Articles by Fred Lucas

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7 Key Reforms in New House Rules

Fred Lucas | January 09, 2023

The new Republican-controlled House approved a sweeping rules package Monday night that could rein in the bureaucracy, control government spending, and put the top lawmaker’s… Read More

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Fact-Checking 4 Claims in Biden’s Jan. 6 Anniversary Speech

Fred Lucas | January 06, 2023

Marking the second anniversary of the Capitol riot that occurred Jan. 6, 2021, President Joe Biden struck a mostly unifying tone Friday by recognizing law… Read More

 PoliticsNews

After Telling 31,000 Noncitizens How to Register to Vote, Colorado Kept Information From Local Election Officials

Fred Lucas | January 05, 2023

Less than a month before the November election, the office of Colorado’s secretary of state declined to provide the names of noncitizens who received voter… Read More

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7 Big Fights for Speaker of the House

Fred Lucas | January 04, 2023

Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s tough climb to the speakership seems rare in the modern era, but brawls over the top House job are not uncommon historically. … Read More

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Repeat of 2020? Left-Wing Tech Group Doles Out Millions in Grants in Eerily Familiar Election Scheme

Fred Lucas | January 04, 2023

Although about half the states ban private dollars from funding local governing of elections as a response to Mark Zuckerberg’s controversial grants in 2020, a… Read More

 LawNews

House GOP to Investigate Biden’s Secretive Order on Voting

Fred Lucas | December 22, 2022

The House’s new Republican majority is poised to investigate the Biden administration’s secretive, all-of-government effort to get out the vote.  President Joe Biden’s executive order… Read More

 LawNews

Conservative Legal Group: Government Employees in 4 States Assisting Left By Providing Voter Information

Fred Lucas | December 19, 2022

Government employees in four states are violating federal laws and assisting the Left by providing voter information, a conservative legal group argues in suing those… Read More

 PoliticsNews

EXCLUSIVE: Georgia’s Raffensperger Squelches New York Times Claim He’s Pushing Ranked-Choice Voting 

Fred Lucas | December 15, 2022

Georgia’s top election official pushed back Thursday on reports that he advocates implementing ranked-choice voting, a controversial procedure known as an instant runoff, in the… Read More

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2 House Committees Target Fauci, Other Officials in Probe of COVID-19 Origin

Fred Lucas | December 14, 2022

Two incoming House Republican committee chairmen already have begun an investigation into the origins of COVID-19, asking dozens of federal public health officials, including Dr…. Read More

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Arizona GOP Seeks Investigation of Katie Hobbs for Pushing Twitter Censorship

Fred Lucas | December 08, 2022

Two days after the Arizona Republican Party requested an investigation, the state’s GOP attorney general isn’t saying whether his office will look into specific actions… Read More

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Coke and MLB Must Apologize to Georgia for Peddling Left’s Lies, Honest Elections Project Says

Fred Lucas | December 07, 2022

The Coca-Cola Co. and Major League Baseball both owe Georgia an apology, according to the Honest Elections Project.  The voter integrity group has launched a… Read More

 SecurityNews

GOP Senators Press Homeland Security Chief on Why 63,500 Cases Against Illegal Aliens Were Dropped

Fred Lucas | December 07, 2022

The failure of the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security to carry out the most basic enforcement of U.S. immigration laws has led to skyrocketing… Read More

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Democrats’ ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ Myth Debunked Again in Georgia Runoff

Fred Lucas | December 01, 2022

For James Newton, an African American voter in Atlanta, early voting is a tough sell.    “I always vote on Election Day. I like the excitement… Read More

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EXCLUSIVE: Documents Reveal Senate Democrat Pressured IRS, DOJ to Target Conservative Groups

Fred Lucas | November 30, 2022

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., called for revoking a tax exemption for a conservative group for not masking up and socially distancing during the pandemic, insisted… Read More

LawNews

6 Points on Felony Theft Case Against Biden Administration’s Gender-Fluid Energy Official

Fred Lucas | November 29, 2022

U.S. Energy Department official Samuel Otis Brinton has been heralded by the Biden administration and some media outlets for being one of the first openly… Read More

