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What Now, Conservatives? Ed Feulner Remains Optimistic
How discouraged should conservatives be about the results of the midterm elections, which returned Republicans to only a slim majority in the House and actually gave Democrats one more seat in the Senate? It’s OK to be dismayed briefly, but conservatives should shake it off and keep moving forward to reach the public policy goals… -
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Warns DOD ‘May Not Fund Elective Abortion’ Following Announcement of ‘Illegal’ Abortion Policy
In the wake of news that the Pentagon will pay for service members and their dependents to travel to abort their unborn babies, Republicans are reminding the Department of Defense that it may not fund abortions. "Both the law itself and Congressional intent are clear: the U.S. military may not fund elective abortion," the bicameral group of… -
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‘Slap in the Face’: GOP Senators Speak Out Against Lame-Duck Omnibus Spending Bill
Republican senators are speaking out against Democrats’ efforts to pass a huge spending bill before Jan. 3, when the GOP retakes the House majority. “The American people voted for a Republican House, and it would be a slap in the face to those voters for Republicans in the Senate to allow [House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi… -
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Conservatives Celebrate Death of Immigration Bill That ‘Ignores’ Border Crisis, ‘Puts Big Tech’ Ahead of US Workers
An immigration bill that sought to eliminate per-country caps on employment visas died in the House of Representatives Wednesday. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., introduced the Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment, or EAGLE, Act, in June 2021. The House reintroduced it this year and lawmakers scheduled it to go up for a vote… -
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‘BETRAYAL’: Military Members Discharged for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Religious Objections Speak Out
Ahead of the Senate vote on the National Defense Authorization Act, military members who were discharged for refusing to get vaccinated are speaking out about their struggles since asking the military to honor their religious objections to the mandate. Lawmakers will vote Thursday on the 2023 NDAA, in which Republicans were able to include a… -
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SCOOP: VA Claims It Offers Religious Exemptions for Abortion Mandate; Nurse Was Told ‘No Process Exists’
A Texas nurse is suing the Biden administration after the Department of Veterans Affairs published a rule mandating that VA medical facilities provide abortions and abortion-related services, without an exemption for medical staff who oppose abortion on conscience or religious grounds. Stephanie Carter, a Christian who is a nurse practitioner at the Olin E. Teague… -
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I (Used to) Love New York
I was a teenager when I first visited New York. The flight cost $15 on the Eastern Airlines Shuttle from Washington, D.C. You could buy your ticket from a flight attendant on board. She (and it was always a she back then) would roll a cart down the aisle with a credit card device on… -
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RETALIATION? Teacher Sues School District After Losing Her Job for Offending Trans Orthodoxy
Ohio middle school English teacher Vivian Geraghty lost her job in August when she refused to call two students by new names and preferred personal pronouns. Geraghty was informed in August that two of her students were beginning to “socially transition” to another gender. A school counselor emailed Geraghty and several other teachers with instructions… -
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Here’s Why TikTok’s Days in America May Be Winding Down
Congressional lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday aimed at banning the social media app TikTok nationwide. “TikTok is digital fentanyl that’s addicting Americans, collecting troves of their data, and censoring their news,” Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., said in a press release. “It’s also an increasingly powerful media company that’s owned by ByteDance, which ultimately reports to… -
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Texas Governor, Attorney General to Investigate Private Organizations Facilitating Border Crisis
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is asking his state’s attorney general to investigate how a network of private organizations is colluding with the Biden administration to facilitate the worst border crisis in American history. Abbott’s request comes just days after The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project documented the outsized role of non-governmental organizations. Those groups, operating more… -
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Republican Defectors Only Way Congress’ Colossal Lame-Duck Spending Bill Might Pass
Congressional Democrats—with some Republican help—are close to passing a colossal spending bill, reports indicate. It’s bad news for America. The omnibus was on my list of lame-duck legislation to watch out for, and as of now the so-called omnibus bill looks like it’s on track to pass and land on President Joe Biden’s desk. As… -
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Enough Is Enough: Senate Republicans Shouldn’t Cave and Pass Massive Spending Bill
Once again, Congress has blown past the end of the fiscal year without passing appropriations bills, thus setting up a government spending fight just before Christmas. The defeated outgoing Democratic House majority is hoping some Hollywood-style flair will hide their true aim; namely, to stuff trillions of dollars in new spending down the throats of… -
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‘We Cannot Afford It’: GOP House Leaders Advise Against Omnibus Spending Bill
Republican leadership in the House is barreling ahead with efforts to prevent Democrats from passing a lame-duck omnibus spending bill this year. “We’re 20 days before the new members are being sworn in. We’ve got two members leading appropriations in the Senate who will no longer be here or be able to be held accountable… -
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Conservatives, Christians Systematically Excluded From Benefits of Christmas Shopping on Amazon
Scrolling through Amazon to find the perfect Christmas gift for your niece? Did you know that the moment you click "buy" on that doll, you can support a charity of your choice with some of the proceeds of every purchase? Of course, Amazon won't let you support just any cause. Your shopping can't help violent… -
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2 House Committees Target Fauci, Other Officials in Probe of COVID-19 Origin
Two incoming House Republican committee chairmen already have begun an investigation into the origins of COVID-19, asking dozens of federal public health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, to provide information that includes the role of U.S. tax dollars in paying for related research in China. Reps. James Comer, R-Ky., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, announced Wednesday… -
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Do We Want Woke Institutions Deciding Who’s Worthy of Life? A Warning From Canada
Remember when the idea that government-run health care could lead to “death panels” was scoffed at as absurd? Well, the absurd is coming closer to reality as Canada—which has a universal, publicly funded health care system—extends medical assistance in dying (MAiD) laws to include a wider variety of conditions. Since Canada passed its law in… -
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Why Did Black Georgians Vote for Raphael Warnock?
There are plenty of postmortems about Raphael Warnock’s defeat of Republican candidate Herschel Walker in the runoff for the Senate seat in Georgia. Yes, in the same state, Republican Brian Kemp won a decisive victory in the race for governor. And, yes, to be kind, Walker was not a great flag-bearer to draw voters, particularly… -
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‘CBS Mornings’ Fawns Over Nepotistic Pelosi Propaganda Film
People in the “news business” are very upset that interest in their work is fading, and business isn’t booming. But in sharply divided times, the “news” too often sounds like it goes from one extreme to another. It comes across as either viciously negative or mawkishly positive. It feels less like information and more like… -
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Sheriff Reveals Hidden Benefit of Gov. Ducey’s Makeshift Border Wall
Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey’s shipping container wall along the U.S.-Mexico border has garnered attention and criticism, but a local sheriff says the makeshift barrier has a positive impact for the community. Ducey’s border wall project in Arizona’s Cochise County has received attention this week after environmental protests brought construction to a halt, but this… -
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Here’s What the Biden Administration Should Learn From the Nonbinary Baggage Theft Fiasco
LGBT activist and Biden administration official Sam Brinton no longer is an employee of the Energy Department. The news came Monday after Brinton, who identifies as nonbinary and gender-fluid, was accused in recent days of stealing two suitcases—one each from airports in Las Vegas and Minneapolis-St. Paul. It wasn’t clear whether Brinton, 35, was fired…