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‘This Is an Investigation of Joe Biden,’ House GOP Lawmaker Says in Announcing Probe
A key House committee will investigate the overseas business dealings of President Joe Biden and his family when Republicans take over Jan. 3, GOP lawmakers announced Thursday. “The Biden family’s business dealings implicate a wide range of criminality from human trafficking to potential violations of the Constitution,” Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., expected to become the… -
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Chris Magnus’ Opus: A Record-Setting Disaster for the Head of Border Protection
Chris Magnus was forced to resign as head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Nov. 12. He was unprepared for the job, never had the support of the workforce, and cared more about internal “social justice” than executing CBP’s mission. Not surprisingly, he utterly failed to secure the U.S. border in his tenure of… -
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San Francisco Launches Guaranteed Income Program for Transgender Community
San Francisco city officials announced Wednesday they would launch a new guaranteed income program for the city’s transgender community. The program, dubbed the Guaranteed Income for Trans People, will provide 55 low-income transgender city residents with $1,200 each month for up to 18 months. The pilot program is the first of its kind for trans… -
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Nancy Pelosi, Fired by American People, Announces Her Future Plans
Longtime Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection to Democratic leadership in the next Congress. “With great confidence in our caucus, I will not seek reelection to Democratic leadership in the next Congress,” said 82-year-old Pelosi. “For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic… -
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Most in GOP Botched Early-Voting Ground Game, Experts Say
Two days before Brian Kemp bested Stacey Abrams by more than 7 percentage points in their closely watched rematch, the Georgia governor did something unusual for a Republican candidate in the 2022 midterms: He expressed confidence about where he stood and cited early voting as a top reason. “We’ve also had record turnout for early… -
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Who or What Was Responsible for GOP Nationwide Collapse in Midterms?
Who or what was responsible for the Republican nationwide collapse in the midterms? After all, pundits, politicos, and pollsters all predicted a “red tsunami.” Moreover, the average loss of any president in his first midterm is 25 House seats. And when his approval sinks to or below 43%—in the fashion of President Joe Biden—the loss,… -
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High Inflation: The Gift That (Unfortunately) Keeps on Giving This Thanksgiving
Americans can expect to pay more to drive to Grandma’s house for Thanksgiving next week, and Grandma will have to pay more for the traditional feast, according to new inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Let’s start with energy prices. The October consumer price index shows yet another month of price increases, with… -
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Pediatrician Who Works at Hospital With Kid’s Gender Clinic Says Minors Don’t Have Agency to Make ‘Permanent’ Decision on a Tattoo
A mother was recently arrested in New York for allowing her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo. Had the boy instead decided to take puberty blockers because he thought he was a girl, the mother would likely have been praised for supporting her child’s wishes. On Sunday, The New York Times published a piece about… -
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Meet 3 New GOP Members of Congress
It’s been a little more than a week since the 2022 midterm elections. The Republican Party is projected to win a narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, while the final partisan split of the U.S. Senate remains up in the air after the Georgia Senate race advanced to a runoff election, to be… -
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In Declaring ‘Heartbeat Act’ Unconstitutional, Georgia Judge Gets Law Flatly Wrong
A Fulton County, Georgia, Superior Court judge on Tuesday ruled that key provisions of the state’s six-week abortion ban were “plainly unconstitutional” and blocked the law’s further enforcement. In granting plaintiff abortion groups’ motion for partial judgment on the constitutionality of HB 481, Georgia’s 2019 Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act, Judge Robert McBurney had… -
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Here’s How Much US Has Sent to Communist China This Year
Two weeks after he was inaugurated, President Joe Biden traveled over to the State Department to deliver a speech about his foreign policy. One point he repeatedly stressed in that speech: He was not going to let the People’s Republic of China take advantage of the United States. “American leadership must meet this new moment… -
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Biden’s Proposed Spending Binge Would Increase Inflationary Pressure
As if on cue, President Joe Biden asked the lame-duck Congress for yet another $47.7 billion supplemental spending package just as representatives and senators returned to Washington after the midterm elections. Lawmakers should reject Biden’s spending binge. The lame-duck period is when Congress is least accountable, taking place after the American people voted out the… -
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These 12 Republicans Just Voted for Radical ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
The United States Senate voted Wednesday to advance the so-called Respect for Marriage Act. HR 8404, which passed the House of Representatives in July, “provides statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages,” repealing provisions that define marriage as between a man and a woman. The legislation also “repeals and replaces provisions that do not require… -
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House Democrats to Lead FTX, Cryptocurrency Hearing
House Democrats, in one of their final acts in the majority, will lead a hearing about the bankrupted cryptocurrency firm FTX whose CEO donated heavily to Democrat politicians. On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee announced it would conduct a hearing in December into the collapse of FTX and the broader consequences for the “digital… -
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Why Does ‘Election Denier’ Apply Only to 2020?
There are many insights to be gained, lessons to be learned, and stories to be told about the 2022 midterm elections. One, however, has not a single thing to do with any candidate or policy. It has to do with words. We all know that words matter. This is why in any discussion, control of… -
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Chris Wallace Tenderly Feels the Pain of AOC
As host of “Fox News Sunday,” Chris Wallace used to take pride in the notion of being a tough but fair interviewer. That’s not what viewers are seeing on his new CNN show “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” Look no further than his latest interview with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. It began with a brief… -
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Detransition Advocate Chloe Cole Sues Doctors for ‘Breaching Standard of Care’
An 18-year-old advocate for the rights of children who struggle with gender dysphoria is filing a lawsuit against a California-based health care company for “breaching the standard of care” when it recommended and performed puberty-blocking drugs, hormone therapy, and surgical transition procedures on her as a minor. The news comes as legacy media outlets are… -
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Same-Sex Marriage Bill Opens Door to American Persecution
“We’ve all heard of people being canceled, thrown off social media, even fired from jobs … But how many years before a Christian minister [who speaks] on marriage and sexual orientation is reported [to] a government anti-terrorism program?” For Rev. Dr. Bernard Randall, that time has already come. The chaplain of a Church of England… -
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McConnell Retains GOP Senate Leadership, Defeating Rick Scott
Mitch McConnell will retain the GOP Senate leadership, defeating Florida Republican Rick Scott in a Wednesday afternoon vote. The Kentucky Republican defeated Scott 37-10, with one person voting present, The New York Times reported. The offices of Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, Republican Indiana Sen. Mike Braun, and Republican Missouri… -
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FTX Meltdown Isn’t Failure of Capitalism
In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous Sherlock Holmes tale “Silver Blaze,” the detective investigates the case of a murder of a horse trainer. At first, investigators presume that the murderer of the trainer must have been a stranger to him. But Holmes cracks the case with the revelation that a watchdog remained silent the night…