On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a case challenging Washington state’s prohibition of “conversion therapy” for minors, which aims to change their sexual orientation or gender identity thereby allowing the law to remain in effect. The case was brought forth by a Christian therapist who deemed the 2018 measure as a violation of his free speech rights.
Proposed new legislation would revoke the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit organization that is providing material support for terrorist groups.
A new poll conducted by YouGov/The Economist shows that one in five of US adults aged 18-29 years old believe the Holocaust is a myth, the Jerusalem Post reports. Published Thursday, the poll surveyed 1,500 adult US citizens on a number of questions about the Jewish people, Israel, and the Holocaust.
Iowa authorities have allowed The Satanic Temple (TST) to set up a two-week public exhibition in the State Capitol featuring ram’s horns and a mannequin called Baphomet dressed in red clothes, Nexstar Media reports.
By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor (Worthy News) – As Texas’ lawsuit continues against the federal government over its right to defend its border, Texas National Guard soldiers continue to erect concertina wire barriers along the Rio Grande River. The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals recently handed Texas a temporary win in the lawsuit, staying its own court panel’s previous ruling, and blocking the federal government from taking down or destroying Texas’ barrier. In October, Texas sued the Biden administration after Border Patrol agents began bulldozing concertina wire barriers on Texas soil to allow foreign nationals to illegally enter Texas between … Read more
California is grappling with its largest-ever budget deficit of $68 billion in the upcoming fiscal year, attributed to a significant decline in revenues, the Legislative Analyst’s Office announced on Thursday.
The son of U.S. President Joe Biden faces a potential 17-year prison term after being indicted Thursday for evading at least $1.4 million in federal taxes while maintaining a luxurious lifestyle.
There have been mixed reactions to a resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives condemning the rise of global antisemitism after Hamas’s October 7 terror attacks in Israel.
The Senate overwhelmingly rejected a bill proposed by Rand Paul (R-KY) that aimed to mandate the withdrawal of approximately 900 U.S. troops stationed in Syria.
On December 7, House Republicans released a resolution outlining the formalization of the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, blasted FBI Director Christopher Wray during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday over the agency’s spying on Americans without a warrant.
U.S. private-sector employers added 103,000 new hires in November versus 106,000 workers in October, according to Nov.’s ADP® National Employment Report, a collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.
Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R–Bakersfield, announced he would not be running for re-election and would be stepping down at the end of the year. With his pending resignation past the candidate filing deadline, California governor Gavin Newsom can either opt to call for a special election or allow the seat to remain vacant, potentially cutting into Republicans’ narrow eight-seat majority in the House of Representatives.
The Biden administration announced Monday it is launching a new strike force to fight the international trafficking of fentanyl into the U.S., a powerful opioid at the center of a devastating addiction crisis in the United States, the Washington Times reports.
On Tuesday, during his testimony before a Congressional Committee, FBI Director Christopher Wray stated that the United States has been confronting unprecedented terrorist threats since the start of the Israel–Hamas conflict in October.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La) sent a letter today, reiterating to the Biden Administration that funding for the Ukraine war would not be authorized unless the Biden Administration takes action to address issues at the nation’s border.
On Sunday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) announced his intention to sign a new Lone Star State Law that would allow law enforcement officers the ability to arrest individuals who have entered Texas illegally.
Over the past two years, 137 abortion clinics in the United States were compelled to either close or suspend their operations, according to Operation Rescue, a pro-life Christian activist organization.
Through an open letter on its website, the White House called on Congress to take action in funding the war in Ukraine, cautioning that funds would be depleted by the end of the year. However, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said any funding of the Ukraine War was ultimately tied to securing the United States’ border.
The United States now boasts the highest-ever proportion of immigrants in its history, constituting 15% of the population, according to a recent report from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). The study relied on data from the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS), revealing that the total foreign-born or immigrant population approached nearly 50 million as of October 2023, breaking U.S. records.