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Stuart McMillian opens with President Trump rejecting a plan to live-stream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan after backlash that a broadcast could aid recruitment. The administration also removes federal Obamacare subsidies for nearly 200,000 people listed as deceased or double-enrolled, a move officials say targets fraud without cutting real coverage. Michaela Estruth explains a Department of Health and Human Services report accusing 225 hospitals of miscoding so-called gender-affirming care for minors. The report finds diagnostic codes for conditions such as precocious puberty used on older teens to secure Medicaid payment for puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries. Estruth notes that Biden-era rules treating gender identity as sex created financial pressure on hospitals that did not conform. The program continues with the Democratic Socialists of America’s growth to roughly 126,000 members and an interview in which national committee member Andrew Thompson describes himself as an internationalist uninterested in traditional American identity. A Kansas City chapter has nearly quadrupled. Legislation to deny the DSA party status is also covered. New White House Press Secretary Katie Zachariah pledges expanded media access, and an Iowa city council opens with a Satanic Temple invocation. The second half features street and social-media evangelist Bryce Crawford on his path to faith, clear public answers, and keeping social media off his personal phone. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:14 – Broadcast Execution Rejected 00:03:02 – Hospitals Miscoding Care 00:06:44 – DSA Membership Surge 00:07:35 – Internationalist Identity 00:10:26 – New Press Secretary 00:12:05 – Iowa Satanic Prayer 00:13:30 – Bryce Crawford Intro 00:14:06 – Waffle House Encounter 00:15:48 – Scripture in Hard Moments 00:16:23 – Celebrity Interviews 00:18:14 – Money as Temptation 00:20:26 – Social Media Off Phone 00:22:51 – No Celebrity Label 00:24:58 – Where Boldness Comes From 00:26:01 – Clear Answers on Sin  Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

Dr. Josh Mann and Adam Wittenberg open with the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7th terrorist attack on Israel. They share stories from Americans who acted right away, including Addie Vaxman, the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, who began raising money for defensive gear for Israeli soldiers the very next day, and they discuss the antisemitism Jewish people continue to face. Next, The Heartlander's exclusive interview with Kansas Republican gubernatorial nominee Ty Masterson, who says Kansans "could not have a starker contrast" between him and Democrat Cindy Holscher on property taxes, school choice, affordability and drug policy. The Heartlander also invited Holscher to sit down for an interview. Josh and Adam then look at how the new federal education freedom tax credit is making school choice part of the midterm conversation. Heartlander reporters interviewed a member of the Democratic Socialists of America's National Political Committee and attended a meeting of the Kansas City chapter, which has quadrupled in size in two years. Josh and Adam break down what the group wants, from abolishing the Senate and the Electoral College to abolishing ICE. They also cover concerns about insider betting on political prediction markets and a judge's order that the Galveston school district display the Ten Commandments under Texas law. The episode closes with Texas border ranchers who are still recovering from the damage of the Biden-era border crisis. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:43 – Remembering October 7th 00:05:29 – Ty Masterson Interview 00:08:28 – School Choice and the Midterms 00:13:10 – Rise of the DSA 00:19:44 – Prediction Market Betting 00:22:43 – Ten Commandments in Texas 00:25:19 – Border Ranchers Still Recovering 00:27:17 – Wrap-Up Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

