Guns
Tennessee creates ‘Second Amendment sanctuary,’ protecting firearms industry from weaponized lawsuits(The Daily Signal) – As gunmakers flee an increasingly inhospitable environment in blue states, Tennessee lawmakers took action this month to protect the state’s firearms industry from a proliferation of “weaponized”… Read More
President Donald Trump
100 days in office: Trump’s legislative accomplishments(The Center Square) – Over the first 100 days in his second term of office, President Donald Trump has signed five pieces of legislation into law, fulfilling some of… Read More
School Choice
Trump Ed Dept celebrates first 100 days as ‘momentum and energy’ for school choice builds across country(The Heartlander) — School choice efforts are picking up across the country as President Trump on Tuesday is celebrating his first 100 days of his second term in office. “In… Read More
Politics
Poll: Democrats don’t know who their party’s leader is(The Center Square) – Democratic voters don't know who their party's leader is, according to new polling. The Center Square Voters’ Voice poll asked 1,187 Democratic voters: "Who,… Read More
Kansas City
Spectacular crash of Kansas City racing boat results in worldwide attention, but no critical injuryA Kansas City crew was lucky to escape with a few broken bones after their Freedom One Racing speedboat flipped and somersaulted in a frightening crash during a race in… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Milwaukee judge who allegedly hid illegal faces up to 5 years in prison(The Center Square) – Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan has been temporarily replaced on her cases as she awaits her May 15 pre-trial hearing on a pair of charges. Dugan… Read More
Illegal Immigration
WATCH: Trump border policies ‘making America safe again,’ Homan says(The Center Square) – At a White House press briefing Monday, Border Czar Tom Homan said President Donald Trump’s border policies were “making America safe again.”Homan, who’s worked for six… Read More
Culture
Minneapolis City Council likely to make being fat a protected class(The Heartlander) — The Minneapolis City Council is pushing an amendment that would add height, weight, housing status and criminal records to the list of categories protected under city civil… Read More
Politics
Catholics turning against Democratic Party, new poll shows(The Heartlander) — More American Catholics now disapprove of the Democratic Party than approve of it, a new poll shows, a stunning reversal for the party… Read More
Crime, Kansas City
Kansas City paramedic stabbed to death by patient in ambulanceA woman already accused of previously assaulting a police officer is now charged with murder after a Kansas City firefighter/paramedic was stabbed to death by a patient he was helping… Read More
School Choice
Op-Ed: Let parents decide what education fits their child bestEvery child is unique. Their learning styles, interests, strengths and challenges vary widely – and yet for too many families, the education options available to them are one-size-fits-all. That needs… Read More
DEI
Large Florida school district ends discriminatory DEI hiring practices(The Heartlander) — A Florida school district is cutting ties with unfair Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The Palm Beach County School Board, representing one of the nation’s largest… Read More
Illegal Immigration
DOJ taking action against violent MS-13 members operating in multiple states(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice is taking action against La Mara Salvatrucha, MS-13, an international criminal organization whose members authorities say are involved in committing murder… Read More
Faith
Trump task force to ‘eradicate anti-Christian bias’ holds first meeting, vows to protect religious liberty(The Heartlander) — President Donald Trump’s “Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias” in the federal government promised in its inaugural meeting this week to restore religious liberty after the Biden… Read More
School Choice
OP-ED: Court’s ruling meant to kill school choice in South Carolina backfired(The Daily Signal) – South Carolina’s school choice program faced a crushing setback when the state’s Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional after hundreds of students had already started classes at new… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Poll: Immigration policies have improved under Trump(The Center Square) – A plurality of Americans feel the country’s immigration policies have improved since President Donald Trump took office, according to a new poll. Read More
Education
Trump executive order overhauls higher education accreditation process(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed at improving outcomes in higher education by holding college and university accreditors more accountable.“Accreditors – the… Read More
School Choice
ND governor vetoes school choice bill in favor of more expansive proposal(The Heartlander) — North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong has vetoed a school choice bill for not going far enough and another measure that would have placed sexually explicit materials out… Read More
Education
Poll: Majority of Americans support defunding universities that tolerate antisemitism on campus(The Heartlander) — Two in three U.S. adults and over half of college students support cutting federal funding and contracts to universities that do not protect Jewish students, according to… Read More
Education
Many colleges, universities ignore Trump’s warning to ditch DEI or lose funding(The Center Square) — The U.S. Department of Education in February warned colleges and universities that if they did not eliminate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs, they could risk losing… Read More