On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis “announced more than $100 million in funding proposals to support Florida’s National Guard and establish the Florida State Guard, a civilian volunteer force that will assist the National Guard in state-specific emergencies.”

On Friday, the Department of Labor released their jobs report for November.

According to the report, employers added 210,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent.

On Thursday, several news outlets reported that U.S. and Mexican officials reached an agreement to re-implement “Remain in Mexico.”

Under this immigration policy, “individuals arriving in or entering the United States from Mexico—illegally or without proper documentation—may be returned to Mexico for the duration of their immigration proceedings.”

On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court heard arguments on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which challenges a Mississippi law passed in 2018 “which prohibits all abortions, with few exceptions, after 15 weeks’ gestational age.”

On Tuesday, a student opened fire at Oxford High School, killing three people and injuring another eight. 

This event sparked conversations about school shootings more broadly, with a specific focus on the Sandy Hook and Columbine school shootings.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday about the state of the economy.

On Friday, the verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial was announced. The jury found Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts.

On Wednesday, Jacob Chansley, also referred to as the QAnon Shaman, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his involvement in the events at the US Capitol on January 6th, 2021.

Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand in his trial on Wednesday.

Rittenhouse is facing “charges of intentional, reckless and attempted homicide, and reckless endangerment and possession of a firearm as a minor.”

Former St. John’s College President Pano Kanelos announced the launch of the University of Austin (UATX) — a private, non-profit “liberal arts university committed to freedom of inquiry, freedom of conscience, and civil discourse” — on Bari Weiss’ Substack publication Common Sense Monday morning.

The university has begun the process of seeking accreditation, and plans to offer a Masters program in fall of 2022 before launching their undergraduate program in the fall of 2024. UATX will offer programming for college students from other universities this summer.

White women voted more Republican than in 2020 in Virginia’s gubernatorial election yesterday.