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Michigan AG Dana Nessel fights to preserve unconstitutional gun control laws — in Hawaii!

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is fighting hard to preserve unconstitutional firearm restrictions she claims are necessary to protect folks … in Hawaii.

“Every state has a responsibility to keep their residents safe, and that includes taking commonsense steps to reduce gun violence,” Nessel said in a recent statement.

“Our laws should reflect the values and needs of our communities, and Hawaii’s firearm permitting regime does just that,” she said. “By ensuring guns are in the hands of only responsible, law-abiding individuals, we can protect lives while upholding constitutional rights. I am proud to lead this coalition supporting Hawaii’s commitment to protecting their residents.”

Nessel and 16 attorneys general from blue states filed an amicus brief last week in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case Yukutake v. Lopez, offering support for Hawaii’s gun restrictions currently before the full court. Click here to read more.

 

Michigan Voters to decide fate of $1.6B in new school debt

Michiganders will have a chance Nov. 4 to decide whether to incur more public debt, with residents of 27 school districts deciding the fate of $1.6 billion worth of new bonds, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury.

Each district that seeks permission to borrow says it will spend some of the funds on remodeling one or more buildings, usually those used for classrooms.

Beyond that, the purposes vary. Instructional technology is the most commonly mentioned item, with 22 districts saying they plan to purchase equipment, remodel buildings so they may use it, or both.

Athletic fields and playgrounds are the second- and third-most commonly cited purpose, with 15 and 14 districts, respectively, saying they will spend some funds on them. Click here to read more.

 

House Report Concludes That Some Biden Autopen Executive Decisions Should Be ‘Void’

“In the absence of sufficient contemporaneous documentation indicating that cognitively deteriorating President Biden himself made a given executive decision, such decisions do not carry the force of law and should be considered void.”

That was what a major report released Tuesday by the House Oversight Committee concluded about former President Joe Biden’s autopen usage during his presidency. The report on Biden’s mental acuity while in office and his autopen use was spearheaded by Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky.

The xommittee’s report notes that the Biden administration “left no record demonstrating President Biden himself made all of the executive decisions that were attributed to him.”

It seems Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Republicans agree with the committee’s conclusions. Click here to read more.

 

Chicago Teachers Union spent $173K on poolside recording studio, won’t show audit to members

The Chicago Teachers Union’s latest federal filing tells you how the union spends members’ money and it calls into question what the union isn’t telling them.

CTU’s filing shows it spent $173,000 on a “recording studio” in New Mexico with no helpful context on its purpose. But it did have a pool.

If CTU released its annual audits to members, as required in its internal rules, spending on a “recording studio” in New Mexico might have an explanation. But since it hasn’t released those audits since September 2020, members can only guess.

CTU’s questionable spending includes a New Mexico recording studio

Each year CTU files a report with the U.S. Department of Labor detailing the money it has received and spent in the previous fiscal year. Buried within its 2025 report is a $173,000 expense to On Point Studios.

The location: Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The type of entity: a recording studio. Click here to read more.

 

Is America solving homelessness or simply financing it?

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Americans pour staggering amounts of money into the fight against homelessness every year, through federal programs, state funding, and private donations. Yet a new analysis argues that despite the spending surge, the crisis keeps deepening.

A study released by the Capital Research Center, a conservative policy group, claims the nation isn’t short on compassion or cash. Instead, it says the problem lies in how that money is managed. Researchers reviewed 759 nonprofits that filed briefs in a 2024 Supreme Court case over public camping and found they collectively took in $9.1 billion, including $2.9 billion in government grants. According to CRC, many of these organizations have evolved from front-line service providers into advocacy operations, channeling more time and resources into lobbying, public relations, and court battles than into housing or rehabilitation. Click here to read more.

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Whitmer, MEDC, secret companies that fund ‘investment missions’: ‘It’s a corporate welfare circle of life’

A news investigation into Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s frequent overseas investment missions is exposing an incestuous relationship between her administration and private companies reaping billions in taxpayer-funded business incentives.

A review of tax filings, emails, calendars and other documents pieced together by The Detroit News reveals what appears to be a “secretive path for influence” for members of the private nonprofit Michigan Economic Development Foundation that often accompany Whitmer on her overseas travels.

Whitmer, a previous chair of the MEDF, appoints executive board members of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation that has doled out billions to companies on the MEDF board, where seats cost $25,000 or more, according to the MEDF website.

The MEDF and MEDC jointly fund the governor’s investment missions, though MEDC senior Vice President insisted to lawmakers during an oversight committee hearing last week that the two are “functionally, financially, and legally separate.” Click here to read more.

 

LAX, Other Airports Slow Down as Fed Shutdown Hits Air Traffic Control

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and other major airports around the country have suffered delays in recent days due to the Democrats’ shutdown of the federal government, which has lasted nearly four weeks.

The Los Angeles Times reported that the shutdown in Washington, DC, caused a brief ground stop at LAX:

Nearly four weeks into the federal government shutdown, a staffing shortage at Los Angeles International Airport prompted a temporary ground stop Sunday morning affecting flights at the West Coast’s largest and busiest airport.

The stoppage affected most of Southern California, leaving passengers experiencing flight delays of around 49 minutes, with some waiting up to 87 minutes, according to KTLA. Click here to read more.

 

Lawsuit Challenges Airbnb Over Shareholder Viewpoint Discrimination

You’ve probably heard of or have used Airbnb. They are an online platform that connects people who want to rent out their properties to travelers who don’t want to stay at a traditional hotel.

