Today’s news briefs include Dems meeting about Biden; GOP to adjust pro-life position; Cost of the pandemic; Iran elects “reformer”. Democrats to meet on Biden’s candidacy Democrats in Congress are holding critical ...
Read More »News Briefs: Supreme Court rulings; Terrorist attack on Russian churches & synagogues
Today’s news briefs include a terrorist attack on Russian churches and synagogues; Major Supreme Court rulings expected; Teamsters head to speak at GOP Convention; Foreer 21 struggles. Terrorists attack churches and synagogues ...
Read More »New House speaker gets high marks for commitment to prolife movement
Conservative and prolife leaders are praising the election of Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., as speaker of the House. “It is the honor of a lifetime to have been elected the 56th speaker ...
Read More »Pro-life leaders call out Trump for softening stance on abortion
Leading pro-life organizations are expressing concern about former President Donald Trump’s recent statements about his position on abortion. He called Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ six-week ban “a terrible thing” and abandoned a push ...
Read More »Trump will surrender to Georgia authorities on Thursday
Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges that he interfered with 2020 election results. “Can you believe it? I’ll be going to ...
Read More »White House will veto GOP effort to stop college debt bailout
The White House says it will veto a Republican-led House measure that stops the massive student loan bailout. The bill in question is H.J. Res. 45, which criticizes a debt plan that ...
Read More »Trump will likely be next president says historian
Donald Trump will likely be the next U.S. president according to research by historian Niall Ferguson. “It may seem paradoxical that the Democrats are harassing Trump in the courts if they want ...
Read More »White House under fire for inviting Tennessee Democrats, not Christian shooting victims
The Biden administration is being criticized for inviting three Democratic lawmakers from Tennessee to the White House but not family members and survivors of the recent shooting at a Christian school in ...
Read More »Trump: evangelical leaders ‘disloyal’ for lack of 2024 support
Former President Donald Trump is criticizing evangelical leaders for not yet endorsing him for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. “I don’t really care, it’s a sign of disloyalty,” he told David Brody, ...
Read More »Republicans push to abolish IRS, federal income taxes
The IRS and federal income taxes could be abolished by legislation soon to be put forth by Congressional Republicans. Both would be replaced by a simple national consumption tax. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) will ...
Read More »Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri selected to lead House Ways and Means Committee
A congressman from Missouri will lead one of the most powerful committees in the new Congress. Republican Rep. Jason Smith has won the nomination to be chairman of the Ways and Means ...
Read More »Warnock wins Georgia Senate seat giving Dems 51 vote majority
Georgia’s runoff election for U.S. Senate came to a close Tuesday as Sen. Raphael Warnock narrowly defeated GOP challenger Herschel Walker. The victory will give Democrats a 51-49 majority that lessen the ...
Read More »Pelosi to address caucus as Republicans secure control of the House
Republicans have gained control of the House of Representatives after one of the last remaining races was called Wednesday. While there was no so-called “red wave” in this election cycle, it is ...
Read More »Biden administration grants to promote atheism are illegal says GOP
The Biden administration is giving millions of dollars to international “organizations committed to the practice and spread of atheism and humanism.” The grants, which amount to $500,000 each for foreign groups, is ...
Read More »Kansas Supreme Court upholds GOP drawn Congressional map
In a rebuke to Democrats and Gov. Laura Kelly (D-KS), the Kansas Supreme Court is backing a new congressional map drawn by Republicans. The ruling reverses a lower court decision that tossed ...
Read More »Missouri Republican legislators want to return $1 billion to taxpayers
Missouri Republican lawmakers have some good news for taxpayers as the filing deadline approaches. Republican legislators have announced a plan to use $1 billion from the state’s historic surplus for tax rebates. ...
Read More »Lawsuit against Kansas redistricting represented by Clinton election lawyer
Kansas Democrats are suing to strike down the new 2022 redistricting plan just passed by the Republican-controlled Kansas legislature. The lawsuit has a connection to Hillary Clinton. The complaint was filed on ...
Read More »Rasmussen reviews key polls from January
In January surveys and polls, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports: – Barely a third of Americans believe Martin Luther King Jr.’s dreams of equal opportunity in the country are a reality. – Voters ...
Read More »Missouri Senate president pro tem enters already crowded field for Republican Senate nomination
The Republican primary field for U.S. Senate in 2022 continues to become more crowded. Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz announced this week that he is entering the race. It will be a ...
Read More »FBI whistleblower: Agents using counterterrorism efforts against parents
A whistleblower has outed the FBI for using counterterrorism resources to investigate parents at school board meetings. The allegations were included in letter sent by Republican members of the House Judiciary this ...
Read More »Herschel Walker fundraising soars for Georgia Senate race
The 2022 Georgia race will be critical to determining which party will control the U.S. Senate. Republican Herschel Walker, a former football star, is off to a strong fund-raising start. Walker, an ...
Read More »Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announces bid for U.S. Senate
Another high-profile Missouri Republican has entered the race for the U.S. Senate. Attorney General Eric Schmitt has announced his candidacy, joining former Gov. Eric Greitens. Schmitt, a former state legislator from St. ...
Read More »Attacks on Hawley backfire as money rolls in for Republicans
Criticism of Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley over his push for election integrity has helped make him a fundraising rock star for Republicans. Hawley has faced intense criticism from Democrats for suggesting that ...
Read More »Trump probably will run for president in 2024 says daughter-in-law
Donald Trump isn’t going anywhere and most likely interested in running for president again in 2024, his daughter-in-law Lara Trump says. Her comments come after the second failed attempt by Democrats to ...
Read More »Will pandemic build momentum for school choice?
Across the nation, legislators are optimistic that the ongoing pandemic will provide the impetus to finally pass school choice legislation. That’s also true for Missouri where legislative leaders have spent the last ...
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