Congress
Father of girl maimed by illegal trucker wants to close shady industry loophole for good(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Lawmakers must do more to save American lives and fix what’s fueling the trucking crisis, says the father of a young girl irreparably injured from… Read More
Politics
Exclusive: GOP Sens take on schools transitioning kids behind parents’ backs(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Sens. Jim Banks of Indiana and Tom Cotton of Arkansas reintroduced legislation Wednesday to stop K-12 schools from withholding information from parents if their… Read More
Government
Cruz, Banks seek to give school choice to military families in new bill(The Daily Signal) – Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced the Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act on April 1, a bill aimed at giving military… Read More
Government
Senators unveil bipartisan bill to save Greek life from wokeness on college campuses(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Indiana Sen. Jim Banks and Democratic Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego will introduce a bill Tuesday that would fight back against colleges’ discrimination against Greek… Read More
Government
Jim Banks proposes legislation holding Pentagon-run schools to higher standards(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks introduced an amendment to Congress’ defense spending bill Wednesday aimed at improving education opportunities for children of military service members. Read More
Culture
Rep. Jim Banks demands answers about Butler University’s DEI investigation into college republicans(The Daily Signal) – Rep. Jim Banks, a Republican member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee and an Indiana congressman, has issued a letter to Butler University demanding… Read More
Culture
Biden’s education secretary grilled about taking lunch money from schools that don’t allow males to play girls’ sportsIs the Biden administration prepared to take away kids’ lunches if their schools refuse to play males on girls’ sports teams? That’s the question put to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona… Read More
Biden administration
U.S. State Department pushes ‘gender transition’ for kids as states consider bans(The Center Square) – The U.S. State Department’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan has sparked controversy for including taxpayer-funded “gender transition care” for employees and their… Read More
National
House conservatives ready law-and-order agenda ahead of midtermsCrime is on the rise around the country, the midterm elections are fast approaching, and the largest bloc of House conservatives is preparing a comprehensive package of law-and-order legislation. The… Read More
National
House Republicans to release budget proposal that would cut taxes, counter Biden’s spending plans(The Center Square) – As President Joe Biden promotes an additional $4 trillion in federal spending, House Republicans are releasing an alternative plan that they claim would lower taxes, cut… Read More