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June 13, 2021

$6 Trillion Biden Budget Formally Refers to Mothers as ‘Birthing People’

Joe Biden’s proposed budget for the year 2022 was found to contain anti-scientific language that eliminates the concept of gender from the act of childbirth, according to the Washington Free Beacon. The budget plan, which costs a record-breaking total of $6...

June 13, 2021

Commentary: Make Communist China Pay for COVID-19

As the world slowly begins to emerge from the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic and American elites develop an interest in the formerly dismissed Wuhan lab leak theory, it is time to focus attention where it belongs: punishing a rogue...

June 13, 2021

Ohio Lawmaker and Civic Group Accuse Rep Gayle Manning of Blocking ‘Parents Right to Know Act’

A bill aimed at forcing schools to disclose sexually graphic curricula to parents is being blocked by Representative Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) in her capacity as Primary and Secondary Education Committee Chair, according to the sponsor of the legislation and...

June 13, 2021

Commentary: Combating Global Food Insecurity

As COVID-19, violent conflicts, and natural disasters persist around the world, an increasing number of people face an additional crisis: food insecurity. Although food insecurity existed in many low- and middle-income countries prior to 2020, it is clear that the...

June 13, 2021

Commentary: Minimum Wage Hikes Led to Lower Worker Compensation, New Research Shows

Opponents of minimum wage laws tend to focus their criticism on one particular adverse consequence: by artificially raising the price of labor, they reduce employment, particularly for the most vulnerable in society. “Minimum wage laws tragically generate unemployment, especially so among the...

June 13, 2021

Activists Look to the Future of Oil Pipelines Following Keystone XL Cancellation

After the cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline struck a blow to the oil industry, energy jobs activists are pushing back by warning of increased costs and touting the benefits of transporting oil via pipeline. TC Energy Corporation announced on...

June 13, 2021

Trump Justice Department Had Previously Been Investigating House Democrats for Corruption: Report

Officials from President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice had reportedly been investigating House Democrats for possibly corruption, even going so far as to subpoena Apple for data from several members’ iPhones and other devices, as reported by ABC News. The claim...

June 13, 2021

Six Times in a Row, Becerra Refuses to Admit Partial Birth Abortion Is Illegal

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra repeatedly refused Thursday to acknowledge that partial birth abortion is illegal in the U.S. Becerra falsely denied last month that there is an existing law banning partial birth abortion, apparently forgetting the law that he...

June 13, 2021

Commentary: China’s Three-Child Policy Shows Xi Jinping Is Terrified

The Chinese government has carried out a massive population control campaign since the 1970s with the hope that it would generate economic prosperity. The government unremorsefully forced women to receive abortions, pressured or forced millions of women to be sterilized, and punished families with...

June 13, 2021

Unvaccinated Students at New Hampshire High School Marked and Tracked at Prom

Unvaccinated students who attended Exeter High School’s prom on Saturday were marked with numbers and contact traced throughout the course of the night, a school spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Students attending the event “who were unable to...

June 13, 2021

Medical Journal Article Calls ‘Whiteness’ a ‘Parasitic-Like Condition’

A recent article in an academic medical journal made the absurd declaration that being White is a “malignant” and “parasitic-like condition,” with no “permanent cure,” as reported by Fox News. The racist and pseudo-scientific claim was made in the Journal...

June 13, 2021

Report: Vax-A-Million Lottery Not Spurring Vaccinations Growth

Millions of dollars, college scholarships and other cash and prize incentives may not be enough to encourage more people around the country to get the COVID-19 vaccination, at least if numbers in Ohio are any indication. The Associated Press reported...

June 12, 2021

Feds: Illegal Immigration Continued to Worsen in May

The surge in illegal immigration at the southern border continues to worsen, May numbers show, as the Biden administration takes more criticism for its handling of the issue. U.S. Customs and Border Protection released new data on the crisis at the southern...

June 12, 2021

Commentary: Massive Government Spending Has Caused High Inflation Levels and a Weakening U.S. Dollar

Inflation is up 4.92 percent the past 12 months as of May, the most since July 2008’s 5.5 percent, according to data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, amid a torrent of trillions of dollars of government spending, Federal Reserve money printing and...

June 12, 2021

Rare Heart Inflammation Following COVID-19 Vaccination Sparks Emergency CDC Meeting

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss reports of a rare heart inflammation following doses of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines in an emergency meeting, it announced Thursday. The emergency meeting, set to take place on June 18, will include updates...

