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Speaker Johnson to Put Democrats on Record With Vote on Proof of Citizenship to Vote
Standing next to former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced legislation to require proof of citizenship to vote. Non-U.S. citizens are already banned from voting in federal elections now. However, the National Voter Registration Act—better known as the Motor Voter Law—doesn’t allow states to check because the federal… -
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Why the Sudden Rise in Fentanyl Deaths Among Young People?
A mother who tragically lost her teenage son to fentanyl poisoning is speaking out about the opioid crisis among the nation’s youth. Federal data shows that among 10- to 19-year-olds, fentanyl deaths rose 182% from 2019 to 2021. “These days, experimenting with drugs is deadly,” said Janet Hehl, mother of Alec Pierce Hoffman. “The cause of… -
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How Taxpayers Will Heavily Subsidize Democrat Boots on the Ground This Election
Progressives are using legal loopholes and the power of the federal government to maximize Democrat votes in the 2024 election at taxpayers’ expense, RealClearInvestigations has found. The methods include voter registration and mobilization campaigns by ostensibly nonpartisan charities that target Democrats using demographic data as proxies, and the Biden administration’s unprecedented demand that every federal agency “consider… -
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I Go to College in DC. Why Is It So Unsafe Here?
The words every parent dreads when a child goes off to college: “Mom, Dad. My school is on lockdown for an active shooter.” I’ve told my parents this twice now. Violence has become a regular occurrence in my three years at The Catholic University of America, acronymized as CUA. Last week, CUA issued a shelter-in-place… -
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How States Are Punching Back on Biden Federal Election Takeover
During a conference call with White House officials, top state election officials wanted to know how the Biden administration intended to implement its government-backed get-out-the-vote effort in 2024. The White House answer essentially was that “those plans are not public and they never intended for them to be public,” according to two secretaries of state… -
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Scotland’s New Transgender ‘Hate Crime’ Law Already Showing How It Leads to Tyranny
Scotland’s new “hate crime” law already is demonstrating how it will be used to squash dissent and free speech. The so-called Hate Crime and Public Order Act, which went into force in Scotland on April Fools’ Day, adds age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and transgender identity to a list of protected classes. The law provides… -
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NYPD, Other Cops Deserve Next-Gen Protective Gear
The heartbreaking killing of NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller during a March 25 traffic stop in Queens reminds Americans of the dangers that our cops face daily. Unfortunately, the accused gunman fatally shot Diller, 31, just below his bullet-resistant vest. Enough is enough! The time is now to give New York Police Department officers the trailblazing protective gear they desperately need and deserve. Today’s standard-issue body shields leave officers exposed to… -
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Think Tanks, Political Groups, and Activists Join Forces to Amplify School Choice Efforts in Virginia
A coalition of parents’ rights activists have reignited the fight for school choice for Virginia’s families with the help of The Heritage Foundation. Virginia’s Thomas Jefferson Institute has pushed for education reform in the Old Dominion for years, including through its Virginia Education Opportunity Alliance, a parents’ rights coalition. A $150,000 Innovation Prize grant from… -
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DEI Cronyism and Woke Grifters
When ideology replaces meritocracy or provides immunity from the consequences of illegal behavior, systemic mediocrity follows. Under toxic National Socialism, Stalinism, and Maoism, millions of cronies and grifters mouthed party lines in hopes that their approved ideology would allow them to advance their careers and excuse their lawbreaking. The same thing has happened with the… -
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Lawmakers Must Protect Civil Rights as Louisiana Universities Hold Fast to Discrimination via DEI
Neuroscientists interested in teaching at Tulane University in Louisiana must be board-certified or eligible to apply for a medical license as well as skilled in neurocritical care. All are standard requirements for a postsecondary position. But read the fine print: Applicants also have to commit to Tulane’s statement on diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI,… -
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This Bill Would Prevent Illegal Immigrants From Swaying Congressional Representation
After a key House committee advanced legislation this week to require a citizenship question on the U.S. Census, support for the measure could be growing in the backdrop of the border crisis and its potential impact on congressional reapportionment. Heritage Action, a policy advocacy arm of The Heritage Foundation, announced Friday the Equal Representation Act… -
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Over the Left’s Objections, Idaho Enacts Law Defining ‘Male,’ ‘Female’
The state of Idaho is on a roll when it comes to pushing against LGBT ideology. In April 2020, Idaho became the first state to enact legislation that prevented transgender-identifying athletes from participating in girls and women’s sports. The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, signed by Idaho Gov. Brad Little, a Republican, declared it “a violation… -
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Stuck on Failure at WHO
Four years have passed since the onset of COVID-19 and the global mishandling of the disease’s spread. Now, the same governments and international organizations that lied about the last pandemic are negotiating a new pandemic agreement and amendments to the International Health Regulations at the World Health Organization. The main culprit hasn’t changed. Although the… -
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HOUSE DIVIDED: Bipartisan Effort to Bar Warrantless Searches of US Citizens Falls Short
A rare tie vote in the U.S. House spelled defeat for an amendment that would have prohibited warrantless searches of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents. House lawmakers faced renewed pressure Friday from both conservatives and liberals to strengthen protections for Americans as they debated reauthorization of the controversial Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence… -
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Exposing Corruption at FBI: Whistleblowers Share Their Stories
Garret O’Boyle and Stephen Friend dedicated years of their lives to serving their country in the FBI. But when they began to question some of the decisions being made within the bureau, they were suspended. After joining the FBI, O’Boyle says he “immediately saw that other agents [and] supervisors didn’t have a solid grasp of… -
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Denver Set to Defund Police, Firefighters to Pay for Illegal Aliens
The Democrat-run city of Denver plans to defund its Police Department to pay for illegal immigrants. Colorado’s capital, commonly referred to as a “sanctuary city,” announced Wednesday that it will spend $89.9 million on services for incoming illegal migrants, pulling some funding from roughly $45 million in public programs and services. The Denver Police Department will be… -
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K-12 Bible Lessons Program Akin to Proselytizing for ‘Church of Trump,’ MSNBC Host Claims
A host on liberal MSNBC claimed that teaching students the Bible off-campus during school hours would make them a part of what she called the “Church of Trump” and help “determine what happens at the ballot box.” Alex Wagner’s remarks came in the most recent in a series of three reports over the past two weeks… -
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Congress Is Lying to You About FISA
The U.S. House is expected to vote Friday on a two-year extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, commonly known as FISA. This transcript has been edited for length and reprinted with permission from Tucker Carlson. A few years ago, we learned conclusively that, in fact, the FBI and the federal intel agencies—the dozen or… -
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Journalist Says CBS News Crossed ‘Red Line,’ Calls on Congress to Protect First Amendment
CBS News “crossed a red line” when it seized her reporting records, veteran investigative journalist Catherine Herridge says. Herridge testified before Congress Thursday in support of legislation to protect journalists and their sources. Her testimony comes about two months after CBS News fired Herridge as senior investigative correspondent and seized her files. “CBS… -
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Seniors Support Medicare Options as Proposed by House Republicans
Medicare, the huge government health program that serves 66 million senior and disabled citizens, is at a crossroads. With huge demographic and fiscal challenges straight ahead, there are two dominant approaches at hand. One focuses on improving and modernizing the program by building on the best features of Medicare’s popular system of competing private health…