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China Seeks ‘Regional and Global Domination,’ Defense Expert Warns Amid Taiwan Tension
Military analyst and retired Army Gen. Jack Keane warned Thursday that China poses real danger to the United States, Taiwan, and the rest of the world as it aggressively and unrelentingly seeks “regional and global domination.” Keane singled out Chinese President Xi Jinping in his remarks. “He’s the most ambitious, aggressive, and malign leader since Mao… -
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Law-Abiding Gun Owners Will Not Harm You. But Criminals Will.
There have been innumerable debates on gun ownership. These discussions generally address two critical factors: gun violence in inner cities and mass shootings. As a result, some Americans have called for the removal of certain weapons, such as the AR-15, from civilian ownership, and the limitation of magazines to 10 rounds as a means to… -
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Today’s FBI Partisans Tarnish Agency’s Already Damaged Image
The FBI is damaging its credibility with the American people. The latest revelations from Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, about the political partisans who occupy the ranks of the most powerful law enforcement agency in the country are, if true, deeply disturbing. The trust the FBI once enjoyed, and which it needs if it is to… -
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Microsoft Goes Full Big Brother With Minecraft Bans
Careful what you say online: Microsoft is listening in. The tech giant recently implemented some changes to its massively popular game Minecraft. The game currently holds the record for being the bestselling video game of all time, and hundreds of thousands of players are playing at any given moment. In June, Microsoft announced that some… -
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Christianity Under Siege in Nicaragua
The persecution of Christians has been a common occurrence across much of the Middle East and China, but an equally virulent persecution is taking place not far from American shores with minimal global attention. Nowhere is this more evident than under the regime of Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega. The Catholic Church has been a common… -
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Senate Overwhelmingly Votes for Sweden, Finland to Join NATO
The Senate has approved a treaty allowing Sweden and Finland to join NATO. The treaty, gaining bipartisan support, passed Wednesday by a vote of 95-1 in favor of expanding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, The New York Times reported. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-K.Y., voiced support for ratifying the treaty… -
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Heritage Foundation Sues Biden Administration for Failing to Share Details on Limiting Deportations
The Heritage Foundation filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Department of Homeland Security, seeking the names of those the Biden administration consulted in deciding to limit immigration enforcement, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The lawsuit follows a Freedom of Information Act request in January in… -
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WNBA Star Brittney Griner Sentenced to 9 Years in Russian Prison in Drug Trial
A Russian court found U.S. WNBA star Brittney Griner guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into the country, sentencing her to nine years in prison, Reuters reported. Griner, who filed a guilty plea, is one of the preeminent stars in the WNBA, described by her lawyers as the “Usain Bolt” of women’s basketball, according… -
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DeSantis Says Doctors Should Be Sued for Sex-Change Surgeries
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called Wednesday for medical professionals who perform sex-change surgeries on children to be sued. Doctors are performing double mastectomies on young girls and castrating boys despite the fact that most cases of gender dysphoria are resolved on their own when children grow up, DeSantis, a Republican, said in a speech. His administration… -
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Only Some Terrorist Takedowns Are Unifying
As he began his reliably liberal “Reliable Sources” newsletter on Aug. 1, CNN host Brian Stelter brought everyone’s attention to the inspiring way CBS host John Dickerson wrapped up the broadcast of President Joe Biden’s speech touting the takedown of al-Qaeda terrorist chief Ayman al-Zawahri. CBS offered a live shot of lower Manhattan. Stelter touted,… -
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4 Takeaways From Senate Panel’s Hearing on Gain-of-Function Research, COVID-19
Congress held its first hearing Wednesday investigating whether gain-of-function research financed by U.S. taxpayers could have led to the spread of COVID-19. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., chaired the hearing held by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee on emerging threats and spending oversight. “Gain-of-function research has the potential to unleash a global pandemic… -
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Biden Executive Order on Abortion Travel Funding Appears to Violate Hyde Amendment
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to authorize taxpayer-financed transportation for women seeking an abortion. Biden’s order directs the Department of Health and Human Services to consider using Medicaid dollars to pay expenses for pregnant women who live in states with pro-life laws when they travel to other states for an abortion. However,… -
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Excusing Illegal Immigration Comes Back to Bite Mayors of DC, NYC
As busloads of illegal immigrants sent by border states Texas and Arizona make their way to the nation’s capital, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is feeling overrun. Bowser on July 28 formally requested deployment of the National Guard to deal with the influx of illegal migrants as she claimed her city, the nation’s capital, was at a… -
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Manchin’s Reward for Backing Democrats’ Spending Bill Easily Could Be Thrown Out
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., sponsored Democrats' new spending bill shortly before party leaders promised to expedite permits for crucial energy infrastructure; however, the arrangement easily could fall apart as little protections exist to make permitting reform a reality. President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer promised Manchin that they… -
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After Pelosi’s Visit, It’s Time for US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement
More than ever, it’s in the interest of the United States to pursue a bilateral free trade agreement with Taiwan. If House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is genuinely serious about what she said during her historic visit to Taiwan this week, urging the Biden administration to start negotiations on a U.S.-Taiwan free trade agreement would… -
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Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip: An Opportunity Lost
Rather than talking about the possible outcome and fallout of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, let’s roll up our sleeves and look at the opportunity lost to send a strong signal to Beijing. Pelosi’s stopover in Taiwan on her congressional jaunt to Asia generated no small amount of controversy and confusion. Of course,… -
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In Washington, Honesty Is Such a Lonely Word
A favorite game of politicians, when reality does not conform to the facts they want, is to simply redefine reality. Democrats want big government, a lot of spending and taxation, the former of which we are now paying for in inflation, so the new strategy of Democrats is to now claim that spending and taxes… -
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Utah School District Pulls Dozens of Books With Titles Such as ‘Gender Queer’
Utah’s largest school district has removed 52 books from its library for alleged inappropriate content and plans to investigate another 32, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. Alpine School District in northern Utah County is removing the books following an internal audit sparked by parental complaints, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. The school board will formally… -
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House’s Jan. 6 Committee Fails to Make Case Against Trump
Will Attorney General Merrick Garland prosecute Donald Trump for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021? That surely is the outcome fervently desired by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who in effect run the House select committee on the Capitol riot. But the odds favoring such a dramatic result—despite all the… -
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Why Biden Hasn’t Scrapped Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
The Biden administration has yet to scrap a key Trump-era border policy; the Supreme Court said it could do so and the reason could be because of the president’s political future, experts told The Daily Caller News Foundation. After months of attempts to stop the continuation of the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which is used…