Illinois
Illinois to become ‘rust bucket’ if energy policy doesn’t align with Trump’s, lawmaker warns(The Center Square) – As Illinois continues to set aside state and federal tax dollars for so-called “clean energy” programs, some are calling for a different direction.Standing alongside Illinois Gov. Read More
President Donald Trump
Bragg suggests suspending Trump’s hush money sentencing, perhaps for 4 years(The Center Square) – Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Tuesday that his office will oppose President-elect Donald Trump's motion to dismiss his felony conviction in New York.Bragg said that… Read More
Elections
House votes to require USPS bar codes on mail-in ballots(The Center Square) – Legislation requiring mail-in ballots to use the U.S. Postal Service barcode service overwhelmingly passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday. “We should be able to… Read More
Education
Michigan Democrats push pro-LGBTQ sex ed standards that de-emphasize family, abstinence(The Heartlander) — Michigan Democrats are trying to overhaul the state’s sex education standards to reflect progressive ideologies.House Bill 6068, filed Tuesday by Rep. Rachel Hood,… Read More
Gender, Kansas
Convicted murderer got sex change surgery courtesy of Kansas taxpayers(The Sentinel) – Kansas taxpayers have apparently paid for the sex change surgery for a convicted murderer in state prison.Thomas Lamb, 83 — now known as … Read More
Federal Spending
Pentagon still can’t pass audit despite years of trying(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Defense’s annual audit once again resulted in a disclaimer. That means the federal government’s largest agency – with a budget of more… Read More
Elections
Michigan Democrats want crackdown on election ‘misinformation’(The Center Square) – Civil fines on individuals intentionally spreading election misinformation would be imposed if proposed legislation in Michigan becomes law. It is the latest effort by state Democrats… Read More
Border
Trump to declare national emergency, use military to help at border(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump on Monday confirmed reports that he is planning to declare a national emergency because of the “invasion” of the southern border and use… Read More
Energy
Trump vows to reduce energy costs with his latest cabinet picks(The Center Square) – With his latest cabinet nominations, President-elect Donald Trump promised to bring down the cost Americans pay for energy by expanding oil and gas production.Trump named North… Read More
2024 election
Defective ballot fight heats up amid Pennsylvania Senate recount(The Center Square) – State and national Republican parties have told local officials to scrap defective ballots, as the U.S. Senate race recount gets underway on Monday. In a letter… Read More
Crime
County’s jail bookings reveal hidden immigrant crime wave in Kansas City areaJesus Aguilar-Santos appears to have been in Wyandotte County, Kansas’ custody six times over 11 years.Yet, it was apparently only after the Mexican national allegedly hit and killed a… Read More
Border
Arizona governor expected to make ‘major’ border announcement(The Center Square) – Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is expected to make a border policy announcement in Nogales on Monday. The governor’s office has not provided details on what the… Read More
Military
Active-duty military suicides increase despite prevention efforts(The Center Square) – More service members died by suicide in 2023, according to figures released by the Pentagon on Thursday.The Pentagon's Annual Report on Suicide in the Military found… Read More
Terrorism
ISIS-linked Houston man indicted, planned 9/11 style terrorist attack(The Center Square) – A 28-year-old man in Houston, Anas Said, has been indicted and arrested on charges he attempted to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq… Read More
Federal Spending
DOGE: Examples of federal spending that could be on the chopping block(The Center Square) – Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will take over a new effort to make the government more efficient.President-elect Donald Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency,” or… Read More
Illinois
Small business group joins suit against Illinois law restricting employer speech(The Center Square) – An Illinois trade organization has joined a legal challenge to a new law that restricts employers’ free speech rights in the workplace.The Schaumburg-based Technology and Manufacturing… Read More
Border
Texas officers apprehend human smugglers, rescue unaccompanied children(The Center Square) – Texas Department of Public Safety troopers continue to apprehend human smugglers and rescue unaccompanied minors at the border through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation… Read More
2024 election
Latino faith leader reacts to Trump win in Pennsylvania(The Center Square) – The battleground state of Pennsylvania became ground zero in the 2024 general election, with Democrats and Republicans alike viewing it as a winner-take-all contest. Both parties… Read More
Illinois
Legislator tells Pritzker to drop ‘macho man’ routine, work with Trump(The Center Square) – A leading Illinois House Republican says Gov. J.B. Pritzker needs to stop his “macho man routine” and work with the incoming Trump administration to grow the… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump says Hegseth nomination puts U.S. enemies ‘on notice’(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Defense wrote in a best-selling book that “the next commander in chief will need to clean… Read More