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December 19, 2024
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| Groundbreaking Troop Bill Heads to Biden's Desk with First-Ever Rebuke of Trans Ideology |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| After a frustrating and bitterly divided year in Congress, one thing that will go down as a bright shining success for the GOP is the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). On Wednesday, the Senate voted to send the 1,800-page behemoth to President Joe Biden's desk, where he will be forced to do something neither side ever thought possible: sign a bill protecting children from his radical transgender agenda. |
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| Families Plead for Release of Hostages as Israel, Hamas Approach Ceasefire |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| "Israel is closer than ever to another hostage deal" with Hamas, according to remarks by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz reported in the Israeli press. After 439 days, 101 of the hostages Hamas kidnapped on October 7, 2023 remain in captivity, and seven of them are Americans. Their families are desperate to free them from barbaric conditions, and recent developments may finally force Hamas to negotiate. |
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| Disney Leaves LGBT Activism on Cutting Room Floor in New Series |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Once bent on incorporating woke into children's media, Disney may now be reversing course and axing LGBT storylines. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney executives ordered dialogue referencing transgenderism and gender identity to be cut from the upcoming Pixar series "Win or Lose," which centers around a co-ed children's softball team. A Disney spokesman told the media, "When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline." |
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| 436 Church Attacks in 2023, Zero Prosecutions Under the FACE Act, Notes House Hearing |
| by Ben Johnson |
| The Biden-Harris administration did not prosecute a single one of the hundreds of attacks against churches that took place last year under a 1994 law designed to protect houses of worship, a congressional hearing established on Wednesday, citing research from Family Research Council. Even as violence and vandalism against churches and pro-life centers skyrocketed over the last two years, 92% of Biden administration cases using that law targeted pro-life advocates. |
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| Experts Decry Biden's 'Monstrous' Pardons |
| by Dan Hart |
| In the wake of President Joe Biden's single-day record of almost 1,500 sentence commutations along with 39 pardons and a promise of more to come, experts are expressing concern over the serious nature of many of the crimes that have been pardoned and the precedent that the actions could set for future presidents. |
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| 'No Binding Morality': Expert Unpacks Celebration of CEO Killing |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| In July, then-candidate Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt that took place during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Half of an inch made the difference between life and death. About a week later, a snap pollrevealed at least "one-third of Democrat respondents agreed with the statement, 'I wish Trump's assassin hadn't missed.'" However, approval is flooding in regarding a different assassination attempt - except this assassin did not miss his target. |
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| Survey Shows Professors Are Uncomfortable Discussing Cultural, Political Issues |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| A recent survey published by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) revealed that many professors across the country are "uncomfortable" talking about controversial issues on campus. Notably, they're afraid that their personal opinions may come back and bite them - despite the constitutional protection of free speech. |
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| Pizzeria Defends Decision Not to Cater Same-Sex Weddings despite LGBT Pushback |
| by Ryan Foley |
| The owners of a Tennessee pizzeria are standing by their beliefs after facing backlash for refusing to cater a same-sex wedding. In a statement posted on Facebook Monday, the Tennessee-based Pizzeria Cortile acknowledged that, "Recently, we made the difficult decision not to cater a wedding due to our personal beliefs," adding, "This belief comes from a place of personal conviction, one we know is not shared by everyone, and it is one we hold without judgment towards others." |
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