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How to Counter Iran’s Growing Ties to China
Iran’s theocratic dictatorship, locked into a confrontation with the United States, is drifting into China’s orbit. The Iran-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement signed in Tehran last March and Iran’s joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in September underscore the expansion of political, economic, and strategic ties between the two regimes. These evolving ties have strengthened Iran’s ability to resist sanctions, eased its isolation,… -
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NY’s Schumer Shows Contempt for His Own State’s Voters
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has been trying to gut the filibuster rule to bulldoze two dangerous election bills through Congress. While the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act have many reckless, unwise provisions that would destroy the integrity and security of elections, there are two provisions in… -
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California Nightmare: What to Know About Left’s Next Run at Single-Payer Health Care
The left never quits. California’s “progressive” politicians are once again sponsoring a bill to create “CalCare,” a “single payer” system of state government-run health insurance. While California lawmakers plan to get federal waivers to integrate federal funding for Medicare and other federal programs into the new system, their bill would eliminate virtually all existing private… -
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How Taiwan Can Be Trusted Partner of 3 Seas Initiative
Taiwan has announced its financial pledges to Lithuania with a $1 billion credit fund to further bolster its relationship with the Baltic nation, a key U.S. ally in Europe that stands firm with Taipei. Taiwan’s $1 billion credit fund initiative for joint projects for Lithuanian and Taiwanese companies came just days after Taipei announced a… -
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Will Left’s Gender Agenda Fall Flat With Minorities and Working Americans?
A new, glossy messaging document reveals the plans of left-wing groups to sell American voters on gender theory. “Transgender Youth and the Freedom to Be Ourselves” is the joint product of the Transgender Law Center, ASO Communications, and Lake Research Partners. It seeks to provide Democrats with talking points to shore up their base, gain… -
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Doctors Pressure Spotify to Crack Down on ‘Misinformation’ After Joe Rogan Podcast
A group of 270 doctors wrote an open letter to audio streaming service Spotify asking the tech company to implement a COVID-19 misinformation policy following an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast. The letter cites an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” in which Rogan interviewed prominent virologist Dr. Robert Malone who cast doubt on the efficacy and… -
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Japan Is Becoming Increasingly Valuable Partner in Resistance to China’s Authoritarian Advances
As Communist China increases hostilities in the Indo-Pacific region, Japan is stepping up, not only with bold statements against China’s intimidation but with action—including military contingency planning with the U.S. and joint defense agreements with regional allies. Foreign policy successes aren’t always flashy. But several recent accomplishments in the Indo-Pacific region are collectively affirming a… -
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California Provides Millions in Loans for Illegal Alien Business Owners
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, confirmed that his administration is providing economic relief to businesses in his state that do not otherwise qualify for federal aid, including those owned by illegal aliens. “[W]e always consider those that are documented, those that are undocumented, those that are living in mixed-status families,” Newsom said Friday during… -
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Meet the Fire Chief Fired Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Stephen Davis, the former fire rescue battalion chief of Orange County, Fla., was given an order to refuse religious exemptions and report any unvaccinated people under his command. He said no. As a result, he became one of the thousands of Americans who have been fired over COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Listen to his story here…. -
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How This Labor Department Nominee Threatens 59 Million Workers
According to a study by Upwork, 59 million Americans, or 1 in 3 workers, performed independent work in 2021. And 9 out of 10 of them believe that “the best days are ahead” for freelancing. (Freelancing, independent work, contracting, gig work, and self-employment all describe work that individuals perform independently instead of for a traditional… -
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Reese Witherspoon’s Daughter Is Wrong About Gender Being ‘Whatever’
Why are so many cities adopting vaccine passports? Washington, D.C., is the latest to do so but some conservative lawmakers are pushing back. Plus: Reese Witherspoon’s daughter, Ava Phillippe, says “gender is whatever.” And you may have noticed that the shelves are pretty empty at your local grocery store. We’ll explain why on today’s edition… -
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DC Mayor Pushes Proof of Vaccine, but Members of Congress Push Back
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is the latest in a string of left-wing mayors to institute a proof-of-vaccination mandate. Starting on Saturday, anyone 12 or older who wants to eat at a restaurant, go to a concert, or see a movie in the nation’s capital will have to present proof of vaccination against COVID-19. Rep. Ralph… -
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Adams’ (Big) Apple: Worm Turns for NYC, but Not for Better
“Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, but happy is one who keeps the law.” (Proverbs 29:18) That didn’t last long. The optimism surrounding New York City’s new mayor, Eric Adams, seems to be quickly eroding due to several self-inflicted political wounds. Adams has endorsed a new policy that allows 800,000 noncitizens to… -
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49 Pro-Life Groups Urge Senate Opposition to Biden’s Nominee for FDA
A coalition of pro-life organizations expressed opposition Wednesday to the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Food and Drug Administration, saying the nominee has used selective research to push approval of mail-order abortion pills and to ignore their risks. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is scheduled to vote Thursday… -
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We Are Mothers. Here Are Our Reactions to ‘Woke’ Children’s Books.
I’m excited to be in a new video that’s out today from The Heritage Foundation, featuring real-time mom reactions to “woke” children’s books that have been read in public schools. The Heritage digital team sat down with myself, Patrice Onwuka, and Patti Hidalgo Menders, having each of us read several children’s books that promote gender… -
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How Biden’s Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Threatens ‘Renewed US-Canada Partnership’
President Joe Biden vowed to holistically “revitalize” U.S.-Canadian relations when he released the “Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership” alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau early last year. The Biden administration co-released the “road map” in the wake of tense trade relations between the Canadian government and the Trump administration. Yet currently, the only renewal… -
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14 Examples of Defensive Gun Use at End of 2021
Americans legally bought more than 18.5 million firearms in 2021, down just slightly from 2020’s unprecedented surge in gun sales but still the second-highest year for sales on record. The available data seems to confirm that millions of these sales were to first-time gun owners, and that the gun-owning community is becoming increasingly diverse demographically…. -
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Owners of Small Businesses See Inflation as Big Problem in Next 6 Months
More small-business owners expect bleaker business conditions six months from now than expect to see an improvement—35% more, to be exact. That is the somber message of data released Tuesday in an annual survey from the National Federation of Independent Business. From January to October 2016, the prediction in the Small Business Optimism Index Survey… -
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CNN’s ‘Flamethrowers’ Melt Down Over Fox News, Trump
Fox News announced on Jan. 10 that Jesse Watters would become the permanent host of the network’s weeknight 7 p.m. hour in two weeks. No one was more disgusted than CNN, where Erin Burnett has been thumped by Fox in that hour by a rotating cast of substitute hosts for the past year. CNN’s Brian… -
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Inflation Soars to Highest Level Since 1982
The Consumer Price Index increased 0.5% in December, bringing the key inflation indicator’s year-over-year increase to 7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The Consumer Price Index soared to 7% on a year-over-year basis in December, the highest level in almost four decades, the bureau reported Wednesday. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal projected the index would soar past…