by Star News Staff | Aug 12, 2023
by Katelynn Richardson U.S. Attorney David Weiss’ appointment Friday as special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation appears to violate a Department of Justice (DOJ) regulation requiring a special counsel to “be selected from outside the United States...
by Just the News | Aug 12, 2023
by John Solomon House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Friday night pointedly dismissed the appointment of a special counsel in the Hunter Biden criminal probe as “another maneuver… to obstruct” Congress and vowed to escalate his...
by Rachel Alexander | Aug 12, 2023
Newly released emails reveal that Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs while serving as secretary of state overseeing elections, had her staff pressure social media companies to censor posts by her Republican opponents under the guise of “misinformation.” Her targets...
by Hannah Poling | Aug 12, 2023
The Ohio Supreme Court announced on Thursday it set a hearing date for oral arguments in a case challenging a Hamilton County judge’s decision to put Ohio’s Heartbeat abortion ban on hold. Ohio’s highest court will hear 15-minute arguments from both...
by Star News Staff | Aug 12, 2023
by Reagan Reese The New College of Florida (NCF) board of trustees voted Thursday to direct the administration of the institution to abolish its gender studies program, according to Chris Rufo, a member of the board. In January, Republican Florida Gov. Ron...
by M.D. Kittle | Aug 12, 2023
U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) said an email was uncovered recently that exposed a U.S. Defense agency project aimed at targeting Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee networks. At the core of the concerning...
by Star News Staff | Aug 12, 2023
by Hank Long The fastest growing city in Minnesota, and one of the fastest growing suburban communities in America, has banned the use of smokeable marijuana in its public spaces. And they’re doing it for the kids, according to city leaders. The Lakeville City...
by The Center Square | Aug 12, 2023
by J.D. Davidson The final defendants accused of being fake electors in Michigan’s 2020 presidential election pleaded not guilty Thursday to all eight counts and were each released on a personal recognizance bond. In mid-July, Michigan Attorney General Dana...
by The Center Square | Aug 12, 2023
by T.A. DeFeo Georgia lawmakers will likely consider legislation requiring social media companies to help crack down on cyberbullying. Lt. Governor Burt Jones and Senate Majority Caucus Chair Jason Anavitarte, R-Dallas, plan to introduce legislation for...
by The Center Square | Aug 12, 2023
by Morgan Sweeney The application by Toll Road Investors Partnership II L.P. to raise tolls on Virginia’s Dulles Greenway is now open to public comment, and a date has been set for the hearing of January 24, 2024. If the State Corporation Commission...
by The Center Square | Aug 12, 2023
by Christian Wade Connecticut is tapping into federal funding to provide hundreds of thousands of public school students with free breakfast and lunch. The state Department of Education announced that $16 million of funding the state received from the American...
by The Center Square | Aug 12, 2023
by Anthony Hennen Pennsylvania homebuilders are caught in a bind: labor costs are high and the state’s bureaucracy slows down construction. The result is a situation where it takes months longer to build a house in the commonwealth and prices are higher. The...
by The Center Square | Aug 12, 2023
by Brett Rowland Suicide deaths in the United States hit an all-time high in 2022, increasing about 2.6% to 49,449 deaths last year. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the provisional estimates on Thursday. “One life lost to...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Aug 12, 2023
The American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) stated Thursday in a press release it opposes the decision by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to reaffirm transgender medical interventions for children and teens, but supports AAP’s claim it will be reviewing...
by Star News Staff | Aug 12, 2023
by Richard A. Viguerie Three months before the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade in June 2022, I wrote an article saying pro-life leaders were not ready to win. Unfortunately, I was right then, and since then it’s got nothing but worse. America is about 60%...
by Kaitlin Housler | Aug 12, 2023
Two assistant professors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University have been selected to receive funding for research as part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Research Program. Vanderbilt’s Raghav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli...
by Kaitlin Housler | Aug 12, 2023
Nashville mayoral candidates Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli have picked up endorsements in the past week from former candidates in the race that failed to make it to the runoff election scheduled for September 14. State Senators Jeff Yarbro (D-Nashville) and Heidi...
by Star News Staff | Aug 12, 2023
by Elise McCue Jury selection began Wednesday in Washington, D.C., in the trials of the first five of 10 pro-life activists indicted under the FACE Act. The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act “prohibits threats of force, obstruction and property damage...
by Just the News | Aug 12, 2023
by Ben Whedon The White House on Thursday outlined a $40.1 billion funding request in a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that includes $24 billion for Ukraine-related expenses but just $4 billion to bolster security at the southern border. Specifically,...
by RealClearWire | Aug 12, 2023
by Nicole Robinson and Grace Phillips The Sino-U.S. “cold tech war” is reaching new heights—or rather depths—as tensions are building under the sea. First it was semiconductors. Now it’s submarine cables. Undersea cables, unseen and often ignored, are...
by The Center Square | Aug 12, 2023
by Greg Bishop Illinois’ gun and magazine ban remains in place after being upheld by a split Illinois Supreme Court. The anticipated ruling in the case brought by state Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, was released Friday. “First, we hold that the exemptions...
