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Senate Blocks Key Medicaid Cuts in Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 26, 2025 35 Comments

The Senate Parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, ruled out a few key Medicaid provisions in President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill." MacDonough slashed the "plan to cap states’ use of health care provider taxes to collect more federal Medicaid funding, a proposal that would have generated hundreds of...

Former MA Senator Scott Brown Running for Senate in New Hampshire

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 26, 2025 16 Comments

"My life has been the American story, but I worry about what America is going to look like for my four grandchildren — and all of yours."...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Signs Higher Ed Reform Bill Banning DEI Policies

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 25, 2025 2 Comments

“bold step to ensure our public colleges and universities return to their core mission: education, not indoctrination”...

Florida Sheriff Offers Grave Warning to Would-be Rioters: ‘We Will Kill You’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 13, 2025 63 Comments

"If you throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains at, because we will kill you, graveyard dead"...

U. Michigan and MSU Would Face Significant Funding Cuts Under House Republican Budget

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 12, 2025 3 Comments

“Michigan’s largest universities have been getting way more than their fair share for far too long”...

U.S. Army Reaches 2025 Recruiting Goal Four Months Ahead of Schedule

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 08, 2025 10 Comments

"I want to thank the commander in chief, President Trump, and Secretary of Defense Hegseth for their decisive leadership and support which helped make this feat possible."...

Governor Ron DeSantis Touts Higher Education Reforms in Florida

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 08, 2025 1 Comment

“We want our students to be able to think for themselves.”...

Elise Stefanik Calls for ‘Full Review’ of Political Bias in Taxpayer-Funded Truman Scholarships

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 01, 2025 2 Comments

“one of the 2025 recipients of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship funded by American taxpayers is a pro-Hamas, antisemitic student”...

For First Time in Rasmussen’s Polling History, 50 Percent of the Country Says America is on Right Track

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 28, 2025 23 Comments

“Never thought I would see it. I don’t think the Republican Party understands the gravity of the gift which Trump has given them. Unprecedented presidency.”...

The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Headed to the Senate Includes a Tax Increase on University Endowments

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 27, 2025 1 Comment

"[S]everal institutions with large endowments — Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Princeton Universities and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — would now face significantly larger tax bills"...

NY Times’ Analysis of Democratic Party Finds ‘Problems Run Deep, Nearly Everywhere’

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on May 26, 2025 31 Comments

"Donald J. Trump’s victory in 2024 was not an outlier. It was the culmination of continuous gains by Republicans in much of the country each time he has run for president."...

Professor John Yoo Calls for Special Counsel to Investigate Biden Decline

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 25, 2025 18 Comments

"Here I say, let's have Robert Hur come back and do it right, a special counsel who conducts it like a prosecutor."...

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik in Dead Heat With Kathy Hochul in Hypothetical NY Governor Race

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 23, 2025 11 Comments

"The incumbent governor up for reelection next year would have the support of 43% of New Yorkers with Stefanik pulling 42% for Stefanik — as about 15% of the electorate is still undecided"...