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6 Takeaways From Democrats’ Prime-Time Hearing on Capitol Riot
A House panel investigating the Capitol riot took over a chunk of prime-time television Thursday night with the first of a planned six hearings. The select committee—made up of seven Democrats and two anti-Trump Republicans—previously suggested it would offer huge revelations from its investigation of the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Early… -
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What If? Questions a Bipartisan Probe of Jan. 6 Might Have Answered
A bipartisan investigation of the Capitol riot would dig into the security breakdown and not ignore questions that didn’t conform to a Democrat Party narrative, said Rep. Jim Banks, whose appointment to a select committee was blocked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “If I were ranking member of the committee, we would be asking the… -
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Someone Just Tried to Kill Brett Kavanaugh. Welcome to the New Normal.
I was at the Supreme Court the night of May 2, when the news broke, based on a leaked draft opinion, that the high court likely would overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. I remember thinking that the rage expressed by the radical activists outside the Supreme Court Building was bad. But I never… -
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Biden Administration Holds School Lunches Hostage to Radical Transgender Agenda
There’s been plenty of sturm und drang over the upcoming Title IX rule change from the Department of Education—one that will expand the prohibition against “sex” discrimination under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to “gender identity” discrimination. And the sturm und drang is well warranted. Such a change—anticipated for release this month—will,… -
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America and United Kingdom: ‘Most Natural of Economic Partners’
“[T]he United States should strengthen its close and mutually beneficial trading and economic partnership with the United Kingdom.” That’s the unequivocal statement from Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, in his recent resolution calling for a free trade agreement between the two long-time, like-minded, and willing transatlantic allies. Advocating for a U.S.-U.K. trade agreement since Britain’s vote… -
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Depp’s Win Is a Victory for Truth
Amber Heard made a social media post after the verdict of her trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp was read, peddling the notion that the outcome is a setback for women. This is shameful, to say the least. This case was not about women. This case was about nothing other than finding the truth, irrespective of… -
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Sorry, Democrats: Other Opinions Exist
This week, my company, The Daily Wire, premiered a blockbuster new documentary starring Matt Walsh. Titled “What Is A Woman?”, the documentary investigates radical gender theory and its peculiar hold on the elites in our society—and how the insane proposition that men can become women and vice versa has become so well-accepted that even normal… -
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The Eerie Silence Around Kavanaugh Assassination Attempt
If someone attempts to murder a Supreme Court justice, but corporate media barely covers it, did it actually happen? Sure, most outlets covered the news of the arrest of man who, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, arrived at Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home, armed with a “tactical knife, a pistol with two magazines and… -
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11 Ways Republican Study Committee Budget Is Blueprint to Save America
A budget is more than just the sum of its revenues and outlays. It’s also a reflection of the values held by its drafters. Based on the budget proposed Thursday by the Republican Study Committee, the caucus of conservatives in the House of Representatives, its members value America. Here are 11 ways that the Republican… -
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Soros-Backed Media Consortium Is Buying, to Censor, Conservative Radio Stations
Wait until Americans with origins in Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and other lands demolished by communism find out that their favorite conservative radio stations are being bought by a media consortium headed by a longtime henchman of the Marxist founder of Black Lives Matter, Alicia Garza. And wait until Mexican Americans, with roots in this country… -
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What the Polls Actually Say: Only 1 in 3 Americans Support Roe v. Wade
Following the leak of the U.S. Supreme Court’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization—a case that could potentially overturn Roe v. Wade—a blizzard of news stories declared that support for Roe—the deplorable 1973 decision that imposed a radical abortion regime nationwide—is overwhelming and unshakable. What these reports and the polling they cite… -
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EXCLUSIVE: House Conservatives Float Plan to Balance Budget in 7 Years
House conservatives say they’ve crafted a plan to rein in government spending and balance the federal budget in seven years. The budget proposal from the Republican Study Committee would reduce mandatory spending by $11.86 trillion over 10 years while lowering nondefense discretionary spending by $3.64 trillion. The U.S. government faces a budget deficit of $3.1… -
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Rep. Kevin Hern Presents a GOP Budget to Fix America
As Americans watch their government leaders spend more and more, the average citizen is struggling to pay for food and gas. It seems that the Biden administration is more concerned with placating a base of radical leftists than crafting a federal budget designed to help everyday Americans. To Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., the government needs… -
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Problematic Women: We Can’t Find Baby Formula, but We Can Define a Woman
On this week’s “Problematic Women” podcast, we discuss the new documentary from The Daily Wire, “What Is a Woman?” We also review what’s behind the Biden administration’s baby formula shortage, which is still ongoing, and one of our co-hosts’ appearance at the Turning Point USA Young Women’s Leadership Summit. Finally, we’ll break down the Women’s Bill… -
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‘We Will Win’: America’s Policy Must Take on China, Heritage President Tells House GOP
National security threats posed by China should be considered by America’s leaders as they determine details of public policies, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said Wednesday in remarks to House Republicans. “The Chinese Communist Party, as you know, as your constituents know, is the existential threat to freedom in this world,” Roberts told members of… -
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Congress Ignores Pressing National Business While It Obsesses on Jan. 6
As the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol starts public hearings, we must ask what motivates those on the committee. Is the sole concern the ideals of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States? Or is it to get media to attack and… -
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House Committee Discusses Gun Control
House Democrats are considering a series of gun control bills in response to the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss the shootings and brought witnesses—from parents to students to experts—to give testimony. The House Oversight Committee chair… -
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Why Corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance Enforcement Is Self-Reinforcing Scam
When the left tries to impose its policy visions on others, often the only winning move is not to play its game. But when it comes to “ESG,” bureaucrats and billionaires have figured out how to force the rest of us to play along. ESG, which stands for environmental, social, and governance, is a nebulous… -
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How Vocational-Technical Schools Are Helping Students Achieve the American Dream
The Pioneer Institute is out with a new book, “Hands-On Achievement: Massachusetts’s National Model Vocational-Technical Schools,” which finds that vocational-technical high schools have lower dropout rates and on-par test scores with traditional high schools. The Boston-based think tank also makes the case that these high-performing schools in Massachusetts should serve as a national model, both… -
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Homeland Security Issues Another Security Bulletin to Drive Narrative
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued the sixth National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin of the 17-month-old Biden administration on June 7. With a new bulletin every three months, Americans should ask: Are the threats facing America changing that rapidly, or is the administration using the bulletin as a tool for some other purpose? Timing is…