Month: January 2025

South Carolina Bill Would Take First Steps Against a CBDC

The legislation would prohibit any governing authority in South Carolina from accepting or requiring payment using central bank digital currency. It would also bar any state or local government agency from participating in any test of central bank digital currency by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or branch or agency of the federal government.

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Arizona Bill Would Establish 100% Backed Gold and Silver Transactional Currency and Bullion Depository

A bill filed in the Arizona Senate would establish a transactional currency backed 100 percent by gold and silver, along with a bullion depository. If passed, it would create infrastructure to facilitate the everyday use of sound money while offering safe storage for precious metals.

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New Bill Would Codify Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Into Law

Rep. Brian Babin has introduced a bill that would end automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents of illegal aliens.
Automatic birthright citizenship, regardless of parent’s legal status, is “one of the abused aspects of our immigration system,” Babin, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal.

Doctor Headed to Trial For Exposing Child Sex Change Procedures Urges Trump DOJ to Drop Case

A doctor who exposed secret child transgender procedures at the nation’s largest children’s hospital hopes President Donald Trump will stop the Department of Justice (DOJ) from taking him to trial in February.
Dr. Eithan Haim told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the DOJ will be “in direct contravention” of the White House if it continues to prosecute him for blowing the whistle on Texas Children’s Hospital’s sex change program in May 2023. The DOJ claims he broke privacy law by releasing records about transgender procedures to the media, bringing a felony case that has led to nationwide scrutiny, months of procedural hangups and the dismissal of a leading prosecutor.

Trump Takes Victory Lap at WEF: ‘America is a Free Nation Once Again’

President Donald Trump did not just defend free speech while addressing elites at Davos’s World Economic Forum elites on Thursday. He also threw down the gauntlet.
Speaking remotely, Trump addressed Davos telling those assembled about his efforts to eradicate censorship on Thursday. “I’m pleased to report that America is also a free nation once again,” Trump told the assembled politicians, executives and other attendees. “On day one I signed an executive order to stop all government censorship. No longer will our government label the speech of our own citizens as misinformation or disinformation–which are the favorite words of censors and those who wish to stop the free exchange of ideas and frankly progress. We have saved free speech in America.” 
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Supreme Court Allows Law Requiring Small Businesses to Report Ownership Information

The high court lifted a Fifth Circuit ruling from Dec. 23 that halted the beneficial ownership reporting requirement.

House Passes Bill to Protect Babies Born Alive After Failed Abortions

Democrats blocked the same bill in the Senate. The bill comes as thousands of pro-lifers are expected to flood the capital for the 52nd National March for Life.

Trump’s DOGE Order Details How Musk Effort Will Function

Trump outlines the mission of DOGE: to improve the overall performance of the government, reduce waste, and identify inefficiencies across federal agencies.