12-state human trafficking sting frees 59 victims, including 2 minors; 102 suspects arrested

A twelve-state crime” target=”_blank”>human trafficking sting< in each of the states. “The exploitation and repeated victimization of our children, our women and our men must end,” us-regions Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said in a statement, adding that although the operation has been completed, “our work is not over.” He pledged to continue…

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Homeschooling spike expected to continue during COVID-19 pandemic, even as schools reopen

NEW ORLEANS – Even though most education” target=”_blank”>school districts< The National Home Education Research Institutes estimates about 5 million students were homeschooling in March 2021. In 2020, that number sat at 2.6 million.  “Interest has exploded,” said Christopher Chin, the president of Homeschool Louisiana, a faith-based support group for homeschooling families.  Chin said he’d expect…

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Biden's closing argument for Democrats won't work in November

Who are the political geniuses who green-lighted President Joe Biden’s recent episode of agitprop? White House communicators labeled it “Remarks on Historic Deficit Reduction.” It was really the Democrat Party’s script for the election’s closing weeks. As a Republican, I welcome the president’s 13-minute muddle of fabrication, misdirection, and self-delusion. However, I’m mystified that someone…

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Sen. Tom Cotton: Biden's Afghan refugee blunders – improper vetting creates host of problems for US

On Tuesday, I questioned defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, and U.S. Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie about the fall of Afghanistan, which occurred on their watch.  We learned from that hearing how joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden< to communities across America. For two decades, thousands of Afghans fought loyally alongside American troops…

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More Americans identify as evangelical after the Trump years

While many commentators have insisted that former donald-trump” target=”_blank”>President Trump< religion, pushing Americans away from the faith, recent data from the Pew Research Center suggests that more Americans adopted the evangelical label during the Trump years. While 25% of White Americans identified themselves as born-again or evangelical Protestants in 2016, 29% of them described themselves…

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Biden's student loan handout: Admin desperate to avoid legal challenges

In late August, the Biden administration announced its intent to cancel an estimated $500 billion in student debt held by more than 40 million borrowers. President Biden previously expressed doubts about his authority to take this very action.  Nevertheless, Biden and his Education Department located a previously untapped source of purported authority—the HEROES Act of 2003. This law, passed in the early days…

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