Government
Tennessee House passes legislation supporting right to oppose same-sex marriageThe Tennessee House of Representatives has approved legislation that would allow private individuals and institutions to decline to recognize same-sex marriages. House Bill 1473 passed 68-24 on Feb. Read More
Public Education
Washington needs to join states passing school ‘bell-to-bell’ cellphone bans, commentary arguesBy failing to restrict cellphones in classrooms, Washington schools are rerouting a quarter of their funding to social media instead of education, a recent commentary concludes. “When you consider that Washington state… Read More
Elections
Inspector General: KDHE sent 740,000 unsolicited voter registration packets from 2022-2025 to Medicaid recipients(The Sentinel) — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), which administers the state‘s Medicaid program as well as other public health initiatives, sent nearly… Read More
Tariffs
European Union puts U.S. trade deal on hold after Supreme Court ruling(The Center Square) – The European Union on Monday halted plans to finalize a trade deal with the U.S. after the U.S. Supreme Court said the bulk of President… Read More
Politics
WATCH: Illinois diversity leaders dodge questions as they slip farther from goals(The Center Square) — Illinois’ highly paid diversity commissioners dodged in-person questions from The Center Square last week about their decisions that have, in effect, made it more difficult… Read More
President Donald Trump
Text message reportedly reveals motivation of ‘deeply disturbed’ armed man killed attempting to breach Mar-a-Lago(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The man killed by Secret Service agents Sunday while attempting to breach President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida had an apparent obsession with… Read More
Crime
Mexican military kills top narco boss as violence rocks Western Mexico(The Heartlander) — Mexican security forces killed cartel boss “El Mencho” in an operation that U.S. officials say was aided by American intelligence support, delivering a blow to the… Read More
Education
Trans lawmaker wants you to believe porn sites are ‘educational’ for ‘queer kids’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic Minnesota state Rep. Leigh Finke claimed during a Thursday hearing that pornography could be “educational” for “queer” children while arguing against a law… Read More
Eric Schmitt
Supreme Court ‘wrongly decided’ tariffs case, Schmitt says, as Trump pivots to Nixon-era trade strategyMissouri Sen. Eric Schmitt is calling Friday’s Supreme Court decision on tariffs “wrongly decided,” though arguing the high court’s move to block emergency tariffs won’t stop the Trump administration… Read More
Banks
Senior citizen serial bank robber strikes again in Columbia, MissouriA 71-year-old serial bank robber whose career stretches over 55 years struck again in a Columbia, Missouri bank robbery on Valentine’s Day. Basil Jacob Kyles allegedly entered… Read More
Courts
Minnesota fraudsters lose properties, luxury cars, goodsThe federal government is reclaiming money stolen by two Minnesotans as part of a $250 million fraud ring, and homes and luxury goods are on the table. Read More
Culture
‘Proud to be an American’: USA hockey and Jack Hughes win historic gold after 46-year waitAmid some politically divisive times, a hockey team led by a player with a broken-tooth grin became an instant symbol of joy and resilience Sunday – and, at least for the moment,… Read More
Kansas City
Newest Wyandotte County judge once released suspect who became alleged cop-killerWyandotte County, Kansas’ new district court judge once signed off on releasing a suspect who later went on to kill a Kansas City, Kansas police officer, The Heartlander… Read More
Government
Trump honors Laken Riley, victims of illegal immigration, at White House ‘Angel Family Day’ ceremonyPresident Donald Trump honored the late Laken Riley and families who have lost loved ones to the “scourge of illegal immigration” at the White House on Monday by declaring “Angel Family Day.”… Read More
Culture
‘We all have numbered days’: Former Senator Ben Sasse talks terminal illness, gospel truth, love of neighborFormer U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, is “redeeming the time” to live for Christ and love his neighbors, proclaiming that he’s “not dead yet” after receiving a terminal cancer… Read More
Politics
More states moving to close election funding loophole few voters knew existed(The Daily Signal) – As many as two dozen states could enact legislation this year to ban foreign funding of ballot measures, a trend that gained bipartisan support last… Read More
Education, Uncategorized
More than 30 schools cut ties with race-based program after fed crackdown(Daily Caller News Foundation) – At least 31 universities are severing their partnerships with an organization that the Trump administration has accused of illegal racial discrimination in Ph.D. programs. Read More
Government
US intel-funded projects riddled with Chinese gov’t-linked researchers(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. Intelligence Community has awarded more than a dozen sensitive defense grants to researchers affiliated with institutions connected to the Chinese government and… Read More
Government
Trump celebrates milestone in serving veterans(The Daily Signal) – For the first time in nearly six years, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that the backlog of disability compensation and pension benefit claims is… Read More
Government
DHS blames Democrats for shutdown-forced disaster aid restrictions(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Homeland Security announced Sunday it was taking measures to conserve “funds and personnel” to avoid risks to national security and public… Read More