Archives for August 2022

Renaming nine U.S. Army posts that honor Confederate officers would cost a total of $21 million if the installations rebrand everything from welcome marquees and street signs to water towers and hospital doors, according to an independent commission. … [Read more...] about Renaming Army bases that honor Confederates would cost $21 million, commission finds

A Christian school in Florida is arguing for its right to air prayers on the loudspeaker at state championship sports events, pointing to the Supreme Court's ruling this summer in favor of a Washington state public high school football coach who prayed on the 50-yard-line after games. … [Read more...] about Christian school fights to pray over loudspeaker at games, cites Supreme Court ruling

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday said President Biden had not been notified in advance about the FBI search of former President Trump's Florida home as she sidestepped questions about the raid. … [Read more...] about White House dodges questions about Trump raid, says Biden wasn't given advance notice

Partisanship has gotten so intense in the U.S. that people increasingly view voters from the opposite party as dishonest, immoral and closed-minded, according to a new Pew Research survey. … [Read more...] about Americans increasingly view other party's voters as immoral, dishonest, survey finds

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, has signed a bill replacing the word "inmate" in all state laws with the term "incarcerated individual." … [Read more...] about New York Democrats replace word 'inmates' with politically correct euphemism