to a Congressional redistricting bill, the Texas House on Wednesday passed the bill by a… Read More