Stuart McMillian opens with two hard court stories: the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial, Michael Desronvil, who says the focus belongs on the three children, and the aggravated-murder conviction of former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn in the death of his wife, Ashley. The hour also covers the Department of Education restoring Title IX’s 1972 biological definition of sex, a Gallup finding that 41 percent of Americans now view socialism favorably, and a University of Missouri ban after a non-student advocated political violence at a Turning Point USA event.  The center of the program is a Supreme Court order that Missouri use its 2022 congressional map in November, not the GOP-favored Missouri First map used in the primary. Rep. Bob Onder calls that a rejection of 1.2 million primary votes and argues the Missouri Plan hands judicial nominations to legal elites. Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt describes how anonymous sourcing still produces stories the White House says are false. The second half honors 12 educators at the Herzog Foundation’s Excellence in Christian Education Awards, with video remarks from Sen. Ted Cruz on school choice, and notes two Christian songs on the Billboard Hot 100. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:13 – Clancy Juror Speaks 00:02:59 – Flynn Verdict, Title IX 00:05:18 – Campus Violence Debate 00:06:42 – Missouri Map Ruling 00:08:04 – Scrap the Missouri Plan 00:10:10 – How the Plan Works 00:13:36 – Proposition A Vote 00:13:59 – Leavitt on Fake News 00:16:48 – Amish, Coal, Chicago 00:17:31 – Christian Teacher Awards 00:19:25 – Cruz on School Choice 00:22:15 – Math Teacher Honored 00:26:21 – Christian Songs Chart  Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

Michaela Estruth opens with President Trump at the United Nations, where he framed a choice over Iran, predicted pressure on Cuba’s regime, and said the government should call artificial intelligence “superintelligence.” An EPA official told Audrey Streb the administration wants AI to speed energy permitting. Senator Josh Hawley argues Missourians should vote on data centers and that no project should raise power or water costs. He also pressed Flock after a Senate hearing on its camera network, saying the company tracks more than license plates and that executives skipped the hearing. The episode then covers a White House fight with CNN, Politico, and MS Now over press access, a judge’s order restoring those outlets, and FDA nominee Heidi Overton’s testimony on mail-order mifepristone. Estruth argues the administration is stalling on restoring in-person safeguards while states sue. Missouri also receives rural hospital money under the Rural Health Transformation Program. Stuart McMillian talks with Rep. Bob Onder after the Eighth Circuit kept the Republican-drawn Missouri First map for November, pending any last move by the Supreme Court. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:30 – Trump Addresses the U.N. 00:01:42 – Pressure on Cuba 00:02:17 – Calling It Superintelligence 00:03:35 – AI Permits and Data Centers 00:06:20 – Hawley on Flock Cameras 00:07:26 – White House Press Ban 00:10:10 – Judge Restores Access 00:10:44 – Overton on Abortion Pills 00:12:00 – FDA Delay on Safeguards 00:16:54 – Missouri Rural Health Funds 00:19:51 – Missouri Map Battle Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

Michaela Estruth discusses Vice President J.D. Vance's visit to Kansas City, where Operation Heartland Surge announced $245 million in recovered theft, charges against more than 80 people, and the suspension of 870,000 alleged PPP borrowers. Vance, Attorney General Todd Blanche, and FBI Director Kash Patel said the work now extends to Medicaid, including claims that hospitals hid banned procedures for minors under other billing codes. Estruth asked Vance how to lock anti-fraud work into lasting law and whether Medicaid cases are on the list. He said the task force is looking, invited Democrats to join, and warned thieves that the way to get rich should be building something, not stealing from taxpayers.  The episode also covers the Supreme Court blocking Trump’s mail-in ballot rules, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s Houston message that climate alarm is being used to scare the public, Texas’s new classical social-studies standards, and Nashville teachers who say they were pressured to change grades. After the break: Washington parents asking the Court to stop a runaway-shelter law, a Massachusetts family fighting state custody, and an Idaho bathroom-law settlement that paid a female student $34,000. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:44 – Court Blocks Ballot Order 00:03:17 – G20 Energy in Houston 00:04:45 – Zeldin on Climate Rhetoric 00:06:38 – Texas History Standards 00:07:12 – Nashville Grade Pressure 00:09:06 – Vance Fraud Task Force 00:11:19 – Estruth Questions Vance 00:14:27 – Making Fraud Laws Last 00:18:38 – Washington Shelter Law 00:21:05 – Massachusetts Custody Fight 00:23:00 – Idaho Bathroom Settlement  Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

