Montana has Money for a Parenting Program at the Prison, but it’s not Operating Yet

After losing federal funding, the Department of Corrections hasn’t restarted a parenting program that state lawmakers put $120,000 toward earlier this year. The program had served roughly 160 fathers and 400 children during the program’s four-year tenure. By Zeke Lloyd

Frederick Maw VI was 14 months old when his father, Freddie J, received a 20-year sentence to Montana State Prison in 2018. Caterina Maw, Little Freddie’s grandmother, remembers driving alongside a “trembling and scared” child on a bus to a small red cabin in 2022 during her grandson’s first trip to meet his father. 

“He saw the swing set and he saw all the dads standing there with smiles on their faces — then he just got this huge smile and ran to his dad to give him a hug,” Caterina Maw said in a recent interview.

The pair reunited through a Montana Department of Corrections initiative called Connecting Adults and Minors through Positive Parenting, a multi-part program that included a three-month parenting course for incarcerated parents. Parents also were able to see their children in person and have dedicated video calls.

Mexico City Uses Reagan-Era Policy to Ban Taxpayer-Funded Gender-Transition Surgeries

President Donald Trump’s State Department will soon expand the scope of the Mexico City Policy, which prohibits the use of taxpayer dollars for abortions.

“The department will soon take additional steps to close loopholes that allowed taxpayer funding for promotion of abortion in previous iterations of the Mexico City Policy and expand the scope of the policy to ensure every penny of U.S. foreign assistance prioritizes American values, not the woke agenda,” a senior State Department official told The Daily Signal.

The expanded policy will prohibit U.S. funding for gender ideology, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. For example, the State Department is ending a $2 million grant to fund gender-affirming operations in Guatemala.

Evil Feels Unleashed': Gut-wrenching Reactions to Michigan Church Shooting

Local authorities say a gunman rammed his vehicle into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before opening fire on worshippers on Sunday.

At least one person has died and 9 others were injured in a mass shooting at a a church in Michigan  on Sunday morning, according to local authorities.

The fatal shooting occurred at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, a suburb of Flint, Michigan.

The Grand Blanc Police Department said in a statement, "[There] has been an active shooter at the church of Latter Day Saints on McCandlish Rd. There are multiple victims and the shooter is down."

The police department noted that the church is "actively on fire."

Argentina’s Poverty Rate Drops

Argentina’s poverty rate has dropped sharply to its lowest level in several years, which supporters of cost-cutting President Javier Milei are touting as a win for his economic agenda. 

According to the national statistics agency cited by Semafor, about 32% of Argentinians lived in poverty during the first half of 2025, which represents a sharp decline from roughly 53% when Milei assumed office in late 2023.  

Semafor also noted that double-digit monthly inflation growth has come down to 2% in August as well. 

Milei has appeared in the U.S. at the Conservative Political Action Conference and touted the benefits of reducing the deficit in Argentina.

Trump Considers Moving World Cup Matches out of Seattle Due to Crime, Mayor Responds

Citing concerns about crime, President Donald Trump floated the idea of moving matches for next summer’s 2026 FIFA World Cup away from U.S. cities – including Seattle – that are “a little bit dangerous.” [Seattle Mayor Harrell pictured right]

Speaking from the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump responded to a reporter who mentioned Seattle and San Francisco, which will host six World Cup games each, as cities that have resisted the administration’s more aggressive enforcement of federal immigration laws.

“They’re run by radical left lunatics that don’t know what they’re doing,” Trump said to assembled reporters.

Trump then touted his administration’s crime-fighting efforts in the nation’s capital.

Since August, Trump has implemented a series of federal actions aimed at reducing crime in Washington, D.C., including deploying federal agents and the National Guard.

“We have this city in great shape,” Trump said.