The Supreme Court sided on Friday with a group of Maryland parents who argued that a school board’s policy preventing them from opting their children out of LGBT curriculum infringed on their religious freedom rights. The 6-3 ruling from the high court marked the latest win for religious liberty advocates handed down by the justices […]
The Council of the District of Columbia decided to reverse an estimated $63 million in budget cuts this week, which were proposed in Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser‘s budget. She sought to address the $1.1 billion deficit forced onto the city by congressional spending cuts. Bowser’s budget included major cuts to assistance for low-income families, […]
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the current structure and appointment of the body within the Department of Health and Human Services that determines what preventive care measures must be covered by insurance under Obamacare. In a 6-3 vote, the majority found in the case Kennedy v. Braidwood Management that the members of the U.S. […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) filed a lawsuit against Fox News, alleging the network defamed him by misconstruing a phone call he held with President Donald Trump. “No more lies. I’m suing Fox News for $787 million,” the governor announced as he demanded a formal retraction and an on-air apology from Fox News host Jesse Watters, […]
The Supreme Court on Friday limited the power of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions, handing President Donald Trump a partial victory in his legal battle to implement a controversial executive order ending birthright citizenship. In a 6-3 opinion authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the majority ruled that the district courts exceeded their power by issuing sweeping universal injunctions. The […]
President Donald Trump’s lawyers sent letters to the New York Times and CNN threatening to sue them for reporting leaked intelligence that suggested his strikes on Iran did not destroy the regime’s nuclear facilities. Trump authorized seven B-2 bombers to drop 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs on three Iranian nuclear sites on June 21, seeking to wipe […]
(The Center Square) − The U.S. Department of Education has issued new guidance aimed at expanding how states can use federal education funds to support school choice programs, as the debate over Louisiana’s new voucher system continues to heat up. In a letter sent this week to all state education chiefs, the Trump administration encouraged states […]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is quickly being erased as the choice for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination as several other competitors start their race for the job, notably former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and liberal Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). In its latest national test of the 2028 race, Emerson College Polling showed a dramatic […]
On Thursday evening, the Senate parliamentarian targeted a slew of provisions from President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill, including measures to create private school vouchers and reduce gun control. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough responded to several challenges Senate Democrats made to provisions in the bill, arguing that the measures were unrelated to the budget reconciliation process that […]
Once gaining momentum at breakneck speed on the cultural front, the transgender movement — and the LGBT cause by extension — appears to have lost traction. This year’s Pride Month, big-box retailers such as Target, which faced consumer backlash for its “tuck-friendly” swimsuits in 2023, noticeably scaled back their LGBT showcases. Instead of setting up […]
