YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Book bans surge nationwide as activists, officials drive challenges, library group says
The American Library Association (ALA) says book bans remain stubbornly high, announcing that 2025 saw the second-highest documented level of book challenges, narrowly missing the top spot recorded in 2023. The group found as part of its State of America’s Libraries Report that 4,235 unique titles were challenged in 2025, compared to 4,240 in 2023. #americanlibraryassociation #books #bookbans #libraries
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Kentucky attorney general on the dangers of Roblox's lack of age verification | RAISING AMERICA
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, details the dangers of Roblox's lack of age verification #roblox #childsafety #politics
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Supreme Court to hear Catholic parishes’ challenge to Colorado’s preschool funding rule
The Supreme Court took up a new religious rights case on Monday, agreeing to hear two Catholic parishes’ challenge to Colorado’s mandate that they enroll children of same-sex couples in their preschools to receive public funds. The case provides a pathway for the high court to narrow a significant 1990 religious precedent next term. Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5839319-supreme-court-religious-rights-colorado-preschools/ #supremecourt #catholic #firstamendment #scotus
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Iran vows retaliation after U.S. seizes ship in Arab gulf | RISING
Tensions remain high in Iran after the US military seized a cargo ship that President Trump says was trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz blockade. #Iran #Trump #StraitofHormuz
NEWSNATIONNOW (Diana Falzone) - Iran pledges to hold Strait of Hormuz in text message to citizens
The message stated that Iran would “exercise supervision and control over traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.”
NEWSNATIONNOW (Jeff Arnold) - Iranian national brokered weapons deals for Sudanese war: Feds
Shamim Mafi faces federal charges of brokering the sale of Iranian drones, bombs and bomb fuses to Sudan.
NPR (Anastasia Tsioulcas) - The American Library Association has released its list of the most challenged books of 2025
The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at libraries across the country – the second-highest year on record. Forty percent of the challenged works involved LGBTQ+ subjects or the experiences of people of color.
Sold by Patricia McCormick, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer: A Memoir.'/Open
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - D4vd facing three charges in death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez | NewsNation
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman lays out the details of the investigation into the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez after her dismembered body was found in a car registered to singer D4vd. More: https://tinyurl.com/46f856xu NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. Find us online: https://www.newsnationnow.com/
NYTIMES (Victor Mather) - A Brisk Day in Boston, for the Weather and Runners Alike
Boston held its 130th Marathon on an unseasonably chilly day that was endured by the crowd and relished by the athletes.