by Grant Holcomb | Apr 25, 2021
The Florida Legislature is working through two pieces of legislation aimed at curbing foreign influence in Florida’s colleges and universities, primarily research institutions. The Florida House has already passed HB 7017 unanimously and sent it to the Senate...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 25, 2021
by Austin Ruse The United States is historically a Christian country, that is, it was founded by Christians and its population remains largely Christian to this day. The speeches and statements of our presidents, our official holidays, the prayers that are said...
by Grant Holcomb | Apr 25, 2021
For the last month, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL-02) has been embroiled in investigation and public scrutiny since a New York Times story broke detailing an alleged illicit relationship Gaetz had with a 17-year-old girl and being a part of sex trafficking....
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 25, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Arizona’s Democratic senators called on President Joe Biden’s administration to increase the number of Homeland Security personnel on the southern border to better respond to increasing number of migrants. In a letter Wednesday, Sens. Kyrsten...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 25, 2021
by Julie Kelly One of the most fateful decisions of Donald Trump’s presidency happened just weeks after Inauguration Day. In March 2017, Republican lawmakers joined Democrats to demand Jeff Sessions, a former Senate colleague and Trump’s new attorney general,...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 25, 2021
by Mary Margaret Olohan President Joe Biden’s administration filed an appeal Tuesday that seeks to force religious doctors and hospitals to provide transgender surgeries, regardless of religious objections. Former President Barack Obama’s administration issued...
by The Center Square | Apr 25, 2021
by Casey Harper President Joe Biden hosted a virtual climate summit with dozens of world leaders Thursday, the same day the White House released a set of aggressive climate goals. Critics say the plan could jeopardize the economy at a time it is recovering from...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 25, 2021
by Catherine Smith Chicago police officers may have to check with their supervisor before chasing suspects on foot, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday. The mayor promised to announce details of a new policy “soon,” Fox 32 Chicago reported. “No one should die as...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 25, 2021
by Mary Margaret Olohan The governor of Kansas has vetoed a bill that would have banned biological males from participating in women’s sports. Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the “The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” Thursday, saying in a news release...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 25, 2021
by Kaylee Greenlee Human smugglers have been transporting migrants into the U.S. illegally in groups of over 100 people, mostly comprised of families and unaccompanied minors, border officials said Thursday. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials...
by Grant Holcomb | Apr 25, 2021
The Florida Legislature passed a bill instituting a “parental bill of rights” and sent it to the desk of Governor Ron DeSantis. The bill, HB 241, worked its way through the Florida House and then passed through the Florida Senate on Thursday. It was passed on a...