As a publicly traded company, Airbnb has a variety of shareholders who own its stock, including conservative organizations like The Heritage Foundation and American Conservative Values ETF. And every year, shareholders are able to bring proposals to be voted on by other shareholders. These proposals act as a key mechanism for investors to communicate their priorities and prompt change in a company’s policies.

But during the last round of shareholder proposals and voting, Airbnb claims that not one, but two, separate shareholder proposals got lost in the mail. Click here to read more.

 

Lawsuit Challenges Airbnb Over Shareholder Viewpoint Discrimination

You’ve probably heard of or have used Airbnb. They are an online platform that connects people who want to rent out their properties to travelers who don’t want to stay at a traditional hotel.

As a publicly traded company, Airbnb has a variety of shareholders who own its stock, including conservative organizations like The Heritage Foundation and American Conservative Values ETF. And every year, shareholders are able to bring proposals to be voted on by other shareholders. These proposals act as a key mechanism for investors to communicate their priorities and prompt change in a company’s policies.

But during the last round of shareholder proposals and voting, Airbnb claims that not one, but two, separate shareholder proposals got lost in the mail.

The company wants everyone to believe that a FedEx driver failed to deliver two documents submitted by shareholders to its San Francisco headquarters, despite the fact that FedEx had receipts of delivery for both. Airbnb even suggested that the company forged the signatures. Click here to read more.

 

Congress Investigates TeaOnHer App for Letting Men Post About Women Without Their Consent

Is chatting about a woman without her express permission illegal? Some members of the House of Representatives seem to think so. They’ve sent investigative demands to an app called TeaOnHer over it allowing users to post images, information, and sometimes mean or sexually explicit comments about women “without their consent.”

It sounds like the kind of thing that might have riled up some niche feminist bloggers 10 years ago. But because we live in the weirdest timeline, the investigation comes from two Republican lawmakers, Reps. James Comer of Kentucky and Nancy Mace of South Carolina.

In an October 24 letter to Xaiver Lampkin, the app’s creator, Comer and Mace announce that the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating TeaOnHer for a host of alleged wrongs. Click here to read more.

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Masked leftist agitators vandalize Rep. Angela Rigas’ home over anti-illegal immigration bills

A large group of leftist agitators — including several wearing masks — converged on state Rep. Angela Rigas’ home Saturday in an apparent attempt to intimidate her over pieces of legislation they don’t like.

Rigas, R-Caledonia, an America First Republican and chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Weaponization of Government, posted several photos on social media, and shared other pictures and videos exclusively with The Midwesterner.

“Today, far left extremist protestors unlawfully trespassed on my property in an attempt to intimidate and harass me for co-sponsoring a package of bills aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration,” Rigas wrote on Facebook.

“When extremists don’t get their way, this is the kind of abhorrent behavior they resort to, and I will NOT cave to their insane demands. I will ALWAYS prioritize the safety of American citizens over dangerous illegal criminals!” Click here to read more.

 

19-year-old facing felony charge after rock smashes ICE agent’s car window

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.– During an operation by U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement the 19-year-old son of a man being arrested threw a large rock at a federal agent’s car, shattering the rear window.

Port St. Lucie police said around 10:30a.m Tuesday, officers were dispatched to the Wawa gas station on Village Parkway where federal agents were conducting the operation.

Police say the suspect, identified as Pasqual Velasquez Martin, had fled the scene, but multiple agents in the area quickly took him into custody without incident.

“Thankfully, no officers or agents were injured!” the Port St. Lucie Police Department wrote on its Facebook page. “We also want to once again thank our fantastic, supportive community, as a witness stayed on scene to confirm Velasquez Martin was the individual who threw the large rock at law enforcement officers.” Click here to read more.

 

Woman indicted for allegedly stealing death benefitsfrom Veterans Affairs

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A woman has been indicted on charges related to stealing money from the United States government and lying to special agents from the Veterans Affairs Office.

According to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the VA provides monthly benefit payments to eligible surviving spouses of dead veterans via the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits program.

To be eligible for the DIC benefits program, a surviving spouse must meet several requirements, including having been married to a veteran at the time of the veteran’s death. Click here to read more.

 

Newsom Signs Law Allowing Abortion Drug to Be Distributed Anonymously and Nationally

When Notre Dame des Victoires Catholic school celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, a famous former student taped a video presentation in honor of that moment. This was California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

In a press release about its anniversary, the school said: “Located in the heart of downtown San Francisco, NDV remains dedicated to its mission of providing an academically rigorous Catholic education while fostering a deep appreciation of French language and culture, and also inspiring service to the local community.”

In his video, Newsom recalled the uniform he wore at this school, the haircut he had, and the prayer they said to start the school day.

“I’m honored to have my voice—the voice of so many others—in wishing all of you a very happy hundred years,” Newsom said. “Of course, it does feel maybe like a hundred years ago that my mom would dress me up in that little sailor outfit, had a perfect—I’m talking about perfect—bowl cut, like perfectly straight bowl-cut hair.” Click here to read more. Click here to read more.

 

Concerning Air Traffic Controller Shortage Emerging, Transportation Secretary Says

U.S. airports reported more than 20 incidents of air traffic controller shortages on Saturday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said, in the latest sign of the government shutdown’s impact.

Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers must work even if they are not being paid during the shutdown, which started on October 1 as lawmakers deadlocked over the federal budget.

The Trump administration has warned that flight disruptions will increase as controllers miss their first full paycheck on Tuesday.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday had 22 “triggers” that indicated shortages of air traffic controllers, Duffy told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” program. He called that figure “one of the highest that we’ve seen in the system” since October 1. Click here to read more.