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Mastriano: Biden DOJ ‘Trying to Intimidate’ Conservatives Through Arrest of Catholic, Pro-Life Father
Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Doug Mastriano warned Monday that President Joe Biden’s administration sought to “intimidate” anyone “on the political opposition” through the arrest of a Catholic, pro-life father last week. Mastriano referred to the early Friday morning arrest of Mark Houck, whose wife told Life Site News that 25-30 FBI agents entered their home around… -
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Biden USAID’s Radical Gender Policy Is Exporting Cultural Colonialism
The leftist ideologues at the Biden administration’s foreign aid agency have just drafted a new policy on gender. The U.S. Agency for International Development is supposed to use U.S. foreign assistance funds to “advance a free, peaceful, and prosperous world.” Its stated goals—saving lives, reducing poverty, and helping people progress beyond the need for assistance—are… -
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Second Amendment Isn’t About Deer in Kevlar Vests, Mr. President, as These 11 Incidents Show
President Joe Biden’s most recent speech on gun control showed, once again, that he has little respect for gun owners or the Second Amendment. Consider, for example, where Biden mocked (and not for the first time) gun owners as being afraid of “deer in Kevlar vests” simply because they want to defend themselves and their… -
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‘Abuse of Power’: Lawmakers Tear Into DOJ for Arrest of Pro-Life Father in Front of Screaming Children
Republican lawmakers tore into the Department of Justice on Monday over the sudden and reportedly dramatic arrest of a pro-life father. Members of the GOP reacted to reports that the FBI sent a “25-30 person swat team with guns drawn to target Mark Houck, a pro-life father of seven, for allegedly shoving a guy in… -
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Republicans Must Fight Continuing Resolution Funding for Third Year of Biden-Pelosi Priorities
Conservatives shouldn’t help President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer fund a government that is destroying the safety of our families, the future of our children, and the strength of our economy. From open borders and student debt amnesty to skyrocketing inflation, climate radicalism, and our public education system,… -
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With a Border This Unsecure, Why Wouldn’t Biden Welcome Thousands of Unvetted Afghan Refugees?
The Biden administration has failed significantly in bringing Afghan evacuees into the country after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. According to a new inspector general’s report from the Department of Homeland Security, the administration had no contingency plans to support emergency operations, no proper vetting procedures for refugees, and no standardized policies. Because of… -
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AOC Tweet Shows She Doesn’t Know Meaning of Oppression. Iranian Women Could Tell Her.
On Friday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., offered her thoughts on Twitter regarding the human rights protests currently happening in Iran. Women and likeminded men have taken to the streets of Iran to burn hijabs and protest the current regime’s oppression of female citizens in the name of Islam. These public demonstrations are inspired by the… -
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Jesse Wiese Found God While in Prison. Now He’s Helping Others Become Better Citizens.
Jesse Wiese knows from firsthand experience what life is like behind bars—and what it takes to reenter society. He served seven-and-a-half years in prison for robbery before joining the organization Prison Fellowship and later graduating from law school. Today, he is vice president of program design and evaluation at Prison Fellowship, where he oversees the… -
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FBI Agents Raid Home, Arrest Pro-Life Advocate in Front of Wife and Children
Mark Houck, a pro-life advocate and father of seven, woke up Friday morning to a team of FBI agents raiding his home in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania. Houck’s wife, Ryan-Marie, told Life Site News that 25-30 FBI agents entered their home around 7 a.m. “The kids were all just screaming. It was all just very scary and… -
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Who Gets Hurt From High Gas and Diesel Prices? There’s More Harm Than You Think.
High gas and diesel prices like those we are experiencing now have sweeping negative economic effects on Americans. Beyond the financial hit at the pump, the economic harm is inflicted in many ways that may not be evident to most. The Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment Briefings This is article No. 1 of 5… -
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The Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment Briefings: What You Need to Know About Gas Prices
Introduction to the ‘What You Need to Know About Gas Prices’ Series High gas and diesel prices have taken their toll on Americans, and despite Biden administration claims to the contrary, the high prices are not a “Putin Price Hike.” For example, retail prices for regular gasoline already had risen by 48% from the week ending Jan. 25, 2021, (when… -
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The Wrong Way to Respond to High Gas Prices
The federal government’s most sensible response to the high gasoline prices we are now experiencing is the exact opposite of what it is currently doing. Instead of gimmicky gas tax holidays and promoting expensive electric vehicles most families can’t afford, the government needs to help facilitate increased supply. That means leasing more federal land and… -
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Here Are the Factors That Affect Gas Prices
When gas prices are high, as they are right now, some policymakers will offer up myths, like price gouging, to explain what’s going on. But the reality is quite different. While harmful government barriers that limit supply are often to blame, there are also simple economics at play and challenges that exist across the oil… -
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9 Policy Objectives to Unleash Domestic Oil Production and Help Drive Down Gas Prices
Most good deceptions have a grain of truth. Presidents and politicians who have felt the political heat of high gasoline prices are often quick to say they have no control over prices at the pump. Reality is more complicated, as many factors contribute to the price of gasoline. But several of the most critical factors… -
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How Government Restrictions on Domestic Drilling Drive Up Gas Prices
The federal government’s restrictions on extracting and transporting oil and gas can play a huge role in driving up gas and diesel prices for American families and businesses, and the more power the government seeks to exercise, the more those impacts are felt by all of us. The following provides just some examples of how… -
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Ron the Magnificent
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has done it again. In using already-appropriated government funds to fly 48 illegal alien Venezuelan migrants from San Antonio, Texas, to the tony blue enclave of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, DeSantis has once again demonstrated his mastery of the political game. For at least the second time this year, with the first… -
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Apparent Victory Rings Hollow for Group Opposing School Choice
The effort to block a massive expansion of education choice in Arizona appears to be running out of steam. Beth Lewis, executive director of the anti-school choice group Save Our Schools Arizona put on her best game face Friday afternoon as she announced that her group has gathered enough signatures to put the recent expansion… -
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Politicizing College Football, UMass Trolls Liberty University With ‘Pride Day’
College football season is back—and so is the politicization of a fall pastime that used to unite Americans across the aisle. This year’s game day rivalries on the University of Massachusetts’s home field consist of a little more than fans with opposing school spirit. With plans to host the Liberty University Flames on its territory… -
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Biden’s Increasingly Totalitarian Behavior
“He’s so nice!” A key reason that Joe Biden occupies the White House is that too many voters considered him a nice guy. “It would be fun to have a beer with Grandpa Lunchbucket!” Or so the thinking went. Whatever his ideas, Biden would be so much warmer than Mean Mr. Marmalade, Donald J. Trump. So,… -
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How Can Small Businesses Prosper? Job Creators Network Has a Plan
Small-business owners and congressmen have unveiled an eight-point plan to guide lawmakers in creating conditions for small American businesses to prosper. Among the priorities in the plan, spearheaded by the Job Creators Network, are to make the Trump administration’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, to expand small businesses’ access to capital, and to reduce inflation…