Gender Identity
‘Trans’ inmate back in male prison years after allegedly raping female cellmate(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A violent “transgender” male prisoner was quietly transferred back to a men’s prison in June, years after he was accused of sexually assaulting his female… Read More
Economy
Trump announces Vietnam trade deal, dropping 90% tariff(The Center Square) – The United States and Vietnam reached a trade deal, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, enacting a 20% tariff on Vietnamese goods sold in America in exchange… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Reported illegal entries continue to decline, reversing Biden trajectory(The Center Square) – Reported illegal entries continue to decline nationwide, reversing a Biden administration trajectory where the numbers of encounters and apprehensions broke records every month. In May, illegal… Read More
Eric Schmitt
Schmitt takes to national media, personal video, to inform, excite Americans about Big Beautiful Bill passageWith rumors and misinformation about the Big Beautiful Bill swirling online leading up to its Senate passage Tuesday, Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt became a go-to source for national media on… Read More
Gender Transition
Two San Francisco bookstores ban JK Rowling books, citing her pro-woman stance on transgenderism(The Heartlander) — Booksmith and Fabulosa Books in San Francisco will no longer sell and carry books by J.K. Rowling, San Francisco Chronicle reports. The news… Read More
Economy
Despite predictions of doom, Trump economy powers stock market to record highs, record tariff revenue(The Heartlander) — The U.S. stock market continues to rally to record highs even as President Donald Trump’s economic policies face withering criticism from legacy media and Democrats over tariffs. Read More
Fentanyl
Middle school teacher busted for fentanyl trafficking(The Heartlander) — A North Carolina middle school teacher was arrested and charged with drug trafficking during a roundup in which officials found enough fentanyl to kill… Read More
Culture
Virginia school expelled Jewish siblings after parents blew whistle on classroom antisemitism, lawsuit alleges(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Three Jewish students were expelled from a Virginia school after their parents complained about the school’s failure to respond to repeated instances of antisemitic harassment,… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Trump tours Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ that’s assisting in deportation efforts(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump traveled to Florida Tuesday to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the new, hastily constructed immigrant detention center that sounds like something from a science fiction… Read More
Federal Spending
‘Big, beautiful bill’ narrowly passes Senate, faces tough crowd in House(The Center Square) – After more than 26 hours of debate and a record number of vote-a-rama amendments, the U.S. Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’… Read More
DEI, Missouri
Missouri AG probing Columbia DEI policies for possible racist violations of lawThe Missouri attorney general is investigating the city of Columbia for illegal race-based policies in hiring, funding and access to public programs under the auspices of its diversity, equity and… Read More
Taxes
Canada rescinds tax after Trump pulls plug on trade talks(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Canada announced Sunday that it is rescinding its digital services tax (DST) in an attempt to restart trade negotiations with the U.S. government. Canada’s finance… Read More
Crime
Former county treasurer in Arizona sentenced to 10 years for embezzling over $38M(AZ Free News) – A former longtime public servant in Santa Cruz County has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing tens of millions… Read More
Education
Faith group provides tools for parents to opt out of LGBT curriculum after SCOTUS ruling(The Center Square) – A nonprofit religious freedom organization is providing tools for parents to help them opt out of public-school LGBTQ+ instruction, curriculum and materials after the Supreme Court’s… Read More
Illegal Immigration
DOJ sues Los Angeles over sanctuary city policies(The Center Square) — The U.S. Department of Justice Monday filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles’ sanctuary city policies, citing the supremacy clause regarding the preemption of federal statutes… Read More
Fentanyl
Hawley torches Snapchat fentanyl sales; grieving parent calls platform ‘largest open-air drug market’Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley reduced Snapchat to smoldering embers at a Senate hearing last week on kids’ startling access to deadly fentanyl on the social media platform. “This is on… Read More
Kansas
Kansas AG tells state board to remove ‘gender identity’ language from school lunch contracts(The Sentinel) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is warning the Kansas State Board of Education in a Wednesday letter that gender identity language in the school lunch contract… Read More
Abortion
Over 7,000 lives saved through Abortion Pill Rescue Network, pro-life group says(The Heartlander) — Heartbeat International’s Abortion Pill Rescue Network (APRN) has recorded over 7,000 lives saved since 2012 – a milestone the organization celebrates for women who regret beginning a… Read More
Congress
‘Swamp bureaucrat’: Republicans rail as Senate parliamentarian butchers Big Beautiful Bill(The Center Square) – Republicans are facing setback after setback as the Senate parliamentarian continues to slash major provisions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, jeopardizing the megabill’s… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court upholds Texas porn age verification law(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, upheld a law requiring age verification in Texas for online pornography.House Bill 1181 required online websites where more… Read More