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DeSantis Signs Florida’s Heartbeat Bill Into Law
Within 15 minutes of receiving Florida’s heartbeat bill, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed that pro-life legislation into state law, banning abortions in Florida once an unborn baby has a detectable heartbeat. The Heartbeat Protection Act prohibits doctors from “knowingly performing” an abortion on a baby whose age is determined to be more than 6… -
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3 Ways New State Attorney General Aims to Hold Biden Administration, the Left Accountable
A whistleblower says a transgender clinic at a children’s hospital in St. Louis is lying to parents about gender treatments. Now, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has launched an investigation into the clinic to find out what’s really going on inside the four walls of the children’s hospital. “We’re looking to shut these types of… -
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Maryland Governor Tries to End School Choice for Low-income Families
Families and students in Maryland can breathe a sigh of relief after lawmakers agreed to provide $9 million in funding for the state’s school choice scholarship program for low-income families. The program was originally on the new governor’s chopping block. Gov. Wes Moore’s fiscal year 2024 budget called for a 20% cut to the state’s… -
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EPA’s Latest Act of Soft Despotism Against the American People
The Environmental Protection Agency is using shaky science to tighten regulations on ambient levels of tiny particulate matter in the air—from dust to fireplace smoke to car exhaust—in other words, essential byproducts of industrial activity and daily life. If the final rule, which is expected in the coming months, is anything like the proposed rule,… -
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San Francisco’s Road to Perdition
When the Whole Foods Market closes down in San Francisco, you know things are getting bad. The Whole Foods outlet at Eighth and Market streets in San Francisco announced it was closing this week due to deteriorating conditions in the area. “We are closing our Trinity location only for the time being,” a Whole Foods… -
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Is Mitch McConnell Planning to Retire? Senator’s Office Weighs In
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has plans to retire, according to some political activists and news reports. “Senators John Barrasso of Wyoming, John Cornyn of Texas, and John Thune of South Dakota are actively reaching out to fellow Republican senators in efforts to prepare for an anticipated leadership vote — a vote that would occur… -
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Florida House Passes Heartbeat Bill, Sends It to DeSantis’ Desk
Florida’s Heartbeat Protection Act is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk for signing. On Thursday, the Florida House of Representatives passed the heartbeat bill in a 70-40 vote. The bill prohibits most abortions after a baby’s heartbeat is detected at six weeks of pregnancy. “Florida lawmakers today delivered a major win for babies and mothers… -
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Job Creators Network Head Slams Biden Admin, Democrats for ‘Reckless Spending’
The president of the Job Creators Network says "reckless spending" by the Biden administration and congressional Democrats has diluted Americans' buying power, in a response to a government report Thursday on two key price indexes. "Persistently rising wholesale prices hurt small businesses, which tend to operate on tiny profit margins that inflation erodes," Alfredo Ortiz,… -
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Top House Democrat Defended Louis Farrakhan, Compared Clarence Thomas to a ‘House Negro’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is taking heat for reportedly defending his controversial uncle, Leonard Jeffries, and antisemitic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in the 1990s. Jeffries’ uncle was a black studies professor who “eventually lost his job over incendiary comments about Jewish people,” CNN reported Wednesday. Rep. Jeffries had previously “said he… -
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Palestinian Arab Terrorism Gets a ‘Moral Equivalence’ Pass
This past week, Jews all over the world marked Passover, the celebration of the Jewish exodus from Egypt. As we congregated around seder tables to read from the “Haggadah”—the compendium of texts telling the story of the exodus—we said the following words: “And this [God’s blessings and the Torah] is what kept our fathers and… -
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In Hindsight, Exposing Corruption and Collusion of COVID-19 Response
In a world shrouded by a veil of secrecy, the common man seldom sees the twisted alliance between the ruling class and corporate giants. The global COVID-19 pandemic unleashed a wave of destruction that demanded swift action. Yet, the thirst for power and control drove governments to unprecedented heights, forging unholy alliances with pharmaceutical conglomerates… -
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China Says Military Drills Are ‘Serious Warning’ to Taiwan, Foreign Allies
China’s recent military drills around Taiwan were meant to serve as a “serious warning” to both “pro-independence politicians” on the island as well as to its foreign allies, The Associated Press reports. “The People’s Liberation Army recently organized and conducted a series of countermeasures in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding waters, which is a serious… -
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Watchdog Group Responds After National Archives Disputes News About Biden Move in Mar-a-Lago Raid
The National Archives and Records Administration is pushing back after revelations this week that the White House appears to have played a role in the FBI raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago compound in Florida in August. But America First Legal, which first obtained the records, said the belated response shows a misunderstanding of… -
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How Is ‘Liberal Woke Takeover’ Affecting Journalism?
Amber Athey, author of the newly released book “The Snowflakes’ Revolt: How Woke Millennials Hijacked American Media,” is weighing in on how the “liberal woke takeover” is affecting journalism and journalistic standards. “The way that this strain of progressivism approaches journalism is completely divorced from what we traditionally understand as journalistic ethics and standards,” said… -
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Bud Light Misread Its Audience, Is Now Paying the Price
Anheuser-Busch stock is struggling to recover after the company’s Bud Light brand launched an ad campaign with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney. During March Madness, Mulvaney posted a reel on his Instagram account of himself enjoying a can of Bud Light. Mulvaney said Bud Light sent him cans of beer to celebrate “day 365 of womanhood.”… -
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Opening the Floodgates: Will Other Prosecutors Target Presidents and Their Families Now?
What constitutes a politicized prosecution is generally a matter of opinion. What seemed definitely different about the recent indictment of former President Donald Trump is that a state prosecutor brought the charges. Legal experts differ as to whether the Trump case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, will unleash more local prosecutors… -
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Biden EPA’s EV Quotas Would Take Away Americans’ Freedom of Choice of Vehicles, Enrich China
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced plans to make cars more expensive for Americans, curb U.S. energy jobs, and make Chinese battery manufacturers richer. The new proposed regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency would require new car sales to be 60% battery-powered electric by 2030 and 67% by 2032 in order for automakers to be… -
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Pro-Border Security Sheriff Announces Run for US Senate Against Prominent Incumbent
Sheriff Mark Lamb of Pinal County, Arizona, a strong advocate for border security, is running for U.S. Senate in 2024. If Lamb wins the Republican nomination, he will face off against incumbent Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a former Democrat who left the party to become an independent last year. “Arizona needs a proven conservative fighter… -
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Fentanyl Being Mixed With Animal Tranquilizer, Spurring White House to Brand Xylazine ‘Emerging Threat’
The White House has labeled the use of the animal tranquilizer xylazine mixed with fentanyl “an emerging threat to the United States.” According to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, “xylazine combined with fentanyl is being sold illicitly and is associated with significant and rapidly worsening negative health consequences, including fatal overdoses… -
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Economic Freedom Being ‘Strangled Into Stagnation,’ Ex-British Prime Minister Warns
The ideas of low taxes, limited government, and free enterprise won the Cold War, but now they are being “strangled into stagnation,” former British Prime Minister Liz Truss warned Wednesday. Truss made her remarks in Washington at The Heritage Foundation's 2023 Margaret Thatcher Freedom Lecture, hosted by Nile Gardiner, director of the foundation's Margaret Thatcher…