Government
Fired nurse tells Religious Liberty Commission she was forced to choose between her faith, radical gender ideologyWhen Valerie Kloosterman, a nurse of more than 15 years, requested a religious accommodation to excuse her from diversity training on gender fluidity and transgender procedures, she was promptly fired. âMy faith in Christ led me to enter the… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin public-school enrollment drops across 68 of 72 countiesPublic-school enrollment has dropped this academic year across Wisconsin, continuing âa decades-long trendâ and threatening district budgets. âAccording to a Wisconsin Policy Forum Report released in July, by percentages the stateâs… Read More
Courts
Texas extends school choice application deadline after Muslim schools sueA federal judge ordered Texas to extend its school choice application deadline Tuesday after several Muslim schools filed suit, giving families until March 31 to apply. The original deadline was… Read More
Culture
âAll the glory is for our Lord, Jesusâ: Eugenio SuĂĄrez leads Venezuela to World Baseball titleAs Venezuela recorded the final out of its thrilling victory over the United States in Miami on Tuesday night, designated hitter Eugenio SuĂĄrez stepped slowly from the dugout, fell to… Read More
Politics
Strong majority of Illinois voters support federal school choice program in Tuesday primaryResidents across Illinois gave a resounding âyesâ to school choice Tuesday, with 63% of primary voters indicating they want the state to join the new federal school choice tax credit… Read More
World
âA yes to Trumpâ: Pakistan attacks Taliban in what may be ‘strategic opening’The war between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban escalated Tuesday after a Pakistani airstrike on what Afghanistan called a drug rehab facility that Pakistan claims also stored ammunition. Taliban officials… Read More
Government
âCommon senseâ bill to boot illegal alien truckers off the road clears House committeeA U.S. House committee passed a bill Wednesday that Republicans argue will keep American roads safe by blocking non-English speaking illegal immigrants from getting behind the wheel of big rigs. Read More
Culture
EXCLUSIVE: Worried AI will replace you? This tech startup says you can keep your job and ditch the soul-crushing office drudgeryAs some communities push back against Big Techâs energy-hungry data centers and job-displacing AI, a San Francisco startup is taking the opposite approach. Backed by renowned names in the sector such as White… Read More
Government
Rand Paul, Markwayne Mullin clash during DHS confirmation hearing(The Daily Signal) â Senators Rand Paul and Markwayne Mullin got into a heated exchange on Capitol Hill Wednesday as Mullin refused to apologize for previously calling the Kentucky Republican… Read More
Government
Tulsi Gabbard testifies on Iran(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff pressed Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard at a hearing Wednesday on whether Iran posed an imminent threat to… Read More
Public Education
â90/10â gap between high-achieving and low-achieving students continues widening, study concludesForget the haves and have-nots â in todayâs world, the greatest divide may be coming between the learned and the unlearned. âEducation leaders have warned of the trend toward increasing educational… Read More
Culture
Tony Dungy is out at NBC Sports after 17 years, says âGod has plans for my lifeâHall of Fame coach Tony Dungy announced last week he will not be retained by NBC Sports for another season of its football broadcasts, expressing disappointment but also optimism for the future and saying… Read More
Courts
9 Antifa terrorists convicted for role in shooting at ICE facilityNine members of Antifa were convicted Friday on terrorism charges stemming from a shooting last year at a Texas Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. The convictions are the first since… Read More
Public Education
More people acknowledging âpatent failureâ of public schools to educate, educational analyst concludesThe most important issue of our day may not always make global news but lies closer to home than most people think â as close as their area school district, argues one educational analyst. âThere’s now… Read More
Government
Kentucky lawmakers override Beshear veto to join federal school choice programRepublican lawmakers in Kentucky overrode Gov. Andy Beshearâs veto Tuesday, effectively opting the state into the new federal school choice tax credit program. Kansas lawmakers … Read More
Government
Trumpâs Religious Liberty Commission holds 6th hearing, touts health freedom turnaround from Biden-era censorshipThe Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission held its sixth hearing Monday on threats to religious liberty in the healthcare field, hearing from families, doctors, and religious leaders who faced government pressure to act… Read More
Courts
Missouri sex offender pleads guilty to AI generation of hundreds of child abuse imagesA Missouri sex offender on supervised release pled guilty last week to promoting AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in social media. Joel Kerbrat, 70, from Farmington, Missouri south of… Read More
Government
Trump signs executive orders to boost new home construction, small bank mortgage lendingPresident Donald Trump signed two executive orders Friday designed to boost new home construction and mortgage lending by smaller banks, reversing policies enacted under Democrat administrations. The orders are part of his… Read More
World
Trump: âNumerousâ nations to help with Strait of Hormuz closure despite lack of support from UK, NATOPresident Trump has said multiple nations have committed to helping the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz, even as allies in Europe and Asia publicly declined. Trump made the statement at a White House meeting Tuesday with Kennedy Center… Read More
Government
Top counterterrorism official resigns, cites Iran conflict(The Center Square) â A top counterterrosim official in the Trump administration resigned on Tuesday, citing the conflict in Iran. Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center,… Read More