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About 1,000 attend school choice rally at Kansas Capitol as related bill comes before committeeA sea of yellow scarves descended on the Kansas Capitol Tuesday as an estimated 1,000 people attended the state’s largest ever school choice rally. Students and parents came… Read More
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Trump signs first bill of new term, Laken Riley ActPresident Donald Trump signed a bill into law that will require the detainment of illegal immigrants suspected of nonviolent crimes. Wednesday’s signing of the Laken Riley Act is… Read More
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Trump signs executive order on antisemitism, threatens to strip student visas from ‘Hamas sympathizers’President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order aiming to crack down on antisemitism. In Wednesday’s order, the Department of Justice is instructed to “aggressively prosecute terroristic… Read More
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem gets personal in first staff address(The Daily Signal) – The newly appointed Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem delivered remarks to her staff for the first time Tuesday afternoon. “We… Read More
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‘Tidal wave’ of RFK Jr. supporters descend on Washington as HHS nominee faces GOP holdouts(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Most cabinet nominees invite their families and key supporters to attend their confirmation hearing. Yet, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s team is calling upon thousands… Read More
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Washington bill would give unemployment benefits to illegal immigrantsIllegal immigrants would receive unemployment benefits if one Washington lawmaker gets her way. Sen. Rebecca Saldaña, D-Seattle, recently filed a bill that would make the state’s estimated 156,000… Read More
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Trump admin offers buyout for gov’t workers who resign(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday offered a “payout” to government employees who didn’t plan on returning to the office, according to a U.S. Read More
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Trump targets ‘chemical and surgical mutilation’ of children in latest executive orderPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday banning any federal funding or support for ‘chemical and surgical mutilation’ of children under 19. “[I]t is the policy of… Read More
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Trump admin restores 440 press passes revoked by Biden, welcoming new media members“The most transparent and accessible president in American history.” That’s what White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called President Donald Trump in her first… Read More
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Massachusetts school district tells bus drivers not to cooperate with ICEThe second largest public school district in Massachusetts is telling its bus drivers to defy federal immigration enforcement. Worcester Public Schools recently sent a memo telling its bus… Read More
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Thousands arrested during Trump’s week 1 border crackdown(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump is making good on his campaign promise to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens and take action to secure the border. Deportations… Read More
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VP Vance slams FEMA during visit to Virginia town devastated by Hurricane Helene(The Daily Signal) – Vice President J.D. Vance slammed the Federal Emergency Management Agency for incompetence Monday in Damascus, Virginia, a town near the Tennessee border that was devastated… Read More
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Kentucky’s school funding woes escalate with estimated $40M ‘shortfall’ for 2024-25Kentucky has projected a $40 million “funding shortfall” for its public schools in the 2024-25 academic year, according to its Department of Education Commissioner Robbie Fletcher. “KDE is… Read More
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Scott Bessent confirmed as Treasury secretary, promises spending crackdown(The Center Square) – With the national debt above $36 trillion, newly-confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to rein in government spending. The investor and hedge fund manager,… Read More
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Trump’s education department strikes a swift blow against entrenched DEI policies(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump’s Department of Education said Thursday that it has begun dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies within its halls. The… Read More
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Battleground Wisconsin set for referendum on enshrining voter ID in state constitution(The Daily Signal) – Wisconsin, one of the seven presidential battlegrounds states, could become one of just a handful of states to have voter ID requirements enshrined in its state… Read More
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4 Trump cabinet nominees confirmed so far, with 2 more on deckGoing into the second week of the second Trump administration, the Senate has confirmed just four Trump cabinet nominees out of 22. However, this week marks an important… Read More
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Biden failed to release COVID origins intelligence as required by law nearly 2 years ago; Trump starts process in first weekPresident Joe Biden was required in 2023, by a law he signed himself, to release what the federal government knows about the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic that killed… Read More
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Colombia reluctantly accepts its criminal illegal aliens after pressure from Trump(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump has already begun deporting illegal aliens who have been convicted of other crimes, and one South American country has refused to allow… Read More
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From Hollywood to Ukraine: Here’s what supporters at Trump’s inauguration had to say to The HeartlanderAn internationally flavored cadre of President Donald Trump’s supporters exuded hope and optimism at his inauguration last week, despite cold weather and last-minute changes to the ceremony thousands had… Read More