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Report: Chronic Absenteeism in Public Schools a National Crisis
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) A record number of students are skipping school, propelling chronic absenteeism to a national crisis, according to an analysis of public-school attendance data. The analysis comes as public school districts nationwide are laying off teachers, citing high inflationary costs, budget deficits, and spending decisions related to federal COVID-era funding, which…
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Democratic Congressman Proposes Federal Law on Redistricting
(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) Less than a week after his party was court-ordered to pay legal fees for “frivolous” and “unreasonable” intervention in a third party’s try for ballot access, North Carolina Congressman Wiley Nickel was at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday introducing legislation for fair maps. The Fair and Impartial Redistricting for Meaningful…
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Top Dem. in N.M. Arraigned in Federal Corruption Case for Allegedly Stealing School Funds
(Headline USA) A former high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico has pleaded not guilty to numerous federal charges stemming from a corruption investigation into allegations that millions of dollars meant for educational programs in the state’s largest school district were diverted to businesses and charities in which she had an interest. Sheryl Williams Stapleton, 66,…
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Tlaib Melts Down after Fox Reporter Asks Her to Condemn ‘Death to America’ Chant
(Headline USA) “Squad” Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., erupted at a reporter on Wednesday who asked if she condemned the viral “Death to America” protest that took place in her district last week. Tlaib has been silent on the Al-Quds Day rally in Dearborn, Michigan that took place April 5, during which protesters chanted “Death to America”…
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Activists Behind Failed Ballot Ban Force Ex-Trump Lawyer Off Elections Board
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) A former Trump lawyer lost her position on a federal election advisory board after a left-wing activist group threatened to launch a public complaint campaign against the group if she was re-appointed, the Daily Caller News Foundation reported. Cleta Mitchell, former Trump advisor and conservative lawyer, was not reappointed to her…
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Biden Judge Dresses Down DOJ for Hypocrisy over House Subpoenas
“There’s a person in jail right now because you all brought a criminal lawsuit against him because he did not appear for a House subpoena,” Reyes said, alluding to Navarro, who ignored a subpoena from House Democrats’ partisan Jan. 6 Committee. Reyes was commenting on the case because the House Judiciary Committee sued last month in…
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Afghan on Terror Watch List Arrested after Illegally Crossing Border, Living in U.S. for a Year
(Headline USA) An Afghan national on the terrorism watch list was apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week after he illegally crossed the southern border and spent more than a year in the country. Mohammed Kharwin is a member of Hezb-e-Islami, a radical Islamist terror group responsible for attacks in Afghanistan that killed at…
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Biden ‘Considering’ Request to Drop Prosecution of Wikileaks’s Julian Assange
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents. For years, Australia has called on the U.S. to drop its prosecution against Assange, an Australian citizen who has fought U.S. extradition efforts from prison in…
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Biden’s ATF Moves to Ban Private Gun Sales
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Biden administration has finalized a regulation that could effectively ban the private sale of firearms. The rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives could effectively ban private gun sales by expanding the definition of who would be classified as a “dealer” under federal law. Dealers are required…
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Mont. Senate Candidate Calls Out Wash. Post for Harassment over Hit Piece
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) Montana’s GOP senatorial candidate, Tim Sheehy, called out a Washington Post journalist who attempted to badger his friends and family into participating in a smear attack, the Daily Caller reported. Sheehy made public a voicemail transcript showing Post writer Beth Reinhard’s repeated efforts to dig up dirt, which included reaching out to…
