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November 25, 2024

America's New Mental Health Crisis: Trump Derangement Syndrome
by Jared Bridges
Many could see it approaching, but veteran political journalist Mark Halperin called it with clarity. Mere weeks before the 2024 election in the middle of a two-hour interview on Tucker Carlson's podcast, Halperin predicted that if Donald Trump won the vote, America would face a mental health crisis unparalleled in its history.
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Johnson on Bitter Bathroom Fallout: 'What Would Jesus Do? He Would Hold to the Principles We Believe in'
by Suzanne Bowdey
On a normal day, spotting the House speaker at a UFC fight with a posse of future Cabinet leaders would be all the buzz. But Mike Johnson's (R-La.) epic weekend (which included sharing McDonald's cheeseburgers with self-avowed health nut Robert Kennedy Jr.) was overshadowed by a bigger brawl - this time, over Capitol bathrooms.
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5 Stories You Missed Last Week
by Ben Johnson
The legacy media has spent the last several days obsessing over the purported threat to democracy posed by the 2024 elections, President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, and Pete Hegseth's Christian tattoo. Meanwhile, a European government body handed a pro-life broadcaster a stiff fine and declared that, even on a Christian program, "abortion cannot be presented as a cause of death." Senate Democrats have abandoned the worst of President Joe Biden's judicial nominations - but at a price. Police in a northwestern city reveal that a widely publicized event undermines Washington state's "hate crime" law. A deep-blue city in a pro-life state has decided not to use taxpayer funding to pay for women's travel to have an abortion out of state. And yes, Jaguar created a DEI-themed commercial, but another high-end car manufacturer has debuted a heartrendingly beautiful pro-family ad.
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Conservative States Have More Babies than Liberal States: Study
by Ben Johnson
States where the Republican presidential candidate received more support produced more babies than states that supported the Democrat - and religious faith plays a vital role in reversing their baby bust, a new study has found.
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Trump Progressing toward Moving Education Back to States, Say Experts
by Dan Hart
With President-elect Donald Trump announcing his pick for secretary of Education amid plans to wind down the federal agency, experts say the incoming administration is moving closer toward shifting more power to direct education to the states, thereby increasingly empowering parents to make educational decisions regarding their children at the local level.
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Trump Unveils More Administration Appointments - Including Education Secretary
by S.A. McCarthy
Over the past two weeks, President-elect Donald Trump has been rolling out a series of Cabinet nominations and administration appointments, placing longtime allies and newfound confederates in positions of influence and power. Some of these nominations and appointments have proven to be controversial, such as former congressman Matt Gaetz's nomination as U.S. Attorney General or Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). But the controversy isn't slowing Trump down. Below are some of his latest picks for Cabinet positions and roles in his second administration.
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Trump Nominates New Attorney General after Gaetz Bows Out
by S.A. McCarthy
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a new U.S. attorney general, after his controversial previous pick decided to withdraw from consideration. On Thursday afternoon, former congressman Matt Gaetz, Trump's first choice to serve as attorney general, announced that he was not going to pursue the role of top prosecutor, following meetings he had with Republican senators prior to beginning the confirmation process.
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'Save Girls' Sports' Shirts Compared to Swastikas, Sparking Lawsuit
by Sarah Holliday
Kaitlyn and Taylor, cross-country athletes at Martin Luther King High School in California, work hard at their craft. Concerned about trans-identifying males entering into sports meant for women, the girls wore t-shirts with a clear message on the front: "Save Girls' Sports." But allegedly, officials from the school's athletic department didn't like it. They accused the girls of creating a "hostile" environment. This is because, in their opinion, wearing a shirt that says "Save Girls' Sports" in front of someone who identifies as trans is like wearing a "swastika" in front of someone who's Jewish.
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Losing Battles Yet Still Gaining Ground: The Post-Election Pro-Life Landscape
by Emily Wood Hawley
While we celebrate winning the electoral and popular vote for the Trump-Vance ticket and a Republican trifecta in the White House and both houses of Congress during this election cycle, we also lament over the precious souls that will be lost in the states that removed virtually all protections for an entire class of people - the unborn.
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