Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is making a national pitch for his state to become the hub of America’s quantum computing revolution. Speaking at the 2025 Quantum World Congress in Virginia, Pritzker invited top researchers, investors, and startups to consider relocating their operations to Chicago and beyond.
A new report shows that the two largest teachers unions in the United States—the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)—have funneled more than $43.5 million into far-left groups and Democrat-aligned PACs since 2022. The findings, based on Department of Labor filings, were published last week by conservative watchdog group Defending Education.
The Trump administration has terminated a federal grant to California’s sex education program after the state refused to strip gender ideology from its curriculum. The grant, issued under the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), was worth over $6 million between 2020 and 2023 and targeted youth ages 10 to 19.
Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced a $101 million fund to rebuild fire-devastated areas of Los Angeles. The fund is specifically intended for the "development of affordable multifamily rental housing."
Oregon State Hospital, the state’s highest-security psychiatric facility, has distributed dozens of sex toys to patients using taxpayer dollars. In 2024 alone, 65 sex toys were provided at a total cost of $2,900. In the prior year, 42 similar items were handed out. The hospital houses patients deemed unfit to stand trial or found guilty except for insanity, including individuals charged with violent and sexual crimes.
