For army veteran Scott Edgell, healing didn’t come from a prescription: It came on four legs with a wagging tail.  Mars, a specially trained goldendoodle, helps Edgell manage the lasting effects of his traumatic brain injury. Mars performs tasks designed to meet his specific needs. Edgell and Mars have come to Washington to demonstrate just […]

The Supreme Court will take up another case involving parental rights in its upcoming term, as states craft laws aimed at usurping parental authority, especially via LGBT policies, and courts hand down a patchwork of rulings about where parents’ right to dictate their child’s upbringing ends. The high court will hear arguments in International Partners […]

Gov. Larry Rhoden (R-SD) decisively fended off his primary challenger in the state’s first-ever gubernatorial primary runoff. Rhoden became governor in January 2025 after he was promoted from lieutenant governor following former Gov. Kristi Noem‘s appointment as President Donald Trump‘s homeland security secretary. The four-way June 2 Republican primary ended with no candidate reaching the […]

Two Democrats won the first round of elections to replace the late Georgia Rep. David Scott in Georgia‘s 13th District. The results were hardly a surprise — the Republican who scored highest came in third place without breaking into double digits. Marcye Scott, the daughter of the late congressman, and former Gwinnett County School Board Chairman […]