A divided U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Texas can require public schools to display the biblical Ten Commandments in every classroom, reversing a lower court judge who had blocked the law and marking a setback for parents who accused the Republican-led state of trampling their rights under the U.S. Constitution. The New…
Month: April 2026
More Than Half a Million Georgians Drop ACA Coverage
More than half a million Georgians have dropped health insurance coverage amid stiff premium price hikes for federally subsidized Affordable Care Act plans, according to data obtained by The Current GA and Georgia Recorder. The 37% enrollment drop — from 1.5 million Georgians in January 2025 to 950,000 as of April 17, 2026 — dwarfs…
Virginia Voters Pass Redistricting Referendum, Boosting Democrats’ House Hopes
Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the state is poised to redraw its congressional districts ahead of this year’s midterm election. According to a race call by The Associated Press, a narrow majority of Virginia voters approved a ballot measure put before them by the Democratic-led legislature that allows lawmakers to…
Mace Files to Expel Cory Mills from Congress
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced a resolution on Monday to expel Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.), who is facing a wide swath of allegations, from Congress. The House Ethics Committee is investigating whether Mills violated campaign finance laws, received special favors in his position, engaged in sexual misconduct, and misused congressional resources. “The swamp has protected…
Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns Before Ethics Punishment
Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigned from office on Tuesday moments before the start of a hearing that could have led to a recommendation that she be expelled from Congress. Cherfilus-McCormick was the subject of a more than two-year investigation by the House Ethics Committee, which had determined recently that she had violated multiple…
Christian Coalition’s Ralph Reed Ties Himself in Knots Defending Trump’s AI Jesus Post
Louisiana Voice | April 14, 2026 “It was almost funny — grotesque, but funny — to watch and hear all those trying to rationalize and otherwise explain away that ‘Jesus Trump’ AI-generated photo posted on Truth Social. Trump attempted to explain it all away by saying he had been under the impression that the photo…
NC Schools Closing May 1 as Teachers Plan Mass Protest in Raleigh
Charlotte Observer | April 16, 2026 “Some North Carolina school districts are canceling classes on May 1 because they say so many teachers are planning to take May Day off to participate in a mass protest in Raleigh. The North Carolina Association of Educators is encouraging teachers to call out of work on May 1…
Mitch Landrieu Quietly Tests 2028 Presidential Waters in New Orleans
CNN | April 19, 2026 “Quietly, someone no one had been thinking about as a 2028 contender showed up to a meeting of Democratic activists here and started to incept a presidential campaign — including for himself. ‘You can begin to dream about the America that should be. Because we are not going back to…
Ossoff Calls Out the ‘Mar-a-Lago Mafia’ as 2028 Presidential Buzz Grows
The Guardian | April 18, 2026 “At a campaign rally in Augusta, Georgia, on Saturday, the Democratic senator Jon Ossoff mocked Donald Trump’s rosy predictions on Iran and tore into what he called the unprecedented corruption of the president’s family, amid mounting speculation that the Democrat could launch a bid for his party’s nomination for…
Louisiana Senate Kills Air Quality Monitoring in Cancer Alley
Louisiana Voice | April 16, 2026 “It wasn’t enough that two years ago, Gov. Jeff Landry signed off on Senate Bill 503, creating Act 181 which set up criminal penalties for citizens who monitor air quality in their neighborhoods with the use of an affordable monitor that had been approved by the EPA. The new…