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    Are the ‘Walls Closing in’ on Bidens?

    Everyone paying attention to the latest revelations about Hunter Biden and his energetically supportive father knows that journalists and Republican officials have opened a vein, or “the walls are closing in.” Even so, the leftist media are trying to report as little of this damaging scandal material as they possibly can. We can scarcely imagine…
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    Irony at Tex-Mex Border

    The Department of Justice has announced it is suing Texas’ Republican governor, Greg Abbott, for using floating barriers in the Rio Grande river to stop migrants who are breaking U.S. law by illegally crossing the southern border. For this the word “irony” was created. Defined, it means “the use of words to convey a meaning…
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    Will Hollywood Learn From Disappointing ‘Barbie’ Payoff for Pandering to China?

    Last weekend, the highly anticipated film “Barbie” made a killing at the global box office. One country where it didn’t do so well, however, was China. That’s unfortunate for the producers, who worked so hard to please Beijing, only to watch the film come in sixth place in opening-day ticket sales in China. Though viewership…
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    VA Grants Religious Exemption to Employees Against Abortion After Lawsuit

    A Texas nurse has won religious exemptions for Department of Veterans Affairs employees nationwide opposed to participating in performing abortions, the First Liberty Institute says. Stephanie Carter filed a lawsuit against the VA in December after seeking a religious exemption from taking part in abortions, and finding no such exemption existed, contrary to a VA…
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    Detransitioner Pleads With Lawmakers: ‘Please Let Me Be Your Final Warning’

    Detransitioner Chloe Cole pleaded with lawmakers Thursday on Capitol Hill to pay heed to the traumatic struggles she has already endured as a young person who sought to transition to become another gender. Cole spoke before the a House Judiciary subcommittee on the “Dangers and Due Process Violations of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Children,” a hearing pushed by…
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    Sexual Assault Survivor Describes Trauma of Sharing Locker Room With Lia Thomas

    Paula Scanlan, who swam on the University of Pennsylvania’s women swimming team with transgender athlete Lia Thomas, testified before a House Judiciary subcommittee on the “Dangers and Due Process Violations of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Children,” Thursday about her experience. Watch the video above or read a lightly edited transcript of her remarks below: Good morning, Chairman [Mike]…
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    70 Years After Korean War Armistice, Are Americans Still Willing and Able to Fight Today’s Threats?

    Now more than ever, the U.S. military needs young Americans to step up and serve: While the nation faces ever-increasing threats from China, Russia, and Iran, the Army has missed its recruitment goals for the second year in a row, and the other branches are struggling, too. On Thursday, the United States observes National Korean…
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    Likely Voters Weigh in on Whether Biden Should Acknowledge ‘Illegitimate’ Grandchild

    A supermajority of respondents in a new poll say President Joe Biden should acknowledge the existence of his seventh grandchild and nearly as large a majority opposes the idea of the federal government using tax dollars for slavery reparations.  In a poll released Wednesday and conducted from July 18 to July 22 by WPA Intelligence…
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    The Radical Left’s Playbook, Exposed

    Chris Rufo is at the forefront of exposing critical race theory, DEI, and the radical Left’s agenda to undermine traditional American values. His new book, “America’s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything,” is a history of the Left’s key figures and its playbook for infiltrating America’s institutions and indoctrinating our children. The book,…
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    Surprisingly, ‘Barbie’ Offers Empowering Message for Women

    Many of us walked into Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” expecting another major brand to go woke. Much to our surprise, Gerwig’s interpretation leans back into Barbie’s origins—empowering women.   She ignores some, though not all, of the political trends. Hari Nef, a biological male, is playing a transgender doctor version of Barbie in the movie, but the…
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    The Collapse of Hunter Biden’s Sweetheart Plea Deal

    There were clearly some bizarre twists and turns in federal court Wednesday in Delaware, as Hunter Biden’s anticipated sweetheart plea deal collapsed.  So, what happened?  That is hard to say for sure, as a transcript of the colloquy between the lawyers and the judge has not been released.  Basically, it seems that there was a…
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    ‘Mission Accomplished’: Judge’s Concerns in Hunter Biden Case Tracked Heritage’s Oversight Project’s Legal Brief

    The federal judge’s concerns about the Hunter Biden plea deal closely aligned with that of an amicus brief filed a day earlier by the Oversight Project, the watchdog arm of The Heritage Foundation.  “Mission accomplished,” Mike Howell, director of the Oversight Project and an investigative columnist for The Daily Signal, said Wednesday in Wilmington, Delaware,…
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    Texas Woman Testifies ‘Blood’ of Dead Mother, Daughter Is on ‘Multiple Hands in This Administration’

    Elisa Tambunga became pregnant with her daughter when she was only 19 and, according to Tambunga, her little girl quickly became the center of her world.   Usually, at about this time of year, Tambunga says she would be buying her elementary school-age daughter school supplies. Instead, the Texas mother sat before members of Congress at…
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    Male Nurse Lurked at Trans Kid Meetings to Find ‘Clientele’ for Hormones, Lawsuit Alleges

    A male nurse practitioner hung around meetings for "transgender children" to find "clientele" for cross-sex hormones, according to a new lawsuit on behalf of a detransitioning young woman. Soren Aldaco's suit alleges that she visited the transgender "support group" Trans-Cendence International in Fort Worth, Texas, a nonprofit 501c3 organization "dedicated to the support, well being,…
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    Nebraska Law Implements Voters’ Demand for More Secure Elections

    When Nebraskans went to the polls last November, nearly two-thirds of voters decided to amend Nebraska’s Constitution to require people to present a valid photo identification before casting a vote in future elections. To implement the amendment, Nebraska’s Legislature recently passed a law setting forth the exact voter ID requirements and striking a proper balance…
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    Mayorkas Dodges Questions During Judiciary Hearing on Failure to Secure America’s Borders

    House Republicans pressed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on his failure to secure the U.S.-Mexico border during a roughly four-hour hearing Wednesday. The Biden administration “violates the law under the guise of instituting safe, orderly, and humane policies,” Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said at the start of the House Judiciary Committee hearing. Lawmakers pressed Mayorkas…
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    ‘GENERATIONAL LEARNING LOSS’: Experts Reveal the Full Extent of COVID-19 School Closures

    A generation of American students has fallen behind academically in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the forced school closures that took place during that time. A subcommittee of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce addressed the problems created by school closures Wednesday in a panel called “Generational Learning Loss: How Pandemic…
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    Hunter Biden Plea Deal Collapses, Trial Increasingly Likely

    Hunter Biden’s plea agreement with federal prosecutors on tax and gun charges—panned by critics as “a sweetheart deal”—fell apart in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday after a federal judge scrutinized the agreement.  Although the president’s son on June 20 reached a deal to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and to lying…
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    Pro-Life Diaper Maker Provides Parents With Healthier Alternative

    Rather than donating to organizations that support abortion like some mainstream diaper makers, the new EveryLife diaper brand supports its customer base by donating to pro-life organizations.  EveryLife debuted on July 13 as an alternative diaper option to mainstream liberal diaper brands.  Launched by Public Square, an app that provides an online marketplace for people…
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    White House Dodges Questions on Impeachment Inquiry, Hunter Biden Business Partner Testimony

    Less than a week after the release of an FBI form alleging President Joe Biden took a $5 million bribe while serving as vice president, the White House won’t comment on a pending House impeachment inquiry.  White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also declined to comment on pending testimony to Congress by former Hunter Biden…
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