Michaela Estruth marks two hard anniversaries in the same week: 25 years since the September 11 attacks and one year since the assassination of Charlie Kirk. President Trump hosted first responders and victims’ families in Washington and posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Wells Crowther, the “man in the red bandana.” Heartlander reporter Audrey Streb speaks with retired FDNY captain Tom Colucci, now a Catholic priest, who says the worst and best of that day strengthened his faith. The episode also covers a first-of-its-kind Republican midterm convention in Dallas, a failed Nike shareholder proposal asking the company to study risks tied to gender-ideology advocacy, and Louisiana’s Fifth Circuit fight over mail-order mifepristone. Estruth reports that unregulated shipment of the chemical abortion pill can undermine state law, conceal coercion, and send women to emergency rooms. The second half returns to Kirk’s memorial through Frank Turek and historian Michael Federer, who urge listeners to reject rumor, honor a grieving family, and keep attention on the work Kirk left unfinished. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:38 – Trump Hosts 9/11 Families 00:01:24 – Medal for Wells Crowther 00:03:06 – Firefighter Turned Priest 00:04:38 – Faith After the Attacks 00:06:06 – GOP Midterm Convention 00:08:19 – Nike Rejects Risk Study 00:10:08 – Louisiana Abortion Pill Case 00:11:24 – Coercion and State Law 00:13:28 – Emergency Room Aftermath 00:16:42 – Restoring Dobbs Promise 00:17:38 – One Year After Kirk 00:17:56 – Rumors Called Demonic 00:21:09 – Federer on Kirk’s Legacy 00:23:34 – Wisdom Meets Passion 00:25:56 – Unity Over Infighting  Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

Dr. Josh Mann and Michaela Estruth lead with exclusive audio from a Kansas City, Kansas public-school meeting that later appeared in a first-of-its-kind Department of Justice lawsuit. The Civil Rights Division sued the district for facilitating gender transitions for minors without parental consent. Heartlander News first reported the meeting 18 months earlier. In the recording, officials discuss changing DEI titles after a federal crackdown, holding “underground railroad conversations,” looking for loopholes, and keeping a student’s preferred name from parents. One teacher describes a young student coming out at school and routing the matter through a social worker rather than the child’s father. The episode then turns to growing concern over Flock license-plate cameras, including investigations, polling, and new data limits. Stuart McMillian reports on Turning Point USA’s PREP Year, a nine-month Christian classical alternative to four-year college now expanding to a second campus. He also interviews Show-Me Institute analyst Avery Frank on Missouri’s public-school staffing boom: fewer students since 2000, far more teachers and administrators, and salary dollars spread thinner across a larger workforce. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:33 – DOJ Sues Kansas Schools 00:02:46 – Recorded Roundtable Meeting 00:03:56 – DEI Title Change Explained 00:07:04 – Searching for Loopholes 00:08:32 – Parental Rights at Stake 00:09:53 – Hiding Names From Parents 00:12:39 – License Plate Cameras 00:15:26 – TPUSA PREP Year 00:17:37 – Carrying Kirk’s Legacy 00:18:58 – Missouri Staffing Boom 00:20:09 – Fewer Students More Staff 00:22:26 – Teacher Pay Tradeoff 00:24:40 – Where the Money Goes 00:26:04 – Check Local Districts Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

Josh Mann and Michaela Estruth open with the death of Dolly Parton at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer. They reflect on her cultural impact, philanthropy, larger-than-life public persona, and the quieter faith she spoke about more openly in later years. The conversation then turns to President Trump’s executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada. After talks collapsed, 50 percent tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian goods took effect, with Canadian retaliatory measures scheduled for September 8. Estruth reports on Meta’s $17.1 billion settlement with 47 states over alleged harms to children on Facebook and Instagram. The deal includes some new parental controls but no admission of wrongdoing and leaves key algorithm practices intact. Additional stories include a California homeschool-charter case seeking Supreme Court review after religious language and curriculum were rejected, Israel’s high ranking on the World Happiness Report despite ongoing war, a devastating glacial outburst flood in Nepal, Iran-linked cyberattacks on U.S. water facilities, and new data showing record marijuana use alongside a historic low in alcohol consumption. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:31 – Dolly Parton Dies 00:01:23 – Cultural Impact Recalled 00:02:13 – Faith and Public Life 00:03:51 – Lake Ontario Renamed 00:04:17 – Canada Tariff Standoff 00:06:44 – Meta Child Safety Deal 00:10:15 – Settlement Limits 00:12:16 – California Homeschool Suit 00:14:10 – Ninth Circuit Ruling 00:15:30 – Supreme Court Petition 00:16:24 – Israel Happiness Ranking 00:19:31 – Family and Fertility 00:21:38 – Nepal Outburst Flood 00:24:14 – Water System Hacks 00:26:09 – Marijuana Use Record  Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

