SALEM, Ore. – the Senate Committee on Rules held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1006, a bipartisan effort led by Senator Kim Thatcher (R-Keizer) to uphold the separation of powers and reaffirm that only the Legislature has the authority to propose laws. The bill would prohibit state agencies, statewide elected officials, and other entities from directly introducing …

Summary: Former President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education (DOE), aiming to return education authority to the states. Joined by Republican governors and lawmakers, Trump framed the move as a step toward reducing federal oversight. The order directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to …

Many Mennonite community members in West Texas feel “frustrated” and “targeted” by mainstream media coverage of the current measles outbreak, according to Tina Siemens, a Mennonite business owner who lives in Gaines County, Texas. “It’s not just the Mennonites that have measles,” she told The Defender. Many Mennonite community members …

Originally posted on the author’s Substack Naomi Wolf: “The centerpiece of The Pfizer Papers is an intentional attack on human sexuality, and especially on women and babies. They killed the babies, and they knew it. They poisoned the breast milk, and they knew it. They damaged the placentas, and they …

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the management of the U.S. federal student loan portfolio and “special needs” programs would be transferred to other federal agencies. The federal student loan portfolio, which manages around $1.6 trillion in loans for 43 million borrowers, will now be overseen by the …