Biden administration
Biden admin guidance: How to consider race in college admissions despite SCOTUS ruling(The Center Square) – The U.S Department of Education urged colleges and universities to continue pursuing racial diversity on campus despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision deeming the previous… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Chicago mayor floats idea of sending migrants to suburbs(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city of Chicago has had conversations with suburban leaders in Cook and other counties about the possibility of moving migrants… Read More
Kansas
Raid on small-town Kansas newspaper draws global attention, condemnation, ominous letter from attorneyMarion, Kansas officials employed “Hitler tactics” in raiding the local newspaper as if it were “a drug cartel or a street gang,” the publisher’s lawyer writes in a scathing… Read More
Elections
House Republicans investigate foreign funding to influence elections(The Center Square) – House Republicans have launched an inquiry into whether foreign actors are funneling money through nonprofit groups to influence America’s elections. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman… Read More
President Donald Trump
Republicans, conservatives defend Trump; campaign blasts Georgia indictment(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment has sparked a flurry of pushback from Republicans and conservatives, who call it a political effort to take down the… Read More
Guns, Illinois
Gun rights group files legal challenge to Illinois law inviting lawsuits against industry(The Center Square) – Just days after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure allowing lawsuits against firearms industry members for a variety of things, the law is being challenged… Read More
Kansas
‘Totally unreasonable’: Police raid on Marion County newspaper raises First and Fourth Amendment concerns(The Sentinel) — The Aug. 11 raid on the newsroom of the Marion County Record and its publisher’s home and confiscation of computers, cell phones and other equipment is seen by critics… Read More
Missouri, Uncategorized
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson: $2.8 billion to ‘go big’ on I-70 project was Sen. Lincoln Hough’s suggestion(The Center Square) – Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson used a gambling analogy to describe collaboration with state Sen. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, for $2.8 billion in funding to expand Interstate… Read More
President Biden
Florida Republican files 4 articles of impeachment against President Biden(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Florida, filed four articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden on Friday. “It’s long past time to impeach Joe Biden,” Steube said… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Suspected terrorism funder arrested after being released into U.S. at border(The Center Square) – Another foreign national who entered the U.S. illegally and was released into the country by the Biden administration had an extensive criminal record and was wanted… Read More
President Donald Trump
Fulton County grand jury considers 2020 elections case against Trump(The Center Square) — Fulton County prosecutors are presenting allegations to a grand jury that former President Donald Trump sought to overturn the results of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.Political watchers… Read More
Opinion
‘You better have a damn good reason’: Astonishing police raid on small Kansas newspaper sends First Amendment chill across nationI asked a different newspaper publisher what he thought of the already-infamous law enforcement raid on the small-town Marion County Record in central Kansas on Friday. Is it as egregious… Read More
Culture, Free Speech
Cancel culture comes to the Heartland: HeartlanderNews contributor’s talk canceled by libraryI had long heard that Fredonia, New York, was as close to Chicago as it was to New York City. So I checked. It’s not, but not by much. By… Read More
Abortion
Letter to the Editor: Congress should use Defense Act to ensure no taxpayer funding for abortionAlabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville continues to hold up all military nominations in the Senate – and plans to until the military’s policy on funding abortion is changed. Good. Secretary… Read More
Kansas, Sports
Kansas homeschool, private school students apply to play public school sports(The Sentinel) — Applications for non-public school students to participate in public school activities began on Aug. 1 and so far, concerns schools would face a flood of homeschool or… Read More
Religious liberty
Lawmakers blast Finland’s treatment of Christians(The Center Square) – A group of U.S. lawmakers is calling out Finland for its treatment of high-profile Christians in the country, saying the nation’s leadership has started an “open… Read More
Postal Service
USPS posts another quarterly loss adding to more than $87 billion in losses(The Center Square) – The U.S. Postal Service reported a $1.7 billion loss in the third quarter adding to ongoing losses for the once self-sufficient agency. The U.S. Postal Service,… Read More
Inflation
Inflation rose more than expected in latest federal data(The Center Square) – Newly released federal inflation data shows that producer prices rose more than expected. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Producer Price Index, a key… Read More
Guns, Illinois
Illinois Supreme Court upholds state’s gun and magazine ban(The Center Square) – Illinois’ gun and magazine ban remains in place after being upheld by a split Illinois Supreme Court. The anticipated ruling in the case brought by… Read More
President Biden
AG Garland appoints special counsel in Hunter Biden case(The Center Square) – Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel Friday in the Hunter Biden criminal case. U.S. Attorney David Weiss will take the role as evidence mounts… Read More