Michaela Estruth joins Josh Mann to unpack several major stories from the week. The lead discussion centers on David Morens, a top former advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci, who pleaded guilty to defrauding the United States by moving official COVID-related emails—including discussions of the lab-leak hypothesis—to a private Gmail account to evade FOIA requests. The correspondence also shows efforts to keep sensitive material off federal systems and even celebrate the concealment. Additional coverage includes new FBI data showing a 9.3 percent drop in violent crime from 2024 to 2025—the largest year-to-year decline in nine decades—with murders falling to levels not seen since the mid-1950s. The conversation then turns to stalled tariff negotiations with Canada, a New Jersey school district’s ban on adult volunteers with Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a Liberty University student’s scholarship case potentially headed to the Supreme Court, fabricated political polls that were treated as legitimate, and the ongoing Meta lawsuit alleging the company prioritized profits over the safety of young users.Chapters: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:32 – Morens Guilty Plea 00:02:27 – Private Gmail Strategy 00:04:52 – Censorship and Celebration 00:06:15 – Violent Crime Decline 00:09:47 – Canada Tariff Threat 00:12:46 – FCA Religious Discrimination 00:17:24 – Scholarship Case to SCOTUS 00:20:16 – Fake Political Polls 00:26:01 – Meta Youth Harm Lawsuit Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

Heartlander News reporter Stuart McMillian joins Dr. Josh Mann to recount his exclusive tour of the Idaho National Laboratory alongside NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. The focus is SR-1 Freedom, the first fission-powered spacecraft designed for nuclear electric propulsion and a path to Mars, with a hard launch target of December 2028. Isaacman stresses the urgency of the second space race as China prepares to land Chang’e 7 at the lunar South Pole, while the Department of Energy and NASA accelerate reactor development at record speed.  McMillian describes walking through restricted prototype facilities, radiation-shielded labs, and vibration-test rigs that simulate rocket launch conditions. The conversation then turns to the Air Force’s decision to base F-15E Strike Eagles at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, preserving the historic 442nd Fighter Wing.  Additional stories cover recent Democratic primary results, where moderate candidates defeated more progressive challengers in Missouri and Wisconsin, and a new survey showing nearly one in six Americans have already acted on AI medical advice without consulting a physician. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:34 – Nuclear Power for Space 00:00:50 – Isaacman at Idaho Lab 00:01:08 – Winning the Space Race 00:01:40 – SR-1 Freedom Mission 00:02:10 – China’s Lunar Challenge 00:03:18 – DOE Rapid Deployment 00:03:58 – Building Reactor Hardware 00:05:29 – 2028 Mission Deadline 00:07:04 – Tour of Idaho Lab 00:08:26 – Prototypes and Restricted Areas 00:10:39 – Reactor Testing Rigs 00:12:13 – Nuclear Technology Revival 00:14:16 – AI and Energy Needs 00:15:49 – China as Space Rival 00:18:06 – F-15s to Whiteman 00:19:58 – Democratic Primary Results 00:23:35 – AI Medical Advice Survey Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

