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
Federal government
Government shutdown would affect American workers in every congressional district(The Center Square) – As Congress struggles to pass a deal to fund the federal government, federal employment data shows that a government shutdown would impact millions of Americans… Read More
National Debt
Bipartisan coalition of experts calls for fiscal commission amid soaring national debt(The Center Square) – A bipartisan coalition of budget and financial experts have joined together to raise the alarm about the soaring federal debt and call on Congress to… Read More
Federal Spending
Conservatives in the House coalesce to oppose continuing resolution spending bill(The Center Square) – A compromise spending proposal between Republican factions in the U.S. House that aims to prevent a government shutdown is facing opposition from the most conservative… Read More
Government
Republicans and Democrats collaborate against the Biden admin’s move to cut funding for hunting and archery classes in public schoolsSenate Republicans and Democrats sent letters objecting to the Biden administration’s blocking of federal funding for schools with hunting education and archery programs. The effort, led by Sen. Read More
Government
The walls have been breached: Attorneys general from 54 US states and territories call on Congress to restrict AI from creating child pornCongress must act quickly to prevent the exploitation of children by Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. This, according to a letter from attorneys general of… Read More
Health
Governors urge Congress to address prescription drug shortages(The Center Square) – Eleven governors are asking Congress to adopt policies to ease the nation’s prescription drug shortages. The governors said in a letter sent Tuesday to… Read More
Health
Protecting patients, families, taxpayers and businesses from a nationalized health care systemRecent legislation in Congress targeting our pharmacy benefits would push our country closer toward a nationalized health care system – and our elected leaders in Washington, D.C. must put… Read More
Congress
Report: Bill to curb useless government reports is useless(The Center Square) – A bipartisan bill to get rid of outdated or duplicative government reports is duplicative, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office. U.S. Sen. Jon… Read More
Culture
Pro-Life father targeted by Biden DOJ announces congressional run(The Daily Signal) – Mark Houck, the father of seven arrested and charged by President Joe Biden’s administration for his pro-life… Read More
Congress, COVID-19
Attempt to reinstate pilots fired over COVID-19 vaccine mandate fails in Congress(The Center Square) – Eighty-three House Republicans voted against a measure that would have required commercial airlines receiving federal money to reinstate pilots who were fired for not complying… Read More
Culture
‘Egregious injustice’: DoD refused to pay for fallen soldiers’ transportation to final resting place but allocates millions for ‘gender-affirming’ careThe Department of Defense refused to pay for fallen soldiers’ transportation to their final resting place, even as it forks over millions on transgender procedures for military members. Read More