Two Democratic state Minnesota lawmakers have introduced bills that would ban the sale of gas-powered equipment. This would include lawn mowers, ice resurfacers (commonly known as Zambonis), leaf blowers, chainsaws and trimmers. The bill would require that all of that equipment would have to be electric in order for them to be sold in the…

The removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the Foreign Affairs Committee by House Republicans is the latest sign of the bitter partisan divide in Congress. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and others cited Omar’s past comments about Israel and the 9/11 attacks, which even fellow Democrats condemned, as the reason for her ouster. Straight Arrow…

2022 was a pretty decent year for science. A fusion breakthrough could revolutionize clean energy. The James Webb Telescope is showing humanity parts of the universe we’ve never seen. And a few more branches grew on the tree of life, as scientists named new plant, animal, and fungi species. The rose-veiled fairy wrasse was discovered…

We have an update on Brittney Griner since her return to the U.S. three days ago; a bombing suspect finally in custody; and a winter storm warning. These stories and more highlight your morning rundown for Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.  Update on Griner return, Whelan detainment “She’s at SA getting appropriate mental and physical healthcare…

Montana’s attorney general wants YouTube to restore some videos that the streaming giant removed. Austin Knudsen said some Democratic lawmakers and others in the federal government are pressuring YouTube to routinely remove politically unfavorable speech. The Montana attorney general sent a letter Wednesday to YouTube’s CEO, Susan Wojcicki, expressing his concern over YouTube’s removal of…

After jury selection last week, opening statements in the trial of five members of the Oath Keepers extremist group got underway Monday. The five, which includes founder, Stewart Rhodes are charged with seditious conspiracy. They are the most serious of the charges to come out of the Jan. 6 capitol riots to date. During opening…

The biggest stories from Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 20 include reaction to the latest immigration numbers, indictments in a $250 million COVID-19 fraud scheme, and two bills being considered to change presidential elections. Watch the video above for more details on each story. Biden responds to new immigration record President Biden responded to newly…

The U.S. Census Bureau conducts a census every ten years to determine the number of congressional seats each state is allotted based on its population. After each census, an independent survey is conducted to estimate which states were undercounted and which were overcounted. For the 2020 census, the Post-Enumeration Survey (PES) reported that 36 states…

A number of Republican Party nominees for office in 2022 are toning down their messaging on the issue of abortion just weeks before the November midterm elections. For years, Republicans have run on the issue of stopping abortion with the stated goal of overturning Roe v. Wade. Now that Roe is gone following this summer’s…

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said FBI agents seized his cell phone. According to Lindell, the seizure occurred in Minnesota on his way back home from a hunting trip when he was in a fast food drive-thru. “We pull ahead, and a car comes perpendicular, parks a little ways in front of us, and I’ve been…