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Hunter Biden Sues Rudy Giuliani Over Laptop, Alleging Violation of Privacy
Embattled first son Hunter Biden sued former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in federal court in California on Tuesday, alleging a violation of computer privacy laws and suggesting that the material on his infamous laptop had been doctored. The lawsuit also names Giuliani’s lawyer, Robert Costello, as a codefendant. The younger Biden's lawsuit comes two weeks… -
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Hey, Republicans: Don’t Forget About Growth and Prosperity
House Republicans are in another titanic battle with President Joe Biden on how to balance the budget. Actually, it’s a lopsided debate because Democrats have no interest at all in reducing the deficit. They are operating under the delusional idea paradigm of “Modern Monetary Theory,” which posits that the U.S. government can borrow $2 trillion… -
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NY Governor’s ‘Finger in the Dike’ Response to Flood of Illegal Immigrants: More National Guard Troops
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling in additional National Guard members to help manage the state’s escalating migrant crisis. New York will bring in an additional 150 National Guard members to help control the state’s migrant surge, bringing the new total of members deployed in the state to approximately 2,200, Hochul said during… -
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College Admissions Officers Use Pronouns to Give Preferences to Liberals, Study Finds
Why are so many of our institutions captured by people on the fringes of the cultural Left? Two new books, one by Christopher Rufo and another by Richard Hanania, offer comprehensive answers to that question. But a recent study by two economists at West Virginia University provides a microcosmic example of how cultural leftists keep… -
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It’s a Strategic Imperative to Manage Our National Communications Spectrum Correctly
Spectrum, the invisible radio frequencies over which wireless communications travel, is one of the 21st century’s most crucial resources. To protect this finite resource, Congress and the Biden administration should direct the Federal Communications Commission to ensure enough dedicated spectrum to meet surging U.S. demand for wireless. This isn’t government overreach, but prudent stewardship. Spectrum… -
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Why Are Gun Companies Losing Payroll Services? Cruz Investigation Finds Underlying Culprit
JPMorgan Chase admitted to pressuring the financial software company Intuit into preventing gun sellers from using the company's payment processing services, according to a letter Sen. Ted Cruz sent Monday after looking into the policy. Bank of America, meanwhile, denied pressuring Intuit into banning gun manufacturers from using its famous QuickBooks software. "Woke big banks… -
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‘China’s Economy Is the Foundation of Much of Its Power Projection Around the World,’ Author Says
The People’s Republic of China “has used the power of its economy beyond its borders to push its illiberal and authoritarian geopolitical objectives and to change the behavior of individuals, governments, companies, and multilateral institutions,” says Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, author of “Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World.” “The reason I chose… -
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The Biden Admin’s Clear Vulnerability to Chinese Espionage
The Biden administration faces a massive foreign policy vulnerability because it has shown weakness in the face of multiple forms of Communist China’s aggression—and none more serious than espionage. Chinese espionage and covert influence are likely only to increase as the 2024 presidential campaign heats up, as the U.S. government becomes less and less inclined… -
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At West Point, Racism Becomes More Important Than Military Readiness
Students for Fair Admissions, the same group that recently won a lawsuit against Harvard and the University of North Carolina challenging their illegal, racially discriminatory admissions policies, has filed a similar suit against the U.S. Military Academy. Shockingly, the admissions policy at West Point, one of our premier military academies, is even more blatantly racist… -
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German Refugee Family of Homeschoolers Targeted for Deportation by Biden Administration
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement told a German Christian family that was persecuted for homeschooling their children that they needed to prepare to be deported after living in the U.S. for 15 years, says Kevin Boden, an attorney for the Home School Legal Defense Association, who spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation. Uwe and… -
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California Sues Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers for Reversing Abortions
Have you ever wanted to be a political punching bag? Try opening a pro-life pregnancy resource center in California. Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, announced a lawsuit Thursday against two faith-based organizations, Heartbeat International and RealOptions Obria, that operate pro-life pregnancy resource centers in California and provide abortion pill reversal services. This is not the first… -
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Biden Has ‘Completely Abandoned’ Border Patrol, Texas Lawmaker Says After Crossings Reach Record High
Customs and Border Protection encountered more illegal aliens on America’s borders and at U.S. ports of entry in August than any other single month on record. CBP released the latest numbers Friday, reporting 304,162 illegal aliens encountered in the month of August, surpassing the previous record high in December 2022 by nearly 2,000. “The… -
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UK Report: Over One-Third of Children on Puberty Blockers Experienced Worsened Mental Health
New research from the United Kingdom is showing that over a third of children placed on puberty blockers and hormone drugs suffered severe mental health deterioration afterward. A 2011 study conducted at the Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service clinic for children reported that children who were put on puberty blockers suffered no adverse mental health… -
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NJ’s Menendez Rejects Calls to Quit Senate Amid Corruption Indictment
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday released an indictment, which accuses New Jersey’s senior Democratic U.S. senator, Bob Menendez—along with his wife and several others—of engaging in a corrupt scheme to benefit himself, potentially at the expense of U.S. national security interests. Based on the serious allegations in the indictment, many in Menendez’s own party… -
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How Washington’s $7.5 Trillion Deficit Spending Spree is Bankrupting America
Polls show that Americans are pessimistic about the economy, with inflation as the top concern. That’s understandable, but do they understand where this inflationary surge came from and why Washington’s addiction to government spending threatens the future prosperity of the country? That may sound hyperbolic, but consider the numbers. The sum of new spending authorizations… -
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Pizzeria Owner Calls Out NYC’s Ban on Coal- and Wood-Burning Ovens
NEW YORK, N.Y.—New York City has set its sights on a cultural establishment that embodies an emblematic tradition in the Big Apple: pizzerias. Specifically, restaurateurs who make pizza using coal- and wood-burning ovens installed before 2016. Earlier this year, New York City announced a rule mandating that such ovens be fitted with expensive scrubbers designed… -
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Newsom Vetoes Bill Requiring California Parents to Affirm Kids’ ‘Gender Transitions’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a state measure on Friday that would have required parents to “affirm gender transitions” for their children or risk losing custody. State Democrats’ bill, AB 957, cleared both the California Senate and the Assembly along party lines two weeks earlier on Sept. 8. AB 957 would have added “gender affirmation”—a… -
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With Food Stamps Work Requirement, GOP Budget Takes Important Step
House Republicans released their budget resolution last week, and the proposal takes some important steps to advance reforms in welfare programs. One of the ways it aims to accomplish that is by inserting much-needed work requirements into the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. Such budget documents typically do not provide… -
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She Wanted to Be a Man From a Young Age and Lived as One for 11 Years. Why Kathy Grace Duncan Detransitioned.
As a little girl, Kathy Grace Duncan watched her father abuse her mother and vowed she would never be victimized like her mom. “I didn’t have the tools to realize that my dad was abusive, my mom’s a victim,” Duncan says, “so, my takeaway from that was that women were weak, women were vulnerable, and… -
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Cruz Says 2023 ‘Best Opportunity’ for Texas to Pass School Choice Program
Sen. Ted Cruz thinks it’s high time the Lone Star State start providing school choice to its residents. “I think this year is the best opportunity of your and my lifetime for the state legislature to pass a real and serious school choice program, to provide every child in Texas with hope and access to…