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August 5, 2025
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| New Hampshire Enacts Protections for Minors from Gender Transition Surgeries, Hormones |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| New Hampshire became the first New England state to protect minors from all gender transition procedures when Governor Kelly Ayotte (R) on Friday signed into law two bills that expanded on the state's previous protections. In 2024, New Hampshire enacted a ban on gender transition genital surgery for minors. Now, the most conservative state in the country's most progressive region protects minors from all gender transition surgeries and hormones. |
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| With Dems Jamming the Process, Thune Breaks for August |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) finally flipped off the lights and sent his chamber home on Saturday after days of frustrating talks with Democrats. The two sides, who've been butting heads over the president's long list of nominees, finally threw in the towel on negotiations when it was obvious that Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) had no interest in doing his part to put Donald Trump's team in place. After multiple attempts to break the logjam, Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) seemed to speak for everyone when he vented, "We're stuck on stupid." |
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| EXCLUSIVE: Iowa Runner Keeley Knobloch's Stand against Transgender Competition |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| The Bix 7 road race is hallowed ground for runners in Keeley Knobloch's Iowa town. This grueling seven-mile course, the U.S. seven-mile national championship, draws world-class athletes and Midwestern sub-elites like Keeley, who's raced three years with her local club, Running Wild Elite. Then, the race entries dropped, and her heart sank. A biological male was listed in her division - meaning Keeley would compete directly against a man. The unfairness was glaring, and it clashed with her Catholic faith. She stood at a crossroads. |
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| Dems Challenge GOP to Bipartisanship in Fall Budget Battle, Repeat False Medicaid Claims |
| by Mark Tapscott |
| Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) challenged their Republican counterparts Monday to "pursue a bipartisan path - you can work with us to protect health care for the American people and chart a better course for this country" when Congress returns after Labor Day facing a September 30 budget showdown. |
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| Trump Wants Reset on Israel-Hamas Deal after Video of Starving Israeli Hostage Surfaces |
| by Dan Hart |
| In the wake of a disturbing video that surfaced over the weekend showing Israeli hostage Evyatar David, who appeared severely gaunt and emaciated, being forced to dig an apparent grave inside a dark tunnel in Gaza, renewed calls for a rapid hostage deal reverberated across Israel. President Trump has signaled that he wants to help broker a comprehensive, non-staged deal to end the war between Israel and Hamas and secure release of the remaining hostages. |
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| Trump Fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner. What Does the BLS Do? |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| President Trump on Friday fired Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, a Biden appointee whom he accused of political bias, "inaccuracies," and "incompetence." The firing came hours after the BLS released its monthly "employment situation summary," which showed poor employment growth throughout May, June, and July. |
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| The Cost of Early Smartphones: A Study's Warning and a Biblical Stand for Protecting Kids |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Are you wrestling with the decision to hand your pre-teen a smartphone? Maybe you're staunchly opposed, convinced it's a dangerous step. Wherever you stand, a heart-wrenching study from the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities demands our attention, delivering a gut-punch of evidence that could reshape how parents see this choice. Let's walk through this together, and then we'll unpack the weight of it all. |
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