Over Half of Americans Favor Defending Taiwan If China Invades: Poll
By Rita Li. The majority of the American public supports a range of U.S. policies in support of Taiwan, including its independence and sending troops to the self-ruled island if…
SpaceX launches supply mission to space station
A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday. The delivery — due to arrive Monday — is the company’s…
Gov. DeSantis: Ruling ‘Made With Incoherent Justifications, Not Based in Science and Facts’
By Scott D. Jones A Florida Circuit Judge ruled Friday that Gov. Ron DeSantis had overstepped his authority when he issued an executive order banning mask mandates in the state’s…
Texas Supreme Court denies San Antonio mask mandate
by Asher Notheis The Texas Supreme Court struck down a mask mandate within San Antonio’s school districts Thursday, the latest rejection of a local mandate in the state as debates…
Texas Gov. Abbott preempts critics with pivot to stronger border security posture
Amid complaints from local law enforcement and county officials about inadequate support from the state, the governor announced that the Texas National Guard apprehended illegal immigrants in the Rio Grande…
Public schools try to lure students back amid enrollment decline
by Barnini Chakraborty One week before the first day of school in Colorado’s Adams District 14, new superintendent Karla Loria went knocking door-to-door to find students who had not yet…
Supreme Court strikes down Biden administration’s eviction moratorium
By Andrew Mark Miller The United States Supreme Court has struck down President Biden’s eviction moratorium, ruling that it can only be extended via action from Congress. “If a federally…
12 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan Bombings: Pentagon
By Zachary Stieber Twelve U.S. troops were killed in the bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. In addition, 15 were wounded, CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth McKenzie told reporters in a…
$1.8 billion GOP measure to fund border wall advances in Texas House
Anna Giaritelli AUSTIN, Texas — State House appropriators advanced a nearly $2 billion border security proposal that would fund the governor’s plan to build a barrier along its border with…
Biden details plan to resume oil and gas leasing in response to court ruling
by Josh Siegel The Biden administration is taking steps beginning this week toward restarting oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters as it complies with a ruling by…
Chicago police union says ‘hell no’ to Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
by Matthew Miller A leading Chicago police union opposed an impending mandate from Mayor Lori Lightfoot that requires all city officers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. John Catanzara, president of…
Fifth Circuit upholds Texas abortion ban paving way for possible Supreme Court hearing
By Bethany Blankley Overruling their own court’s 3-judge panel, nine judges on the 17-member New Orleans-based appeals court ruled in favor of the Texas statute, five against, and three recused…