Lion Staff Report

Our reporting covers a wide range of issues facing American families and culture, especially related to the education of children and youth.

Government
RFK confirmed as health secretary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed Thursday as President Donald Trump’s health secretary. The Senate voted 52-48 in favor of Kennedy, who faced scrutiny over previous statements expressing vaccine-hesitancy and… Read More

February 13, 2025
Culture
NCAA bans biological men from women’s sports

The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced its new policy on transgender athletes on Thursday, banning biological males from competing in women’s sports. The men’s category is “open to all eligible… Read More

February 6, 2025
Government
Trump signs first bill of new term, Laken Riley Act

President Donald Trump signed a bill into law that will require the detainment of illegal immigrants suspected of nonviolent crimes. Wednesday’s signing of the Laken Riley Act is the first… Read More

January 29, 2025
Government
Trump signs executive order on antisemitism, threatens to strip student visas from ‘Hamas sympathizers’

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order aiming to crack down on antisemitism. In Wednesday’s order, the Department of Justice is instructed to “aggressively prosecute terroristic threats, arson,… Read More

January 29, 2025
Government
Trump targets ‘chemical and surgical mutilation’ of children in latest executive order

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday banning any federal funding or support for ‘chemical and surgical mutilation’ of children under 19. “[I]t is the policy of the United… Read More

January 28, 2025