 LawNews

Appeals Court Clears Way for Challenge of California Election Laws

Fred Lucas | November 28, 2022

A typically left-leaning federal appeals court based in San Francisco ruled last week that a group advocating election reforms has legal standing to sue over… Read More

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‘Unprecedented Intrusion Into Our Election System”: Tech-Backed, Left-Leaning Group to Invest in Election Training in Battleground States

Fred Lucas | November 28, 2022

A tech group backed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg during the 2020 election cycle has announced jurisdictions for a new election-related initiative that include portions… Read More

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EXCLUSIVE: Jill Biden Got a Raise. Here’s What She’s Earning for Teaching at a Community College.

Fred Lucas | November 23, 2022

First lady Jill Biden got a raise at her faculty job at Northern Virginia Community College, where she teaches English.  The community college confirmed to… Read More

 SecurityNews

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Threatens DHS Chief Mayorkas With Impeachment

Fred Lucas | November 22, 2022

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday from the border in El Paso, Texas, that the House’s new Republican majority will launch an impeachment inquiry… Read More

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Who Are the Left-Wing Donors Boosting America’s Youth Vote?

Fred Lucas | November 22, 2022

Mostly left-leaning donors bankrolled efforts in 2022 to turn out the youth vote, which early estimates show was the second-highest such turnout for a midterm… Read More

PoliticsNews

House Democrats to Lead FTX, Cryptocurrency Hearing

Fred Lucas | November 16, 2022

House Democrats, in one of their final acts in the majority, will lead a hearing about the bankrupted cryptocurrency firm FTX whose CEO donated heavily… Read More

 LawNews

Conservatives Split on Future of Mail-In Voting, Ballot Harvesting

Fred Lucas | November 14, 2022

In light of recent election results, Republicans and conservatives are debating whether to beat or join the mail-in ballot rush that Democrats have excelled at… Read More

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8 Biden-Related Investigations Likely From House’s New GOP Majority

Fred Lucas | November 11, 2022

When Republicans secure a narrow House majority, which appears likely as vote counting continues, it will mean an aggressive oversight agenda in the new year,… Read More

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4 Keys to Understanding Why This Arizona County Still Has Election Problems

Fred Lucas | November 10, 2022

On Election Day, Cathi Herrod received calls and emails about problems in Arizona’s Maricopa County about voting machines not accepting ballots, ballot tabulators being broken,… Read More

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Walker and Warnock Neck and Neck in Georgia Senate Race

Fred Lucas | November 09, 2022

ATLANTA—Republican challenger Herschel Walker sought to overtake a thin lead by Sen. Raphael Warnock, the incumbent Democrat, in Georgia’s hotly contested race for U.S. Senate…. Read More

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Kemp Defeats Abrams in Rematch to Keep Georgia Governor’s Seat

Fred Lucas | November 08, 2022

ATLANTA—After a close race four years ago that Democrats claimed was stolen, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, convincingly defeated Democrat rival Stacey Abrams in… Read More

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Justice Department to Monitor 64 Voting Jurisdictions in 24 States

Fred Lucas | November 07, 2022

After President Joe Biden attacked state election reforms and asserted, “democracy is on the ballot,” his administration’s Justice Department announced Monday that it would be… Read More

 LawNews

These 400 Elections Over 2 Years Show How 1 Voter Can Make a Difference

Fred Lucas | November 03, 2022

As voting is about to conclude Tuesday in the nation’s midterm elections, data shows that one vote can matter more often than Americans might suspect…. Read More

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Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron: Prioritizing ESG Investments ‘Inconsistent’ With Law

Fred Lucas | November 03, 2022

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron previously warned that the state pension funds cannot legally make environmental, social, and governance considerations when investing the dollars of… Read More

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Fact-Checking 5 Biden Warnings About Dangers to Democracy

Fred Lucas | November 02, 2022

President Joe Biden warned that democracy was in peril and on the ballot during a primetime speech Wednesday from Union Station in Washington, D.C., near… Read More