Articles by Fred Lucas

EconomyNews

Fact-Checking 3 Biden Claims on Gas Prices

Fred Lucas | March 11, 2022

President Joe Biden has insisted that rising gas prices are not a result of his administration’s policies.  This week, he announced the United States would… Read More

LawNews

Rhode Island Drops Order Prohibiting Unvaccinated Doctor From Practicing

Fred Lucas | March 11, 2022

The state of Rhode Island on Friday dismissed an order that had prevented a doctor from practicing because he declined to take a COVID-19 vaccine. … Read More

EnergyNews

Democrats, Green Activists Pressure Big Tech to Censor More Climate ‘Misinformation’

Fred Lucas | March 11, 2022

A House Democrat leading an investigation of oil industry “misinformation” blames social media companies for blocking legislation to counter climate change, even as Big Tech… Read More

 PoliticsNews

Democrat on Federal Civil Rights Panel Targeted 2 GOP Election Reformers

Fred Lucas | March 08, 2022

Three prominent Washington lawyers have tangled for months in a partisan drama involving two relatively obscure federal government agencies.  That drama involves one of Barack… Read More

PoliticsNews

Loss of Economic Liberty Tracks With Loss of Other Freedoms, Sen. Mike Lee Says

Fred Lucas | March 03, 2022

Sen. Mike Lee says economic freedom in the United States has declined—along with other freedoms—during a COVID-19 pandemic that prompted increased government spending and regulation. … Read More

SecurityAnalysis

Answers to 6 Big Questions About Putin’s Nuclear Threats

Fred Lucas | March 02, 2022

After launching an invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin sparked even more global concerns by putting his nuclear forces on high alert.  The Daily… Read More

PoliticsAnalysis

Fact-Checking 10 Claims From Biden’s State of the Union Address

Fred Lucas | March 01, 2022

In his first official State of the Union speech, President Joe Biden on Tuesday night addressed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, rising inflation at home, an ongoing… Read More

PoliticsNews

Rep. Jim Jordan Wants More Information on Clinton Attempt to ‘Frame’ Trump on Russia Narrative

Fred Lucas | February 26, 2022

Congress should investigate the Department of Justice’s conduct and that of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in “trying to frame” former President Donald Trump, said Rep…. Read More

InternationalNews

Trump: Putin Would Not Have Invaded Ukraine If I Was President

Fred Lucas | February 26, 2022

Former President Donald Trump asserted that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine if he were still in office–a statement backed up by… Read More

PoliticsNews

Gov. Noem to Biden: Lead on Punishing Russia Over Ukraine—or Resign

Fred Lucas | February 26, 2022

In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem called on President Joe Biden to resign unless he can demonstrate… Read More

PoliticsNews

America ‘Not Going Down Socialist Road,’ Rep. Byron Donalds Vows

Fred Lucas | February 25, 2022

The warnings about creeping socialism appear to be true, Rep. Byron Donalds says, invoking politicians on the far left such as Sen. Bernie Sanders and… Read More

 InternationalNews

Pompeo: Russia Invaded Ukraine Because Biden Didn’t Show Trump’s Resolve

Fred Lucas | February 25, 2022

As an Army officer, Mike Pompeo was part of a unit guarding a European ally against Russian forces—a circumstance he says is reoccurring with U.S…. Read More

PoliticsNews

Biden Selects Jackson for Supreme Court From Left-Wing Donor ‘Shortlist’

Fred Lucas | February 25, 2022

D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court, was among the names on a shortlist from Demand Justice, a… Read More

EnergyNews

America’s Best Move Against Putin, Russia Would Be Energy Revival, Sen. Josh Hawley Says

Fred Lucas | February 24, 2022

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said the best way to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin is to reinvigorate American energy production, which has dropped… Read More

PoliticsNews

Ted Cruz Warns of Battle Between Power and Liberty

Fred Lucas | February 24, 2022

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said the key battle in the United States—and Canada—isn’t the strong against the weak but the powerful against liberty. This, Cruz… Read More

InternationalNews

‘Putin Chose This War,’ Biden Says. ‘His Country Will Bear the Consequences.’

