Courts
Landmark ruling: EPA does not have unlimited authority to regulate emissions of energy industryWASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court dealt an intense blow to the Biden administration’s climate agenda on Thursday, ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have broad… Read More
Gasoline
Abbott: EPA plan will cripple oil production in Permian Basin, raise gas prices further(The enter Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing back against an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that he says would cripple oil and gas production in the Permian Basin… Read More
Education
After being demonized, parent advocates doubt the sincerity of the Biden administration’s effort to mend fencesParent advocates are highly skeptical of the Biden administration’s sudden pivot to try to reconcile itself with concerned parents it once sought to investigate as domestic terrorists. The U.S. Department of… Read More
Politics
TCS exclusive: Trump talks energy, war, Illinois’ primaries in Thursday interview(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump criticized his successor's energy policies, predicted rolling blackout and brownouts this summer, and warned of the potential for another world war in… Read More
Inflation
Former U.S. Treasury secretary says unemployment rate needs to rise to curb inflation(The Center Square) – The unemployment rate needs to rise in order to ease the effects of inflation, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says. According to the … Read More
Politics
New gun bill, drafted in private and ‘dumped’ in senators’ laps, restricts gun rights but not criminals, Hawley saysThe gun bill now before the U.S. Senate is hastily written, hardly read and threatens the rights of legal gun owners and buyers, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. Read More
Economy
U.S. Treasury Secretary says recession is not inevitable, CEOs say it is on the way(The Center Square) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that a recession is not inevitable, comments that have been met with skepticism by business leaders. In an … Read More
Opinion
COLUMN: Biden’s war on America’s families continues, with his latest salvo aimed squarely at our childrenMost parents would agree that raising our children is equally the most difficult and most rewarding endeavor we have ever undertaken. So why, then, is the president of the United… Read More
Biden administration, Immigration, Law Enforcement
DeSantis: Texas should stop illegal immigrants from entering, or send them directly back to Mexico(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Texas shouldn’t be allowing illegal immigrants to enter the state, echoing sentiments conservative Texans have been arguing for over a year. Read More
Crime, Immigration, Law Enforcement
Big meth and heroin bust takes down ‘large Mexican drug-trafficking organization’ in Kansas CityThe takedown of a $4.7 million methamphetamine and heroin operation in Kansas City earlier this month has fueled federal grand jury indictments against 39 defendants, including 20 Mexican… Read More
Biden administration, Immigration, National Security
Total southern border encounters, ‘gotaways’ greater than population of 23 U.S. states(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden and his administration insist the southwest U.S. border is closed and federal immigration laws are being enforced. But since Biden took office, more… Read More
Big Tech, Free Speech, Social Media
Louisiana, Missouri AGs want judge to block Biden from pressing social media to censor free speech(The Center Square) – Two attorneys general filed for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against President Biden and other federal officials for allegedly colluding with social media companies… Read More
Biden administration
Biden administration, media, ignoring or downplaying rising violence against pro-life communityAn assassination attempt on a conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Continued illegal protests outside conservative justices’ homes. And a wave of dozens of attacks… Read More
Biden administration, Gender Identity, Schools
Biden’s new gender identity mandate for schools ‘violates basic decency’; half of states’ attorneys general oppose it(The Center Square) – Half of the state attorneys general in the country, including Missouri and Kansas, want the Biden administration to walk back new federal guidance on sex-based discrimination… Read More
Biden administration, Inflation, Politics
White House: Biden’s fitness ‘not a question that we should be even asking’(The Center Square) – White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre this week dismissed concerns regarding President Joe Biden's possible re-election bid. In an interview with CNN's Don… Read More
2022 election, Biden administration, Politics
Democrats face ‘greater-than-average loss of seats’ in November, report says(The Center Square) – Newly released polling data shows several key markers don’t look good for Democrats, even as the Biden administration works overtime to rebuff criticism over soaring inflation… Read More
Inflation, National
Two-thirds of Americans are raiding their savings to cover inflation costs as stagflation concerns mount(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans’ finances are worse than they were a year ago, and they’re blowing through savings to make ends meet as record-high inflation has… Read More
Inflation, National
Inflation reaches 40-year high, making it harder to afford everyday staples(The Center Square) – Inflation remained painfully high in May, with consumer prices hitting a new four-decade high that is causing financial strain for Illinoisans. The Labor Department reports the… Read More
Gas Prices, National
With gas prices 62% higher than last year, IRS raises business mileage rate(The Center Square) – Motorists are paying gas prices 62% higher than last year, and the Internal Revenue Service Thursday announced a 7% increase in the optional standard mileage rate… Read More
National
Hawley: Biden’s disinformation board frightening, Congress’ prime-time hearing on Jan. 6 ‘a joke’The Biden administration’s aborted Disinformation Governance Board (DGB) was far more nefarious than first thought, say internal documents indicating the board secretly intended to monitor and perhaps censor… Read More