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Beyond the Headline: May’s Jobs Report Shows Employment Headed in the Wrong Direction
Pay no attention to the shocking truth behind the curtain. Hidden in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest jobs report is an unsettling fact that spoils the administration’s positive spin. The report pleasantly surprised economists by reporting an increase of 272,000 payroll jobs, but the May jobs report contained some troubling information. According to the… -
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The Dangerous Consequences of an Open Border
On a quiet Friday morning on May 3, two men posing as subcontracted Amazon drivers pulled their truck up to the main gate entering Quantico Marine Base in Virginia. The men did not present approved access credentials and had no affiliation with the base. They claimed they were making a delivery to the post office…. -
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‘Concerned for My Daughter’s Safety’: 2 More Minnesota School Districts Issue Transgender Guidelines Allowing Boys in Girls’ Spaces
Some Minnesota parents are expressing outrage as two more school districts there are set to issue guidelines allowing boys who say they identify as transgender in girls’ restrooms and locker rooms. “Schools are focusing on all sorts of things that have nothing to do with academics and really seem to be wanting to socially engineer… -
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Pride Month for Criminals
In the midst of the infamous “Pride Month,” with rainbow flags seemingly in every store window and on every company logo, we got an inside look at how two federal agencies celebrate Pride Month—especially their inclusion of the criminals they supervise by providing them resource guides for LGBTQ-friendly housing, employment, mental health groups, and more…. -
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Better Homelessness Policies Needed to Restore Order on Streets—and in Individuals’ Lives
Are cities required to allow the homeless to sleep on public property? This month, the Supreme Court is expected to rule in a case that examines whether it’s unconstitutional to impose penalties for street camping. My colleagues have written about the legal details of the case, explaining that the Constitution does not provide a right… -
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BREAKING: Jury Delivers Verdict in Hunter Biden Gun Trial
The son of a sitting president has been found guilty in a federal criminal court for the first time. A Wilmington, Delaware, jury found Hunter Biden guilty on all three federal felony gun charges he faced Tuesday morning. He violated laws meant to prevent drug addicts from owning firearms, the jury decided. The case related… -
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My Son’s Name Made Him a Target of Biden’s Politicized DOJ
In the summer of 2020, America was in flames as Antifa and Black Lives Matter set fire to city after city—Seattle, Minneapolis, Portland, New York, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and so many more. Police stations were torched and dozens of officers were injured as all manner of projectiles, from rocks to Molotov cocktails,… -
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The Left’s Dark Money Network Boosted Abortion Into Ohio’s Constitution. Now It’s Taking a Big Hit.
Last year, a radical abortion ballot initiative passed in the solid red state of Ohio, shocking pro-lifers across the country. The results weren’t even close: 56.78% of Ohio voters backed a ballot initiative to write “reproductive rights” into the state constitution, while only 43.22% opposed it. How did it happen? The Left’s dark money network… -
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Here’s How the Left Brands Conservatives ‘Haters’ for Daring to Question Woke Cultural Supremacy
Wokeness is impossible to escape. Everywhere you turn, you see rainbow flags, Black Lives Matter signs, or calls for “diversity and inclusion.” Companies force DEI trainings on staff. FBI agents march in Pride parades. Teachers tell kids in school that they are oppressors or oppressed based on their skin color. Target stores sell transgender swimsuits… -
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European Parliament Elections Likely to Make Biden ‘Very Nervous’
The European Union may have just taken a big step to the political right, and the Biden administration should take note, Nile Gardiner says. “I think that the Biden White House is going to be very nervous, looking at the results in Europe, because European voters have overwhelmingly turned against a lot of the left-wing… -
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FBI Suspends Employee’s Clearance After Probing Trump Support, COVID-19 Views
The FBI revoked the security clearance of an employee after asking colleagues questions–under threat of discipline–about his support for former President Donald Trump and views on the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a complaint to the Justice Department’s internal watchdog. The employee attended the rally on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington before it turned into a… -
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9 Things I Saw at the Pro-Hamas White House Rally
Thousands gathered around the White House Saturday to demand that President Joe Biden stop all military aid to Israel amid its war against the terrorist group Hamas. The “Shut it Down for Palestine” movement, comprised of controversial groups such as Students for Justice in Palestine, organized the giant rally against Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza. Several… -
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Your Money Problems Are Imaginary, the White House Claims. The Facts Say Otherwise.
Millions of Americans are struggling to afford necessities like food, rent, insurance, and a car payment. But if you’re one of them, don’t expect any understanding from the White House and its sycophants in the media. They say your financial pain is all in your head. As an MSNBC host put it, Americans need “an… -
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France’s Macron the Big Loser as European Parliament Elections Take Right Turn
National elections have been occasions for celebration for European conservatives in the past year, with victories in national elections in Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands. Alongside those, European polling indicated continued growth for conservative political groups ahead of the recently concluded European Parliament elections, in which conservatives charged to victory. While the votes are still… -
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Another Left-Wing Attempt to Smear Justice Thomas Fails
The American people just won’t govern themselves the way the Left tells them to. Caring more about power than liberty, the Left believes that its political ends justify their means. Just consider how leftists try to manipulate the Supreme Court, including smearing as “unethical” justices the Left considers too independent, hoping Americans will automatically question… -
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Hunter’s Plea for Jury Nullification
The criminal trial of President Joe Biden’s troubled son Robert Hunter Biden on three gun charges in a Delaware federal district court is troubling, but not for the reasons you might expect. The trial itself is unremarkable and playing out like any trial where the evidence of guilt, both direct and circumstantial, is overwhelming. Under… -
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Another Bridge Incident Demands Urgency for Cybersecurity Probes of Maritime Mishaps
Just as Baltimore Harbor was finally cleared of debris following the March 26 maritime incident with the container ship Dali striking and causing the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, killing six, another bridge incident just occurred. On June 5 in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina, a container ship lost throttle control going full… -
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Alexandria Slammed for Painting ‘Permanent’ Trans ‘Pride Artwork’ Over Crosswalks in Historic Old Town
Note: This article contains language some readers might find offensive. The city of Alexandria, Virginia, is drawing fire for painting Pride flags that include transgender symbols over the crosswalks in historic Old Town Alexandria. The rainbow crosswalks are permanent, City Council member R. Kirk McPike told a local publication, The Zebra. “Last June, in response… -
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Montgomery County Parents Bring Babies, Elementary Schoolers to Kids’ Pride Parade
Hundreds of parents brought their children, as young as babies and toddlers, to wave rainbow flags, pose with a drag queen, and do LGBTQ-themed crafts at the “Kids’ Pride Parade and Street Fair” in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Sunday. “Pride is for everyone. That’s the whole point of Pride is to be inclusive of everybody,”… -
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Hunter Biden’s Lawyers Rest Case Without Defendant’s Testimony
Hunter Biden’s lawyers rested their case Monday in the federal criminal trial against the president’s son without calling him to testify in his own defense. Biden faces charges of lying about his drug use when he bought a gun in 2018. Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell told the judge Friday that they were “down to that…