Michaela Estruth

Michaela Estruth is a staff writer for The Lion. She graduated from Hillsdale College and has written for various publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Federalist, WORLD and…

World
Last Israeli hostage returned home before International Holocaust Remembrance Day 

Israeli defense forces reportedly located the remains of the last Israeli hostage from the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and returned him to Israel on Monday, one day before International Holocaust Remembrance Day. … Read More

January 27, 2026
Christian Schools
Classic Learning Test to challenge education monopoly through new baccalaureate program, scoring system 

With American students earning the lowest math and reading scores in more than 20 years, an organization focused on restoring classical, traditional education is launching the Classical Baccalaureate… Read More

January 27, 2026
Culture
Google, TikTok block ads for family-friendly Christian video games 

A Christian gaming company is asking Congress to review Google’s and TikTok’s advertising policies after the tech companies repeatedly rejected the firm’s family-friendly content ads, a move it says threatens… Read More

January 27, 2026
Courts
The abortion industry enables coercion, abuse of suffering women, witness in federal case says

When a crying 21-year-old woman, accompanied by an evidently older man, checked into an abortion clinic, no staff asked her any questions or offered any counseling. They led her to the operating room, drugged her and aborted her baby. She… Read More

January 26, 2026
Politics
Gov. Walz calls White House to ‘work together,’ Trump requests local police cooperation with ICE enforcement 

President Donald Trump “outlined a clear and simple path to restoring law and order in Minnesota” during a call with Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, Monday morning, White House Press Secretary… Read More

January 26, 2026