Culture
General Motors quietly backs off plans to go all electric(Daily Caller News Foundation) – General Motors (GM) quietly backed away from its high-profile pledge to phase out gasoline-powered vehicles over the next decade, effectively abandoning the electric vehicle… Read More
Politics
Watch: Noem explains why California senator was removed from DHS briefingHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News that California Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from her press briefing Thursday after he “burst into the room, started lunging… Read More
Government
Another state calls up National Guard for anti-ICE protestsMissouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has called up the National Guard in case anti-ICE protests here turn violent as with the Los Angeles riots. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas… Read More
Politics
Well-funded orgs pushing ‘No Kings’ protests use multiple nonprofits to hide money sourcesThe groups helping organize and promote Saturday’s “No Kings” events to protest the policies of the Trump administration receive funding from leftists such as George Soros and even the… Read More
Courts
Appeals court quickly rules, lets Trump keep National Guard on street(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A federal appeals court quickly halted a lower court’s order directing President Donald Trump to turn over control of the National Guard to California… Read More
World
Iran says its top commander killed in airstrikes(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Iranian state media has confirmed that Israel killed the top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander in major airstrikes targeting Iran on Thursday night,… Read More
World
Israel strikes Iran, targeting nuclear sites; U.S. not involved in attack(The Center Square) – Israel launched preemptive airstrikes in the heart of Iran Thursday night, including in Tehran, the nation’s capital. Israel is targeted the Islamic Republic’s nuclear sites. Read More
Public Education
DC joins growing list of states banning cellphones in schools for 2025-26Washington, D.C., has joined what is perhaps the most bipartisan public-school movement of our time – banning cellphones from classrooms. Starting Aug. 25, it will implement a bell-to-bell… Read More
Culture
Transgender athlete wins Minnesota softball state titleA male transgender athlete helped a Minnesota high school softball team win a state championship last week. Champlin Park High School pitcher and junior Marissa Rothenberger, a transgender… Read More
Faith
‘The Chosen’ director issues emotional prayer request from Italy during filming of crucifixion(The Heartlander) — Calling it “the hardest thing” he’s ever done, the creator and director of The Chosen issued an urgent prayer request from Italy this week as he and… Read More
School Choice
Students in every state could participate in school choice with passage of ‘Big Beautiful Bill’(The Center Square) – If passed as expected, the Educational Choice for Children Act will open up school choice across the U.S., with the amount of students benefiting from… Read More
Gender Identity
Missouri Supreme Court rejects transgender student’s discrimination claim against school district(The Heartlander) — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a transgender student’s claim against a school district for denying the student access to single-sex facilities. The student,… Read More
Culture
Kansas City Public Library pushing Pride Month activities(The Heartlander) — A full slate of LGBTQ events and recommended materials is being promoted by the Kansas City Public Library. Programming includes author talks,… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Protesters violate LA curfew, Homeland Security rams suspect’s car(The Center Square) – A large number of protesters continued to march Wednesday evening on downtown Los Angeles streets, violating the second night of a 10-hour curfew. Read More
Congress
Missouri lawmakers ask state’s U.S. senators to pass Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill with urgencyRepublicans in the Missouri House and Senate sent separate but identical letters Wednesday to the state’s two U.S. senators exhorting them to pass President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill with… Read More
Government
K-12 education is thriving in Florida, where half of students don’t attend their local public schoolFlorida has reached a tipping point: More than half of K-12 students in America’s third-largest state are educated outside their local, conventional public school. The Sunshine State… Read More
Public Education
Classic Learning Test takes on college admissions duopoly(The Daily Signal) – The Classic Learning Test, an alternative to standardized tests like the SAT and ACT, has scored recent legislative victories in Texas and Oklahoma, with another win… Read More
Government
Justice Department paves way to rein in federal land grabs(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Justice Department (DOJ) said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump has the authority to revoke national monument designations made by previous presidents, including… Read More
Government
Wisconsin bill would create $30M in K-12 school safety grants(The Center Square) – A proposed Wisconsin bill would start a grant program to send $30 million to Wisconsin schools for school security measures. The bill would be… Read More
World
US reportedly preparing to evacuate Iraq embassy non-essential staff amid regional chaos(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. State Department is preparing to evacuate all nonessential personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad due to escalating tensions in the Middle… Read More