Another left-wing prosecutor is running for office, but this time it’s in traditionally conservative Orange County, California, rather than a liberal big city. The election pitting Democratic criminal lawyer Pete Hardin against Republican Distric…
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In Seattle, a journalist reflects on 2020’s summer of protest
Journalist Omari Salisbury says he wasn’t chasing glory via his cellphone coverage of protests and riots in Seattle in the summer of 2020. He just wanted to let his neighbors — and the world — know what was happening in his hometown. …
Ron DeSantis moves to decouple Sunshine State pension funds and Chinese Communists
Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida Republican, and some of his top allies moved Monday to take control of the state’s huge pension portfolio from private asset managers who invest heavily in Communist China. At a meeting of the state’s Board of Adm…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proposes ban on critical race theory in K-12 schools
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday proposed legislation that would ban critical race theory in K-12 schools, a measure that would codify the intent expressed by the state Department of Education earlier this year. Mr. DeSantis, a Republican, said h…
Seattle’s socialist city council member facing recall vote Tuesday
A socialist councilwoman in Seattle faces a recall certification election Tuesday night, a process that was set in motion more than a year ago during the city’s protest-filled summer. Ballots for recalling Kshama Sawant are due by 8 p.m. PT Tuesd…
Bob Dole, ex-Kansas senator, Senate Republican leader and presidential nominee, dies at 98
Bob Dole, the one-time Kansas basketball player who went on to become a war hero and then the Republican leader in the Senate and his party’s nominee for president of the United States, died at the age of 98, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation and…
Fairfax parents fume at school system for returning ‘Lawn Boy,’ ‘Gender Queer’ to library shelves
Parents lambasted Fairfax County Public Schools this week for returning two controversial books to the library and making left-wing class assignments. Stacy Langton, a parent of a public school system student, excoriated the board for the schools&rsquo…
Business execs who pursue woke agenda clash with consumers’ views: poll
A broad, bipartisan majority of voters says corporate executives should spend less time virtue signaling on social issues and more on developing and selling their products, according to new research from a leading strategic data analysis firm. The stud…
Virginia PTA, Alexandria chapter at odds over board meeting, leader’s resignation
A rift is widening in Virginia’s Parent Teacher Association, with supporters of a chapter president who resigned last week under pressure accusing the state organization of violating its bylaws and state law on open meetings. Harry Jackson resign…
Oklahoma lawmakers defend bill banning critical race theory in public education
Oklahoma lawmakers are not backing away from a measure they passed to outlaw critical race theory-infused teaching in public schools, despite a new lawsuit challenging the bill. The lawsuit is the first of its kind to be filed in the nation as states b…