COVID-19, Missouri
‘Show Me The Money State’ Missouri wins $24 billion from China in landmark COVID lawsuitChina owes Missouri $24 billion in damages for “causing and exacerbating” the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh late Friday ruled specifically… Read More
Politics
Trump targets Soros-linked law firm in latest executive actions(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump continues to add to his already high tally of executive orders, ceremonially signing another batch on Thursday afternoon. The president signed at least… Read More
Missouri
Missouri bill focuses on antisemitic discrimination in public K-12 schools, higher education(The Heartlander) — Antisemitism is “a daily reality” for Nikolay Remizov, who chose to run for Saint Louis University’s student government president last fall.“My campaign materials were defaced with antisemitic… Read More
Education
Trump admin ends $400 million to Columbia University for allowing antisemitism(The Center Square) – The Trump administration announced Friday that $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University would be revoked because of the university’ alleged ongoing tolerance of anti-semitic… Read More
Race
Oregon school district accused of discrimination with Black Student Center(The Heartlander) — Is the Portland, Oregon, school district discriminating against other races through its Center for Black Student Excellence and improperly using bond money to fund it? That’s what… Read More
Politics
Even after joint session meltdown, bat-poop crazy Democrats haven’t hit bottom, Missouri senators warnTuesday’s performance proves Democrats in Congress are out of touch, blinded by hate, have lost their minds and moral compass – and haven’t hit bottom yet.That’s according to Missouri’s two… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Poll: Most voters support Trump’s deportation efforts(The Center Square) – A large majority of voters support President Donald Trump’s efforts to deport foreign nationals in the U.S. illegally. The poll from Napolitan News Service found that… Read More
Gender Identity
California governor comes out against trans athletes in girls’ sports as Trump admin finds Maine policy violates federal law(The Heartlander) — As the Trump administration goes after states that allow males to compete in women’s sports, one of America’s most liberal governors has suddenly come out against the… Read More
Missouri
Missouri Ethics Commission fines school district for electioneering in 2024 bond campaign as district now asks voters to approve huge tax hike(The Heartlander) — The Saint Joseph School District (SJSD) has been fined by the Missouri Ethics Commission for violating campaign finance rules in a 2024 campaign for a $20 million… Read More
Economy
Trump says most goods from Mexico will be exempt from tariffs(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump said Thursday that goods from Mexico will temporarily be exempt from U.S. tariffs, but the president continued to press Canada’s Prime Minister Justin… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Rep. Comer blasts sanctuary city mayors over immigration at congressional hearing(The Heartlander) — Republican lawmakers grilled four Democratic “sanctuary city” mayors during a congressional hearing on Wednesday – vowing to hold them accountable for a “public safety nightmare.” Sanctuary cities,… Read More
Josh Hawley
Trump’s ‘perfect the way God made you’ remark a dagger in heart of radical gender ideology, Hawley arguesPresident Trump’s message Tuesday “to every child in America … that you are perfect exactly the way God made you” was “perhaps the most important line of the night,”… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas school board member wins approval for monthly student achievement report(The Sentinel) — Lansing USD 469 school board members and taxpayers will get a monthly update on the progress in student achievement thanks to Board Member Amy Cawvey who proposed,… Read More
Culture
‘Dads on Duty’ event sparks conversation about essential role of fathers, husbands, as ‘boys and men across America are faltering’(The Heartlander) — Fathers should not be reduced to a mere “appendix” of the family, but rather should serve as a “backbone” or “beating heart” of the family, said Heritage… Read More
President Donald Trump
Made in America: Trump racks up $3 trillion of investments in US economy(The Daily Signal) – For President Donald Trump, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s $100 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing represented “a tremendous leap—like, a leap that nobody would have… Read More
Missouri
Study shows how Missouri taxpayers are subsidizing teachers’ unions(The Heartlander) — Since the pandemic, teachers’ unions have been widely criticized for having liberal agendas that undermine public education. What’s worse, according to one union watchdog, is how taxpayers… Read More
Federal government
Trump-style tax relief: IRS could cut up to half its workforce(The Heartlander) — The IRS may cut up to half of its workforce, offering Americans a different kind of “tax relief.” The cuts are part of President Donald Trump’s plan… Read More
Politics
Hate is not a strategy: Democrats took a Trump-loathing blowtorch to the ruins of their own party this dayDemocrats self-immolated on live television Tuesday night. In the process they left the party in charred remains. In sometimes childish, churlish but mostly silent, coldhearted protest during President Trump’s speech… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Sanctuary city mayors to testify before Congress on Wednesday(The Center Square) – Four Democratic mayors are set to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday. Many are expecting fireworks as the Republican-led… Read More
Gender Transition
KU launches $1 million ‘Trans Studies Initiative’(The Heartlander) — Studying “questions of trans life,” a transgender journal and hosting new LGBTQ events is on the docket at the University of Kansas thanks to a $1 million… Read More