Fred Lucas | February 24, 2022

President Joe Biden said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin “has much larger ambitions than Ukraine,” and promised severe sanctions and a united front with… Read More

LawNews

Clinton, Trump, and 6 Keys to What’s Next in Special Counsel’s Spying Probe

Fred Lucas | February 23, 2022

A single court filing has created immense buzz in a Justice Department special counsel’s case against a former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer.  Clinton and the… Read More

PoliticsNews

Ford’s Theatre, Park Service Push Story of ‘Complex,’ ‘Fallible’ Lincoln

Fred Lucas | February 21, 2022

President Abraham Lincoln not only was a “fallible, complex human being, whose legacy continues to evolve,” he also used “racist” language, Ford’s Theatre staffers say… Read More

 SocietyAnalysis

How April 1945 Proved to Be ‘Hinge of History’

Fred Lucas | February 21, 2022

A single month determined the course of the 20th century. That’s what historian Craig Shirley writes about in his newest book, “April 1945: The Hinge… Read More

LawNews

This Religious Prosecution in Finland Could Be ‘Harbinger’ for Other Democracies

Fred Lucas | February 16, 2022

A court in Finland heard final arguments this week in the prosecution of a member of Parliament and a Lutheran bishop for expressing opposition to… Read More

 PoliticsNews

Sen. Tom Cotton Wary of Chinese Spying on, DNA Tracking of American Olympians

Fred Lucas | February 16, 2022

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., says he is worried that some U.S. athletes competing in the Beijing Olympics could be exposed to long-term surveillance by China’s… Read More

 LawNews

5 Things to Know About Special Counsel’s Finding That Clinton Campaign Spied on Trump, White House

Fred Lucas | February 14, 2022

Electronic political espionage that allegedly infiltrated White House computer servers “should shock everyone regardless of who controls the White House,” and the crime is punishable… Read More

LawNews

Senate Republicans Say No to Biden Funding for ‘Safe’ Crack Pipes

Fred Lucas | February 11, 2022

The Biden administration quickly reversed course on a plan to fund “smoking kits” for drug users, apparently including pipes to smoke crack cocaine, but Senate… Read More

 PoliticsNews

Biden Bureaucracy Secretly Plans to Turn Out Voters After Failure of Election Takeover Bills

Fred Lucas | February 10, 2022

The Biden administration is secretly planning to impose an executive order directing all federal agencies to focus on voter registration and partner with private organizations… Read More

Health CareNews

CDC Struggles to Maintain Public Trust, Leader of House Doctors Caucus Says

Fred Lucas | February 09, 2022

Amid new information on its inner workings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is facing a credibility problem for its COVID-19 response, a leader… Read More

LawNews

Lawsuit Alleges Illegal Tactics in House Democrats’ Climate Probe of Oil Companies

Fred Lucas | February 08, 2022

House Democrats are using privately funded staff to investigate oil companies for spreading “disinformation” on climate change, a possible violation of federal law and the… Read More

 SecurityNews

Sen. Ron Johnson Asks ‘Full Accounting’ of Biden Family’s Chinese Business Deals

Fred Lucas | February 04, 2022

Americans need a “full accounting of Biden Inc.’s financial entanglements” with China, said Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., who helped lead an earlier probe into the… Read More

LawNews

4 Things to Know About Dark Money Interests Behind Biden’s Supreme Court Choice

Fred Lucas | February 03, 2022

Before becoming a White House official helping President Joe Biden pick his first Supreme Court nominee, Paige Herwig was a founding member of a legal… Read More

SecurityNews

Biden Officials Brief Senators on Russia’s Confrontation With Ukraine

Fred Lucas | February 03, 2022

Top Biden administration officials gave a classified briefing to senators Thursday about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.  The briefing came a day after President… Read More

PoliticsNews

‘Groundhog Day’ Report Calls Out Biden’s Recycling of Obama Personnel

Fred Lucas | February 03, 2022

President Joe Biden not only has recycled personnel from the Obama administration, but in some cases the Clinton administration, notes a new report from Sen…. Read More