A new Wall Street Journal poll found that former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in six critical swing states. This comes as voter discontent appears to be fueled by concerns about President Biden’s job performance and economic management. When asked which candidate they would support, voters in multiple states selected President Trump over […]
A coalition of 11 Republican attorneys general has sued the Biden administration in a bid to block President Joe Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness scheme, arguing it’s illegal because Congress didn’t approve it. The lawsuit was filed on March 28 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, and it seeks a declaration […]
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government holds a hearing on “The Southern Border Crisis: The Constitution and the States” at 10 a.m. ET on Jan. 30 to examine states’ authority to secure the southern border when the federal executive fails to do so. Witnesses Mark Brnovich, former Arizona Attorney General Christopher […]
President Joe Biden will travel on Friday to Allentown, a historic steel town in Pennsylvania, where he will meet with small business owners and promote his economic plan. This visit marks his second trip to Pennsylvania in just one week. The timing of this trip is crucial, given that President Biden announced that U.S. and […]
Blue state residents, whose governments have adopted aggressive climate policies, are paying much more for electricity and fuel than their counterparts who live in red states that lack such policies, according to a new report from America’s largest membership organization of state legislators. The report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), provides a breakdown […]
The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas launched an unexpected attack on Israel on Oct. 7, prompting swift retaliation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the start of an all-out war that has already claimed the lives of thousands. Within the four days since the unprecedented Hamas attack—conducted by land, sea, and air on the same day […]
It’s a fine litigative line: Gerrymandering by a majority party for political purposes is legal because elections have consequences. But if the consequences of gerrymandering predetermine election results by diluting the voting efficacy of racial minorities, then it is illegal. Defining when “racial gerrymandering” is constitutional and when it is not is a nub of […]
Coming up on our next installment of America’s Hope: How the power of hope can actually save people from death by despair. And you’ll meet a man who is walking across America for the purpose of giving hope and providing help—everywhere he goes.
State attorneys general from Tennessee, Kansas, and 11 other states put 100 of America’s largest corporations on notice that, following the Supreme Court decision against racial discrimination at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, private companies would be held to the same standard. In a July 13 letter to CEOs of Fortune 100 companies, […]
Nine states on Monday joined eight others in a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice against Google for allegedly monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology products. The amended lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. It accuses Google of monopolizing key digital advertising technologies, known as the “ad […]
A coalition of 24 states filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Thursday over a recent rule that subjects pistols equipped with stabilizing braces to federal regulation. The legal challenge, led by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, argues that the new rule represents an abrupt reversal of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ […]
“Forever Chemicals,” also known as PFAS, are being banned more and more. Just this month, Vermont, Washington, and Maine banned these chemicals in products like carpets, food packaging, and ski waxes. The Wall Street Journal reports that California, Maryland, and Colorado want to remove PFAS from cosmetics. And 11 states have written laws to remove […]
Rep. Brian Seitz (R-Branson) will enter his third session when the Missouri General Assembly convenes in Springfield on Jan. 4 and, for the third time, he is sponsoring a bill that would require state lawmakers to scrutinize and, potentially disregard, some presidential executive orders. Under his proposed House Bill 174, the Missouri House must review […]
It turns out that California is one of the least charitable states in the union. When it comes to charitability, California ranks near the bottom among the 50 states, according to the World Giving Index created by WalletHub. California ranks 42nd among the 50 states in this year‘s rankings. It follows the trend of some […]
Seventeen states follow California’s rigid vehicle emission requirements instead of federal standards, and now they’re considering following California’s lead in its gas-powered vehicle ban. Indeed, Oregon said it’ll update its Advanced Clean Cars II law proposal to include a gas-powered vehicle ban in 2035. And Washington said it would adopt a version of California’s rule […]
President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program has sparked a flurry of questions, including its impact on inflation and whether it’s fair to saddle some taxpayers with the burden of paying off others’ debts. Now the Tax Foundation has raised another—will it trigger tax liabilities for beneficiaries of the scheme? Taxpayers will absorb up to […]
Fiction author Gibb Kerr depicts how states would respond to a socialist takeover of our federal government. The military must choose whether to be loyal to the White House or the Constitution. Kerr tells NTD that looking back into history inspired his writing.
More than two dozen states will move to restrict abortions following the Supreme Court’s Friday ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The Guttmacher Institute, a research group, says that 13 states have “trigger laws” that bar most abortions that will take effect immediately after the ruling Friday. They are Arkansas, Idaho, […]
LOS ANGELES—Primary elections in seven states Tuesday will set the stage for House and Senate races this fall. With control of Congress in play, a string of Republican House incumbents are contending with challenges from the political right. No incumbent governors or senators appear to be in imminent danger. In Iowa, several Democrats are jockeying […]
