Catrina Petersen

2 weeks ago | readlion.com | Wallace White |Catrina Petersen |Adam Pack

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Ret. Lt. Gen. Dan “Raizin’” Caine was confirmed to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by the Senate early Friday morning. The vote was 60-25 with Caine set to ascend to the highest ranking military office in the United States, serving as one of the president’s chief advisers on military matters.

1 month ago | todayville.com | Thérèse Boudreaux |Catrina Petersen

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union in Springfield at the Illinois State Capitol      By Thérèse BoudreauxLawmakers, school advocates and teachers’ unions are taking swift action after President Donald Trump’s executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education, one of his most controversial moves yet. Opponents of Trump’s action responded with promises of legal retaliation. But supportive lawmakers may beat them to the chase, with U.S. Sens.

1 month ago | readlion.com | Elizabeth Mitchell |Catrina Petersen

(The Daily Signal) – As an Illinois mother seeks justice against the school district that forced her daughter to change in front a boy, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Trump administration won’t tolerate males invading private female-only spaces.

Jan 22, 2025 | readlion.com | Harold Hutchison |Mary Stroka |Mary Margaret Olohan |Catrina Petersen

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa introduced legislation in the Senate Wednesday to prohibit federal funding for Planned Parenthood after the organization received COVID relief funds. At least $120 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans were provided to affiliates of Planned Parenthood in 2020 and 2021 contrary to “applicable affiliation rules and size standards” during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Dec.

Dec 2, 2024 | advantagenews.com | Catrina Petersen

An Illinois U.S. Senator is touting his role in the advancement of the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership, or PREVAIL Act. An internet civil liberties group is calling on the nation's elected officials to stand against bad actors, not with them. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the bill that proponents say will protect inventors from harassing and unfair challenges to their patents and keep American innovation at the global forefront.