Culture
Seattle Mariners release pro-fatherhood videoAs the Major League Baseball season gets underway, the Seattle Mariners released a new team video highlighting fatherhood and family life among players, offering a look at a clubhouse filled with new… Read More
Public Education
California district engaged in ‘illegal fiscal practices’ through China partnership, audit concludesAn audit into California’s Val Verde Unified School District has uncovered “serious concerns” about “fraud, misappropriation of funds, or other illegal fiscal practices” regarding its partnership with the Pegasus California School in China, Politico … Read More
Culture
Backlash grows over Nashville Predators’ Pride Night event(The Heartlander) — The National Hockey League’s Nashville Predators lost their Pride Night game 4-2 to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, but the team is taking more heat… Read More
Gender
International Olympic Committee cites fairness, safety in restricting women’s events to females only(The Heartlander) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a new rule limiting women’s Olympic events to females, banning males who identify as transgender. Under the updated policy,… Read More
Federal government
Vance hosts inaugural meeting for Trump’s anti-fraud task force amid Minnesota scandal(The Heartlander) — Vice President J.D. Vance convened the inaugural meeting of an anti-fraud task force on Friday, promising to take on decades of fraud and abuse of social… Read More
Abortion
Hawley: Manufacturers of chemical abortion pill know risks, harm women(The Heartlander) — Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, is launching an investigation into mifepristone manufacturers to understand how much they know about the pill’s dangers to women. “They surely… Read More
DEI
Trump turns up the heat on DEI in federal contracting(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump took aim at diversity, equity and inclusion policies in federal contractors, issuing an executive order focused specifically on the group. Read More
Congress
Senate funds DHS without ICE or Border Patrol, heads to House(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security early Friday, without including funds for ICE and Border Patrol. The Senate passed… Read More
Kansas City
Alcohol, speed over 100 mph, contributed to fiery crash that killed Park Hill passenger Tessa Walker, authorities sayA car full of teens was traveling more than 100 miles per hour before it crashed early Sunday in Platte County, Missouri, killing 18-year-old passenger Tessa Walker and injuring… Read More
Culture, Uncategorized
College newspaper grovels after calling illegal who murdered its own student an ‘illegal immigrant’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Loyola University Chicago student newspaper apologized for referring to the illegal immigrant who murdered its student Sheridan Gorman, 18, as an illegal immigrant. Read More
Public Education
New Jersey schools may face legal challenge over gender policy(The Center Square) – The Thomas More Society has issued a demand letter to the Westwood Regional School District Board of Education in New Jersey, calling for the repeal… Read More
Culture
All-Star pitcher Jason Adam on years of injuries, setbacks: ‘The Lord was shaping me’A Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher who endured years of injuries and setbacks before a banner 2025 season says he’s now grateful for those low moments of adversity, believing… Read More
Culture
Undercover investigation reveals ‘pure medical malpractice,’ life-threatening harms of online chemical abortion drugsThe online sale of chemical abortion pills is medical malpractice that offers no professional counsel or aid for women, according to Dr. Christina Francis. “It became glaringly clear… Read More
Public Education
Poverty, fatherlessness contribute to racial achievement gaps – not racism, new report findsFor decades, the learning gaps between African American and white students have been attributed to systemic racism and inequitable funding. But new research has found social issues may… Read More
Government
Watch: SNAP enrollment drops by 3.3 million in first year of Trump adminThe number of food stamp users fell below 40 million – a number not seen since 2020 –following a 3.3 million drop during the first year of the Trump administration. Agriculture… Read More
Government
David Sacks’ term ends as AI and crypto czar(The Daily Signal) – David Sacks will no longer serve as artificial intelligence and crypto czar in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, an administration official… Read More
Courts
Finland Christian convicted of ‘hate speech’ for decades-old pamphlet on sexuality(The Daily Signal) – Attorneys are warning about the “severe chilling effect” of the Finnish Supreme Court’s ruling against Päivi Räsänen, a Christian member of Parliament who long… Read More
Government
USDA blocks funds to states pushing DEI, gender ideology(The Daily Signal) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is attempting to withhold funding from states that violate the Trump administration’s policies of dropping initiatives on gender ideology and… Read More
Illinois, Legislature
‘We’ve gone insane’: House committee moves to turn Illinoisans into ‘yard fertilizer’ with human body compostingA controversial proposal that would allow the composting of human remains passed out of an Illinois House committee this week, sparking criticism from Republicans who say it disregards the… Read More
Government
Philadelphia ponders $1 rideshare tax to avoid eliminating school staffIn an ever-mounting effort to find enough funds just to keep up with current public education spending, Philadelphia’s mayor has proposed a $1 rideshare tax across all rides within… Read More