Politics
GOP challenges extreme absentee voter law spreading around the country(The Daily Signal) – Republicans are seeking to squash a voting law metastasizing through the nation that allows citizens to vote in states they have never inhabited. The Nebraska Supreme Court could decide the… Read More
Culture
‘The child pays’: Website markets American surrogate mothers to Chinese clientsA website now lets Chinese clients search through profiles of American women willing to carry pregnancies for them in what critics call womb rental where the children end up suffering. Read More
Culture
‘The Chosen’ teases Season 6 with dramatic 5-minute clip of disciples in hidingFans anticipating Season 6 of The Chosen got a sneak peek Sunday night during a livestream when creator and director Dallas Jenkins gave them a taste of what’s ahead with a five-minute clip. The… Read More
Public Education
‘English Learner limbo’ costs California students, taxpayers in money, resources while burdening officials, report findsWhen should public schools consider students English “speaking,” not learning? As soon as they can demonstrate proficiency – which isn’t what the current system does,… Read More
Government
‘Golden age of education just beginning’: Trump touts school choice victories as academic year beginsPresident Donald Trump is touting what his administration has done to advance school choice and restore parental rights as school starts and midterms loom. At an event… Read More
Courts
New Western District of Missouri judge nominatedPresident Donald Trump has nominated an attorney in the Department of Justice (DOJ) to be the new judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Read More
Public Education
Missouri test scores: More than half of students still below proficientMissouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released statewide test results last week. While some scores ticked up slightly, more than half of students remain below proficiency in… Read More
Public Education
Teacher unions contribute millions to Dems’ state campaigns(The Center Square) – The two largest national teacher unions and their state affiliates have directed millions of taxpayer-funded membership dues to Democratic state lawmakers’ campaigns, an investigation by… Read More
Politics
Poll: 41% of conservative voters favor VP Vance in 2028 presidential primary(The Center Square) – Vice President JD Vance remains the clear favorite in a prospective 2028 Republican presidential primary, with 41% of Republicans and right-leaning Independents saying they would… Read More
Public Education
California public schools now offer ‘transitional kindergarten’, free meals for 4 year oldsGov. Gavin Newsom recently touted California’s multi-billion dollar investment in free, universal transitional kindergarten, despite mixed evidence for academic benefits. “California is proving what’s possible with historic investments in… Read More
World
‘Economic asphyxiation’: US announces global sanctions against Iran, enforcing ‘zero-leakage approach’The U.S. is launching Operation Economic Outcast, a global “economic onslaught” to isolate Iran, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced at a press briefing Monday. The U.S. also expects cooperation… Read More
Government
Textbook bias: Deep State’s election interference spin is now a case study in spy schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – As evidence piles up of American spies spinning intel about foreign election interference because of their feelings about President Donald Trump, spy schools around… Read More
Politics
AGs conceal records tied to longstanding plans to sue Trump(The Center Square) – Attorneys general across the United States are using a range of strategies to withhold 2024 emails discussing the longstanding plan to file lawsuits against the… Read More
Politics
Pentagon executes shakeup in Stars And Stripes leadership amid accusations of ‘insubordination’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Pentagon fired three key figures at a prominent military news outlet following a dispute over how it handled providing “independent news” to readers. Read More
Public Education
Plano ISD sued by mothers over alleged takeover of choir booster club(The Daily Signal) – A group of Plano Independent School District mothers is suing the district, alleging employees attempted to take control of an independent booster club. The Jasper High School Choir Booster… Read More
Culture
Church founder, pastor released from Chinese prison, says CCP ‘controls everything’After nearly ten months in a “totalitarian” prison in China, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, 57, was released and reunited with his daughter to meet his newest baby grandson, named… Read More
Government, Politics
Energy experts: Keystone XL is a great idea doomed by political realityPresident Donald Trump’s latest attempt to revive Keystone XL appears to have collapsed along with trade discussions between Canada and the U.S. over the weekend. Trump… Read More
Politics
Poll: Nearly 30% of Democrats would choose Harris for 2028(The Center Square) – Democrats continue to favor former Vice President Kamala Harris over 12 other candidates if the 2028 Democratic presidential primary were held today, according to The… Read More
Politics
Dan Sullivan endorses Dan Sullivan against Dan Sullivan(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Former Republican Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan endorsed incumbent Republican Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan Tuesday over another candidate with the same name. Retired teacher… Read More
Culture
Records reveal Planned Parenthood’s 14-point post-Dobbs strategy for state AGs to target pro-lifers(The Daily Signal) – A month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood issued marching orders for state attorneys general to target crisis pregnancy centers and… Read More