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FBI Ratchets Up Efforts to Combat Crimes Exploiting COVID-19 Fears
The country is (rightly) laser-focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, and the president’s daily press briefings with the coronavirus task force led by Vice President Mike Pence have been a ratings hit because people want to know what’s going on. The American public is leaning on our medical superheroes (the medical practitioners and researchers) to lead… -
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State Department’s Terrorist Designation of Russian Imperial Movement Is Important Step in Keeping America Safe
With so many in the U.S. and abroad at home and online during this COVID-19 pandemic, homeland security, counterterrorism, and law enforcement officials have kept an eye on self-radicalization and extremist recruitment over the internet. The Trump administration demonstrated it is keeping its eye on the ball with the State Department’s new designation of the… -
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Why Economic Freedom Matters More Than Ever: In 3 Charts
In her recent column, Heritage Foundation President Kay C. James offered a timely message on why economic freedom matters more than ever. As she emphasized: The debate in the United States over whether to move away from free markets and toward socialism may change dramatically as the latest coronavirus spreads throughout the world. That’s because… -
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How FDA’s Emergency Powers Speed Drugs, Other Supplies to Fight Coronavirus
The shortage of tests for diagnosing COVID-19, like other aspects of the public health crisis, has drawn attention to the U.S. government’s emergency powers. In recent weeks, the Food and Drug Administration in particular has taken a series of actions to address COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The Trump administration’s declaration of… -
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Childhelp Hotline: 800-4-A-CHILD
The coronavirus has brought our bustling nation, and life as we know it, to a grinding halt. During a crisis, it is easy for us to forget about the vulnerable as we “circle the wagons” and focus on our day-to-day survival in this new normal. However, during times like these, it is imperative to remember… -
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Bankrupting America
Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump signed the largest stimulus bill in U.S. history: more than $2 trillion. For once, both Republicans and Democrats agreed. The Senate voted 96-0. The House didn’t even bother with a formal vote. At the White House, a reporter asked the president, pointing out that the bill includes $25 million… -
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California Governor Working to Give More Coronavirus Aid to Illegal Aliens
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he is actively considering a proposal to establish a relief fund for illegal aliens who are not covered by the stimulus package passed by Congress. Newsom on Tuesday confirmed that he is working with Democrats in the California state Legislature on a “Disaster Relief Fund” for illegal aliens, according to The… -
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‘Hold Them Accountable’: Rep. Jim Banks Calls on State Department to Bring China to Justice Over Coronavirus Mishandling
Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks called on the State Department on Wednesday to bring a case to the United Nations against China for mishandling the coronavirus. The Indiana representative, who is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced his call to bring China to justice in a Wednesday press release. He will also… -
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Prospects for More Economic Freedom Rise With New Slovak Government
Ranked 60th in the world (out of 180 countries), Slovakia’s economic freedom score increased slightly in The Heritage Foundation’s 2020 edition of the Index of Economic Freedom. But the country’s economy remains stalled in the index’s “Moderately Free” category, where it has been for a decade. After it gained independence from the former Czechoslovakia in… -
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Pot Shops Aren’t ‘Essential’ Businesses. Federal Dollars Shouldn’t Go to Pushers.
With schools shuttered, businesses closed, and the market in disarray, government officials have moved to allow only “essential” services to operate, such as hospitals and pharmacies, grocery stores, and carry-out restaurants. In a handful of states, however, another niche area of the market has been deemed “essential”; namely, marijuana dispensaries. That’s absurd. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie… -
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Classical Education Rises to the Challenges of COVID-19
Imagine for a moment the meetings that took place in schools across the country during the first and second week of March. Word was starting to spread that the new coronavirus sweeping across China was making its way to the West. If it emerged here, too, life was going to be disrupted, and essential gathering… -
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Federal Court Supports Texas’ Abortion Ban During Medical Crisis
A federal appeals court backed Texas’ right to ban abortions during the coronavirus crisis. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the state’s right to temporarily prohibit abortions until April 21 during the coronavirus pandemic in a Tuesday ruling, Politico reported. The court threw out a previous ruling from a lower court blocking… -
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Problematic Women: The Chinese Government’s Coronavirus Cover-Up
Live from home amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Problematic Women talk with Olivia Enos, a senior policy analyst in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation, about China’s attempted COVID-19 cover-up. Enos breaks down her latest report on the subject and how America should respond to the actions of the Chinese Communist Party. Also… -
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Everything You Need to Know About China and Its Handling of COVID-19
Could the coronavirus have originated from one of China’s wet markets? Is internal dissent growing in China? Is China using Zoom to spy on Americans? What kind of propaganda is China putting out about COVID-19? Dean Cheng, a senior research fellow in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation, addresses all these questions and… -
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Coronavirus Commission Examines How to Get America Back to Work
Before many Americans are able to go back to work, the country will have to reach four goals amid the COVID-19 pandemic, former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said as the National Coronavirus Recovery Commission began to study related issues. “No. 1, we need to stop the spread. That has not been stopped,” Frist, a… -
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Conservatives Call on Trump to Establish Free Trade Agreement With Taiwan
Conservative leaders are asking President Donald Trump to establish a free trade agreement with Taiwan that they say would bolster America’s interests. Calling Taiwan “a model trade partner,” the conservative leaders write in a letter addressed to the president, “The idea of a U.S.-Taiwan free trade agreement has been blocked for decades by Washington’s concern… -
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Pompeo: US Brings Home 50,000 From 90 Countries
In the midst of Holy Week, which is also supposed to be the point of peak coronavirus deaths, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was able to deliver some welcome news. “Since Jan. 29, we have now repatriated over 50,000 United States citizens back to their homes from more than 90 countries, more than 490 flights… -
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COVID-19 Should Make Us Appreciate Miracle of Life, Not Make Abortions ‘Essential’
Here are a few examples of headlines over recent weeks. “Republicans exploit coronavirus to restrict abortions.” —Los Angeles Times “The Coronavirus Becomes an Excuse to Restrict Abortions.” —The New York Times “Texas women forced to travel 20 times farther for abortion under coronavirus ban.” —The Hill Five states—Texas, Ohio, Alabama, Iowa, and Mississippi—that are prohibiting… -
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How Reporter From Pro-Beijing Outlet Got Access to White House Coronavirus Press Briefing
A reporter from a Hong Kong outlet aligned with the Communist Party of China is a member of the White House Foreign Press Group and has rotating access to White House press briefings. That is how the Phoenix TV reporter was able to push pro-Beijing talking points, touting Chinese aid to other countries, during the White House… -
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China Keeps Suppressing Religion While Squelching Truth About COVID-19
China now reports close to zero new cases of COVID-19 in Wuhan, the one-time epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak. This latest claim follows a string of other positive reports, leading many to extol China’s drastic containment measures and hold it up as an example of a country successfully fighting the coronavirus. Numbers aside—themselves dubious,…