COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio school districts could begin arming employees as soon as this fall under legislation approved by Republican lawmakers and set to be signed by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine. Democrats said the proposal, which is optional for schools, sends the wrong message a week after the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at an…
Ohio Governor to Sign Bill Allowing Armed School Employees
‘Faith Through Difficult Times’: Falun Gong Practitioner Tells His Story to Raise Awareness of the Dangers of Communism
What Winston Liu found in Falun Gong was a system of practices and principles that not only allowed him to cultivate balance in his life but also filled an empty void in his heart. Finally, there was meaning and a sense of purpose that transcended the day-to-day routine of rote existence. However, just as this…
Special Olympics Rescinds COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement After Legal Threat From Florida
The Special Olympics has pulled its COVID-19 vaccine requirement after legal threats from Florida officials. The organization announced on June 2 that it made the move “as demanded by the state of Florida officials on May 27, based upon the Florida Department of Health’s interpretation of Florida law.” “Delegates who were registered for the Games but…
Lawyer Couple Who Wielded Weapons in Front of Marchers Appeal Law License Curbs to Supreme Court
A Missouri couple who gained folk hero status in the conservative movement for holding guns outside of their St. Louis home in 2020 to deter a group of trespassing left-wing protesters, including Black Lives Matter activists, are asking the Supreme Court to review law license sanctions imposed on them. The Supreme Court case is McCloskey…
Brandon Straka: Jan. 6 Confession Was Made Under Pressure of Facing Charges With Long Prison Term
When Brandon Straka a conservative activist, was confronted with a choice between pleading guilty to a crime he did not commit and facing serious charges with a long prison term related to the Jan. 6 Capitol rally. He chose to accept the plea deal because he felt he would not get a fair trial. On…
Fact Check: Biden Repeats Claim People Couldn’t Own Cannons When 2nd Amendment Was Passed
President Joe Biden has again repeated a gun-control talking point that has been fact-checked several times over the years. Speaking to reporters this week, Biden said that Second Amendment didn’t allow for private ownership of cannons when it was adopted in the Bill of Rights. “The Second Amendment was never absolute,” he said, according to a…
McConnell: Bipartisan Negotiations Looking at Mental Illness, School Safety After Mass Shooting
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says Republicans are working across the aisle to try to reach a compromise bill to respond to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting with a focus on mental illness and school safety. The Uvalde shooting left 19 children as well as two teachers dead, and has prompted lawmakers on both…
Biden Admin Worked ‘Under the Radar’ to Give WHO More Power: Liberty Counsel’s Senior Attorney
Jonathan Alexandre, a senior counsel from international litigation nonprofit Liberty Counsel, says changes to the United Nations’ 2005 international health regulations (IHR) have been happening “under the radar” because they know people would object to the unconstitutionality of the changes. The Biden administration’s proposed amendments to the IHR would further strengthen the WHO’s authority to…
Biden Admin Worked ‘Under the Radar’ to Give WHO More Power: Liberty Counsel Senior Attorney
Changes to the United Nations’ 2005 international health regulations (IHR) have been occurring “under the radar” because Americans would object to the unconstitutionality of the changes, according to Jonathan Alexandre, a senior counsel for international litigation nonprofit Liberty Counsel. The Biden administration’s proposed amendments to the IHR would further strengthen the World Health Organization’s authority…
Biden Suggests He Wants to Ban 9mm Pistols
President Joe Biden suggested he wants to ban 9mm handguns in remarks to reporters on Monday at the White House’s South Lawn. As he visited Texas over the weekend, officials “showed me an x-ray … he said, ‘a 22-caliber bullet will lodge in a lung and we can probably get it out … and maybe…
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