Politics
Congressional stock ban backed by Republicans and Democrats alike(The Daily Signal) – A bipartisan group of House members, including the chamber’s most conservative and most liberal members, said at a press conference Wednesday that it has a… Read More
Government
Congressional panel examines European censorship laws threatening Americans’ free speech onlineThe House Judiciary Committee convened a hearing Wednesday to scrutinize European online censorship laws, as experts warn they pose an unprecedented threat to free speech protections in the U.S. Read More
Politics
Riley Gaines’ father enters Tennessee congressional race(The Center Square) – Riley Gaines’ father is entering the political arena with a run for a Tennessee congressional seat. Brad Gaines is seeking the Sixth District congressional… Read More
Government
U.S. national debt tops $37 trillion(The Center Square) – Congress has spent more money than it has collected for the last two decades, allowing the U.S. debt to top $37 trillion for the first… Read More
Government
‘The cover-up isn’t holding’: Ex-Biden aides appear before lawmakers amid probe into former president’s mental fitness for officeTwo of former President Joe Biden’s close aides are appearing before federal lawmakers this week amid a congressional probe into Biden’s mental faculties and use of the autopen. Read More
Government
Bill would let cryptocurrency count toward mortgages, aiming to help younger buyersPresident Donald Trump and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte’s efforts to expand mortgage access are gaining momentum, with new legislation that would allow… Read More
Government
Trump takes victory lap with congressional Republicans at White House receptionPresident Donald Trump thanked congressional Republicans on Tuesday evening at a reception celebrating the administration’s achievements in its first six months. “Thank you very much,” the president began. Read More
Education
Revocation of national teachers union charter proposed in Senate, House(The Center Square) – Revocation of the federal charter for the National Education Association over concerns of its priorities is in a bill introduced by Republican lawmakers. Read More
Government
Senate hands Trump another win as funding for NPR, foreign aid on chopping block(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Senate narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s $9 billion rescissions package early Thursday morning after rejecting a series of Democratic measures to protect certain… Read More
Government
Cryptocurrency legislation gains momentum in Hill negotiations(The Daily Signal) – Crypto is taking over Capitol Hill. President Donald Trump has repeatedly underlined a friendly regulatory regime for cryptocurrency as a legislative priority, and his… Read More
Government
House sends ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ to Trump after overnight marathonAfter pulling an all-nighter, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the massive budget bill, known as President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” sending it to the president a day… Read More
Government
Feds demand removal of ‘gender ideology’ from CA sex ed (The Center Square) – Federal officials sent a letter to California ordering it remove all “gender ideology references” from the state’s federally-funded sexual education program for at-risk youth between the ages of… Read More
Government
Social Security now headed for insolvency even sooner than expected(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Social Security will be unable to pay full retirement benefits by 2034, one year earlier than previously projected, according to a new report released… Read More
Government
Senate includes school choice in ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill draftA national school choice plan is moving forward after a Senate committee included it in a draft of its “big, beautiful” budget bill. The Senate Finance Committee released… 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
US House bill aims to strengthen military chaplains’ First Amendment freedomsThe U.S. House of Representatives has introduced legislation designed to defend the religious liberties of military chaplains. Republican Texas Congressmen Keith Self and Morgan Luttrell sponsored the… Read More
Government
Chicago Tribune backs school choice, urges Congress to pass budget bill with school choice provisionThe editorial board of the Chicago Tribune has come out strongly in favor of school choice. In an editorial Thursday titled, “A new chance… Read More
Congress
Lawmakers to take up rescissions package codifying $9.4 billion in DOGE cuts(The Center Square) – Congress will soon vote on the White House’s rescissions package that would pull billions in taxpayer dollars from foreign aid and public broadcasting programs. Read More
Government
Biden FBI’s targeting of ‘traditional’ Catholics broader than previously known, documents show(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The FBI disseminated a document suggesting conservative Catholics are an emerging violent extremist threat far more broadly than previously known, according to materials released… Read More
Government
School choice states poised to add seats in Congress in 2030, report findsStates with universal school choice programs could pick up 11 seats in Congress if current population trends continue, a new report finds. The American Redistricting Project… Read More