congress
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 10… Read More

June 23, 2025
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 Wednesday… Read More

June 20, 2025
Government
Senate includes school choice in ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill draft 

A 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 its… Read More

June 17, 2025
Government
Missouri lawmakers ask state’s U.S. senators to pass Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill with urgency

Republicans 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 urgency. Read More

June 12, 2025
Government
US House bill aims to strengthen military chaplains’ First Amendment freedoms

The 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

June 9, 2025
Government
Chicago Tribune backs school choice, urges Congress to pass budget bill with school choice provision

The editorial board of the Chicago Tribune has come out strongly in favor of school choice. In an editorial Thursday titled, “A new chance for school… Read More

June 5, 2025
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 by… Read More

June 4, 2025
Government
School choice states poised to add seats in Congress in 2030, report finds

States 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

June 4, 2025
Government
Scott Bessent warns of ‘ultimate calamity’ if Congress fails to act on debt and growth

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Fox News Tuesday that inaction from Congress on economic reform could lead to what he called the “ultimate calamity.”… Read More

May 30, 2025
Government
Liberals suddenly value fiscal responsibility after budget office says more births will increase deficit

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Liberals have a new argument for keeping federal money flowing to Planned Parenthood: defunding the organization would cost taxpayers more. Democrats and abortion advocates are… Read More

May 27, 2025
Government
Florida rabbi urges support for national school choice plan

School choice would benefit all students – including Jewish students and those of other faiths – according to a Florida rabbi who supports the federal Educational Choice for Children Act… Read More

May 27, 2025
Government
Catholic bishops urge improvement to national school choice plan before Senate passage

Catholic bishops in the U.S. are supporting the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) but are calling for key changes before it receives final approval. The measure, which would establish… Read More

May 23, 2025
Government
Bipartisan bill would make federal adoption tax credit fully refundable 

Lawmakers from both parties are backing legislation to make adoption more financially accessible for families nationwide.  The Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act (S.1458), introduced by Sens. Read More

May 19, 2025
Government
Republicans could secure about $1.4 billion in savings by defunding child transitions

(The Daily Signal) – Republicans could net approximately $1.4 billion in savings through cutting Medicaid coverage for child gender transitions, a senior legislative aide familiar with the unofficial figure told… Read More

May 16, 2025
Government
Congressional Republicans working hard to deliver Trump agenda despite conservative doubt, Sen. Schmitt says

Conservatives on X are blasting what they see as a do-nothing Republican Congress endangering a popular GOP president’s bold agenda. “Predicting the midterms is easy,” writes Phillip Buchanan who, as X… Read More

May 15, 2025
Opinion
Abortion, government funding for Planned Parenthood at an all-time high

(The Daily Signal) – Planned Parenthood released its latest annual report the day after Mother’s Day. For 2023-2024, abortions are at an all-time high. So is government funding.  Nearly three years… Read More

May 14, 2025
Government
‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ includes $5B for school choice scholarships

The first federal tax-credit-based school choice program is on the table after the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee released Republicans’ “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” on… Read More

May 13, 2025
Politics
Coalition calls for lawmakers, tech industry to make AI safer for kids

(The Daily Signal) – Representatives of more than 50 organizations spanning the political spectrum signed a declaration urging members of Congress and tech industry leaders to protect children from the… Read More

May 13, 2025
Government
US House approves ‘Gulf of America’ bill

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to permanently rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. The Gulf of America Act was approved 211-206… Read More

May 12, 2025
Government
Top House committees sound alarm on suspected Chinese spy bases in Cuba

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Two House committees called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday to provide a classified briefing addressing the threat of multiple suspected Chinese… Read More

May 7, 2025