Government
Iowa first state granted Education Department waiver for use of federal fundsIn another cut to the federal bureaucracy, the U.S. Department of Education has granted Iowa the first Returning Education to the States waiver, allowing the state to use certain federal funds with… Read More
Government
Trump to sign groundbreaking executive order bolstering foster care(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump will sign an executive order strengthening the foster care system, The Daily Signal has learned. The executive order, which the… Read More
Public Education
Most voters reject federal control of education in new poll(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Some 8 in 10 Americans surveyed feel that education decisions should be made closer to home rather than in Washington, a new poll released Sunday reveals. Read More
Government
‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ includes $5B for school choice scholarshipsThe first federal tax-credit-based school choice program is on the table after the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee released Republicans’ “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” on… Read More
Government
Trump seeks ‘transformative’ spending cuts in first budget request of second term(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump is seeking massive cuts to government programs, including culling more than $160 billion in non-defense spending in his fiscal year 2026 (FY26)… Read More
Federal Spending
Feds report about $2.7 trillion in improper payments in two decades(The Center Square) – The federal government reported hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars in improper payments last fiscal year and trillions over the last two decades. According to a… Read More
Education
Christian ed group joins suit against Biden admin’s Title IX expansion some say threatens fairness in girls’ sportsOne of the nation’s largest Christian education associations will be allowed to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration’s attempt to expand Title IX protections. Last week, a federal… Read More
Crime
Participants of multi-million dollar drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced, supplier was illegal immigrant living in KCMOThe discovery of a $2.1 million drug trafficking conspiracy led to three individuals being sentenced Friday, the leader of which was an illegal immigrant who had reentered the… Read More
Biden administration
Union deletes document after report shows taxpayer-funded collusion with Biden administration(The Center Square) – A national labor union representing over 100,000 federal employees pulled a document off its website after a report showed the Biden administration was using taxpayer dollars… Read More
National
FBI wants to snoop into Missouri gun owners’ confidential records. Here’s what a Missouri senator and attorney general think of thatThe FBI is snooping around Missouri gun owners’ records for some reason, and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley demands to know why. He said he plans to… Read More
Biden administration
Critics: Taxpayers on hook for Biden’s bailout of union pensions(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday touted a federal program to delay insolvency for private unions’ pension funds, but critics say taxpayer dollars should not be used… Read More
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