Courts
Nuns sue New York over abortion coverage mandate(The Center Square) — A group of New York nuns are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to block New York regulation requiring faith-based organizations to cover abortions in their employee… Read More
Border
Report: Border crisis damage ‘will take decades to remedy’(The Center Square) – A comprehensive new report from a U.S. House committee accuses the Biden administration of “the worst border crisis in American history.” “Crisis By Design,” as titled… Read More
2024 election
Trump polling better than 2020 in six of seven battleground states(The Center Square) – In many battleground states, former President Donald Trump is in better position this election cycle compared to the same time in the 2020 election cycle when… Read More
Josh Hawley
Hawley, Arab American Institute leader spar over antisemitism on college campuses(The Center Square) – At a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing on hate crimes, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley sparred with the executive director of Arab American Institute, Maya Berry, over antisemitism… Read More
Federal government
Government shutdown still on after failed House vote(The Center Square) – A federal government shutdown still looms after the U.S. House failed to pass a stopgap bill before the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30. The six-month… Read More
Eric Schmitt
Take Your Senator to Launch Day: Bill introduced by Missouri’s Eric Schmitt to help private companies win space race for U.S.Space entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk have become key to America’s winning the space race with China – and a bill from Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt aims to help. The… Read More
Economy
Fed announces cut to federal interest rate(The Center Square) – The U.S. Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced a slight cut to the federal funds rate, the first cut since March of 2020, when rates were… Read More
Congress
Cruz: Hate ‘manifesting right here’ during hearing on campus antisemitism(The Center Square) – At a Senate Judiciary hearing on “the tide of hate crimes in America,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted pro-Hamas rioters and Democrats for allowing antisemitism… Read More
Courts
Department of Justice files $100M lawsuit for Baltimore bridge collapse(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit in Maryland against the owners of the cargo ship Dali that caused the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis… Read More
2024 election
Poll: 28% of Democrats say U.S. better off if Trump were assassinated(The Center Square) – More than a quarter of Democrats in a new poll said America would be better off if former President Donald Trump had been killed in Sunday’s… Read More
Culture
Reagan movie biopic critics miss the point of Cold War historyHe arguably won the chronic, nearly catastrophic Cold War and helped bring down the Soviet Union and the Iron Curtain – and in so doing, did his best to free… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Border Patrol officials: Violent criminals being released into US aren’t being vetted(The Center Square) – Border Patrol officials say illegal immigrants who illegally cross the border aren’t being vetted prior to being released into the country. At a press conference in… Read More
President Donald Trump
Suspected Trump assassin left long trail in court records, online(The Center Square) – Ryan Wesley Routh, the 58-year-old man accused of trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump during a round of golf on Sunday, was camped out on… Read More
Crime
FBI report estimates $5.6B in cryptocurrency fraud losses(The Center Square) – Cryptocurrency scams and fraud in 2023 contributed to an estimated $5.6 billion in losses, a report from one of the federal government's top law enforcement agencies… Read More
President Donald Trump
DeSantis says he wants life in prison for Routh(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday the state has the jurisdiction to prosecute Ryan Wesley Routh for attempted murder and will be more transparent in its… Read More
President Donald Trump
Federal gun charges filed against suspect in 2nd assassination attempt on Trump(The Center Square) – Federal authorities in Florida on Monday filed two gun charges against the suspect in what the FBI is calling an assassination attempt on former President Donald… Read More
2024 election
Texas Republicans call out Biden for not providing Trump with full Secret Service protection(The Center Square) – Texas Republicans argue that if President Joe Biden had provided former President Donald Trump with full Secret Service protection, two assassination attempts in two months may… Read More
President Donald Trump
Democrat candidate faces backlash after family member mocks Trump assassination attempt(The Center Square) – While Virginia lawmakers denounce the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, a key congressional candidate is catching heat after a close family member made… Read More
President Donald Trump
Florida U.S. reps demand answers after second assassination attempt on Trump(The Center Square) – Members of Florida’s Republican congressional delegation are demanding answers on how the U.S. Secret Service again failed to secure the perimeter of former President Donald Trump’s… Read More
Education, Kansas
How to improve student achievement? These Kansas officials have ideas(The Sentinel) — With the goal of reversing the downward trend in K-12 proficiency levels, school board members and superintendents from across Kansas gathered in Wichita for the Second Annual… Read More