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Left-Wingers Pile on Chuck Todd for Calling Out Ocasio-Cortez
MSNBC host Chuck Todd sparked a left-wing backlash by criticizing Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s rhetoric on immigration enforcement. Ocasio-Cortez drew criticism after saying the U.S. is running “concentration camps” on the southern border. “That is exactly what they are. They are concentration camps,” Ocasio-Cortez said Monday in an Instagram Live video, referring to migrant detention centers. “The… -
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It’s Not Just Central America: Where Illegal Immigrants on the Border Come From
The recent spike in illegal immigration from African countries underscores the increase in migrants coming from around the globe to sneak across the southern border—including more than 10,000 from Asia and almost 900 from Europe last year. In recent weeks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection apprehended more than 500 illegal immigrants from African countries that… -
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To Whip Congress Into Shape, Withhold Their Pay
Many lawmakers seem to think they deserve a pay raise. When House Democrats and Republicans began negotiating a congressional pay increase earlier this month, Democrats seemed to support it, as did some ranking GOP members. Critics then voiced open opposition, and House leaders swiftly pulled the bill—though House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., maintains the… -
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Problematic Women: High School Track Star Who Lost Race to Transgender Athletes Explains Why She’s Fighting Back
The female high school athlete who was forced to sit on the sidelines at a major track tournament because two transgender runners landed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots isn’t just speaking out about the unfairness of her situation—she’s fighting back. Hours after filing a complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil… -
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Young Democrat Booed for Opposing Slavery Reparations at House Hearing
A day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters he is against making reparations to the descendants of slaves, an award-winning author called out the top Republican during a House hearing on such compensation. Some in the hearing Wednesday booed when another writer, also black, opposed reparations. “For a century after the Civil War,… -
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Trump EPA Replaces Obama’s Anti-Coal Clean Power Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced a new rule to grant more flexibility for states in regulating coal-fired power plants, replacing the Obama-era regulation that was halted by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Affordable Clean Energy rule under the Trump administration replaces the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which would have required an eventual… -
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Regulatory Red Tape Risks Strangling DC Opportunity Scholarship Program
For 15 years, the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program has been a District of Columbia institution. Yet the program, which provides scholarships to children from low-income families to attend a private school of choice, faces death by a thousand regulatory cuts. Since Congress enacted it, participation among private schools has fallen from a peak of 68… -
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I’m an Oberlin Graduate. They Had It Coming.
As a right-wing alumna of far-left Oberlin College, I have four words for the administration in response to last week’s ground-breaking $11 million jury verdict in the defaming of humble Gibson’s Bakery: You had it coming. I have five more words for Oberlin as arrogant college officials continue their obstinate war on the Gibson family… -
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With Crony Tax Bill, Democrats Are Doing Their Level Best to Revive the Swamp
Congressional Democrats are taking the lead to renew a list of long-dead tax subsidies at the behest of powerful corporate lobbyists. Their plan is to attach the long-sought-after corporate tax subsidies—called “tax extenders”—to a bill that expands welfare spending. How to pay for it? They plan to cover about a quarter of it by raising… -
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Mike Lee’s New Bill Would Enforce ‘No Regulation Without Representation’
Americans should not have to put up with so many government regulations imposed by unelected bureaucrats, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said Tuesday while outlining a legislative remedy at The Heritage Foundation. “If the Founders’ rallying cry was ‘No taxation without representation,’ ours must be, or must at least involve, ‘No regulation without representation,’” Lee said… -
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How Trump Can Get a Better Deal on Infrastructure
Federal lawmakers have been talking about their desire for bipartisan legislation on infrastructure since before President Donald Trump’s inauguration. This April, a meeting between Trump and Democratic leaders produced a $2 trillion figure for an undefined infrastructure package. That price tag alone guarantees more involvement and control from Washington, which has not demonstrated an abundance of… -
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How Trump and Trudeau Can Strengthen US-Canada Partnership
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday to discuss a range of issues, including the ratification of the revamped North American free trade deal. Much has been said about the importance of our two countries’ trade relationship. In 2018, bilateral trade amounted to $617.2 billion. The U.S…. -
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Harvard’s Capitulation to the Mob
This week, Parkland survivor Kyle Kashuv announced that Harvard University has withdrawn his acceptance to the college. In the aftermath of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the then-high school junior became a prominent voice for school safety, meeting with politicians across the political spectrum. He was also a prominent defender of… -
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Iran and Trump: Here’s What’s Really Going On
There are wars and rumors of war. And then there is President Donald Trump’s policy toward Iran, which fuels endless speculation. Despite much public handwringing over the announcement that the Pentagon is sending an additional 1,000 troops to the Gulf region, there are no signs the U.S. plans to escalate the standoff with Tehran. I spent… -
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Clinton Bought ‘Dirt’ From a Foreign Agent. Why No Media Outrage?
There was a time when calling someone a hypocrite could stain their reputation. No more. Like the overused and often misapplied word “racism,” hypocrisy has lost the power to cause harm. The media and Democrats are agog over President Donald Trump’s comment to former Bill Clinton adviser and current “Good Morning America” host George Stephanopoulos…. -
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ICE Releases List of Murderers and Rapists Protected Under Sanctuary City Policies
Immigration and Customs Enforcement released a list of criminal illegal aliens who were released from jail due to sanctuary city policies, many of whom went on to commit other crimes. Washington and Oregon, two states under Democratic Party control, have enacted some of the strongest sanctuary laws in the country that protect illegal immigrants from… -
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These Wasteful Government Programs Need to Go
When considering the leviathan size of the federal government, it’s easy to overlook the quality of individual programs. After all, we can reduce the $4.1 trillion that Washington spent last year to lines in a spreadsheet. However, the truth of big government goes much deeper. Indeed, just as the biblical Leviathan was a giant and… -
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De Blasio’s Diversity School Solution Ignores the Real Problem
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says that the city’s specialized high schools have a diversity problem. He’s joined by New York City Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, educators, students, and community leaders who want to fix the diversity problem. I bet you can easily guess what they will do to “improve” the racial mix… -
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Can Trump Really Deport Millions of Illegal Immigrants? What You Need to Know
Right now, a million illegal immigrants have exhausted all their legal appeals and yet still live in the United States illegally, partially thanks to lackluster deportation efforts by the Obama administration. Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, joins us to discuss what Immigration and Customs Enforcement can do, and how…. -
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Why a Bigger Social Security Program Would Make Us Worse Off
The truth is unavoidable: Social Security is insolvent. It’s set to run out of money to pay scheduled benefits in about 15 years, barring action from Congress. Policymakers have only a handful of options to avoid a roughly 25% cut in benefits for everyone. They can raise taxes, cut benefits, or enact a combination of…