(The Center Square) – Only two states are better than Mississippi in teacher freedom, a report from the Heritage Foundation says The Education Freedom Report Card put Mississippi 17th overall, and No. 3 behind Florida and Arizona in teacher freedom. “A solid 47% of teachers in the state found their way to the classroom through […]
(The Center Square) − A former top government official said the federal government has a rare chance to rethink how it hires and trains top talent amid an ongoing hiring freeze. “From a workforce standpoint, we have seen the substantial shrinking of the federal workforce, and you’ve got a hiring freeze in place at the […]
Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) acknowledged that there are “corners of the web” where the more “inflammatory” comments made by the late political activist Charlie Kirk are making the rounds. “Charlie said some very inflammatory things, and in some corners of the web, that‘s all people have heard,” Cox said on CNN’s State of the Union […]
The 16-year-old suspect in the Evergreen High School shooting was radicalized by online posts about white supremacy and mass shootings, according to a report from the Anti-Defamation League. The suspected shooter, Desmond Holly, opened fire at the Denver-area high school on Wednesday, critically injuring two other students before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Before […]
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) announced he will not be seeking reelection in 2026, stepping away from serving Texas‘s 10th Congressional District after over two decades in the seat. McCaul was first elected to Congress in 2004 and serves as chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security committees. He became the second Texas […]
Hunter Biden filed a motion on Saturday calling for the arrest of former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne amid a defamation lawsuit for which Byrne has not appeared in court. Biden’s attorneys filed the motion for a bench warrant Saturday, roughly two years after Biden filed suit against Byrne. This most recent filing alleges that Byrne […]
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. Lawmakers in Washington are sounding the alarm over little-known shareholder watchdogs […]
The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk while he was speaking at Utah Valley University has spurred widespread concerns about whether his assassination will have a chilling effect on politically charged campus debates and the appearance of provocative speakers. Some observers on the political Right have hope that colleges will continue to facilitate such on-campus conversations […]
Mexico has made thousands of arrests and seized tens of thousands of pounds of illegal drugs, numbers that its embassy is emphasizing as President Donald Trump pressures the country to step up its border crackdown. Since Trump levied 25% tariffs on Mexico in February, citing cross-border crime, Mexico has sought to highlight its cooperation with […]
Rep. Dave Min (D-CA) was slammed on Saturday after he falsely claimed the suspect in Charlie Kirk‘s assassination was “MAGA” and part of what he dubbed the “RADICAL RIGHT.” Min made the bizarre claim on Friday, the day officials arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson as the suspect in the killing of Kirk. Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) […]