Michaela Estruth discusses her interview with Senator Josh Hawley conducted the day after nationwide primary elections. Hawley describes the Democrat Party’s sharp leftward shift, the rise of woke socialist candidates who favor government control, gender ideology in schools, and chemical abortions, and contrasts Missouri’s rejection of a more radical progressive with Michigan’s nomination of a Democratic Socialists of America candidate for Senate. The conversation turns to Hawley’s push to ban corporations from using AI and personal data to set individualized prices that charge customers differently for the same product or service. Additional topics include Hawley’s “trust but verify” stance on attorney-general nominee Todd Blanche, particularly enforcement against illegal mailing of abortion drugs into states with bans, and his efforts to keep Farm Service Agency offices open across rural Missouri, where agriculture remains the state’s top industry. Adam Wittenberg joins to examine the broader surge of overtly socialist candidates, a former Democratic operative’s book explaining why she left the party, ongoing debates over men in women’s sports highlighted by Riley Gaines and a satirical all-trans WNBA proposal, an investigative report on last-minute Biden-administration changes that routed nearly $3 billion in green-energy funds to Wall Street-managed vehicles, and a disbarred immigration attorney’s alleged large-scale fraud scheme. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:22 – Hawley on Democrat Shift 00:00:49 – Rise of Woke Socialists 00:01:40 – Primary Results Overview 00:03:46 – Michigan Versus Missouri 00:05:38 – AI Pricing Practices 00:06:30 – Ban on AI Price Setting 00:08:10 – Economic Debate on Pricing 00:11:29 – Todd Blanche Nomination 00:11:53 – Abortion Drug Enforcement 00:13:24 – Missouri Farm Offices 00:14:38 – Agriculture as Top Industry 00:16:35 – Democratic Socialists Surge 00:18:27 – Young Voters and Affordability 00:19:50 – Francesca Hong Controversy 00:20:46 – Nothing Left Book 00:22:19 – Democrats Abandon Heartland 00:23:05 – Riley Gaines and WNBA 00:24:32 – Trans Team Proposal 00:25:25 – Green Energy Giveaway 00:26:26 – Immigration Attorney Fraud  Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

Michaela Estruth discusses her interview with Senator Josh Hawley following a contentious Senate hearing in which Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment. The conversation examines newly released personal journals covering 2019–2022 that appear to conflict with public statements on the origin of COVID-19, including early notes suggesting the Wuhan market was an amplifier rather than the source and limited consensus among experts on natural emergence. Hawley argues that Fauci’s presidential pardon removes the basis for pleading the Fifth and that the repeated refusals constitute contempt of Congress; he has introduced legislation targeting the use of government resources to solicit personal cash awards during the pandemic.  The discussion also covers ongoing disaster-relief needs in Missouri more than a year after the devastating St. Louis tornado and subsequent flooding, with Hawley seeking substantially larger federal funding.  Additional stories include a Department of Education investigation into “trans Potato Head” dolls intended for children as young as four in Minnesota, and a report from Rio Grande Bible Ministries—an 80-year-old institute near the U.S.–Mexico border that trains Spanish-speaking pastors and is adapting to visa challenges by restoring English instruction and exploring satellite campuses in Latin America and South Dakota. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:27 – Hawley Fauci Hearing 00:01:11 – Fauci Journals Released 00:02:20 – Wuhan Market Notes 00:03:42 – Fauci Pleads the Fifth 00:05:13 – Hawley’s Grilling of Fauci 00:06:13 – Immunity and the Fifth 00:07:19 – Legal Argument Explained 00:09:07 – Biden’s Pardon of Fauci 00:10:36 – Holding Fauci in Contempt 00:12:11 – Lessons from the Pandemic 00:13:27 – St. Louis Tornado Relief 00:14:34 – Funding Shortfall Details 00:15:57 – Minnesota Transgender Dolls 00:18:28 – Rio Grande Bible Ministries 00:19:50 – Institute’s 80-Year History 00:22:24 – Border Visa Challenges 00:24:52 – English Programs and Satellites Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

