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Democrat Melat Kiros: U.S. Must Elect More Immigrants from ‘Global South’ to Challenge Global World Order

Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration over Proposed Childcare Funding Cuts

Gas Prices Hit $4 Again After Oil Soars More than 15 Percent in a Week

Pappert Warns Bureaucrats ‘Should Be Worried’ After AI Tool Helps Unveil Millions in Tax Dollars Spent on Legal Services for Illegal Aliens

BREAKING

House Passes Bill to Limit Stock Purchases by Members of Congress

Trump Mulling Military Strikes on Mali Militant Group: Report

France Recorded 5,700 More Deaths Than Usual During Its Historic June Heat Wave

Hegseth to Ask Congress for $87B to Keep Fighting Iran

Democrat Melat Kiros: U.S. Must Elect More Immigrants from ‘Global South’ to Challenge Global World Order

Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration over Proposed Childcare Funding Cuts

Gas Prices Hit $4 Again After Oil Soars More than 15 Percent in a Week

Foreclosures Spike Nationwide, Driven by Higher Mortgage Rates, Property Taxes, Insurance

House Passes National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Commentary: The Voter ID Act Can Secure Elections and Restore Common Sense

Former Jill Biden Press Secretary Doubts Kamala Harris Will Win in 2028: ‘Not Going to Happen’

Software Vendor Disputes New Jersey Governor’s ‘Glitch’ Claim, Says State Approves Foreigners on Voter Roll

Texas Targets Birth Tourism with New Executive Order

Federal Appeals Court Pauses Lower Court Order on Releasing Illegal Migrants into U.S. without Hearing

OpenAI Admits Its AI Went Rogue During Cybersecurity Test

NATIONAL

Georgia U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick Moves to Ban Birth Tourism Once and for All

Republican Georgia Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA-07) introduced a bill Thursday that seeks to ban birth tourism in the U.S., the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.

Foreclosures Spike Nationwide, Driven by Higher Mortgage Rates, Property Taxes, Insurance

House Passes National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Commentary: The Voter ID Act Can Secure Elections and Restore Common Sense

Former Jill Biden Press Secretary Doubts Kamala Harris Will Win in 2028: ‘Not Going to Happen’

Software Vendor Disputes New Jersey Governor’s ‘Glitch’ Claim, Says State Approves Foreigners on Voter Roll

Texas Targets Birth Tourism with New Executive Order

Federal Appeals Court Pauses Lower Court Order on Releasing Illegal Migrants into U.S. without Hearing

OpenAI Admits Its AI Went Rogue During Cybersecurity Test

House Ways and Means Committee Subpoenas Three Nonprofits Tied to Marxist Tycoon Neville Singham

U.S. Media’s Ties to Beijing Questioned over Trump Speech Coverage

House Passes Bill Seeking to Unlock Largely Untapped Power Source

Commentary: China’s Attempt to Sabotage America’s Data Centers

Michigan Appeals Court Reverses Two More Convictions Tied to Whitmer Kidnapping Plot

A Michigan appeals court on Monday overturned two more convictions related to the 2020 kidnapping plot of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, ruling that it was obligated to overturn the convictions based on precedent. Pete Musico and Paul Bellar were previously convicted of providing material support for an act of terrorism in the plot, alongside Joseph Morrison, whose conviction was overturned by a different appeals panel last month.

Nearly Two-Thirds of Minnesota 11th Graders Below Grade Level in Math

McMaster Taps Lindsey Graham’s Sister to Finish His Term

DOJ Sues Virginia over AR-15 Ban

Ohio Governor DeWine Vetoes Absentee Voter Photo ID

Ohio Cracks Down on CDLs for Foreign-Born Drivers

‘No Tolerance:’ Florida AG Sues TikTok over Child Safety Concerns

Florida Supreme Court Allows State Republicans to Use New Congressional Map

AI Software Cuts Sepsis Deaths in Half at Florida Hospital

Anti-ICE Protesters Who Disrupted Minnesota Church Service Avoid State Charges

Commentary: The Voter ID Act Can Secure Elections and Restore Common Sense

As we approach November, legislators are running out of time to enact meaningful reforms before midterms, and many of their commonsense proposals are being received by fiery partisan opposition. One such proposal, the Voter ID Act (HR 9368), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., passed the Committee on House Administration June 24. It was attached to the Stop Insider Trading Act (HR 7008) as an amendment and will be heard in the House Rules Committee. This is a crucial step toward authorizing consideration of the Voter ID Act for final passage on the House floor.

Commentary: China’s Attempt to Sabotage America’s Data Centers

Jul 22, 2026

Commentary: The Visa Loophole That Hinges on One Deceptively Simple Word

Jul 21, 2026

Commentary: The New American Industrial Revolution Runs on Data Centers

Jul 18, 2026

Commentary: Class Warfare

Jul 17, 2026

Commentary: To Fix Health Care We Need Prices, Not Price Controls

Jul 16, 2026

Commentary: The World Made Anew

Jul 15, 2026

Commentary: Don’t Let Washington Kill SNAP Accountability Before It Starts

Jul 14, 2026

Commentary: The New Critical National Security Fuel Is Electricity

Jul 11, 2026

Commentary: Academic and Credential Fraud Has Made Its Way into American Healthcare

Jul 10, 2026

Nashville to Host 2030 Super Bowl in New Titans Stadium

National Football League (NFL) owners voted Tuesday at the Spring League Meeting to award Nashville as the 2030 host city for host Super Bowl LXIV, which will mark the first time Tennessee will host the NFL’s championship game

Hollywood Executive Chris Fenton Eyes Tennessee Expansion While Launching New Family Film ‘Bad Counselors’

Preventive Healthcare Goes High-Tech with Specialized Whole-Body MRI Clinics

Declining Literacy Rates Spark New Concerns About Civic Understanding Among Young Americans

French Company Vies with American Company to Acquire Iconic Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey

Dr. Omar Hamada Identifies the Five Medical Tests You Must Take for Early Detection of Deadly Illnesses

Tennessee Nurses Are Logging in as Online Nurse Practitioner Programs are Booming Across the State

In-N-Out CEO Confirms Move to Tennessee, Cites Difficulty of Raising Families and Running Businesses in California

What Tennessee Residents Need to Know About Online Casinos in 2025

Academic Challenges Affecting College Students

Country Superstar Thomas Rhett Receives Star on Music City Walk of Fame

Diamond-certified superstar Thomas Rhett, whose career has produced 25 Number One hits over the past decade, was inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame on Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee.