May 1 2023
 
Good morning  from Washington, where an FBI operation to monitor Catholic Americans apparently gained traction in neighboring Virginia. Our Tyler O’Neil reports. In Texas, a rally for border security underlines the fatal consequences of Biden administration policies. Virginia Allen has details. On the podcast, find out how one state is protecting children from TikTok and the transgender agenda. Plus: the Left’s campaign to capture the Supreme Court; winners and losers in the House’s plan to cut deficit spending; states defend taxpayers from woke investments; and school moms take on a teachers union. Sixty years ago today, the first half of  feminist writer Gloria Steinem’s account of her degrading undercover stint as a Playboy bunny in Manhattan is published in Show magazine. 
 
 
 
NEWS
EXCLUSIVE: Latin Mass Churchgoers Witnessed Suspicious Activity After FBI's 'Radical-Traditional Catholic' Memo
By Tyler O'Neil

Two parishioners at a Latin Mass Catholic church in rural Northern Virginia say they witnessed suspicious activity from what looked like FBI vehicles after the FBI memo targeting “radical-traditional Catholics.”
NEWS
Dead Migrants, Dead Americans: Pro-Border Security Rally Highlights Scourge of Cartels and Fentanyl
By Virginia Allen

A photo of a skeleton laying in the Texas dirt flashes across the screen, followed by another image of the remains of migrants who died from exhaustion or other causes after entering America illegally.
COMMENTARY
The Left’s Plan for Hostile Takeover of Supreme Court
By Thomas Jipping

The Left wants to control the Supreme Court because it’s the final interpreter of the Constitution, the “supreme law of the land.”
COMMENTARY
Here Are Winners, Losers If House’s Debt Ceiling Plan Becomes Law
By Preston Brashers

If it were to win final passage, House Republicans’ Limit, Save, Grow Act would produce some big winners and losers, starting with taxpayers and the IRS, respectively.
ANALYSIS
State OKs Bans on Transgender Treatments for Minors, TikTok in Bid to Keep Kids Safe
By Virginia Allen

Montana passes a bill banning transgender treatments for minors, despite loud pushback from a legislator who identifies as transgender.
NEWS
These States Have Taken Action Against ESG in 2023
By Samantha Aschieris

As three governors sign bills combating environmental, social, and governance policies in investment, more than a dozen states are considering similar legislation.
NEWS
‘They Should Be Worried:’ Teachers Union Attempts to Fight Moms Over Parental Rights Advocacy
By Elizabeth Troutman

A Pennsylvania teachers union’s conference features a session on fighting advocates of parental rights.
COMMENTARY
Virginia Governor Elevates State’s Economic Partnership With Taiwan
By Anthony B. Kim

In his first official overseas trade mission for the commonwealth of Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin makes a notable visit to Taiwan, America’s vital partner in the Indo-Pacific region.
COMMENTARY
ICYMI: Here’s How You Can Fight Biden’s Crusade to Put ‘Transgender’ Males in Women’s Sports, From the Comfort of Your Own Home
By Tyler O'Neil

It seems the federal government is taking more and more control over our lives. While we often feel powerless to do anything about it, here’s a concrete step you can take right now.
 
     
 
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