Education
Education department empowers states, cuts red tape for charter school authorizations(The Center Square) – In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to expand educational opportunity for students and families, the U.S. Department of Education has taken steps… Read More
Congress
Mitch McConnell announces he will not seek reelection in 2026(The Center Square) – Republican Senator from Kentucky and long-time Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he won’t seek reelection when his current term ends in 2026. The news… Read More
Culture
Survey: Republicans twice as likely to prioritize marriage, family as Democrats; conservative women 3x happier than liberal peers(The Heartlander) — Despite the liberal narrative that women are oppressed by marriage and family, many say they are more fulfilled in these roles than others.This was one finding among… Read More
Courts
American Bar Association called out for leftist activism, faces consequences(The Heartlander) — The American Bar Association (ABA) is taking heat after the group issued an unprecedented letter promising to attack the Trump administration over the “rule of law.” Records… Read More
Federal government
Trump orders end to taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal foreign nationals(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed federal agencies to stop funding public benefits for foreign nationals living illegally in the U.S. The order cites federal law,… Read More
Eric Schmitt
European censors, U.S. ‘toddler’ Democrats, suffering whiplash from Trump’s breakneck reforms, Schmitt arguesVice President J.D. Vance’s recent daring rebuke of European censorship at the Munich Security Conference has been called Churchillian – and compared to JFK’s landmark “I am a Berliner”… Read More
State Government
Washington state Dems want to remove George Washington from state flag(The Heartlander) — Democrats in the state named for the country’s first president want to remove him from their flag. George Washington has been on the state flag since 1923,… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Southwest border apprehensions drop by 85%, at ports of entry by 93%(The Center Square) – In the first 10 days of the Trump administration, apprehensions dropped by 85% between ports of entry at the southwest border, according to new data published… Read More
Josh Hawley
Ukraine aid should be next federal expenditure audited, by someone doing nothing else, Hawley arguesWith federal agencies and foreign aid under the microscope, it’s time someone was appointed to track all the billions the U.S. has spent on Ukraine, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley says. Read More
Missouri Legislature
Is now the time for higher taxes, tuition? University of Missouri System warns bills to create new degrees will do just thatA debate now raging at the highest levels of academia stands to affect Missouri taxpayers at every level. Advocates for Missouri State University in Springfield are backing legislation to allow… Read More
Abortion
New pro-life laws saved 22,000 lives in 2023, study finds(The Heartlander) — Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, pro-life state laws are saving lives, according to a recent study. The study, published… Read More
Federal Spending
Latest DOGE cuts bring total savings at Dept. of Ed. to more than $1 billion(The Heartlander) — The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced it was axing 70 grants totaling $373 million at the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). The grants were made under… Read More
Race
U.S. Department of Education demanding race-neutral policies(The Center Square) – Though there has been talk of President Donald Trump abolishing the U.S. Department of Education through an executive order, for now, he’s chosen to act through… Read More
Abortion
New York Times bombshell report on Planned Parenthood admits botched abortions, horrific patient care(The Heartlander) — The usually abortion-friendly New York Times published a shocking report Saturday revealing numerous examples of Planned Parenthood’s alleged malpractice in performing abortions and other procedures.The … Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas City mom monitoring sex-related materials in schools banned from district property, suesA suburban Kansas City mother who’s doggedly monitored sexually inappropriate materials in her public schools is now suing the district for banning her from school property last week. After previously… Read More
Abortion
Vice President J.D. Vance calls out UK’s pro-life prayer restrictions, even in homes(The Heartlander) — In another salvo against European authoritarian censorship, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance called out new U.K. speech restrictions on pro-life prayers. Vance’s remarks were made at the… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump approval rating holds steady one month into presidency(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump will hit one month in office this week, and so far his approval rating has remained relatively steady. FiveThirtyEight’s aggregation of polling data… Read More
Free Speech
Demoted Nashville firefighter receives million-dollar verdict in free-speech case(The Heartlander) — A federal jury has awarded a former Nashville firefighter nearly $1.8 million over his demotion for making comments on social media the city deemed inappropriate.Larry Turner, who… Read More
Gender Identity
Amazon lifts ban on book critical of trans ideology after 4 years(The Heartlander) — In what may be another example of America abandoning wokeness, e-commerce giant Amazon has restored the listing of a book critical of transgenderism.Ryan Anderson’s book, … Read More
Education
‘Schools are not God-free zones’: Texas lawmakers consider optional prayer periods, Ten Commandment displays(The Heartlander) — Texas lawmakers are weighing two new bills that would allow prayer periods in public schools and require displays of the Ten Commandments, as a growing number of… Read More