Opinion
Missouri, Kansas lawsuits remind Biden that student loans remain Congress’ prerogative(The Daily Signal) – In a lawsuit filed on Monday, Missouri invites the federal courts to recognize that President Joe Biden’s preoccupation with canceling student loans is part… Read More
Public Education
Lawmakers blast Bidenbucks in letter to Education Department leader(The Center Square) – Using Federal Work-Study funds to support the campaign of President Joe Biden is called Bidenbucks and unfair by four members of Congress from North Carolina,… Read More
Hunter Biden
‘Defiant and dishonest’: Hunter Biden defends father in impeachment testimony(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, defended his father during testimony before Congress on Wednesday. Hunter Biden told lawmakers during testimony behind closed doors… Read More
Social Media
DeWine calls on Congress to deal with children, social media(The Center Square) – Gov. Mike DeWine wants Congress to protect children from social media after a federal judge stopped Ohio from enacting a law that requires parental consent. Read More
Government
Conservative leaders call on Jordan, Johnson to repeal ‘weaponized’ FACE Act(The Daily Signal) – Conservative leaders are calling on House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to pass the FACE… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Congress needs ‘a whole new batch of Republicans’ before agreeing to a border security deal that doesn’t secure the border, Hawley arguesIf a “border security” bill that still allows for the entry of 5,000 illegals a day is the best deal Republicans can get, “we need a whole new batch… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Florida AG calls on Congress again to impeach Mayorkas as House proceedings continue(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is once again calling on Congress to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for failing to secure U.S. Read More
Josh Hawley
‘I’m going to be a real pest on this’: Josh Hawley pledges to make Congress face feds’ failure to compensate victims of WWII-era nuclear wasteZoey had a mass removed from her ovary several years ago, but the St. Louis-area native recently had to return to the doctor because she’s in so much pain. Read More
Border, Missouri
Attorneys general testify to impacts of border crisis on Missouri, other states(The Center Square) – Attorneys general from Montana, Oklahoma and Missouri testified before Congress on Wednesday about how the border crisis was impacting their states. They testified in… Read More
Border
Border residents to Congress: ‘Stop holding press conferences, shut down the border’(The Center Square) – As another Republican congressional delegation arrived in Eagle Pass, Texas, Wednesday to hold another news conference and meet local residents, many Texans living at… Read More
Public Education
House passes bill to restore whole milk to school lunches after Michelle Obama-inspired law banned itThe U.S. House has passed a bill that would give students the choice to select whole milk with their school lunch after it was banned thanks in part to… Read More
Government
Plan to research smartphones in the classroom clears Senate education committee(The Center Square) – U.S. Senator Mitt Romney, R-Utah, offered two amendments to help better understand the impact smartphones have in the classroom to the Advancing Research in Education… Read More
Culture
The National Association of Scholars urges Harvard to oust Claudine GayThe National Association of Scholars (NAS) is calling for the removal of Harvard President Claudine Gay following her congressional testimony in which she failed to directly condemn antisemitic speech… Read More
Public Education
Penn president under fire after alum withdraws $100 million donation over antisemitismThe president of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) is under fire after a prominent alumnus decided to withdraw a $100 million donation to the school. The loss is… Read More
Culture
‘Your opening monologue makes you a misogynist,’ says Riley Gaines to Dem lawmaker accusing others of transphobia in hearing(The Center Square) – At a Congressional hearing Tuesday, critics of the growth of transgender athletes in women’s sports raised questions of fairness, safety, and privacy for female athletes… Read More
Homeschools
Congressional Award Gold Medal winner: ‘Homeschool fit my specific needs’One of the latest recipients of the Congressional Award Gold Medal credits her success to homeschooling. “I absolutely wouldn’t be where I am today without homeschool,” Addison Mouser,… Read More
President Biden
Hunter Biden asks to testify publicly before House Oversight Committee(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, has requested to testify publicly before Congress.Hunter Biden’s lawyer sent a letter to the House Oversight Committee, chaired… Read More
Public Education
US House bill to crack down on teachers’ union receives national support as over 30 organizations endorseThe STUDENT Act, a congressional bill seeking to reform and depoliticize the nation’s largest teachers’ union, has accumulated a supportive coalition of over 30 policy… Read More
Public Education
Sen. Tim Scott introduces two education funding bills addressing antisemitism, school choiceU.S. Senator Tim Scott introduced two new bills on Thursday seeking to curb antisemitism in higher education and expand charter school options for K-12 students. The first bill… Read More
Public Education
Tennessee legislators to look into rejecting federal school funding in November(The Center Square) – With additional COVID-19 federal K-12 school funding winding down, Tennessee continues its look at what school funding would look like without federal dollars, which amounted… Read More