Year: 2025

Nashville Democrat Jeff Yarbro Wants Elon Musk in ‘Jail’ if DOGE ‘Hurts Tennesseans’ by Blocking Federal Grants

Tennessee State Senator Jeff Yarbro (D-Nashville) on Thursday filed legislation that he said could lead to the jailing of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk, if the government reformer’s work "hurts Tennesseans" by denying them grant funding through DOGE’s efforts to cut wasteful spending.
Senate Bill (SB) 1128 by Jeff Yarbro, submitted Thursday as the "Shielding Tennesseans from Oligarchic Power and Eliminating Lawless Obstruction of Necessities" (STOP ELON) Act, would create a new felony offense that would be applied to anyone who, according to a description of the bill, interferes "with an individual’s or entity’s receipt of a loan, grant, or financial assistance," to which the government previously said they were entitled.

More Than 40,000 Federal Workers Have Accepted Buyout Offer

On Feb. 6, a federal judge pushed back the deadline to accept the offer to Monday.

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Andy Ogles Introduce Legislation To Repeal DC Home Rule

BOWSER Act

Federal Government to Restrict DOGE Access to Treasury Department Systems: Filing

Government lawyers agreed to a pause after union members sued over the access.

Gun Rights Groups Challenge New Jersey Hollow Point Ban

Supreme Court Could Put An End To Public School Monopolies 

The Supreme Court has a case before it that could strike another blow at ‘state establishment’ — not of monopoly in religion, but in America’s primary and secondary education.

Teaching our children

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Who is teaching my child, and what are they teaching them? I see teachers unions prioritizing activism over academics. With 70% of eighth graders struggling in reading and 72% in math, I question if schools focus more on DEI and immigration policies than real education. Are students learning what truly matters for their future?

State Audit Reveals Why Voter Citizenship Was Not Tracked in Arizona, Discovers U.S. Non-Citizen Residents Illegally Registered to Vote

After concerns arose last year over the numbers of noncitizens on Arizona’s voter rolls, Governor Katie Hobbs ordered an audit to figure out why there were so many. The audit, which was released last week, examined the problems that arose at the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) within the Arizona Department of Transportation, which offers “motor voter” automatic voter registration to Arizonans conducting driving related transactions. The audit investigated a “glitch” allowing over 200,000 voters who did not show documented proof of citizenship (DPOC) prior to 1996, and found another glitch allowing U.S. nationals to register to vote. 
Merissa Hamilton, co-founder of the conservative grassroots EZAZ which performs election integrity work, spoke to The Arizona Sun Times about the audit. "I have little to no confidence that neither MVD or the Governor’s task force have identified and resolved all of the issues with the voter registration and management process,” she said. “A voter we identified last year that stated they are not a citizen and do not know how they got registered wasn’t identified as being part of this problem investigated by the Secretary’s office. Clearly, there are still unidentified non-citizens on the voter rolls. The voters deserve a comprehensive audit of the rolls with a thorough review by DHS. The clown show that our election administration has come to be known as nationally must end. Our taxpayers deserve best in class elections."