Gender Identity
Girl athlete seriously injured by ‘trans’ boy to be guest of President Trump at Joint Session(The Center Square) – Payton McNabb, the North Carolina high school athlete with a career-ending injury caused by a boy saying he was a girl so he could play, is… Read More
President Donald Trump
Zelenskyy sings new song, thanks America, says he’s ready for peace(The Heartlander) — Ukraine President Voldomyer Zelenskyy appears to have changed his tune.Just four days after he was embarrassed on TV with both President Donald Trump and Vice President JD… Read More
Opinion
OP-ED: Our children must learn how to read; failure is not an optionMy entire career has been in locally owned businesses. Except for a brief stint with a regional bank, I’ve toiled 47 years in the community. I have loved St. Joseph.Still,… Read More
Politics
We know so little about Barack Obama; what might they put in his presidential library?Endless books with limitless details have been written about most U.S. presidents. Even our earliest leaders have been the subject of modern video biopics. We know where George Washington slept… Read More
DEI, Kansas
Kansas schools with DEI programs appear unconcerned as federal funding cut deadline looms(The Sentinel) – The seven Kansas school districts currently known to include Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in their curriculum don’t appear to be in a rush… Read More
Education
Colorado Teacher of the Year finalist arrested for allegedly kidnapping underage student(The Heartlander) — A 2025 Colorado Teacher of the Year award finalist has been arrested on charges of kidnapping and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.The Douglas County Sheriff’s… Read More
Gender Identity
Maine Legislature has bipartisan support for trans athlete ban among rank-and-file, says Dem rep(The Heartlander) — A majority of Maine’s state legislators likely oppose transgender-identifying males competing in women’s sports, according to one Democratic lawmaker. Freshman state Rep. Dave Rollins, D-Augusta, whose daughter… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump to address Congress, the nation in pivotal speech(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump is set to address Congress Tuesday evening after nearly six weeks of breakneck pace in the White House. Trump seemed to signal he… Read More
Opinion
The coming firehose: Emerging revelations of Obama, Biden scandals will test republic like nothing since Civil WarBuck up and buckle up, folks. It’s quite possible human history has never seen either the amount or depth of government scandals now being unearthed in Washington, D.C.The astonishing scandals… Read More
Gender
US Senate to vote on transgender sports bill Monday(The Heartlander) — The U.S. Senate will hold a procedural vote on a much-anticipated bill Monday, meant to indicate where Republicans and Democrats stand on keeping men out of women’s… Read More
Federal government
Trump, Vance confront Zelenskyy in heated Oval Office meeting(The Heartlander) — President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance rebuked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “disrespectful” during a heated confrontation in the Oval Office on Friday.During the last… Read More
Culture
Pro-family panel warns of ideological dangers to American children, families(The Heartlander) — The greatest threats facing children today are the spread of radical ideologies through social media and the cultural apathy that enables their influence.That is according to a… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Arizona bill would require cooperation with immigration enforcement(The Center Square) – Republican-backed legislation requiring state and local law enforcement in Arizona to cooperate with federal immigration authorities is now headed to the state House. The Arizona Immigration,… Read More
Health, Missouri
Missouri health reimbursement rate dispute erupts in war of words, could raise costs for patients, taxpayersDeclining health outcomes in rural Missouri could get even worse if University of Missouri Health Care and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield can’t agree soon on higher reimbursement rates… Read More
Health, Kansas
Kansas family sues after ‘healthy’ student hit with three-week home confinement for alleged chicken pox exposureA Kansas honors student’s family took local health officials to court Friday after they confined her to home for 21 days for reportedly being exposed to chicken pox. Parents of… Read More
Gender
Maine faces threat of federal lawsuit over transgender policies(The Center Square) — The U.S. Attorney General’s office is threatening to sue Maine if the state does not stop allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ and womens’ sports. Read More
Gender Identity
Taxpayers funding $1.3 million study on teen pregnancy prevention for ‘trans-identified’ kids(The Heartlander) — A public health research organization is still being funded by American taxpayers to the tune of $1.3 million for a study seeking to modify a teen pregnancy… Read More
Federal Spending
Trump admin doubles down on cuts to USAID with plan for 90% reduction(The Center Square) – The Trump administration wants to purge more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts, in addition to approximately $60 billion in… Read More
Faith
Pastors barred from MN school district’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes meetings(The Heartlander) — Minnesota’s Pequot Lakes school district has banned pastors from regularly attending meetings of the student group Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). The move comes after the Madison,… Read More
Federal Spending
Supreme Court pauses judge’s order requiring $2 billion in foreign aid to be paid out(The Center Square) – U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts late Wednesday paused a lower court’s ruling requiring the Trump administration to release $2 billion in foreign aid payments. Read More