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(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced Wednesday that the state is moving to phase out all vaccine mandates, including for children to attend schools. Ladapo said during a Wednesday event in Valrico, Fla., that the state is “working to end” all vaccine mandates. He addedthat “every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery.” “Who am … Read more The post Florida to become first state in country to end all vax manda...| The Heartlander
(The Lion) — The White House launched the virtual exhibit of The Founders Museum on Tuesday, which features 82 depictions of the American founding. The exhibit includes 56 portraits of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, 20 key events, and six ladies of the revolution. “Step into history like never before. Watch America’s Founding Fathers, Ladies of the Revolution and … Read more The post White House opens patriotic ‘Founders Museum’ online, available for download app...| The Heartlander
(The Lion) — Larry Sanger, co-founder of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, announced he will be confirmed into the conservative Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) as part of his transition from self-described religious skeptic to follower of Jesus Christ. In a blog post earlier this year on his personal website, Sanger wrote, “It is finally time for me to confess and explain, fully … Read more The post Wikipedia co-founder says he has become a Christian after years of skepticis...| The Heartlander
(The Center Square) – The Honest Elections Project says states made significant gains on election integrity laws in 2025. A new report from the group says eight states banned foreign funding of ballot issue campaigns this year, bringing the national total to nine. Six states also banned ranked-choice voting in 2025, bringing the total to 17. Honest Elections Project Executive Director Jason … Read more The post States increasingly taking election integrity measures appeared first on The...| The Heartlander
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court late Wednesday to rescue his trade deals and economic agenda after two lower courts said the president has no authority to issue broad tariffs. Trump’s team told the high court that the nation’s future depends on a quick ruling. “The stakes in this case could not be higher,” … Read more The post Trump asks Supreme Court for speedy review of tariff authority appeared first on The Heartlander.| The Heartlander
Democrats are essentially trying to deny President Trump’s election by blocking every one of his nominees – and that needs to change, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. Some 145 Trump nominees for various jobs in the administration are still awaiting Senate confirmation – and that number may grow as more nominations are voted out of committees. Democrats have filibustered – … Read more The post Senate Democrats denying 2024 election result by blocking all Trump nominees, Hawley argues ...| The Heartlander
(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. had carried out a strike against a speedboat said to be carrying narcotics in the southern Caribbean. “Earlier this morning, on my orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump has designated Tren … Read more The post Watch: Speedboat said to be carrying Venezue...| The Heartlander
(The Lion) — President Donald Trump ramped up his calls for sending federal assistance to Chicago following another violent weekend that left at least 54 people shot and eight dead, promising he could “solve the crime problem fast” by deploying National Guard troops. “We’re going in,” he told reporters in the White House on Tuesday. “I didn’t say when, but … Read more The post Trump vows to solve ‘crime problem fast’ in Chicago after weekend shootings, escalating tension...| The Heartlander
(The Center Square) – More than 33,000 pages related to the Jeffrey Epstein case have been released by the U.S. Department of Justice after the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a subpoena. Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said the DOJ “has indicated it will continue producing records while ensuring the redaction of victim identities and child … Read more The post House Oversight Committee releases trove of Epstein documents appeared first on The Heart...| 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
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(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