June 12, 2021

Judge Halts Debt Relief Program for Farmers of Color After White Farmers Sue

A federal judge Thursday afternoon suspended a loan forgiveness program that issues relief to farmers and agricultural workers of color. Judge William Griesbach of Wisconsin’s Eastern District handed down a temporary restraining order after the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty...

June 12, 2021

Commentary: Letters from a D.C. Jail

This week, five Republican senators sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding his office’s handling of January 6 protesters. The letter revealed the senators are aware that several Capitol defendants charged with mostly nonviolent crimes are being held in solitary...

June 12, 2021

Music Spotlight: Callista Clark

NASHVILLE, Tennessee- Callista Clark hails from a very musical family in Zebulon, Georgia. She grew up singing in her Granddad’s church with her family.

June 12, 2021

Peter Navarro: ‘St. Fauci’ and Others Have Blood on Hands after Blocking Trump Admin. from Distributing 60 Million HCQ Tablets

It turns out that the anti-malaria drug former president Trump famously touted in March of 2020 as a promising treatment for COVID-19, would indeed have been a “game changer” if only it had been widely used. Use of Hydroxychloroquine to treat the coronavirus can...

June 12, 2021

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Announces Statewide Plan to Build Border Wall and Arrest Illegals

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas) announced on Thursday that the state of Texas will take action on its own to address the worsening border crisis, including by building its own border wall and taking extra steps to arrest illegal aliens...

June 12, 2021

Hackers Steal Customer Information in McDonald’s Cyberattack

Hackers obtained customer data from McDonald’s after breaching the company’s systems in the U.S., South Korea and Taiwan, according to The Wall Street Journal. U.S. employees’ and franchisees’ contact information, seating capacity of U.S. locations and the dimensions of play...

June 12, 2021

DeWine Speaks Out Against Bill to Ban Vaccine Passports

Gov. Mike DeWine (R) will not support a bill that would essentially ban vaccine passports from the state of Ohio. H.R. 248, called the “Vaccine Choice and Anti-discrimination Act,” would allow Ohioans to choose not to take the COVID-19 vaccine,...

June 11, 2021

Feds Subpoenaed Hunter Biden During 2016 Election, Raising Worry over Unpaid Taxes on Ukraine Work

As the 2016 election kicked into full gear, Hunter Biden’s inner circle feared an impending federal criminal indictment of his long-time business partner might expose the then-vice president’s son to legal jeopardy because he had avoided paying taxes on income...

June 11, 2021

Jobless Claims Drop to 376,000, Hit Another Pandemic Low

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims dropped to 376,000 last week as the economy continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Department of Labor. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics figure released Thursday represented a decrease in...

June 11, 2021

Commentary: This Isn’t Your Father’s Left-Wing Revolution

Starry-eyed radicals in the 1960s and 1970s dreamed that they either were going to take over America or destroy it. One of their favorite psychodramatic mottos was “Change it or Lose it,” even as protests focused on drugs, music, race,...

June 11, 2021

Keystone XL Pipeline Project Terminated, Developer Says

The developer of the Keystone XL Pipeline announced that it was abandoning the contested project months after President Joe Biden revoked the pipeline’s federal permit. TC Energy permanently canceled further construction of the pipeline after conducting a comprehensive review of...

June 11, 2021

IG Report: President Trump Did Not Order the Park Police to Clear Out ‘Peaceful Protesters’ with Tear Gas for a Photo Op

The Park Police did not clear protesters outside the White House last summer to make way for President Donald Trump’s photo opportunity, according to a new report released by the Interior Department’s inspector general on Wednesday. The report determined that Park Police were given permission...

June 11, 2021

Inflation Surges Five Percent, Largest Spike Since 2008

The Consumer Price Index has increased 5% over the last 12 months, the fastest pace of inflation since August 2008, according to a Department of Labor report. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a common tool used to measure inflation, increased 0.6%...

June 11, 2021

Commentary: The Right Way to Modernize Infrastructure

Everything these days seems to count as infrastructure. Child care is infrastructure. Elder care is infrastructure. Even court-packing is infrastructure. But in a world where everything is infrastructure, nothing is infrastructure, and our existing infrastructure suffers as a result. Take, for...

June 11, 2021

Commentary: As the U.S.-China Trade War Continues, Career Training Is America’s Best Defense

Amid the ongoing trade war between China and the United States, lawmakers are moving to pass a comprehensive new bill to boost economic competition, minimize reliance on China, and promote investment in the American workforce. With our economy beginning to recover, we...