Culture Reporter Michaela Estruth discusses her interview with Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri. The conversation centers on Hawley’s letter to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche seeking justice for nearly full-term infants whose remains were discovered in a dumpster in Washington, D.C. several years ago. Hawley questions whether outfits such as Planned Parenthood may be violating partial-birth abortion bans and chemical-abortion laws, and he presses for an investigation so that those responsible can be held accountable. They also examine an undercover probe of Plan C, an abortion-pill provider that has shipped pills beyond FDA guidelines into states where they are banned, raising serious safety risks for women—including cases of coercion. A South Dakota lawsuit challenging a state ban on abortion advertising is reviewed as a free-speech issue, with parallels drawn to restrictions on abortion-pill-reversal advertising in blue states. Hawley’s letter to Meta over the alleged silencing of a whistleblower who raised concerns about child-exploitation material on the company’s platforms is covered, along with his bill that would withhold Postal Service executive bonuses until on-time delivery rates improve in Missouri. Additional stories include Republican efforts to contest Missouri’s redrawn 5th Congressional District, a Department of Justice demand that a Kansas City, Kansas school district end secret transgender policies, and journalist Nick Shirley’s ongoing exposure of large-scale government fraud. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:20 – Dumpster Babies Letter 00:06:16 – Plan C Pill Investigation 00:10:15 – South Dakota Ad Ban 00:14:10 – Meta Whistleblower Silence 00:14:23 – Hawley on Meta Content 00:15:34 – Holding Meta Accountable 00:17:44 – Postal Service Bonus Bill 00:18:05 – Missouri Mail Failures 00:22:00 – Missouri District 5 Election 00:23:50 – Midterm Flip Potential 00:25:14 – Kansas School Trans Policies 00:25:41 – Nick Shirley Finds More Fraud Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

This episode covers the Supreme Court justices testifying before Congress on rising security needs and threats against judges and their families. The discussion examines personal accounts from the justices, increases in political violence and rhetoric, and the role of technology in amplifying threats.  Vice President J.D. Vance’s appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast is reviewed, including his comments on foreign influence in U.S. policy, the release of Epstein files, and the Senate filibuster.  Other stories include the new president of the National Education Association and ongoing membership decline, the confirmation hearing for attorney general nominee Todd Blanche, Missouri’s new law requiring care for infants who survive abortions along with interstate speed limit increases, highlights from the Great America 250 state fair booths across the country, a billionaire investor who changed his views on President Trump after independent research, the renewal of the faith-based series House of David for season three, and Christian country artist Anne Wilson discussing the benefits of deleting social media from her phone. The conversation also addresses media bias and the growth of quality faith-based entertainment. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:27 – SCOTUS Threatened 00:04:46 – Vance Rogan Appearance 00:09:03 – New NEA President 00:12:12 – Blanche Hearing 00:13:44 – Missouri Infant Law 00:15:57 – Great American State Fair 00:18:09 – Investors Shift 00:19:31 – Media Perspective Talk 00:22:07 – House of David Renewed 00:23:44 – Faith Entertainment Growth 00:26:24 – Social Media Deletion Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

Dr. Josh Mann, Adam Wittenberg, and Michaela Estruth review major stories from a busy week. They discuss the withdrawal of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner amid serious allegations, escalating tensions with Iran including U.S. strikes and sanctions, and the Supreme Court’s significant rulings on women’s sports, campaign finance, and more. Additional coverage includes the cross-country American flag run honoring veterans, subdued Pride Month observances, World Cup visitors praising American hospitality, school choice debates, and the Kansas City Kansas Public Schools controversy. The episode also features reflections on America’s 250th birthday. A roundup of national and cultural news with a common-sense perspective. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:16 – Graham Platner Withdrawal 00:01:22 – Iran Tensions Update 00:03:19 – Heartlander News Rebrand 00:04:15 – Trump at NATO Summit 00:06:30 – Charlie Kirk Trial Update 00:08:02 – School Choice Debate 00:11:27 – Kansas City Schools Controversy 00:13:10 – State Fair Highlights 00:18:38 – Jefferson Memorial Visit 00:22:20 – American Values and Unity Follow Heartlander News on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.  You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at HeartlanderNews.com. To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com. Like and follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram, or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice