Classified documents leaked onto a Discord server by a now-arrested U.S. national guardsman suggest that the U.S. government was cognizant of four alleged Chinese spy balloons, in addition to the...
USPS Announces ‘Election Ballot Divison’
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is establishing the "Election and Government Mail Services" to handle voting-by-mail "issues" as part of an effort to ensure swift and secure ballot delivery...
Bill to expand Social Security benefits nears House floor vote
(The Center Square) – A bill to expand social security benefits is expected to reach the House floor for a vote in the coming weeks. The Social Security Fairness Act, if signed into law, would...
Biden Signs Executive Order on Abortion Related Travel
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order to preserve access to abortion in light of the Supreme Court's decision earlier this summer to overturn Roe v. Wade. The president said the...
Silence Continues Around SCOTUS Leak
Chief Justice John Roberts announced an investigation back in May into who exactly leaked an initial draft of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson, which ended national forced...
FBI Misconduct Claims Continue
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Inspector General Michael Horowitz on July 26. The letter addresses recent...
Paxton Sues Biden Over Nutritional Assistance Guidelines
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined 21 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s new guidance on sex and gender discrimination for schools and...
Democratic Senators Reach Deal on Climate and Taxes
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced an agreement on Wednesday in regards to a package that will allocate hundreds of billions of federal taxpayer...
Texas Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.8 Billion in July
(The Center Square) – The $3.88 billion in sales tax revenue the state collected in July was the most in Texas history. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said the revenue it collected was 14.7% more...
Telehealth Services Expanded Through Bipartisan Bill
(The Center Square) – New legislation is on its way to the U.S. Senate Thursday after concerns over the continued need for telehealth access. The Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act(H.R. 4040)...
Biden Administration Begins Closing Border Wall Gaps
(The Center Square) – The Department of Homeland Security has begun to close gaps in a border wall in Arizona after President Joe Biden pledged in January 2021 to not build “another foot.”...
Biden Admin to Update LGBT Non-Discrimination Standard
The Biden administration has proposed a rule change to redefine the meaning of ‘sex’ in the Affordable Care Act to include gender identity. According to The Department of Health and Human Services,...
Texas Cities Move to Circumvent State’s Abortion Ban
Some city councils in Texas are trying to circumvent the state’s near-total abortion ban after the U.S. Supreme Court voted in June to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion...
Cruz Proposes Putting Group Back on Terrorist Watchlist
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has introduced a bill that will reimpose sanctions on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, typically referred to by the acronym FARC. The Biden administration removed...
Davis Out-Raises Jenkins in Dallas County Judge Race
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins was significantly out-raised by his Republican challenger for November’s general election, Lauren Davis, according to the most recent campaign finance reports. From...
Politicians Attempt to Form New Political Party
Dozens of former Republicans and Democrats announced the launch of a new political party on Wednesday. The Forward Party will be co-chaired by former Democratic New York City mayoral candidate and...
Legislation Banning Congressmen From Trading Stocks Introduced
Democratic leadership in the U.S. House, headed by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), the chair of the House Administration Committee, plans to announce a framework next month for a proposal to ban lawmakers,...
New Texas Abortion Ban to Take Effect August 25
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its official judgment in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case on Tuesday, officially beginning the 30-day countdown for Texas’ “trigger law” banning...
Biden Administration Launches Website to Help Americans Deal with Heat
Extreme heat has been the No.1 weather-related cause of death in the U.S. for the past three decades, killing over 700 people yearly — more than hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, or extreme cold,...
U.S. Satellite System Will Track Hypersonic Weapons
The Pentagon has announced that it will spend $1.3 billion in taxpayer dollars to establish satellites that will make it easier to track hypersonic missile threats. Two new contracts have been...
George Soros Donates $1 Million to O’Rourke Campaign
Billionaire mega-donor George Soros donated $1 million to Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke’s campaign. Soros’ donation contributed to the total $27.6 million in fundraising that O’Rourke...