Articles by Fred Lucas

PoliticsNews

New Docs Tie Biden to FBI Raid on Mar-a-Lago

Fred Lucas | April 11, 2023

The Biden White House potentially played a role in the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago, based on government emails obtained by the America First Legal, a… Read More

 PoliticsNews

Hunter Biden Associates’ 80 White House Visits Evidence ‘Biden Family Enterprise Centered Around Joe Biden’

Fred Lucas | April 11, 2023

Hunter Biden’s business associates’ more than 80 visits to the White House is more evidence that Hunter Biden’s various business enterprises were all about President… Read More

PoliticsNews

House Seeks Testimony From Teachers Union Chief  Weingarten on School Closures During COVID-19

Fred Lucas | April 06, 2023

A House investigative panel wants to hear from Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, about her role in keeping schools closed during… Read More

 PoliticsNews

Florida’s Election Crimes Unit a National Model, Watchdog Says

Fred Lucas | April 06, 2023

Florida’s new office targeting election crimes is a model for the rest of the country, based on its transparency and capacity to restore trust in… Read More

LawNews

Here’s FBI Glossary for Flagging ‘Violent Extremism’

Fred Lucas | April 05, 2023

The FBI uses a “glossary of terms” to look for online that could indicate someone is involved with “violent extremism,” according to documents obtained by… Read More

PoliticsNews

Trump: ‘Justice System Has Become Lawless’

Fred Lucas | April 04, 2023

Former President Donald Trump delivered stinging remarks condemning not just the New York case where he was arraigned Tuesday afternoon, but all of the investigations… Read More

PoliticsNews

Soros-Backed BLM Partner Bankrolled Bragg’s Election as DA, Now Praises Trump Indictment

Fred Lucas | April 04, 2023

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg—the Democrat leading the prosecution of former President Donald Trump—had backing in his 2021 election from an organization affiliated with the… Read More

 LawAnalysis

Data Proves Left Wrong: ID Laws Don’t Suppress Voting

Fred Lucas | April 04, 2023

The Left continues to object to laws requiring voters to present identification, even as voters support such laws and states enact them. As explained in… Read More

 EconomyAnalysis

Fact-Checking 4 Biden Claims About Economy and Manufacturing

Fred Lucas | April 03, 2023

President Joe Biden touted what he considers his economic accomplishments Monday during a speech at a manufacturing plant in Fridley, Minnesota.  Biden visited a power-generation… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Target of What He Called Politicized Prosecution, 1 Presidential Candidate Campaigned From Prison

Fred Lucas | April 03, 2023

The prosecutor made the point that no one—not even a presidential candidate—is above the law.  “No man, even though four times the candidate of his… Read More

EconomyNews

21 State AGs Warn Top Asset Management Firms About Woke Investing

Fred Lucas | March 31, 2023

Pushing back against politicized investing, 21 state attorneys general signed onto a letter late Thursday warning 53 top asset management companies about the legal perils… Read More

LawNews

DOJ, EPA Sue Norfolk Southern Railroad Over East Palestine Train Derailment

Fred Lucas | March 31, 2023

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against Norfolk Southern Corp., owner of the 50-car train that derailed almost two months ago in East Palestine,… Read More

LawNews

As More Trains Derail, Heritage Foundation Asks Court to Force EPA to Release Information on Ohio Disaster 

Fred Lucas | March 30, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency is blocking release of public information about the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which created an ecological disaster,… Read More

 PoliticsNews

EXCLUSIVE: Nevada’s Rejected Votes Exceeded Narrow Senate Margin in 2022, Watchdog Group Finds

Fred Lucas | March 29, 2023

Nevada rejected a higher number of mail-in ballots in the 2022 election than the final vote margin that decided a close Senate race last year,… Read More

SocietyNews

How 2 Texas Lawmakers Propose to Solve Problem of Ammo Shortage Amid Crime Surge

Fred Lucas | March 29, 2023

Two Republican state lawmakers in Texas propose establishing a Texas Ammunition Manufacturing Facility as an office within the state’s Department of Public Safety. Noting a… Read More

PoliticsNews

Capitol Police Misled Public About Manpower on Hand Before Riot, Former Lieutenant Says

