Biden Calls Trump a Convicted Felon, Trump Responds by Bringing Up Hunter Biden Conviction
by Charlotte Hazard President Joe Biden on Thursday called presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump a “convicted felon,” referencing his New York conviction. This resulted in Trump bringing up first son Hunter Biden and his recent...
Oklahoma to Require Bible, Ten Commandments Be Taught in Public Schools
by Jennifer Nuelle Oklahoma is now requiring that all schools include teachings centered around the Bible in curriculums for grades five through 12. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said in a memo Thursday that every Oklahoma school is...
Trump Viewed as More Presidential in Biden-Crushing Gallup Poll
Washington Examiner Forget all those stories about chaos during former President Donald Trump’s administration and, equally, those about President Joe Biden being a better chief executive than former President Ronald Reagan. Because just out is a new survey...
Rate of Young Women Getting Sterilized Doubled After ‘Roe’ was Overturned
NBC Montana Sophia Ferst remembers her reaction to learning that the Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade: She needed to get sterilized. Within a week, she asked her provider about getting the procedure done. Ferst, 28, said she has always known she doesn’t want...
Gassy Cows and Pigs Face a Carbon Tax in Denmark, a World First
The Associated Press Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country to do so as it targets a major source of methane emissions, one of the most potent gases contributing to global warming....
Boeing Sanctioned by NTSB for ‘Blatantly’ Violating Investigative Rules
Axios The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a rare series of sanctions against Boeing after the aerospace giant “blatantly” violated federal investigative regulations, the board announced Thursday. Why it matters: The investigative agency...
Illegal Accused of Raping New York Teen After Slipping into San Diego from Turkey
Fox News An illegal immigrant from Turkey is accused of raping a 15-year-old New York girl in his car after threatening to beat her with a pipe, according to local reports. Sakir Akkan, 21, forced the girl into his green Toyota Prius on May 14 but was not captured...
Supreme Court Reinstates Limits on Idaho Abortion Ban
by Katelynn Richardson and Kate Anderson The Supreme Court reinstated limits on Idaho’s near-total abortion ban on Thursday. Idaho’s trigger law banning nearly all abortions went into effect after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June...
Supreme Court Rules Federal Agency’s In-House Judges Violate Constitution
by Katelynn Richardson The Supreme Court held Thursday held that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) use of in-house judges violates the right to a jury trial guaranteed in the Constitution when the agency is seeking civil penalties. When Congress...
Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement Shielding Sackler Family from Lawsuits
by Katelynn Richardson The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked opioid maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement which would have provided immunity to the Sackler family from facing lawsuits over their role in the opioid crisis. Under the settlement, the...
Trump Leads Biden in Georgia Poll Including Kennedy Ahead of First Debate
A Monday poll found former President Donald Trump holds a 5-point lead over President Joe Biden in Georgia ahead of the Thursday presidential debate in Atlanta, which will mark the first time the presidents have shared a stage since their final debate prior to the...
Judge Scraps Prevailing Wage Ordinances in Two Arizona Cities
by Cameron Arcand A Maricopa County Superior Court judge shot down prevailing wage ordinances in Phoenix and Tucson. “As both ordinances here violate the intact prevailing wage prohibition, they are preempted and cannot stand,” court documents...
Signatures Submitted for Nevada Voter ID Ballot Initiative
by Chris Woodward A Nevada political action committee (PAC) has submitted signatures in support of a Voter ID ballot initiative. Repair The Vote PAC gave state and county election officials more than 179,000 signatures. The required number is 102,362, with an...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jill Stein Claim They Have Enough Signatures to Qualify for Presidential Ballot in Pennsylvania
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and presumptive Green Party presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein both claim their campaigns have obtained enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in Pennsylvania, setting the stage for multiple potential...
Ohio Policy Group Says Higher Minimum Wage Saves Lives
by J.D. Davidson An economic public policy group believes a minimum wage increase would save thousands of lives across the state. Columbus-based Scioto Analysis recently released a new cost-benefit analysis of the impact of raising the minimum wage. The...
Bans on Foreign Funding for Ballot Measures Gain Momentum in Congress, States
by Fred Lucas Opponents of foreign funding of U.S. ballot measures expect momentum at both the federal level and in states. In May, the House Administration Committee advanced a bill to amend federal election law to prevent foreign nationals from contributing...
GOP-Led House Rejects Republican Congressman’s Amendment to Ban Taxpayer Funding for IVF at Pentagon
by Nicholas Ballasy The GOP-led House Rules Committee has rejected an amendment by Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale to keep taxpayer-funded IVF treatments for Pentagon personnel out of the chamber’s propose defense spending bill. The amendment by the...
ISIS Smuggling Network Confirmed Weeks After Tennessee Congressman Warned of ISIS Crossings
Two weeks after a U.S. Tennessee representative sent out a warning about members of the terrorist group ISIS crossing the open southern border, news has emerged that an ISIS smuggling network has brought more than 400 illegal migrants into the country. Three...
Far-Left State Rep. Aftyn Behn Sues Tennessee over Abortion Trafficking Law
Far-left member of the Tennessee General Assembly earlier this week filed a lawsuit against 11 district attorneys general over a soon-to-be enacted abortion trafficking law signed by Governor Bill Lee (R). State Representative Aftyn Behn (D-Nashville) and Nashville...
U.S. House Passes Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett’s ‘No Tax Dollars for the Taliban Act’
The U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Tim Burchett’s (R-TN-02) bill that would discourage countries that receive U.S. foreign aid from sending money to the Taliban. Burchett’s No Tax Dollars for the Taliban Act filed as H.R.6586, would require the...
