by Cooper Moran | Nov 5, 2021
A lawsuit, initiated by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), on Thursday alleges that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has continuously failed to maintain accurate and current voter rolls, as required by federal law. The suit, filed in the United...
by Neil W. McCabe | Nov 5, 2021
The Texas Education Agency contracted with a virtual-tutorial marketing company through the end of the 2022-2023 school year that relies on tutorial services from VIPKids, the Beijing-based company backed by the Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent tied to...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 5, 2021
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is spearheading a measure to ensure the Biden administration does not pay reparations to illegal immigrant families. On Thursday, Blackburn joined her Montana GOP colleague Steve Daines and a number of other Republican senators in...
by Star News Staff | Nov 5, 2021
by Victor Davis Hanson The Left may not wish to admit it, but the fortunes of a once moribund Donald Trump of January 2021 have now largely recovered—even before the stunning gubernatorial victory of Republican Glenn Youngkin in Virginia. How and why? One, Joe...
by Cooper Moran | Nov 5, 2021
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on Wednesday made two additional appointments to the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee. Tipton County Mayor Jeff Huffman and Charlie Tuggle will join the 11-person board, which will provide oversight for the new $5.6 billion...
by Cooper Moran | Nov 5, 2021
The Nashville-based media outlet The Daily Wire on Thursday filed a lawsuit with the goal of blocking President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate. The mandate would require companies with 100 or more workers to mandate the coronavirus vaccine or weekly testing...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Nov 5, 2021
The Job Creators Network (JCN) Thursday announced a lawsuit against the Biden administration just hours after the announcement that a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all companies with 100 employees or more will take effect on January 4. That mandate is expected...
by Star News Staff | Nov 5, 2021
by Harry Wilmerding The U.S. trade deficit hit a record high of $80.9 billion in September as exports fell sharply while imports increased amid supply chain problems and growing inflation. The trade deficit of goods and services grew 11.2%, driven by demand for...
by Star News Staff | Nov 5, 2021
by Harry Wilmerding The number of Americans who filed for new unemployment claims decreased to 269,000 in the week ending Oct. 30 as the labor market continues to improve and the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bureau of Labor Statistics...
by Star News Staff | Nov 5, 2021
by Kaylee Greenlee Immigration advocates working as advisers for the Biden administration were completely unprepared for the border crisis rolling back former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies would create, the Associated Press reported on...
by Star News Staff | Nov 5, 2021
by Harry Wilmerding The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it would begin scaling back its monthly bond purchases in November, marking the first step towards ending its pandemic stimulus as inflation surges. The scaling of bond purchases, more commonly...
by Star News Staff | Nov 5, 2021
by Sebastian Hughes The judge presiding over the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse criticized the media’s “totally bizarre” coverage of the case on Wednesday. Judge Bruce Schroeder made the comments as prosecutors attempted to play video footage from the night...
by RealClearWire | Nov 5, 2021
by Vince Bielski On a September afternoon, Allyssia Solorio wondered why her energetic young brother hadn’t emerged from his bedroom in their Sacramento, Calif., home. When she opened his door, she saw 23-year-old Mikael leaning back on his bed with his legs...
by Star News Staff | Nov 5, 2021
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by Star News Staff | Nov 5, 2021
by Ailan Evans Edward Durr, a Republican truck driver and political newcomer, officially unseated New Jersey Senate president Steve Sweeney. Durr, who spent just $153 on his New Jersey State Senate campaign, was declared the winner Thursday morning, the...
by Star News Staff | Nov 5, 2021
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by Eric Burk | Nov 5, 2021
Amherst County voters killed a proposal to bring a Rosie’s Gaming Emporium by the Colonial Downs Group, voting 54.06 percent to 45.94 percent of about 13,000 total votes, according to partial unofficial results. A couple of hours’ drive away,...
by Hayley Feland | Nov 5, 2021
Wisconsin Congressional Delegates responded to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) COVID vaccine mandate that was announced Thursday. Representative Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-05) said in a tweet that President Joe Biden couldn’t have...
by Star News Staff | Nov 5, 2021
by Anthony Gockowski Candidates opposed to Critical Race Theory and COVID-19 mandates won school board seats across Minnesota Tuesday night, often in areas controlled by Democrats. In one of the most stunning upsets of the night, Matt Audette defeated opponent...
by Eric Burk | Nov 5, 2021
Danville voters resoundingly approved a referendum for a one percent sales tax increase to pay for school renovation projects 60.43 percent to 39.57 percent according to unofficial results. But their neighbors in Pittsylvania County may have barely killed a...
by Hayley Feland | Nov 5, 2021
Minnesota Rep. Pete Stauber has demanded that the Biden administration halt the COVID vaccine mandate for those serving as Border Patrol agents. Stauber said in a tweet, “Border Patrol agents are heroes [and] shouldn’t be fired over their vaccination...
