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Democratic Senator Indicted on Bribery Offenses in Case Involving Gold Bars
A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine, Friday, charging him with bribery for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold bars. Menendez denied the charges, saying he had been "falsely accused." The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that the charges… -
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Lyft’s Gift to Gender Ideology’s Critics
Thank you, Lyft. You just made debunking transgenderism that much easier. The rideshare operator recently announced a new policy in certain cities called Women+ Connect, where female and so-called nonbinary drivers can prioritize bookings with female and nonbinary riders. Nonbinary is a made-up term for people who think they’re neither male nor female. The move… -
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How Chinese Communist Party Is Influencing US Classrooms
A Republican congressman is speaking out about how the Chinese Communist Party is influencing U.S. classrooms. “Well, they come in, and they sort of soft-pedal their propaganda, but yet, they also whitewash history by eliminating Taiwan,” says Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s early childhood, elementary, and secondary… -
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Federal Government Program Allows More Than 200,000 Illegal Aliens to Fly Right Over the Border
Not all illegal aliens are entering the U.S. along the southern or northern border, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. Over the past year, “more than 200,000 people from four countries” used a direct-flight parole program to enter the United States illegally, says Todd Bensman, senior national security fellow at the Washington-based think… -
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Rep. Bob Good Proposes Defunding Colleges With Vax Mandates
The COVID-19 pandemic is over, but vaccine mandates imposed by colleges and universities are not. Now a Virginia congressman has introduced a bill to withhold federal funds from institutions of higher education that require vaccinations against the disease. President Joe Biden declared the pandemic over in ending the public health emergency May 11. Despite this,… -
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Leader of Parents Defending Education Demands Congress Act on China’s Invasive Classroom Initiatives
The infiltration of the Chinese Communist Party into America’s education system, specifically into public grade schools, has sparked outrage from small towns to Capitol Hill. Nicole Neily, president of Parents Defending Education, addressed the House Education Committee on Tuesday about this alarming issue to lay out her organization’s investigative work to expose the CCP’s invasive… -
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Tuberville Wanted a Vote on Military Nominees. Here Are the Results for the Joint Chiefs Chairman.
Only 11 of 49 Republican senators voted against President Joe Biden’s nominee for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after many conservatives raised concerns about critical race theory and other woke ideas and policies invading the military. The Senate confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown Jr. to the nation’s top military position Wednesday… -
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Fox News Founder Rupert Murdoch Stepping Down at Fox Corp. and News Corp. at 92
Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch, 92, announced on Thursday he is stepping down as chair of Fox Corp. and executive chairman of News Corp., Fox News has reported. Murdoch’s son, Lachlan Murdoch, will become chairman of both companies as the elder Murdoch transitions out of the roles in November. “I am truly proud of what… -
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Biden’s Worsening Border Crisis Is an Attack on Self-Government
The Biden administration apparently wants to transform the United States into a poorly managed economic zone. It’s hard to conclude otherwise amid the latest mayhem at the southern border. When border-crossing numbers briefly dipped during the summer, legacy media outlets were eager to declare the crisis overblown. One opinion writer in The New York Times… -
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Senators Seek to Secure Border and End Biden’s Arson of America
Calls for Congress to defund the Biden administration’s open-border operations and to enact real border security measures gained steam this week. With a week of funding left in the federal fiscal year, the House is considering attaching most of the Secure the Border Act to a continuing resolution package to fund the government. After the bill… -
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Documents Reveal New Hampshire Review of Trump’s Ballot Access Came After Outside Legal Analysis
The top election official in New Hampshire, which traditionally holds the nation’s first presidential primary, announced that he would consider banning former President Donald Trump from the ballot one day after a George Washington University law professor suggested that he call a special panel to make the determination. The same official kept lawmakers in suspense… -
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House Budget Panel Republicans Deliver Plan to Tackle $33T Debt
The federal government reached an ominous milestone Sept. 15 as the gross national debt exceeded $33 trillion—or more than $57,000 per household. The debt increased by $1.5 trillion in just 15 weeks due to rising spending and declining revenue. That’s understandably concerning, especially at a time of rising interest rates and elevated inflation. Higher interest… -
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Garland Won’t Say If Youngkin Right to Pardon Father Charged After Protesting Daughter’s Sexual Assault
Attorney General Merrick Garland declined to say Wednesday whether Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, should have pardoned a father who was arrested in 2021 when he tried to defend his daughter during a local school board meeting. Youngkin pardoned Scott Smith, who was arrested during a meeting of the Loudoun County School Board on June 22, 2021, where he… -
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Pentagon Reverses Gender-Neutral Pronoun Policy for Awards After Heritage Takes It to Task
A rare thing happened Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Sanity prevailed. On Sept. 19, very quietly, the Pentagon reversed its asinine gender-neutral pronoun rule for certain award citations that my colleague Dakota Wood and I exposed on Sept. 1. Without any fanfare—no doubt in an attempt to put this entire sordid affair behind it—the Pentagon simply… -
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Of Course, I Think About the Roman Empire Daily. You Don’t?
Last week, my wife asked me, “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” Her question didn’t come out of nowhere. TikTok might be a minefield of Chinese cyberthreats, but it has birthed a trend in which women ask men how often they contemplate the glory that was Rome. The trend took off because… -
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Rising Cost of Living Is an Underreported Story Affecting Everyday Americans
As the cost of living continues to rise in America, many families are struggling to make ends meet. Inflation and wage stagnation have made it increasingly difficult for everyday Americans to keep up with the rising costs of necessities, such as housing, gas, health care, and food. The severity of this issue is affecting millions… -
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Confirmed: Man Who Raped His 10-Year-Old Daughter Housed With Female Prison Inmates
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is housing a man who raped his own daughter in a women's prison because he said he identifies as a woman himself—and the DOC is refusing to offer any kind of insight or explanation on the matter. Mark Campbell is currently incarcerated in Taycheedah Correctional Institution, a women's prison in… -
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4 Ways Washington’s Spending Spree Caused Inflation With Trillions in Waste, Fraud
Americans are justifiably unhappy with the state of the economy. The inflation figures for August took a turn for the worse—meaning families have now lost $5,100 in purchasing power since President Joe Biden entered the White House. In addition to the burden of inflation, rising interest rates are making home mortgages unaffordable, pushing the American… -
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JD Vance Blames Biden for ‘Politicized’ Military, Supports Tuberville’s Stand
Sen. JD Vance, a Marine veteran, accused the Biden administration of politicizing the U.S. military, creating a recruiting crisis that is jeopardizing its readiness and warfighting capabilities. “There’s a reason why we have, frankly, a crisis in recruitment in the all-volunteer military—the first time we’ve had a recruitment crisis, really, since the end of the… -
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Here’s Where to Take Your Kids When Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Go Woke
As an Eagle Scout, I feel a debt to the Boy Scouts of America, but I also think the BSA abandoned its defining values by embracing transgender ideology. Both the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of the USA have embraced far-left social agendas that alienate many of the young families who form their natural constituencies….