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Anti-ICE activists celebrate the return of Virginia’s sanctuary status
Hours after Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger was sworn in Saturday, she repealed an executive order signed by her Republican predecessor, Glenn Youngkin, that required local and state police to cooperate with federal immigration officers.
Second Amendment activists sound alarm over gun control bills in Virginia Legislature
Second Amendment activists in Virginia are rallying opposition to a raft of gun control bills that Democratic lawmakers pre-filed for the 2026 legislative session in Richmond.
Left-wing ‘Stop War with Venezuela’ campaign gets supercharged by U.S. arrest of Maduro
Demand Progress has amplified its campaign to persuade Americans to demand Congress support a war powers resolution "to stop the war with Venezuela" now that the U.S. has captured President Nicolas Maduro and put him on trial in New York.
Taxpayer group tells Supreme Court that excessive fines to settle debt are unconstitutional
The National Taxpayers Union Foundation has filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the Supreme Court defending citizens' rights not to suffer excessive tax fines.
Trade groups get behind House-passed legislation to streamline the federal permitting system
Trade groups representing manufacturing, energy and builders are prodding the Senate to support a House-passed bipartisan bill that would loosen the red tape tying up construction projects.
Trump’s marijuana downgrade meets pushback from conservatives
Conservatives are calling on President Trump to reconsider possibly signing an executive order that would downgrade marijuana from a Schedule I narcotic to a Schedule III drug.
Conservatives outpace liberals in marrying and having children
Conservative couples vastly outpace their liberal counterparts in getting hitched and having children, according to the Institute for Family Studies.
New study finds states with highest taxes have fastest rates of residents moving away
It's a fact. High-tax states had the highest rate of people moving out, while low-tax states had the highest rate of people moving in, according to a conservative taxpayers' watchdog organization that crunched the numbers.
Minnesota welfare fraud linked to terrorist funding
The Manhattan Institute's City Journal has an explosive expose revealing that billions of taxpayer dollars have been stolen during the administration of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and often perpetrated by the state's large Somali community.
Free market think tank offers a menu of options for states to create more affordable housing
The Mercatus Center recently released a policy brief outlining various options to make housing more affordable nationwide.
Anti-Defamation League tracking every move of the incoming Mamdani administration in NYC
The Anti-Defamation League has launched a comprehensive initiative to track and monitor the policies and personnel appointments of Mayor-elect Zorhan Mamdani's incoming administration, aiming to protect Jewish residents across the city's five boroughs.
Teachers union talks up infusing social justice into New Jersey schools
The New Jersey union representing over 200,000 state educators is expected to host several talks at a consortium this week, where plans are afoot to discuss how to infuse social justice lesson plans into public schools.
Trump-allied think tank creates toolkit for students to launch right-wing groups on campus
The conservative America First Policy Institute has a toolkit for students facing viewpoint discrimination on campus.
FAIR Sues LAPD and other law enforcement agencies for records from anti-ICE riots
The Federation for American Immigration Reform has filed lawsuits against five Los Angeles police agencies related to their actions during the riots against ICE agents earlier this year.
Accountability group’s undercover investigation finds many school districts still doing DEI
Accuracy in Media is touting its hidden-camera investigations that have been in over 300 school districts across the country and exposing educators who continue diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives despite federal and state restrictions.
