Courts
19 attorneys general back Missouri college’s religious liberty case against Biden administration(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court hasn’t agreed to hear a case involving a private Missouri college’s challenge to a Biden administration ruling, but Missouri Attorney General… Read More
Biden administration, Border
Blinken contradicts Border Patrol testimony on fentanyl smuggling into U.S.(The Center Square) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about fentanyl seizures at the southern border contradicts testimony given by U.S. Customs… Read More
Culture
House committee finds ‘no legitimate basis’ for FBI to investigate protesting parentsA House subcommittee report revealed the Biden administration inappropriately used “federal law-enforcement and counterterrorism resources” on parents who protested controversial local school policies.The report was issued as part… Read More
Biden administration, Energy
Oil and Gas groups rally around Republican energy bill(The Center Square) – Oil and gas companies from around the nation are rallying to support a Republican effort to lower elevated energy costs and free up the industry. Read More
Biden administration, Inflation
Inflation continues to outpace wages, data shows(The Center Square) – Inflation has outpaced wages for nearly two years, recently released federal data shows. A closer look at federal wage and pricing data shows workers… Read More
Biden administration
EPA orders states to accept waste from Ohio train derailment site(The Center Square) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered states with approved and available toxic waste facilities to accept materials transported from the train derailment in East Palestine,… Read More
Biden administration
Abbott denounces Biden’s ESG policies that hurt Texas oil and natural gas industry(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott denounced President Biden’s ESG policies on Thursday, arguing they will hurt the U.S. energy industry. Biden’s environmental, social, and corporate governance… Read More
Biden administration
Missourians shouldn’t be writing checks to pay for ‘billionaire’ bank failures in other states, Sen. Josh Hawley arguesMissourians shouldn’t have to pay for the failure of two banks in California and New York, an animated Sen. Josh Hawley tells The Heartlander.The Biden administration this week… Read More
Biden administration, Gender Identity
In new record, Biden requests billions to advance gender agenda worldwide(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s 2024 budget proposal requests billions of dollars to advance his gender and sexuality agenda around the world, allocating far more taxpayer dollars… Read More
Biden administration
Governors of 18 states, including Missouri, form coalition to fight Biden administration’s ESG policy(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is leading a coalition of governors from 18 states who’ve pledged to fight the Biden administration’s environmental, social and corporate governance… Read More
Culture
Biden administration is placing undercover federal agents at universities(Daily Caller) – The Biden administration will disguise agents as students to catch colleges and universities that are misleading students, the Department of Education (DOE) announced on Tuesday. Read More
Congress, Hunter Biden
Treasury Department agrees to hand over Hunter Biden files to committee probing payouts to Biden family(The Center Square) – The House Oversight Committee said Tuesday that the U.S. Treasury Department is providing the investigatory committee with access to Hunter Biden’s Suspicious Activity Reports, after… Read More
Biden administration
As Biden rolls out budget, government waste piles up(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden rolled out his proposed budget last week, which included trillions of dollars in new federal spending and tax hikes. A closer look… Read More
Biden administration, Taxes
Biden touts new budget with tax hikes, critics push back(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden released his 2024 budget Thursday that includes a trove of tax hikes, quickly sparking pushback from critics. The White House said… Read More
Abortion
HHS takes fire for proposing to roll back Trump-era conscience protections for healthcare workers(The Center Square) – U.S. Health and Human Services has proposed a controversial rule change that would roll back Trump-era conscience protections for healthcare workers. Congress already has… Read More
Christian Schools, Courts
Christian college appeals to Supreme Court over Biden’s gender rulesA Christian college is appealing to the Supreme Court over its lawsuit against the Biden administration’s reinterpretation of Title IX.Title IX is a 1970s era law that prohibits… Read More
Biden administration, COVID-19
Lawmakers demand Biden declassify COVID origins investigations(The Center Square) – Lawmakers are demanding that President Joe Biden declassify documents related to the origins of COVID-19, in particular federal investigations into the matter. The U.S. Read More
Culture
Walgreens says it won’t sell abortion pills in nearly 20 red statesWalgreens announced that it won’t sell abortion pills in states where it is banned or where the legality of the pills remains in question.The decision comes after nearly two… Read More
Biden administration
Biden takes fire after vowing to ‘ban assault weapons’(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden pledged in a speech late Wednesday to ban “assault weapons,” but critics were quick to push back.Biden made the statement during… Read More
Gasoline, Missouri
Senators renew push for year-round E15 fuel use, including in Missouri(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of senators is asking the Biden administration again to allow the sale of E15 fuel throughout the year. The Environmental Protection… Read More