Fred Lucas | March 28, 2023

U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Tarik Johnson expected a relatively easy day when he arrived at work at 7 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2021.  Johnson, a… Read More

 Health CareNews

5 Takeaways From House Hearing on COVID-19 School Lockdowns

Fred Lucas | March 28, 2023

Federal and state officials—as well as teachers unions—should be held accountable for the consequences of school closures, lawmakers on the House Select Subcommittee on the… Read More

 LawNews

Citizen Activists ‘Weaponized’ Transparency, US Election Commissioner Testifies

Fred Lucas | March 23, 2023

Testifying to a congressional panel, a federal election official referred Thursday to citizens who seek public records as a “weaponization” targeting election workers.  The subject… Read More

PoliticsNews

Facebook, Google, Amazon Share ‘Revolving Door’ With Justice Department

Fred Lucas | March 22, 2023

The Justice Department and Big Tech seem to have a revolving-door relationship, one watchdog group contends after doing an analysis covering over 20 years.  Corporate… Read More

SocietyNews

Missouri Issues Emergency Rule Restricting ‘Inhumane Science Experiments’ on Children

Fred Lucas | March 21, 2023

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey on Tuesday issued an emergency regulation on gender transition treatments to protect children from what he calls “inhumane science experiments.”… Read More

PoliticsNews

EXCLUSIVE: FBI Devoted at Least 16,000 More Hours to Jan. 6 Riot Than to BLM Riots in DC

Fred Lucas | March 20, 2023

FBI agents worked about 16,000 more hours during the pay period of the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, than they did during the pay… Read More

 PoliticsNews

Lawmakers Aim to Purge ‘Zuckerbucks’ From Electoral Landscape

Fred Lucas | March 17, 2023

As the Georgia General Assembly advances a bill to further restrict private money from bankrolling elections—as occurred with Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s grants in the… Read More

EconomyNews

Biden Tries to Boost Pay for Federal Bureaucrats by Highest Rate Since Carter

Fred Lucas | March 16, 2023

President Joe Biden’s $7 trillion tax-and-spending plan would boost pay for federal bureaucrats by 5.2%, their highest raise in decades and more than private sector… Read More

 LawNews

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Voter Fraud Office Nets 2 More Arrests

Fred Lucas | March 15, 2023

Florida continues a crackdown on election-related crime, announcing the arrests of two more individuals Wednesday on charges of casting illegal votes in last year’s election. … Read More

 PoliticsAnalysis

‘Real Foreign Interference’: DC Latest Jurisdiction to Allow Noncitizens to Vote

Fred Lucas | March 13, 2023

The nation’s capital has joined jurisdictions in at least five states across the country in allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections.  The District of… Read More

 LawNews

6 Takeaways From House’s Hearing on Clean Elections 

Fred Lucas | March 10, 2023

House Republicans pointed to the success of state election reforms during a hearing Friday, citing high turnout and smooth operations in the 2022 midterm elections… Read More

SecurityNews

Archives Lawyer Won’t Say Who Blocked Statement on Biden Classified Documents

Fred Lucas | March 09, 2023

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, wanted to know who blocked release of an official statement from the National Archives and Records Administration about classified documents  discovered… Read More

 SecurityNews

6 Takeaways as House COVID-19 Panel Investigates Chinese Lab Leak

Fred Lucas | March 08, 2023

The House on Wednesday held its first hearing investigating the origins of COVID-19 after two federal agencies suggested the pandemic likely began when a new… Read More

 PoliticsNews

Tech Group Executive Involved in $2M Election Grant to County Where She Previously Worked

Fred Lucas | March 07, 2023

Sophie Lehman departed her job as Contra Costa County’s manager of elections operations last June. Several months later, Lehman was the point of contact for… Read More

  PoliticsAnalysis

Biden ‘Weaponizes’ Feds to Boost Democratic Voter Turnout, Ohio Secretary of State Says

Fred Lucas | March 07, 2023

OXON HILL, Md.—Top Republican state election officials are opposing President Joe Biden’s executive order putting the power of the federal government behind voter turnout efforts. … Read More