Opinion
Analysis: Ford EV write-down closes chapter on Obama’s electric auto experimentUS automaker Ford wrote down $19.5 billion worth of investment in electric vehicle (EV) production after decades of federal subsidies failed to provide significant market penetration. The move marks the effective end… Read More
Government
States can opt into new federal school choice program as soon as next monthThe federal government is allowing states that want to participate in the new federal school choice program to opt in as early as next month, giving their scholarship-granting organizations… Read More
Health
HHS condemns ‘predatory’ gender procedures for minors, citing significant harms, ‘child-mutilation’The “malpractice” of sex-rejecting procedures permanently harms children and will no longer receive federal funding, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy announced Thursday. “So-called gender affirming care has inflicted lasting… Read More
Gender, Schools
California school district promotes 29 youth sexual orientations, 9 gender identities(The Center Square) – An education group has uncovered that the second largest school district in California promotes 29 different youth sexual orientations and nine gender identities in its… Read More
Health Care, Obamacare
House passes GOP healthcare bill after moderates revolt(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republicans in the House of Representatives passed a health care reform bill Wednesday evening aimed at curbing rising costs, as expiring Obamacare tax credits… Read More
Illinois, School Choice
IL House Speaker: ‘not even close’ to school choice legislation(The Center Square) – The speaker of the Illinois House says he would put school choice legislation up for a vote if 60 Democrats in his chamber supported it. Read More
Crime, Homelessness, Poll
Poll: Americans back criminal and homelessness reform(The Center Square) – Americans support stricter criminal measures and homelessness reform, according to a new poll by The Cicero Institute. The overwhelming support for reforms transcend party… Read More
St. Louis
Liberal St. Louis County executive not seeking another term amid indictmentDemocrat St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page, currently facing multiple felony indictments for the alleged misuse of taxpayer funds, announced Thursday he won’t be seeking re-election when… Read More
Eric Schmitt
Hits on narco-terrorist drug boats ‘100% justified’ despite Democrat handwringing, Schmitt arguesEric Schmitt is neither cowed by China’s revenge lawsuit against him nor bashful in his support of sinking narco-terrorist boats.The Missouri senator emerged Wednesday from a closed-door viewing… Read More
Opinion
Is self-governance a myth? Americans up against a government at war with their duly elected presidentIf you’re wondering why President Trump felt it necessary to tout his considerable accomplishments in a speech to the nation Wednesday night – perhaps it’s because the legacy media… Read More
Public Education
DC teacher charged with production of child pornography and abuseA Washington, D.C., high school teacher has been arrested and charged with the production of child pornography and enticement of a minor, the Justice Department… Read More
Government
Trump says America ‘poised for an economic boom’In a prime-time address Wednesday, President Donald Trump argued the “affordability crisis” facing American households is not a new phenomenon, but the lingering result of inflation unleashed during the Biden administration. Read More
Government
CBP busts meth breakfast cereal smuggling attempt(The Daily Signal) – Customs and Border Protection has thwarted a large drug smuggling attempt in Texas. CBP officers in the Lone Star State discovered a… Read More
Government
DOJ forces Chinese firms to pay millions over alleged taxpayer fraud scheme(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Three Chinese-owned companies have agreed to shell out $7.3 million to resolve allegations they submitted false claims in order to secure COVID-19 relief loans,… Read More
Public Education
Poll shows what parents really want: durable skills, school choice, no cellphones in classA new poll reveals what parents actually want from schools – and the findings expose gaps between private and public education, a hunger for durable skills, and more optimism… Read More
Public Education
‘Dysfunctional’ education funding hampers student learning while bloating systems with bureaucracy, commentary arguesWould you pay more for an educational system that yields lower test scores, diminished civics awareness, and a greater likelihood of divorce among graduates? Hardly – yet this… Read More
Government
Bongino announces he will resign from FBI next month(The Daily Signal) – After months of speculation, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced his resignation on Wednesday. “I will be leaving my position with the FBI in… Read More
Government
Ex-FDA commissioners took $6 million from COVID vaccine makers(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Ten of the twelve former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners and acting commissioners opposed to the Trump administration’s stiffer standards for vaccines quietly… Read More
Politics
Hegseth planning huge shakeup of top military command: Report(Daily Caller News Foundation) – War Secretary Pete Hegseth is moving forward with a massive shakeup of military leadership, restructuring top commands and moving the U.S. focus away from… Read More
Culture
Trump’s media company inks deal with business seeking holy grail of energy(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) announced a merger Thursday with the nuclear fusion company, TAE Technologies (TAE). The all-stock transaction is… Read More