Newly surfaced emails suggest that the U.S. Department of Education might have played a more important role than previously thought in the creation of a highly controversial letter, which likened concerned parents to domestic terrorists. In a letter (pdf) sent to President Joe Biden on Sept. 29, 2021, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) characterized…
Biden’s Education Secretary Allegedly Requested ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter From School Boards Group
Biden DOJ Says Prisoners Released Due to COVID-19 Can Stay on Home Confinement
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that federal inmates who were released early due to the COVID-19 pandemic can remain at home. The DOJ order to the Bureau of Prisons reverses a previous decision that would have required many to return back to prison. “Thousands of people on home confinement have reconnected with their families,…
DOJ to Steer $1.6 Billion Towards Addressing Violent Crime
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Monday funding for a new initiative aimed at reducing violent crime. The DOJ says it is steering $1.6 billion towards addressing a “range of public safety challenges,” according to a department press release. “The Department of Justice is committed to supporting our state and local partners to combat…
House Republican’s Resolution to Issue Subpoenas Over ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday introduced a resolution that would force key individuals to cooperate with an investigation into actions the Biden administration has taken to potentially crack down on parental protests. If the resolution were adopted, the committee would issue subpoenas to Attorney General Merrick…
House Republican Introduce Resolution to Issue Subpoenas Over ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday introduced a resolution that would force key individuals to cooperate with an investigation into actions the Biden administration has taken to potentially crack down on parental protests. If the resolution were adopted, the committee would issue subpoenas to Attorney General Merrick…
House Republican Introduces Resolution to Issue Subpoenas Over ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday introduced a resolution that would force key individuals to cooperate with an investigation into actions the Biden administration has taken to potentially crack down on parental protests. If the resolution were adopted, the committee would issue subpoenas to Attorney General Merrick…
Georgia School Boards Association Withdraws From National Group Over ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter
The Georgia School Board Association (GSBA) has joined a growing list of state chapters severing ties from the National School Board Association (NSBA) after the national group called for federal intervention in parental protests. In a widely criticized Sept. 29 letter to President Joe Biden, the NSBA characterized disruptions at school board meetings as “a…
GOP Senators Demand Garland Explain DOJ Memo That Treated Parents as ‘Domestic Terrorists’
A coalition of GOP senators are asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to return to the Senate Judiciary Committee to clarify an Oct. 4 memo that the senators say treated “parents at school boards as domestic terrorists.” The Nov. 29 letter, addressed to Garland, was spearheaded by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) and is co-signed by Sens….
Mississippi, Illinois School Board Associations Withdraw From National Group Over ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter
Mississippi and Illinois have become the latest state school board groups to discontinue their membership in the National School Board Association (NSBA), citing disagreement over a letter calling for federal intervention in parental protests. In the widely criticized Sept. 29 letter to President Joe Biden, the NSBA characterized disruptions at school board meetings as “a…
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