Category: Government Updates
From Ride Sharing to Property Taxes to Cash Bail – Huge Spending on California Ballot Measures
Businesses, unions, foundations, political parties and wealthy individuals flooded California with campaign money fighting over 12 state ballot propositions. This year’s spending raised a record-breaking...
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Election Lawsuits Expand: More States, More Cases
In addition to the lawsuits reported by The Daily Citizen in Pennsylvania and Michigan filed on the day after the election, the Trump campaign has...
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Growing Like a Weed: Five States Approve Medical and Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measures
Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota passed measures legalizing either medical or recreational marijuana. With millions of dollars in support from the marijuana...
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What God Showed the VP and Second Lady About Rising to Political Office
On her election day podcast, Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence’s daughter recounts an uplifting true story from her childhood about how...
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U.S. Marshalls Rescue 45 Missing Children in Largest Anti-Trafficking Sting in Ohio’s History
The U.S. Marshals Service has rescued 45 missing children in Ohio as a part of operation “Autumn Hope” during the month of October. The U.S....
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Washington, D.C. Council Approves Law Allowing Children as Young as 11 to be Vaccinated Without Parents’ Knowledge
In a blatant threat to parental rights, the Washington, D.C. City Council is in the process of passing a new law that would allow children...
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Facebook, Twitter and Google Execs Grilled by Senate Committee Over Censorship of Conservatives
The Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Ala., questioned Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Jack Dorsey of Twitter, and Sundar Pichai of Google on...
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Supreme Court Sides with Wisconsin Republicans, Restores Election Day Absentee Ballot Deadline
In a 5-3 decision on Monday, the Supreme Court sided with the Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Legislature and gave a green light to a Wisconsin law...
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Fear Not, Liberals. A Conservative SCOTUS is Good for Everyone
Liberals have placed a lot of hope in the Supreme Court of the United States since the 1960s. Their hope was not misplaced, as they...
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Cities and States Could Change Who Votes – San Francisco Measure Would Lower Voting Age to 16
While the Presidential election is getting most of the nation’s attention, there are many state and local ballot issues that affect who gets to vote....
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President Trump Now Considers Himself a Non-Denominational Christian Rather Than a Presbyterian
President Trump now considers himself a non-denominational Christian after growing up in and being confirmed in the Presbyterian church. The revelation came from a written...
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed to Supreme Court; Sworn in at Rose Garden Ceremony
As predicted, Judge Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed today by the U.S. Senate to become the 115th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The final...
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed! Here’s Why Conservatives Should Celebrate.
The U.S. Senate voted 52-48 on Monday night to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, was the...
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U.S., Israel and Sudan, Once a State Sponsor of Terror, Declare Peace
On Friday, President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Sudan had signed a peace agreement, the latest of several recent high-profile Muslim and Israeli peace...
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Overheard at the Presidential Debate; The Story Behind Those 500 Foreign Children Separated from Their Parents at the Border
In the final presidential debate on Thursday evening between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, moderator Kristin Welker brought up the issue...
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Trump Administration Releases ‘National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking’
The Trump Administration released a new “National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking” this week that will aim to eradicate modern human trafficking. “Life, liberty,...
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Senate Judiciary Committee Votes 12-0 to Recommend Judge Barrett’s Confirmation
The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., today unanimously approved a motion to report the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to...
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The Most Contentious and Contested Presidential Election in History was 1876, not 2020
Seemingly every election cycle, the media harps about how this is the most important presidential election in the history of the country, but an examination...
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Support for Amy Coney Barrett Nomination Grows Even as Media Continues Attacks on her Religion
Public support for the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett continues to grow since she was first nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court by President...
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Growing Movement to Defund the Pentagon Would Leave America Vulnerable to Attack
There is a growing movement among certain liberal politicians and others advocating for the defunding of the Department of Defense. They argue that instead of...
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Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation Process Shows, It’s Not Easy Being a Conservative Woman
As part of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation process, Senator Lindsey Graham said, “In my world, being a young, conservative woman is not an...
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SCOTUS ‘Tie’ in Election Case Highlights Need to Confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett
A 4-4 vote on an election issue that came before the U.S. Supreme Court from Pennsylvania on an emergency basis could open the door to...
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Poll Shows Americans Are Better Off Now than in 2016, Former Vice President Biden Disagrees
A recent Gallup Poll revealed that 56% of Americans believe that they are better off now than they were in 2016, and only 32% said...
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Senate Judiciary Committee to Subpoena Twitter and Facebook Executives for Alleged Election Interference
Yesterday, October 14, Senators Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Josh Hawley, R-Mo., sent letters to Twitter and Facebook, asking questions about the companies’ blocking of tweets and...
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