(The Lion) — Alliance Defending Freedom opposed the censorship of the terms “abortion pill reversal” and “progesterone” in oral arguments Thursday before an appeals court, arguing pregnancy centers’ speech is protected under the First Amendment. “This really shouldn’t be a pro-life versus pro-choice issue,” ADF Senior Counsel Caleb Dalton told The Lion in an interview. “This is a pro-woman and … Read more The post ADF defends pregnancy centers’ free speech to discuss a...| The Heartlander
(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Boston’s Children’s Hospital (BCH) may be using fraudulent billing codes to ensure minors receive insurance coverage for puberty blockers, federal prosecutors suggested in a court document filed Tuesday. The hospital has diagnosed hundreds of children with central precocious puberty (CPP) for the first time at ages 10 or older since 2015, even though 10 years … Read more The post Boston children’s hospital could be illegally tricking insurers in...| The Heartlander
(The Center Square) – Individuals rioting, doxxing and threatening U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and their families continue to be arrested and indicted. Legal action is being taken in response to assaults against ICE officers increasing by 1,000% compared to the same time last year, ICE says. That’s up from a 413% increase in assaults against ICE agents June, … Read more The post Those doxxing, threatening ICE agents, arrested, indicted appeared first on The Heartla...| The Heartlander
(The Center Square) – Hope and joy dominated the streets of Israel on Monday as 20 hostages were freed, and President Donald Trump addressed the State of Israel. The remaining 20 surviving hostages being kept by Hamas for over two years were returned to Israel shortly before Trump addressed the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, in a historic moment as the … Read more The post Trump delivers message of peace, hope during historic Knesset address appeared first on The Heartlander.| The Heartlander
(The Daily Signal) – After 738 days in Hamas captivity, the final 20 living hostages crossed the border from Gaza back into Israel. Images of fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, and sisters embracing their loved ones after two years of separation flooded social media. Bar Kupershtein, 23, cried as he embraced his mother. He was working at the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7, … Read more The post All living hostages are back in Israel appeared first on The Heartlander.| The Heartlander
(The Center Square) — A half-dozen school districts in New York state reported spending more than $70,000 per student recently, with two districts spending almost or more than $100,000, an investigation by The Center Square found. Each of the six districts were among the smallest in the state, with fewer than 340 students. Still, the figures dwarfed those of a typical pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school district in the Empire State in 2023-’24. … Read more The post...| The Heartlander
A newly obtained email shows a biological male was indeed allowed in the girls’ locker room at a Kansas City-area high school, vindicating a parent who was determined to expose the truth. For nearly a month, Carrie Schmidt had repeatedly pressed district officials to either confirm or deny the rumored incident, which is believed to have spanned multiple occasions between … Read more The post Kansas City-area school email reveals hidden truth of boy-in-girls’-locker-room claim appeared f...| The Heartlander
A packed crowd wildly cheered on conservative standardbearer Glenn Beck for a Turning Point USA rally in Grand Forks Thursday night, in what the local newspaper said “felt like the biggest rally North Dakota has seen.” Yet, even amid a tsunami of interest and growth in TPUSA chapters around the nation, The Heartlander has received allegations of bullying, harassment and … Read more The post Kansas City-area Turning Point chapters fight for acceptance, safety of members appeared first on...| The Heartlander
(The Lion) — A man wearing a “Support Black Trans Lives” T-shirt broke every Harry Potter-themed chocolate frog in a British store Tuesday to protest author J.K. Rowling. Rowling responded to the video on X with her typical irony. “That’s where you’re wrong,” she said. “I personally hand pour every single one AND deliver them to shops on my push bike.” The vandalism joins … Read more The post Protests against author JK Rowling continue after more than five years appear...| The Heartlander
(The Lion) — Moms for Liberty has officially settled a four-year-long legal battle against a Florida school board that stifled free speech. The parental rights group and four parent plaintiffs were awarded a settlement of nearly $568,000 from Brevard Public Schools (BPS), which the board voted to approve Tuesday. “Parents and community members have a First Amendment right to hold their local … Read more| The Heartlander
(The Center Square) – With only six days until the federal government shuts down, Republicans and Democrats have yet to secure a funding deal – and the Trump administration is already planning on how to make the most of it. In a leaked memo, the Office of Management and Budget outlines plans for federal agencies that would run out of … Read more| The Heartlander
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will ask the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to quickly take up his appeal on tariff authority after two lower courts rejected his claims of broad authority to issue import duties under a 1977 law. “It’s a very important decision and frankly, if they make the wrong decision, … Read more| The Heartlander
(The Center Square) – A Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging her firing was “unprecedented and illegal.” Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, appointed by President Joe Biden, on Monday after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte alleged she committed mortgage fraud. Pulte said Cook owns properties in Georgia and Michigan but … Read more| The Heartlander
Murders. Rapes. Robberies. Human trafficking. Political warfare. The historic illegal immigration crisis under Joe Biden has brought about untold deaths, assaults, sex offenses, hundreds of thousands of lost and trafficked children and more – not to mention the incalculable costs to American society in money and political acrimony. Just look at the raging division in the streets, and violence toward … Read more| The Heartlander
(The Center Square) – After House Democrats absconded for more than two weeks in opposition to a Congressional redistricting bill, the Texas House on Wednesday passed the bill by a vote of 88-52. It was passed after roughly eight hours of debate during which the majority of Democrats called Republicans racist. State Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, filed HB 4, … Read more| The Heartlander
(The Center Square) – By fiscal year 2035, the national debt is set to surpass $53 trillion, or 120% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, according to a new estimate by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The updated number – which CRFB reached by assuming that all current trade deals and tariffs remain in effect – is $1 trillion … Read more| The Heartlander
(The Lion) — Children waved flags, cheered at a talking puppet, and laughed at knock-knock jokes, but a story hour inside the Library of Congress on Saturday carried a deeper message. Hosted by the Education Department’s Center for Faith along with Brave for Good, the event urged parents to reclaim public spaces and education for faith, biblical values and moral … Read more| The Heartlander
(The Lion) — A new Missouri law giving voters a say on whether local schools can use a four-day week faces a legal challenge as a key election deadline approaches. Passed in 2024, the statute requires larger school districts – those in more populous counties or cities – to obtain voter approval before continuing a four-day instructional schedule. Of Missouri’s 518 school … Read more| The Heartlander
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Shawn Harris would have been in prison Saturday, unable to shoot and kill a Wyandotte County deputy as he’s charged, if a prosecutor elsewhere in Kansas had followed through on a case last year, The Heartlander has learned. The former county attorney in Anderson County southwest of Kansas City had charged Harris, 38, in two separate cases last year: one … Read more| The Heartlander