A California superintendent was terminated from the school district Tuesday through a school board vote following an investigation into her conduct. In November‚ students of the Del Norte High School softball team alleged that Poway Unified School District Superintendent Marian Kim Phelps threatened their graduation privileges over a perceived slight of her daughter‚ who was on the team. They addressed the school board during a meeting‚ alleging that Phelps believed the group had not clapped...

Former President Donald Trump is set to make a highly unusual campaign stop and address the Libertarian Party at their national convention‚ according to a press release. The Libertarian Party announced Wednesday that Trump will join the convention lineup‚ adding that it is the first time that a former president would be giving an address to its party “members‚ candidates‚ and executive committee.” Attendees who register to attend the convention will be able to cast their vote to...

Arizona state senators successfully passed a measure to repeal the state’s near-total 1864 abortion ban following a heated and emotional voting session. Two Republican state senators‚ Shawnna Bolick and T.J. Shope‚ joined Democrats in a 16-14 vote in favor of repealing the measure. The House passed an identical bill in the lower chamber last week‚ also with several Republican crossover votes. The Civil War-era law was upheld by the state Supreme Court in April and came into effect due to...

The Arizona Senate on Wednesday repealed a near-total abortion ban after the state's Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that the ban enacted in 1864 was still enforceable. The state Senate passed the repeal in a 16-14 vote with two Republicans voting to repeal the near-total ban. The state House voted to repeal the ban last week‚ and Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs is expected to sign the repeal immediately. Despite the repeal‚ state Attorney General Kris Mayes said the near-total...

Arizona Republicans voted to overturn the state’s 1864-era abortion ban Wednesday in a shocking about-face that could have ripple effects into November. Two Republicans‚ Sens. Shawnna Bolick and T.J. Shope‚ voted with Democrats in the Senate to repeal the ban‚ which bans all abortions except to save the woman’s life‚ in a contentious session in which one Republican called the state of his party “disgusting.” The reversal comes after last month’s ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court that...

President Biden‚ who has personally stayed relatively quiet during college campus protests in recent days‚ plans to speak out against antisemitism next week at a ceremony hosted by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s annual “days of remembrance” commemoration‚ the White House announced on Wednesday. While his spokesmen have denounced violence and antisemitism on campus‚ Mr. Biden has made little effort to personally address the anti-Israel protests that have roiled colleges across the...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s increasingly frequent appearances on conservative media platforms are beginning to raise alarms at Mar-a-Lago. It’s another sign of the rising threat that Kennedy‚ the independent presidential candidate‚ poses to Trump. In recent months‚ Kennedy has become a regular on Fox News and Newsmax‚ and he is now a staple on the conservative podcast circuit — being interviewed by the likes of Ben Shapiro‚ Glenn Beck and Megyn Kelly. While railing against President Joe Biden...

Florida’s six-week abortion ban took effect Wednesday‚ essentially shutting down the last abortion safe haven in the entire Southeast region of the country. Abortion providers‚ clinic staff‚ pro-choice advocates and lawmakers along the East Coast have been preparing for this day since the Florida Supreme Court greenlighted the six-week ban in April. Despite months of preparation‚ physicians and staff at Planned Parenthood health centers throughout Florida were gutted. “It is truly a...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) brushed off Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) sharpened threat to force a vote to oust him from his post‚ in an interview set to air in full Wednesday on NewsNation’s “The Hill.” “I don’t think she is proving to be‚ no‚” Johnson said in a preview of the interview‚ which was taped Tuesday night‚ when asked if he thinks Greene is a “serious lawmaker.” “I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about her‚” the Speaker continued. “I got to do my job‚ and we do the...

A Wisconsin school district says a threat has been neutralized after an active shooter situation at Mount Horeb Middle School Wednesday. Police responded to reports of an active shooter late Wednesday morning and continue to be on the scene. The school says they have no reports of individuals being harmed‚ with the exception of the alleged shooter. The individual did not breach the entryway of the school but the students remain in lockdown for the time being‚ the school posted on...