The chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee is warning that despite the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) unprecedented level of infiltration of U.S. institutions, intelligence agencies under the Biden administration appear to be unprepared, with "no government plan" to counter the threat.
Despite national attention and thousands of protesting parents, a federal court is refusing to allow parents to opt their children out of LGBT courses in school. The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided on Wednesday that Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland does not have to allow parents to opt their children out of LGBT-themed lessons. Judge G. Steven Agee, a George W. Bush appointee, claimed that the parents seeking to opt their children out of the lessons in question did not provide sufficient evidence to justify a preliminary injunction.
House Republicans have warned the World Health Organization (WHO) that the U.S. may "withhold all funding to the organization" if it goes forward with plans to grant special partnership status to a global abortion lobbying group.
On a warm, sunny day in Washington, D.C., a line formed outside the Capitol as the time drew nearer and nearer for the unveiling of Reverend Billy Graham's figure in Statuary Hall. Just inside the elegant room where statues of prominent figures representing America's 50 states, many gathered. An atmosphere of excitement rippled through the crowd as all awaited the moment of honoring a man famously known as "America's preacher." The U.S. Army Brass Quartet played melodies, including the hymn, "Be Thou My Vision," as guests greeted one another and found their seats. Before long, it was time for the ceremony to begin.
Liberal news bias affects every aspect of our society, including story selection. Every week, the media highlights certain stories while ignoring or limiting the coverage of others. Like all their content, newsrooms filter these decisions through their editors' liberal bias, distorting the news you receive and polluting the information ecosystem. The Washington Stand highlights the stories you may have missed while desperately straining to hear the news through the cacophony produced by the legacy media.
Lawmakers, legal experts, and analysts are decrying the nearly five-year prison sentence levied on a pro-life activist as an example of the weaponization of the federal government against citizens with disfavored political views. On Tuesday, pro-life activist Lauren Handy was sentenced to 57 months in prison for leading a group of other activists in blockading the entrance to a Washington, D.C. abortion facility in October 2020.
