Culture
‘I get why we’re here’: Slain National Guardsman reportedly expressed commitment to mission, making a ‘difference’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom expressed a desire to “make [a] difference” while deployed to Washington, D.C., her ex-boyfriend told CNN on… Read More
Courts
Arguments loom in Supreme Court showdown between Democratic AG, Christian pregnancy center that alleges harassmentThe Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a case over a faith-centered pregnancy resource center that claims it was “selectively targeted” by New Jersey officials for its religious… Read More
Culture
New Canadian Christmas stamp depicts Holy FamilyCanada Post has released a new Christmas stamp that places the Nativity scene at the center of its annual holiday collection. The image depicts Mary holding the infant… Read More
Public Education
Minnesota school district tightens credit card policies after audit finds disturbing lack of documentationA Minnesota school district is re-evaluating its financial policies after a recent audit noted a failure “to meet state requirements for credit card purchases,” according to news reports. Read More
Government
Immigration: Protests amplified in schools; KKK comparison criticizedHarrigan says 'failing to enforce the law will be our national suicide' Read More
Culture
Retailers allegedly sell kratom, 7-OH despite health warningsExperts say substances can cause anxiety, seizures and high blood pressure and can be fatal Read More
Public Education
Indiana touts 3rd grade reading gains; Kansas lowers proficiency standards and skirts state law(The Sentinel) – Third-grade reading proficiency is at 87% in Indiana, a phenomenal increase of five points over a year ago. In Kansas,… Read More
Courts
Watch: Supreme Court ruling next year could reshape transgender rights beyond sports(The Center Square) – In seven weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases involving challenges to the constitutionality of laws in Idaho and West… Read More
Public Education
Georgia city’s clash with feds over school buses will cost taxpayers $5 million(The Center Square) – For decades, the city of Rome ran school buses that looked like public buses, with no stop arms and nothing to stop passing traffic. And… Read More
Public Education
OpenAI launches teachers AI tools for classrooms(The Center Square) – OpenAI has introduced a new free version of ChatGPT for teachers, as artificial intelligence continues to grow within education. The new platform offers educators… Read More
Opinion
Thanksgiving: The quintessential American holiday(The Daily Signal) – Gratitude is an essential attribute of people who are happy and living purpose-filled lives. Sometimes success leads to gratitude, but… Read More
Federal government
Breaking: Two National Guardsmen shot in DC; suspect in custody(The Heartlander) — Two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C., mere blocks from the White House on Wednesday. The D.C. Police Department said a suspect is… Read More
Faith
Christian beheadings by Islamists reported in the DRC(The Heartlander) — At least 18 people have been beheaded and many others killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by Islamist militants over the past month. Read More
World
Trump peace plan between Ukraine, Russia moves forward despite sabotage(The Heartlander) — President Donald Trump dispatched his top Russia-Ukraine peace envoy to Moscow in the wake of reports Ukraine has accepted the terms of a peace agreement outlined… Read More
Federal government
New park fee for foreign tourists could generate hundreds of millions(The Center Square) – The Trump administration announced it is raising prices for nonresidents visiting national parks, a move that worries some tourism advocates but could generate hundreds… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump responds to dismissal of election interference case(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump reiterated claims that the 2020 election was stolen Wednesday afternoon in reaction to the dismissal of Georgia’s election interference case. The second-term… Read More
Government
Two National Guard members shot in DC; suspect in custodyTwo West Virginia National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C., mere blocks from the White House on Wednesday. One of the victims, US Army Spc. Sarah… Read More
Courts
Fani Willis’ case against Trump dismissed(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ case against President Donald Trump has officially come to an end. Judge Scott McAfee… Read More
Courts
Jack Smith’s team knew it might face legal challenges for secretly seeking senators’ phone records(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Special counsel Jack Smith’s team pressed forward with secretly seeking phone records for Republican members of Congress, even after being warned it exposed them… Read More
Government
Mamdani taps 400, including socialist party members, for mayoral transition team(The Center Square) – New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has tapped a cadre of veteran administrators and progressive advocates to guide his incoming administration as the democratic socialist… Read More