Crime
Fake people, phony SSNs had 100% success in getting Obamacare subsidy, fraud investigation finds(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A scathing new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report identified rampant fraud and systemic failures in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace just as Congress is… Read More
Crime
Afghan national arrested in Virginia, accused of supporting ISIS(The Center Square) – An Afghan national accused of providing support to the Islamic State was arrested Wednesday in Virginia, according to the Department of Homeland Security.Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Read More
Crime
FBI reportedly arrests suspect in Jan. 6 pipe bomb probe(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The FBI arrested a suspect Thursday in the planting of pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic national headquarters in Washington, D.C., ahead of the… Read More
National
Fanatics starts sports prediction app, not subject to state taxes, in 24 states(The Center Square) – Americans can now wager on sports results through Fanatics Predicts in 24 states that have not allowed legal sports wagering including California, Texas, Georgia, Washington and… Read More
Congress
Trump officials fighting ‘sabotage’ from deep state bureaucrats in effort to install people’s government, congressman warnsMark Alford knows a little something about the mammoth task Trump administration officials have in taming the bureaucratic beast in Washington, D.C.The Missouri congressman, after all, couldn’t even get his… Read More
Congress
Missouri Rep. Burlison’s big idea to create free-market alternative to ‘crappy’ ObamacareThe healthcare reform proposal by Missouri Rep. Eric Burlison is certain to attract MAGA Republicans with the title “Make America Healthy Again.” His MAHA Plan aims to circumvent and surpass… Read More
Education
Lowering proficiency standards fails students for life after high school, commentary warns(The Heartlander) — Forget reading, writing and arithmetic – the real “R” public schools are teaching these days is “reducing (academic) rigor” by lowering proficiency standards, a commentary in The… Read More
Kansas
Kansas officials hide from cameras to avoid being confronted on reducing proficiency standards(The Sentinel) – It’s not uncommon for education administrators to make easily debunked claims about student achievement or school finance from the safety of a board room where no one… Read More
Federal government
President Trump, tech billionaire launch push to invest in America’s children(The Heartlander) — A tech billionaire and his wife pledged $6.25 billion this week to help jump-start participation in the federal government’s new Trump Accounts program. The contribution by Michael… Read More
Texas
Texas governor asks Treasury Department to suspend Muslim group’s tax-exempt status(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tuesday requested the Treasury Department investigate Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) for its alleged terrorist ties and suspend its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt… Read More
Kansas City
Releases of felony suspects from Wyandotte County Jail draw media attention, attorney’s concernAt least one other Kansas City media outlet is reporting on what is essentially a revolving door at the Wyandotte County Jail, after previous reports from The Heartlander. “Months of… Read More
Crime
Tim Walz admits welfare state ‘attracts criminals,’ dodges blame for fraud problem(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said his state “attracts criminals” when asked Sunday about rampant welfare fraud linked to Somali residents. Walz deflected blame for … Read More
Gender
Student fails psych paper for citing Bible on gender, files complaint against OU(The Heartlander) — A junior at the University of Oklahoma has filed a religious discrimination complaint against the school after receiving a zero on a psychology response-paper, in which she… Read More
Culture
Amid historic lows, marriage and family offer ‘hope and a future’ to next generation(The Heartlander) — Marriage and family statistically promise greater wealth and happiness, but the number of people marrying and rearing children has plummeted to historic lows nationwide, according to Center… Read More
Illegal Immigration
DHS announces holiday deal for foreign nationals to self-deport(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a “holiday deal of a lifetime for all illegal aliens still in the United States,” encouraging them to… Read More
Federal Spending
Johnson: Democrats ‘broke the system’ of U.S. health care(The Center Square) – Republican leaders in Congress remain firmly opposed to any health care plan that renews the pandemic-era expansion of Obamacare subsidies, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,… Read More
President Donald Trump
How AFT anti-Trump lawfare has little to do with K-12 public school teachers(The Daily Signal) – After President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term in January, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten asserted she was “really sad” about the… Read More
Philanthropy, Sports
NFL players spotlight Christian orgs in this year’s My Cause My Cleats campaign(The Heartlander) — An NFL initiative that lets players spotlight their favorite charities is also giving many of them a chance to boldly stand up for their faith.The league’s My… Read More
School Choice
Arkansas may ban school choice funds from being used for team sports(The Heartlander) — A proposed new rule may prohibit homeschool and private-school families from using Arkansas’ education freedom funds for team sports – even as public schools face no such… Read More
Education, Race
Union gives teachers ‘interrupting whiteness’ classes and more in radical left training series(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Minnesota’s largest teachers union is under fire this week over its “professional development” courses on topics such as “Interrupting Whiteness” and “LGBTQ+ Training.” The “… Read More