Transportation
Reagan airport plane crash: Black boxes recovered, airport safety concerns persist(The Center Square) – Recovery efforts in Wednesday night’s midair collision between a commercial jet and Army helicopter responsible for killing 67 people continue as the plane’s cockpit voice recorder… Read More
Josh Hawley
‘You owe us’: Biden kept COVID origin beliefs secret, but Trump should demand reparations from China, Hawley saysWhile the Biden administration never released the government’s secret beliefs on COVID’s origin as required by law, President Trump should seek reparations from China for unleashing it.That’s the view… Read More
DEI, Missouri
Audit called for after Missouri education commissioner claims DEI limited to ‘committee,’ but website includes far-left talking pointsMissouri’s education commissioner told state senators Tuesday the only DEI at her agency is a committee – but a quick glance at the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education… Read More
Federal government
White House to trim federal workforce through buyouts(The Center Square) – The White House took steps to make good on its promise to cut the federal government down to size by giving federal workers a choice: return… Read More
Education
New Oklahoma rule will require public schools to ask for students’ immigration status when enrolling(The Heartlander) — Oklahoma public schools must now collect data on student immigration status at enrollment, according to a new a rule from the State Board of Education. The board… Read More
School Choice
Survey: More parents than ever are considering alternatives to traditional public schools(The Heartlander) — A majority of parents in the United States reported exploring different school choices for their children last school year.That’s according to the National School Choice Awareness Foundation… Read More
Congress
RFK hearing: Senators hostile to RFK Jr. received thousands of dollars from pharma, health PACs(The Center Square) – Three senators who displayed some of the most hostility towards Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at his confirmation hearing Wednesday all… Read More
Abortion
Trump enforces Hyde Amendment, reinstates Mexico City Policy(The Center Square) – In another shift in federal policy, President Donald Trump strengthened a long-standing policy barring the use of taxpayer funds for elective abortions. Trump signed the executive… Read More
School Choice
Real faces of school choice: Scholarship program fulfills educational dream of Arkansas family(The Heartlander) — When Adriana Vaughan decided she wanted to keep her son from “the agenda” in government schools, she faced two options: homeschool the boy or place him in private… Read More
Gender
Montana House advances bill to keep men out of women’s bathrooms(The Heartlander) — Should males be allowed to use the women’s bathroom if they identify as transgender? “No,” says the Montana House of Representatives. The House voted 58-42 along party… Read More
Military
DOD offers reinstatement to service members ousted over COVID-19 shot(The Center Square) – Military service members discharged for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, or who left because of the vaccine mandate, are eligible for reinstatement with full rank… Read More
School Choice
Parental choice of schools for children preferred in North Carolina(The Center Square) – Opportunity Scholarships are supported by nearly 61%, while kindergarten through 12th grade satisfaction with local schools is 33%, according to a new poll of North Carolinians. Read More
COVID-19
Missouri asks judge to ding China for $25 billion for hoarding COVID-19 protective gear after unleashing virusThe Missouri attorney general promises to seize Chinese assets in the state if necessary to settle what he hopes is an unprecedented $25 billion judgment against China for “causing and… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Colombia backs down, accepts illegal immigrants back after Trump tariff threat(The Center Square) – After President Donald Trump threatened tariffs and other punitive measures, Colombia backed down and agreed to accept its citizens who illegally immigrated to the U.S. Trump… Read More
Illegal Immigration
ICE agents begin deportation raids in Chicago, Cook County(The Center Square) – The Trump administration is following through on promises to ramp up immigration enforcement efforts and Illinois is in the bullseye. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)… Read More
Border
Abbott deploys Texas military to Rio Grande Valley to assist Trump administration(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott surged additional Texas military resources to the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) to assist President Donald Trump with his border security efforts.Abbott did… Read More
School Choice
South Carolina advocate wins ‘Doer’ award for efforts to fund school choice(The Heartlander) — When the South Carolina Supreme Court abruptly ended South Carolina’s school choice program just weeks into the school year, Wendy Damron didn’t take things lying down. Damron,… Read More
Courts
US Supreme Court agrees to hear case that could authorize first religious charter school(The Heartlander) — The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could result in public funds being used for a religious charter school, something unprecedented in… Read More
COVID-19
Biden failed to release COVID origins intelligence as required by law nearly two years ago; Trump starts process in first weekPresident Joe Biden was required in 2023, by a law he signed himself, to release what the federal government knows about the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic that killed 1.2… Read More
DEI
Trump tells federal agencies to root out disguised DEI programs(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has called on federal agencies to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion programs and warned employees to report efforts to disguise such… Read More