June 11, 2021

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Ohio Teacher’s Union Lawsuit

An Ohio teacher who said she was required to join the teachers union will not be able to plead her case in the front of the U.S. Supreme Court. The court refused this week to hear Jade Thompson’s appeal of...

June 10, 2021

Ohio Senate Voting on Budget Bill, Restricted Abortions

The Ohio Senate is set to vote on its version of the state's two-year, $75 billion budget. The main items in the Senate's budget plan, which is similar to the budget on which the Ohio House voted in April, are...

June 10, 2021

Commentary: China’s Vaccine Propaganda Is Maligning the U.S., Bribing the World

Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved China’s Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19, following its approval of China’s Sinopharm last month. The WHO can now distribute both vaccines through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) program, which distributes COVID-19 vaccine...

June 10, 2021

Exploding Racial Preferences in K-12 Admissions Hurting Asian-American Students: Lawyer

Even if the Supreme Court agrees this week to hear a challenge to Harvard's race-based admissions process and rules against the university, the battle may continue for much younger students, according to a litigant against racial preferences.

June 10, 2021

Record Number of Americans Find Abortion ‘Morally Acceptable,’ Poll Finds

A record number of Americans find abortion “morally acceptable” though American sentiment on the matter is sharply divided, a Gallup poll released Wednesday found. Forty-seven percent of Americans find abortion acceptable, while 46% think abortion is wrong from a moral...

June 10, 2021

Nearly 200 Hospital Workers Will Be Fired in Houston If They Don’t Get Vaccinated

Nearly 200 Houston hospital workers will be fired after a two-week suspension if they don’t comply with a vaccine requirement. Houston Methodist President and CEO Dr. Marc Boom sent an email in April to employees saying that they must receive at least...

June 10, 2021

Commentary: Rural Families Need Educational Choice Too

This school year started unlike any other for children across the country, many of whom began the year staring at a computer screen. Yet for the minority of students who were able to start the year at an independent school,...

June 10, 2021

Biden Repeals Trump’s Attempted TikTok Ban, Replaces It with Order to Review Foreign Apps

President Joe Biden revoked an executive order that sought to ban downloads of Chinese-owned apps like TikTok and WeChat in the United States, the White House announced Wednesday. Instead, Biden directed the Commerce Department to evaluate software applications connected with...

June 10, 2021

Ohio Attorney General Sues to Make Google a Public Utility

A lawsuit filed on Tuesday by Ohio Attorney General David Yost aims to make Google a public utility, limiting the ways the search engine provides search results. "Google uses its dominance of internet search to steer Ohioans to Google’s own products--that's...

June 10, 2021

Commentary: I Need an AR-15

I don't need an AR-15 for hunting: It’s not even legal to take a deer with one in my state—the caliber is too small. I also don’t need an AR-15 for self-defense, though I’d want to have one if someone...

June 9, 2021

Trump Endorses Mike Carey in Ohio Congressional Race

Former President Trump endorsed Mike Carey on Tuesday in his campaign to represent the 15th Congressional District of Ohio. Trump, who carried the district handily in 2020, weighed in on the race by saying, "He has my Complete and Total...

June 9, 2021

Former Congressman Jim Renacci Officially Launches Campaign for Ohio Governor

Jim Renacci, former Congressman and successful Ohio businessman, officially launched his campaign for Governor of Ohio in what promises to be a bruising 2022 GOP primary battle against incumbent Mike DeWine. "This election, we have a choice to make. Do...

June 9, 2021

Business Tax Filings Could Get Easier in Ohio

A bill passed by the Ohio House would eliminate a step businesses owners must take to file taxes with the state and local governments and free up time for those owners to create more jobs and increase business, according to...

June 9, 2021

Commentary: ‘Pristine’ Biden Ballots That Looked Xeroxed and Why a Judge Has Georgia Vote Fraud on His Mind

When Fulton County, Ga., poll manager Suzi Voyles sorted through a large stack of mail-in ballots last November, she noticed an alarmingly odd pattern of uniformity in the markings for Joseph R. Biden. One after another, the absentee votes contained perfectly...

June 9, 2021

Illegal Border Crossings Surge to Highest Rates in Over 10 Years

After less than 6 months, the number of illegal border crossings into the United States has spiked to a record not seen in well over a decade, according to Axios. From October 1st, 2020, to May 31st of this year, almost...