New legislation in Illinois banning book bans is about to become law. On Capitol Hill, Illinois’s Secretary of State, Alexi Giannoulias (D), was in the hot seat Tuesday, Sept. 12, testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He was defending his state’s new law – HB2789 – that will withhold tax dollars from public…

According to an email obtained by CNN, the White House has sent some of America’s largest media outlets a letter on how to cover the Biden impeachment inquiry. The draft copy of the letter indicated it would be sent to CNN, the New York Times, Associated Press and others, and CNN reported the letter has…

Can former President Donald Trump be banned from the 2024 presidential election ballot over his actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the United States Capitol building? Some legal scholars and politicians are trying to make that case.  Advocates for removing Trump contend the Jan. 6 riot was an insurrection and that Trump should…

A federal appeals court has ruled the Biden administration — along with government agencies like the CDC and FBI — likely violated the First Amendment when they pushed to censor and moderate posts about COVID-19 on social media during the pandemic. While it’s not being disputed that social media posts about COVID were being censored,…

Former President Donald Trump faced his fourth indictment, centered on his attempts to overturn his 2020 general election loss in Georgia, in August. Trump’s legal team is portraying this indictment as an assault on his freedom of speech, while prosecutors hold a different perspective. Straight Arrow News contributor David Pakman questions whether Trump’s legal team…

A first-in-the nation excise tax on guns and ammunition passed in both chambers of the California Statehouse on Thursday, Sept. 7. The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif. “The allocation of these funds will lay the necessary groundwork to prevent future devastation and unnecessary death,” Kris Brown, president of the gun…

The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is suing the state of Indiana for refusing to pay for a gender-affirming sexual reassignment surgery for a convicted murderer. A state law went into effect July 1 that bans the Department of Corrections (DOC) from using taxpayer money for sex reassignment surgeries for inmates. The state attorney general…

A contentious negotiation process between the government and the pharmaceutical industry is set to begin. President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act passed last year giving Medicare the authority to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. If the drugmakers don’t comply, they face a hefty excise tax. It’s Biden’s way to force the hand of what…

Gun-related incidents are the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens, according to new data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2020 was the first year firearms surpassed motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of death among children and teens. 2021 was a repeat of 2020, according…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Paul Whelan, and Starbucks was ordered to pay millions of dollars as part of a wrongful termination suit. These stories and more highlight The Rundown for Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Blinken speaks to Paul Whelan by phone Secretary of State Blinken has spoken by phone with Paul Whelan,…