(By Patrick Hughes, RealClear Wire) The Supreme Court might have ended race-based affirmative action in higher education, but as students return to the classroom this fall, the next frontier in the debate over discrimination in education and at work is already at our doorstep in K-12 public schools.
In his...
(By Jon Miltimore, FEE) For the first time since the Truman administration, Oregon drivers will be permitted to grab a fuel hose and fill their gas tanks all by themselves.
Governor Tina Kotek on Friday signed legislation, which went into effect immediately, that lifts the state’s 72-year ban on self-serve...
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden will observe next month's 22nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil at an Alaska military base with service members and their families, the White House announced.
It will be the first time that a president has not attended any of the observances...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) A measure to identify existing long-distance bike trails on federal land and create 10 new ones would cost about $1 million, according to a new analysis.
House Resolution 1319, the Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act, would direct the Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior to...
(Tom Gantert, The Center Square) – Two out of three American voters are not in favor of transgender student athletes competing on women's and girls' sports teams.
The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll of 2,500 registered voters across the U.S., conducted by Noble Predictive Insights, found that 67% of voters...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, made good on his promise earlier this year to file articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. On Friday, he filed one article of impeachment against Austin alleging high crimes and misdemeanors.
Mills appears to be the first to...
(Brendan Clarey, The Center Square) At the Republican primary debate last week, presidential hopefuls disparaged the state of education in the nation, with some candidates advocating for the abolition of the U.S. Department of Education and the promotion of school choice options.
It’s an issue that seems sure to reappear...
(Headline USA) A United States Marine Corps aircraft with 23 Marines aboard crashed on a north Australian island Sunday, killing at least three and critically injuring at least five during a multinational training exercise, officials said.
Three had been confirmed dead on Melville Island and five were flown in serious...
(Headline USA) Bob Barker, the enduring, dapper game show host who became a household name over a half century of hosting “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died. He was 99.
Barker — also a longtime animal rights activist — died Saturday morning at his home in...
(Headline USA) The beloved wild horses that roam freely in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park could be removed under a National Park Service proposal that worries advocates who say the horses are a cultural link to the past.
Visitors who drive the scenic park road can often see bands...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Texas law enforcement officers working through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission Operation Lone Star are continuing to apprehend human smugglers. This past week, they rescued children abandoned by smugglers and seized Russian ammunition brought into Texas from Mexico.
Since OLS was launched in March...
(Headline USA) Biden’s internet subsidy program, the Affordable Connectivity Program, could be defunded if Congress fails to act.
The program is set to expire next year.
The Affordable Connectivity Program has failed to reach its intended audience.
According to an Associated Press analysis of enrollment and census data, less than 40% of...