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Congressional Award Gold Medal winner: ‘Homeschool fit my specific needs’

One of the latest recipients of the Congressional Award Gold Medal credits her success to homeschooling. “I absolutely wouldn’t be where I am today without homeschool,” Addison Mouser, of Dallas,… Read More

December 5, 2023
President Biden
Hunter Biden asks to testify publicly before House Oversight Committee

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, has requested to testify publicly before Congress. Hunter Biden’s lawyer sent a letter to the House Oversight Committee, chaired by… Read More

November 28, 2023
Public Education
US House bill to crack down on teachers’ union receives national support as over 30 organizations endorse

The STUDENT Act, a congressional bill seeking to reform and depoliticize the nation’s largest teachers’ union, has accumulated a supportive coalition of over 30 policy organizations… Read More

November 9, 2023
Public Education
Sen. Tim Scott introduces two education funding bills addressing antisemitism, school choice

U.S. Senator Tim Scott introduced two new bills on Thursday seeking to curb antisemitism in higher education and expand charter school options for K-12 students. The first bill – the… Read More

October 23, 2023
Public Education
Tennessee legislators to look into rejecting federal school funding in November

(The Center Square) – With additional COVID-19 federal K-12 school funding winding down, Tennessee continues its look at what school funding would look like without federal dollars, which amounted to… Read More

October 13, 2023
Federal government
Government shutdown would affect American workers in every congressional district

(The Center Square) – As Congress struggles to pass a deal to fund the federal government, federal employment data shows that a government shutdown would impact millions of Americans around… Read More

September 26, 2023
National Debt
Bipartisan coalition of experts calls for fiscal commission amid soaring national debt

(The Center Square) – A bipartisan coalition of budget and financial experts have joined together to raise the alarm about the soaring federal debt and call on Congress to do… Read More

September 18, 2023
Federal Spending
Conservatives in the House coalesce to oppose continuing resolution spending bill

(The Center Square) – A compromise spending proposal between Republican factions in the U.S. House that aims to prevent a government shutdown is facing opposition from the most conservative members… Read More

September 18, 2023
Government
Republicans and Democrats collaborate against the Biden admin’s move to cut funding for hunting and archery classes in public schools

Senate Republicans and Democrats sent letters objecting to the Biden administration’s blocking of federal funding for schools with hunting education and archery programs. The effort, led by Sen. John Cornyn,… Read More

September 8, 2023
Government
The walls have been breached: Attorneys general from 54 US states and territories call on Congress to restrict AI from creating child porn

Congress must act quickly to prevent the exploitation of children by Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. This, according to a letter from attorneys general of 54 U.S. Read More

September 7, 2023
Health
Governors urge Congress to address prescription drug shortages

(The Center Square) – Eleven governors are asking Congress to adopt policies to ease the nation’s prescription drug shortages. The governors said in a letter sent Tuesday to Congressional leaders… Read More

August 29, 2023
Health
Protecting patients, families, taxpayers and businesses from a nationalized health care system

Recent legislation in Congress targeting our pharmacy benefits would push our country closer toward a nationalized health care system – and our elected leaders in Washington, D.C. must… Read More

August 24, 2023
Congress
Report: Bill to curb useless government reports is useless

(The Center Square) – A bipartisan bill to get rid of outdated or duplicative government reports is duplicative, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga.,… Read More

August 16, 2023
Culture
Pro-Life father targeted by Biden DOJ announces congressional run

(The Daily Signal) – Mark Houck, the father of seven arrested and charged by President Joe Biden’s administration for his pro-life advocacy,… Read More

August 3, 2023
Congress, COVID-19
Attempt to reinstate pilots fired over COVID-19 vaccine mandate fails in Congress

(The Center Square) – Eighty-three House Republicans voted against a measure that would have required commercial airlines receiving federal money to reinstate pilots who were fired for not complying with… Read More

July 28, 2023
Culture
‘Egregious injustice’: DoD refused to pay for fallen soldiers’ transportation to final resting place but allocates millions for ‘gender-affirming’ care

The Department of Defense refused to pay for fallen soldiers’ transportation to their final resting place, even as it forks over millions on transgender procedures for military members. U.S. Rep. Read More

July 28, 2023
Government
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald proposes reform bill for nation’s largest teachers’ union

A U.S. congressman has proposed a bill to reform the National Education Association, which he accuses of being more “a political machine” than an advocate for education. “Student success is… Read More

July 27, 2023
President Biden
IRS whistleblower: Biden family, associates received $17 million from foreign entities

(The Center Square) – Companies connected to the Biden family and their business associates received about $17 million, more than previously reported, from several foreign entities, an IRS whistleblower testified… Read More

July 20, 2023
Free Speech
RFK Jr. testifies about censorship before Congress

(The Center Square) – Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before Congress Thursday about government censorship of Americans, especially related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Reporting has shown that… Read More

July 20, 2023
COVID-19
Fewer than half of watchdog’s COVID-19 pandemic recommendations addressed

(The Center Square) – The investigative arm of Congress has made nearly 400 recommendations and brought 19 matters to the attention of Congress related to the government’s response to the COVID-19… Read More

July 11, 2023