Day: July 26, 2025

Arizona Ranked No. 2 State in the Country for Parental Control over Education

Rachel Alexander
students learning

The Parent Power Index from the Center for Education Reform (CER) ranked Arizona as the second-best state in the country for parental control over education. Florida beat Arizona out for the top spot, and both states were the only two states to receive “A” grades.

CER said, “Arizona, holding strong at 2nd with an A-, continues to blaze trails in education freedom. Universal ESAs and a thriving charter sector make the Grand Canyon State a beacon for personalized learning nationwide.”

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DeSantis: DHS Started Flying Illegal Immigrants Out of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Just the News
Governor Ron DeSantis

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Friday that the Department of Homeland Security has started flying illegal immigrants out of his state’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility.

“I’m pleased to report that those flights out of Alligator Alcatraz by DHS have begun,” DeSantis said, Fox News reported. “The cadence is increasing. We’ve already had a number of flights, in the last few days, we’ve had hundreds of illegals [that] have been removed from here.”

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Trump Judge Appointee Moves to Final Confirmation Vote Despite ‘Whistleblower’ Complaint over Abrego Garcia Case

Tom Pappert
Emil Bove

The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 50-48 to advance President Donald Trump’s nomination of Emil Bove to a full vote before the U.S. Senate, despite the efforts of Erez Reuveni, the attorney who was fired by the U.S. Department of Justice, and later filed a whistleblower complaint claiming Bove and the Trump administration planned to defy court orders.

Trump’s nomination of Bove was previously advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 17, and the Senate voted along partisan lines on Thursday to end debate over his nomination, which will be the final vote before Bove’s confirmation is complete.

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District Attorney Ray Whitley Announces Retirement after Record 45 Years of Service

Kaitlin Housler
Ray Whitley

Tennessee’s longest-serving district attorney general, Ray Whitley, said he will retire from the role later this year, the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference announced Friday.

Whitley, the 18th Judicial District Attorney General, said it has “truly been the honor of a lifetime to serve the people as District Attorney General all these years.”

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Vanderbilt University Launches Internal Investigation After Video Appears to Show Staff Member Describe DEI Defiance

Tom Pappert
Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University on Friday confirmed it is investigating the video published by Townhall, which appears to show a staff member describing an intentional effort to conceal its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and events in a bid to avoid federal scrutiny under the Trump administration, while simultaneously disparaging U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN).

Asked by The Tennessee Star to comment on the video on Friday, the university directed The Star to a public statement published Thursday, revealing the independent law firm, Baker Donelson, was retained by the university to “conduct an independent review” of the incident.

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Washington and Lee Professor Publishes Research Paper Questioning Whether Tennessee Engaged in ‘Trans Genocide’

Tom Pappert
Shannon Fyfe

Washington and Lee University Professor of Law Shannon Fyfe on Friday published an article in the Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice, which questioned whether Republican state governments, including the Republican majority in the Tennessee General Assembly, are participating in a “trans genocide” through legislation aimed at curtailing transgender treatments for children.

The academic noted that more than 250 laws targeting transgender treatments have been passed by various state governments, including in Tennessee, where the U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld its law banning such treatments for children at the U.S. Supreme Court. 

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Commentary: Five Crucial Facts from the House Intel Report on 2016 Russian Interference

American Greatness
Obama and Brennan

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard did an excellent service to our nation this week when she released a declassified version of a critical September 2020 House Intelligence Committee staff report on a major January 2017 intelligence report, known as an Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA), titled “Russia’s Influence Campaign Targeting the 2016 US Presidential Election.”

Gabbard’s decision came after a years-long tug-of-war over the release of this report between Republican members of Congress who believe it provides critical information about the Russia collusion hoax and the involvement of Obama officials and the U.S. Intelligence Community versus Democratic congressmen and deep state intelligence officials who have desperately tried to hide this report from the American public.

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Ricky Skaggs Closes Out Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman

Bethany Bowman
Ricky Skaggs

The first time I saw Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky at the Ryman many years ago, I was blown away. Growing up, I had heard about bluegrass music but had never had the opportunity to experience it live. It was and is truly a magical genre.

Since I became an entertainment writer, I have had the opportunity to feature several bluegrass bands, and I have never ceased to be amazed. Bluegrass instrumentalists are the very best on the planet. Their technical prowess is unparalleled.

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