Sen. Cotton Accuses Democrats of ‘Blackmail’ Over Supreme Court Packing Threats
BY MATTHEW VADUM Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton accused Democrats of “blackmail” for threatening to pack the Supreme Court if it upholds a pro-life Mississippi law. Cotton’s single-word tweet consisting…
Florida Becomes 23rd State To End $300 Unemployment Benefit Boost To Ease Business Hiring Woes
BY TOM OZIMEK Florida officials on Monday announced an end to the $300 weekly federal pandemic unemployment compensation top-up, making the Sunshine State the 23rd to opt out of the…
DC vs. the rest of America — a major political hurricane is building outside the Beltway
By Newt Gingrich Washington reality reflects the fevered conversation over lunch, cocktails, and dinner between the Washington press corps, lobbyists, and government officials. Washington reality reflects the narcissistic self-absorption of…
Texas authorities nab man with automatic weapons, .50 caliber rifle believed to be heading to Mexico
By Stephen Sorace Texas authorities seized more than a dozen firearms and over 3,500 rounds of ammunition following the pursuit of a suspect who was believed to be heading to…
Texas aims to crack down on protesters who block traffic: ‘That chaos won’t be tolerated’
By Paul Steinhauser A bill that would increase penalties for protestors blocking roads and obstructing emergency vehicles is on the way to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. And the two…
Bills unanimously pass House and Senate to improve property tax rate transparency
Bethany Blankley, Texas taxpayers will have a new tool available this summer to use during the fall property tax rate setting process after companion bills expanding government transparency passed both…
Texas Senate Passes Bill That Bans Critical Race Theory From Classrooms
BY ALLEN ZHONG The Texas state Senate passed a bill Saturday that prohibits schools from mandating the teaching of critical race theory (CRT). House Bill 3979 doesn’t mention CRT by…
‘1619 Project’ Has No Place in South Dakota, Kristi Noem Says
BY TOM OZIMEK South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has voiced stern opposition to teaching the “1619 Project” curriculum in the state’s schools. Noem, a Republican, took to Twitter on Friday…
Bill Barr: ‘Militantly Secularist Government’ Caused Public School ‘Disaster’
By Theodore Bunker Former Attorney General Bill Barr has condemned what he referred to as the “secular progressive orthodoxy through government-run schools,” while accepting the Alliance Defending Freedom’s Edwin Meese…
Texas House, Senate strike compromise on bill legalizing permitless carry of handguns
BY PATRICK SVITEK The Texas House and Senate have reached a compromise on a bill to allow the permitless carrying of handguns, the top negotiators said Friday, moving it even…
Florida Teacher Gets Fired Over CRT Ban, but Parents Still Concerned Over Textbooks
BY PATRICIA TOLSON A Duval County teacher has been terminated from classroom instruction for refusing to remove a Black Lives Matter banner from the wall outside her classroom, violating Florida…
White House Says No Plans to Require Vaccines for Foreign Visitors
Home | AmericaTags: travel | covid White House Says No Plans to Require Vaccines for Foreign Visitors (Getty) Friday, 21 May 2021 04:40 PM The White House said on Friday…