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Georgia Unveils Legal Arguments for Protecting Fetal Heartbeat Law
Georgia unveiled the legal arguments it will use to defend its “heartbeat bill” against legal challenges Monday, telling an Atlanta federal court the state has a substantial interest in protecting life. Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the fetal heartbeat bill, H.B. 481, May 7, which outlaws abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected…. -
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Alyssa Milano Says Life Would Be ‘Lacking All Its Great Joys’ Without Her Abortions
Actress Alyssa Milano revealed on her Monday podcast that she had two abortions in 1993, saying, “It was absolutely the right choice for me.” The actress discussed her abortions on her podcast, “Sorry Not Sorry” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Milano said that she had both abortions in 1993 while in a relationship where she was… -
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A Day to Resolve to Fight Religious Persecution
In a breakthrough for global advocacy of religious freedom, the United Nations this year established Aug. 22 as the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. The U.N.’s May 28 decision was a long-overdue global recognition thatviolence against people based on their faith is a serious and growingproblem. … -
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UK Eco-Extremists Show Why US Needs a Counter-Drone Strategy
Climate change activists from a group called Extinction Rebellion are threatening to fly drones over London’s Heathrow Airport with the goal of deliberately stopping all flights for a week. If their efforts were to succeed, the group could shut down the United Kingdom’s busiest airport and upward of a million travelers could be affected. There… -
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What Will They Learn at College?
For many parents, August is a month of both pride and tears. Pride because their teenager is taking that big educational step and tears because for many it’s the beginning of an empty nest. Yet, there’s a going-away-to-college question that far too few parents ask or even contemplate: What will my youngster learn in college?… -
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Podcast: Blue State Business Owners Are Packing Up
Months after New York passed an extreme abortion law, one bookstore owner and pastor decided he has had enough. On a visit to Texas, Jon Speed got a glimpse of a better life—and decided to go for it. Plus, we discuss the similar case of a California business owner who’s also leaving. We also cover… -
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Trump Administration to Close Loophole Blocking Immigration Enforcement
The Trump administration is moving to close what it calls a “loophole” that has stymied enforcement of immigration laws, in a change that would allow detention of illegal immigrant minors for longer than the current 20 days. The Department of Homeland Security will seek to terminate the so-called Flores Settlement Agreement through executive action and replace… -
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4 Things to Know About Trump’s New Voter Fraud Claim
President Donald Trump and his 2016 Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, began relitigating that contest on Twitter on Monday regarding the role that search results played in the election. “Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!” Trump tweeted. “This was put out by a… -
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The New York Times Works for the Left, and Now Everyone Should Know It
Is The New York Times a media outlet or an activist organization? It appears that it’s leaning toward activism. A recent town hall meeting of Executive Editor Dean Baquet and Times staffers revealed a publication struggling to maintain any meaningful independence from its aggressively left-wing readership and staff. The leaked transcript is well worth reading,… -
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Conservatives ‘Lost Trust’ in Facebook, Independent Report Finds
Facebook has a long way to go in reclaiming the trust of conservatives, according to an interim report on the social media giant’s liberal bias overseen by a former U.S. senator. “Many conservatives lost trust in Facebook, believing it discriminated against them,” former Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., wrote in a Tuesday op-ed for The Wall… -
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The Green New Deal: Less About Climate, More About Control
If someone asked you to describe the Green New Deal, what would you say? According to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., it’s a “bold idea” that would “create millions of good-paying jobs” and help “rebuild communities in rural America that have been devastated.” Oh, you thought the Green New Deal was all about fighting climate change?… -
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Criticism of Israel Is Not Anti-Semitism; Anti-Zionism Is
Imagine a group of people who work to destroy Italy because, they claim, Italy’s origins are illegitimate. Imagine further that these people maintain that of all the countries in the world, only Italy is illegitimate. And then imagine that these people vigorously deny they are in any way anti-Italian. Would you believe them? Or would… -
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Rashida Tlaib Blames ‘Senior’ Democrats After Partnership With Terror-Linked Group Draws Backlash
Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib blamed senior members of her party after she and Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar faced backlash for partnering with a terror-linked group for their cancelled trip to Israel. Tlaib and Omar held a joint press conference on Monday to address the cancelled trip, which Israel barred the lawmakers from making on account… -
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Preferred Pronouns and More: What a Mom Saw at Her Son’s College Orientation
College campuses are known for radicalism—but more and more mainstream colleges are bending to identity politics and woke activism. Recently, Penny Nance, the president and CEO of Concerned Women for America, attended her son’s student orientation at Virginia Tech, where gender ideology was a dominant theme—pronouns and all. Read the interview, posted below, or listen… -
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Planned Parenthood Sides With Abortion Over Title X Funds. Here’s What It Means.
Planned Parenthood is making good on its threat to choose abortion over Title X funds. Title X is a federal program that focuses on providing family planning and related preventive services to low-income Americans at little or no cost. Last week, Planned Parenthood announced that rather than comply with the Trump administration’s new regulations relating… -
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How We Can Safeguard Our Election Process
In the freest nation in the world, our system of government and our very liberty depend on free and fair elections. Whether they’re selecting a mayor or the president of the United States, every American must be able to trust the process, or the democratic system itself breaks down. When someone commits voter fraud, the… -
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Appeals Court Ruling Slaps Down Prosecutorial Overreach
In an opinion issued on Aug. 5, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck a small but valuable blow against prosecutorial overreach and the problem of overcriminalization. By now, overcriminalization—the overuse and abuse of criminal laws to address every societal concern and punish every mistake—is a familiar problem. There are hundreds of thousands of… -
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5 Years After Eric Garner’s Death, New York Police Department Fires Daniel Pantaleo
New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill announced Monday the New York City Police Department fired Daniel Pantaleo five years after his role in Eric Garner’s death. The commissioner announced the police officer’s termination at a Monday press conference in New York City. “There are absolutely no victors here today,” O’Neill said. “Today is a… -
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William Barr Replaces Bureau of Prisons Chief After Jeffrey Epstein’s Death
Attorney General William Barr replaced acting Bureau of Prisons Director Hugh Hurwitz Monday, days after Jeffrey Epstein died in federal custody. “I have asked Mr. Hurwitz to return to his responsibilities as assistant director of [Bureau of Prisons'] reentry services division, where he will work closely with me in overseeing the implementation of one of… -
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The Media’s Latest Smear of a Trump Judicial Nominee
Left-wing opponents of an impartial and independent judiciary have picked another target: appeals court nominee Steven Menashi. It’s one thing to be honest about a nominee’s record, but disagree about whether he belongs on the bench. The attacks begun on Menashi, however, amount to nothing more than dishonest smears. Menashi, whose Jewish family came to…