In Fight for Parents’ Rights in Education, DeSantis’ Florida Leads Pack, Says Heritage Foundation 

Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke about how important it was for parents to reclaim their rights in education, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic.  “We’ve seen over the last few years in our country how important policy is, both good and very bad,” DeSantis said at a Heritage Foundation event Friday in Orlando. “There may be no area where the contrast between a free state like Florida and some of the lockdown states was [bigger] than on education during COVID.”  The event featured the unveiling of Heritage’s “Education Freedom Report Card,” which ranked…

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Texas Republican leads fight to bring home imprisoned former Marine from Russia

Rep. August Pfluger is leading the effort to bring home a former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed from Russia, where he was sentenced to nine years in prison over assertions that he assaulted a police officer. Mr. Pfluger, Texas Republican, has been in contact with Mr. Reed’s family since he first … The Washington Times stories: White House

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