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…
John Lewis Voting Measure Passes House With No GOP Support
By Mimi Nguyen Ly House Democrats late Tuesday passed a voting bill that sought to amend parts of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in efforts to boost federal control over…
U.S. Supreme Court requires Biden to revive Trump-era ‘remain in Mexico’ immigration policy
By Lawrence Hurley and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied President Joe Biden’s bid to rescind an immigration policy implemented by his predecessor, Donald Trump,…
Hundreds of California recall ballots, drugs, loaded gun found in passed out felon’s car: police
By Stephen Sorace Hundreds of ballots for California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recall election, drugs and a loaded gun were found last week in a vehicle where a felon was passed…
Court sides with Texas in dispute with Biden administration over Medicaid funding
Bethany Blankley, U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker handed Texas another win against the Biden administration Friday, this time over Medicaid funding, granting Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request for an…
US Drug Regulators Approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
By Zachary Stieber U.S. drug regulators on Monday approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech for people 16 and older, making it the first such shot to receive approval…