by Rachel Alexander | Jun 2, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, Election Integrity, The West
Two representatives from True the Vote, the election integrity organization whose work using GPS smartphone data to investigate ballot harvesting in Arizona and other states was featured in the recent 2,000 Mules documentary by Dinesh D’Souza, testified during an...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Jun 2, 2022 | National, News, President Biden
The Biden administration was dealt a stunning blow at the World Health Assembly (WHA) last week in its attempt to push through 13 amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) that would hand over U.S. decision-making power regarding healthcare policies to...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Jun 2, 2022 | National, News, School
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday Joe Biden has no interest in Republican proposals that focus on “hardening schools,” i.e., installing greater security and safety measures, because “the problem is with guns.” Asked if she could elaborate on...
by Star News Staff | Jun 2, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Adam Mill Kevin Clinesmith must feel like an idiot for pleading guilty without a trial after a D.C.-area jury acquitted Clinton co-conspirator Michael Sussman for his role in the plot to frame Donald Trump for colluding with the Russians, supposedly to steal...
by The Center Square | Jun 2, 2022 | Battleground States, The Great Lakes, Wisconsin
by Benjamin Yount The $1,500 reward for information about the firebombing at Wisconsin Family Action’s Madison office is coming with a plea and some sharp words for Gov. Tony Evers. Julaine Appling, president of Wisconsin Family Action, announced the reward...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jun 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Pennsylvania, The Northeast
State Representative Eric Nelson (R-Greensburg) on Wednesday announced a proposal to redirect $580 million previously allotted to three major Pennsylvania universities to a college voucher program. Under the representative’s measure, students from households with up...
by Eric Burk | Jun 2, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
RICHMOND, Virginia — Delegate Don Scott Jr. (D-Portsmouth) is the new Democratic leader/minority leader in the Virginia House of Delegates, elected on Wednesday morning. Scott had pushed to oust then-Minority Leader Eileen Filler-Corn, who was voted out at the...
by The Center Square | Jun 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Great Lakes
by Scott McClallen A new statewide poll from the Detroit Regional Chamber found that Michiganders’ top issues are inflation and fixing roads. The poll was announced as the Chamber’s 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference started. The poll found that by a margin...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
Ohio sports betting will begin early in 2023, as the Ohio Casino Control Commission detailed in its latest meeting. January 1, 2023 will be the official launch date, as the Commission will begin accepting applications later this month. Sports betting was legalized...
by Star News Staff | Jun 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Great Lakes
by Kyle Hooten A Duluth nightclub hosted a drag show for children that featured performers dancing provocatively while kids handed them tips. The event was called “Mama’s Toybox” and occurred in early May at a venue called The Flame Nightclub Duluth. “Come join...
by Steve Stewart | Jun 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, News, The South
The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in a dispute over a 2011 state law that allows for penalties if city and county officials pass gun regulations. The hearing comes amid a ramped-up debate over gun laws due to recent mass shootings in Texas and...
by Eric Burk | Jun 2, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Uncategorized, Virginia
RICHMOND, Virginia — The Republican-controlled House of Delegates and the Democrat-controlled Senate finally sent a budget compromise for Fiscal Year 2023 beginning July 1 to Governor Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday, but while leaders from both parties praised the...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 2, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Republican school board candidate Kelli Phillips called for the reversal of Metro Nashville Public Schools’ ban on charter school children’s participation in sports programs. Phillips launched a petition drive in an attempt to draw attention to the issue....
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia Tuesday announced that it will work in conjunction with the Fulton County District Attorney’s office to help prevent youth violence during the summer. The agencies “launched the second...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 2, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, News, The West
Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips of True the Vote endorsed Eli Crane in the race for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District seat, the campaign announced on Wednesday. In an interview, Engelbrecht gave Crane a significant amount of credit for the work True...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 2, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
According to a May report released by the Department of Justice (DOJ), of the total federal arrests made in Fiscal Year 2020, a full 56 percent of them were made in federal judicial districts at the U.S. southern border. A significant portion of those arrests – 13.6...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 2, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03) blasted the Biden administration’s “war on American energy” on Wednesday. Fleischmann said in a tweet, “High gas prices are a policy choice of this Administration and one-party Congress....
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 2, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recently led her Republican colleagues in introducing the Iran China Accountability Act, according to a press release by Blackburn’s office. The bill would “call attention to Iran’s ties with Communist China by prohibiting the...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
Beth Lear, a small business owner and military veteran, officially launched her campaign for state representative for House District 61. Lear made the announcement following a decision from a federal judge to allow state House and Senate maps to be implemented, after...
by Grant Holcomb | Jun 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) defended his signing of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act back in 2018 in the wake of the school shooting tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. The then-bill raised the firearm purchasing age and established a red flag law....
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 2, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) is once again seeing an increase of stolen weapons this year. “[To] date, 823 guns have been reported stolen this year compared to 578 at this time last year,” MNPD spokeswoman Kristin Mumford told The Tennessee...
