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Today: Colonial North Carolina’s Unrest Set Stage for Revolution Today: Abbott Proposes Mandatory 10-Year Sentences for Texas School Predators Today: Study Finds Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Speaks Most During Supreme Court Arguments Today: Heidi Beirich, Former SPLC Official, Arrested on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges Today: 21 States Sue to Block Trump Administration’s Request for Commercial Driver Data Today: U.S. Signals Tougher Stance on Cuba and Regional Cartels Today: Georgia Secretary of State Launches Bipartisan Election Integrity Task Force Today: Trump Signs Order to Expand U.S. Shipbuilding, Boost Navy Readiness

Sunday, August 16, 2026Truth in Journalism · Independent, Daily

Colonial North Carolina’s Unrest Set Stage for Revolution

Politics · Lead Story

Colonial North Carolina’s Unrest Set Stage for Revolution

Political and economic turmoil in pre-Revolutionary North Carolina fueled early resistance to British rule, shaping the colony’s pivotal role in America’s break.

April Clark · Aug 15

Trump Signs Order to Expand U.S. Shipbuilding, Boost Navy Readiness

Ossoff Faces Criticism Over Israel Votes Ahead of November Election

Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed Faces Scrutiny Over Health Care Stance and Family Practice Policies

Federal Judge Strikes Down Suppressor Regulations, Leaving Uncertainty for Gun Owners

State Department Ends DEI Requirements in Foreign Service After Internal Review

Courts & Law · Story of the Day

Abbott Proposes Mandatory 10-Year Sentences for Texas School Predators

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled a proposal for mandatory 10-year prison terms and tougher penalties for educators convicted of abusing students, citing rising.

Liam Walker · Aug 15

Abbott Proposes Mandatory 10-Year Sentences for Texas School Predators

Courts & Law

Study Finds Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Speaks Most During Supreme Court Arguments

Study Finds Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Speaks Most During Supreme Court Arguments

Liam Walker · Aug 15

Heidi Beirich, Former SPLC Official, Arrested on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges

Liam Walker · Aug 15

21 States Sue to Block Trump Administration’s Request for Commercial Driver Data

Liam Walker · Aug 15

Federal Judge Strikes Down Suppressor Regulations, Leaving Uncertainty for Gun Owners

Liam Walker · Aug 14

Nebraska Families Sue State Over Public School Funding Limits

Liam Walker · Aug 13

Vance Refers Doctors for Federal Fraud Probe Over Transgender Surgery Billing

Liam Walker · Aug 13

WPATH Tells Court Its Transgender Care Standards Are Opinion, Not Settled Science

Liam Walker · Aug 13

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge Over Colorado Preschool LGBTQ Policy

Liam Walker · Aug 12

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Free Speech in America

The First Amendment fights defining the moment — from campus to Congress.

Election Integrity

How U.S. elections are secured, audited, and contested.

Immigration Enforcement

ICE, the border, and how enforcement actually works.

The Legal Landscape of Abortion

Where the law stands, state by state, after Dobbs.

The Transgender Debate

The policy, the science, and the legal battles explained.

Redistricting, Unveiled

Maps, gerrymanders, and the fight for the House.

Politics

Georgia Secretary of State Launches Bipartisan Election Integrity Task Force

Georgia Secretary of State Launches Bipartisan Election Integrity Task Force

April Clark · Aug 14

Trump Signs Order to Expand U.S. Shipbuilding, Boost Navy Readiness

April Clark · Aug 14

Ossoff Faces Criticism Over Israel Votes Ahead of November Election

April Clark · Aug 14

Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed Faces Scrutiny Over Health Care Stance and Family Practice Policies

April Clark · Aug 14

State Department Ends DEI Requirements in Foreign Service After Internal Review

April Clark · Aug 13

Online Gambling Firms Pour Money Into Kansas and Georgia State Elections

April Clark · Aug 13

Federal Retirement Board’s DEI Contract Mandates Clash With Trump Executive Order

April Clark · Aug 12

Georgia Committee Begins Work on New Voting System Standards

April Clark · Aug 11

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Culture & Media

Top Tennis Players Back WTA Rule Barring Men From Women’s Competition

Top Tennis Players Back WTA Rule Barring Men From Women’s Competition

Theo Ramirez · Aug 9

White House Report Criticizes Smithsonian’s American History Museum for Omissions

Theo Ramirez · Aug 9

WNBA Faces New Tensions Over Player Treatment and Transgender Athlete Debate

Theo Ramirez · Aug 8

PBS and NPR Remain Operational After Federal Funding Cut, Rely on Surge in Private Donations

Theo Ramirez · Aug 1

Poynter to Honor Chuck Todd Amid Fauci Diary Revelations

Theo Ramirez · Jul 28

Trump’s Joke Comparing Kaitlan Collins to Dylan Mulvaney Draws Media Criticism

Theo Ramirez · Jul 27

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