Crime, Kansas City
Most Kansas City crime occurs in just one place, police expert saysYou may be looking at the Kansas City crime problem all wrong, according to a local law enforcement expert. “When people say that Kansas City has a violent crime problem,… Read More
Illegal Immigration
ICE: Nearly 180,000 noncitizens deliberately not detained, roaming free in US cities(The Center Square) – In the second and third quarters of fiscal 2024, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents removed nearly 68,000 illegal border crossers, ICE says. ICE claims the… Read More
Illegal Immigration
California to pay for migrant deportation defense, in challenge to Trump(The Center Square) United States Senator Alex Padilla, D-Calif., reiterated the state’s commitment to continued funding for the deportation defense of migrants and undocumented immigrants. President-elect Donald Trump’s promised mass… Read More
Education
Even public-school advocates admit competition can help raise U.S. educational quality(The Heartlander) — Some media outlets love to sound the alarm over any competition to public schools from alternative education options, but occasionally you find journalists speaking the quiet part… Read More
President Biden
Biden under fire for pardoning Hunter(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump responded to President Joe Biden’s expansive pardon of his son, Hunter, calling it a “miscarriage of justice.” Trump’s comments were echoed by a… Read More
President Biden
Former Clinton advisor blasts Biden pardon of son’s $20M ‘shakedown’ of foreign adversaries(The Heartlander) — A former advisor to Bill and Hillary Clinton has blasted President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter as part of a scheme to “shakedown” foreign “adversaries”… Read More
President Biden
‘Fatal poison of irresponsible power’ releases full stench of Biden regime corruption with pardon of his sonWith President Biden’s cynical pardon of his criminal son Hunter after repeated, bleated promises he wouldn’t do it, you are seeing, in real time, precisely how absolute power corrupts absolutely.And… Read More
Israel
Ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah takes effect(The Center Square) – U.S. officials announced a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. The United States brokered the truce, backed by regional leaders,… Read More
Federal government
Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya as National Institutes of Health director(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump nominated health economist Jay Bhattacharya to serve as the next director of the National Institutes of Health, a federal agency that spends most… Read More
Gender
DeWine signs Ohio bathroom bill into law(The Center Square) – Schools in Ohio are required to have single-sex bathrooms and locker rooms after Gov. Mike DeWine signed the state’s bathroom bill into law Wednesday. The bill,… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Missouri Legislature to tackle border security, immigration(The Center Square) – Missouri state Sen. Jill Carter, R-Granby, plans to file bills in the state legislature to increase border security measures and ensure law enforcement agencies have the… Read More
Economy
Post-election poll shows economic confidence up; Biden ratings down(The Center Square) – With the presidential election passed, Americans’ confidence in the economy has been improving, with increased optimism and a slight increase in approval for Congress. Meanwhile, President… Read More
U.S. Military
VA to offer ‘green’ burials as part of pilot program at national cemeteries(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Tuesday it would offer a pilot program for green burial sections at three national cemeteries. The agency said the… Read More
Marijuana
DEA to hold hearing on plan to loosen federal marijuana restrictions(The Center Square) – The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to hold a formal hearing next week on its plan to reschedule marijuana at the federal level. The proposal is to… Read More
Federal Spending
Marjorie Taylor Greene to lead subcommittee taking on government spending(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has been appointed to lead a subcommittee dedicated to working with President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency. Known… Read More
America
America’s road ahead: Here’s what needs fixing if the country is to be truly savedSome “experts” are encouraging Americans to shun relatives of the opposite political stripe this Thanksgiving.Some women on the left are shaving their heads and threatening sex strikes in retaliation… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Poll: Hispanic Texans want illegal border crossers deported(The Center Square) – The majority of Hispanic Texans polled want illegal border crossers deported. More also left the Democratic Party this election, according to newly released data from a… Read More
Education
University of Maryland to offer “Intro to Fat Studies” course(The Center Square) – The University of Maryland is offering a course called “Intro to Fat Studies: Fatness, Blackness and Their Intersections” this spring. The three-credit course will be taught… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Fact check: Family separation has always been policy, including under Democrats(The Center Square) – On Thanksgiving Day in 1999, a 5-year-old boy, Elian Gonzalez, was found clinging to an inner tube floating off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Missouri congressional delegation demands answers about Venezuelan crime(The Center Square) – Members of Missouri’s congressional delegation are demanding answers from the president about violent Tren De Aragua (TdA) Venezuelan prison gang members in the state. TdA gang… Read More