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Socialism, Not Coronavirus, Seen as Real Threat to Economy
The stock market has taken a hit amid concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus, but the disease doesn’t pose a real danger to the economy, chief White House economist Larry Kudlow said Friday in an appearance before an annual gathering of conservative activists. “A virus is not going to sink the economy,” Kudlow,… -
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Pompeo: On World Stage, Trump Has Achieved What Critics Said He Never Could
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touted the Trump administration’s strong defense of religious liberty around the world Friday, while saying the president defies critics with achievements over “foreign policy built on fantasy.” Pompeo, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, said religious freedom is among American values promoted abroad by President Donald Trump. “Some people… -
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White House Talks Up Economic, Environmental Renewal to Replace Blight
Entrepreneurs have been unleashed inside blighted communities to bring economic opportunity where it is needed most, thanks to President Donald Trump’s deregulation and revitalization initiatives, administration officials said Friday. Scott Turner, executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, discussed such progress with Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, during a… -
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What to Do About Our ‘Tech Cold War’ With China
China wants to use artificial intelligence and 5G technology to “control the world” and undermine human rights, a Heritage Foundation national security analyst said Friday during an annual gathering of conservative activists. U.S. policymakers and industry leaders “need to be honest” about the challenges posed by China and close off points of vulnerability that made… -
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House Democrats Block Resolution Condemning Bernie Sanders’ Praise of Fidel Castro
Democratic lawmakers Thursday successfully blocked a GOP resolution condemning Sen. Bernie Sanders’ laudatory comments about the Castro regime. By a vote of 224-189 that fell along party lines, the House of Representatives voted to block Republicans' resolution, which not only condemned numerous human rights abuses that took place under the Castro regime, but recent instances… -
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2 Cabinet Secretaries Tout Jobs, Wage Hikes Spurred by Deregulation
Two Cabinet secretaries promoted President Donald Trump’s deregulatory agenda and innovation Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, saying lower-wage workers are earning more. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia cited Trump’s reference to a “blue collar boom” during his State of the Union address early this month. “Wages are rising and they are rising more quickly… -
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A Whole Lot of Problematic Women in 1 Place
We’re at the Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC, and we’ve got the rundown on everything you need to know from the first day on. We also have an exclusive interview with a major problematic woman: Mallory Quigley, vice president of communications for the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List. Plus: Our intern talks feminism… -
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Sen. Joni Ernst Reveals the Soviet Union Trip That Influenced Her Views on Socialism
In 1989, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, traveled to the Soviet Union. What she saw and heard during her time there influenced her, as she discusses in today’s podcast. Read the lightly edited interview, posted below, or listen on the podcast: We also cover these stories: The Trump administration releases new details about its coronavirus response… -
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Ted Cruz: Today’s Democrats ‘Look Down on Working Class’
The divide between the values of the Democratic and Republican parties continues to widen, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Thursday during an annual gathering of conservative activists outside Washington. “All of us grew up thinking that the Republicans are the party of the rich and the Democrats were the party of the working class,” Cruz… -
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Federal Government Can’t Fix Public Schools, Betsy DeVos Says
“I want to tell everyone today you are either for children or against children when it comes to educational freedom and choice in education.” So said Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, who spoke Thursday with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos at the Conservative Political Action Conference about the need to bring more education opportunities… -
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How Sens. Ernst, Blackburn Met Poverty, Tyranny Outside America
A pair of female Republican senators shared eye-opening, firsthand encounters with authoritarianism and socialism in their travels abroad—including grinding poverty and lack of freedom—for an appreciative audience Thursday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. The theme of this year’s gathering of conservative activists is “America vs. Socialism,” which many of the speakers—including Sens. Joni… -
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Conservatives Skewer the Socialist Policies of Today’s Liberals
Today’s liberals offer the security of socialism to young Americans, but there isn’t enough money on the planet to deliver what they promise, the chairman of the American Conservative Union said Thursday before a huge gathering of conservative activists. “Maybe it was fuzzy math, but the intention was that we’ll hold onto these resources to give… -
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The Left Will Keep Trying to Oust Trump, House Conservatives Predict
Even with President Donald Trump’s acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial, the left will continue to go after him, several House Republicans predicted Thursday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. “They’re never going to stop,” Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told the CPAC crowd. “They tried to overturn the will of 63 million Americans, all… -
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What Bernie Sanders Isn’t Telling You About Canadian Health Care
All Americans, regardless of political party, want access to timely, high-quality health care. The question is how to get there. Do we harness the power and innovation of the private sector, or do we hand it to the government and hope for the best? Canada has chosen the latter route, and at one of the… -
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Coronavirus Spreads to Europe and Middle East. What That Means for This Global Health Crisis.
Now that the coronavirus has broken out of China and established a foothold in Europe and the Middle East, many are on edge. This week, the stock market, for one, jumped off a cliff—something it is wont to do when faced with global uncertainty. While nothing about this global health emergency is certain, we can predict with a high… -
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HBO Comedian’s Ill-Informed Support of ‘Medicare for All’ Is No Laughing Matter
John Oliver, on a recent edition of his HBO show “Last Week Tonight,” gave me an unexpected cameo appearance, courtesy of an old Fox News Channel clip. In the clip, I commented on the defects of “Medicare for All,” the big proposal for total government control over American health care. The majority of House Democrats… -
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‘America Needs Our Help to Keep Her Special,’ Heritage President Tells Conservatives
America is only a republic if Americans can keep it, Heritage Foundation President Kay C. James told an enthusiastic crowd Thursday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, echoing the storied sentiments of Benjamin Franklin. James delivered an invigorating speech designed to motivate conservatives to talk about their values with others and encourage them to… -
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Wall Street Journal Shouldn’t Apologize for Article Criticizing China’s Communist Party
The Wall Street Journal should stand firm in the face of China’s action last week to rescind the media credentials of three Journal reporters and order them to leave the country. Chinese authorities said the expulsion was over the Journal’s publishing a commentary by academic Walter Russell Mead headlined “China Is the Real Sick Man… -
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Pence: ‘Socialism Has Failed … Freedom Works’
Vice President Mike Pence warned a gathering of conservative activists Thursday about the perils of socialism and its historical record of failure. “Socialism has failed everywhere it has been tried, in every era in every continent. Freedom works,” Pence told a cheering crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC. “It was freedom… -
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Trump Administration Can Withhold Funds From Sanctuary Cities, Appeals Court Finds
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the White House can withhold funds from sanctuary cities, delivering a victory for President Donald Trump’s fight with jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The Trump administration is legally allowed to withhold millions of dollars in federal law enforcement grants from states and…