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Rubio Delays Vote on Biden Nominee Over ‘Defense of Infanticide’
Sen. Marco Rubio has delayed a committee vote on President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead global health development at the U.S. Agency for International Development, citing the nominee’s past comments on gruesome partial-birth abortion techniques. “Atul Gawande’s defense of infanticide is disqualifying,” the Florida Republican said in a statement. “Infanticide should be condemned, not celebrated,… -
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Cowardly to the Core: Apple’s App Store Bows to China’s War on Faith
It was reported last week that a Bible app and a Quran app had been removed from Apple’s App Store in China amid pressure from the Chinese government. That’s hardly surprising behavior from the Chinese Communist Party. But now, an American company has been enlisted to do Beijing’s dirty work. The watchdog group Apple Censorship was the… -
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UN Health Special Rapporteur Supports Abortion at Expense of Women’s Health
The United Nation’s top health czar presented her debut report to the international assembly on Oct. 20. While the COVID-19 pandemic provides a point of departure for the presentation, the report’s real focus was abortion. Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng is the new U.N. special rapporteur on the right to physical and mental health. Her report focuses on the topic of women’s “sexual and reproductive health rights.” Such reports from international officials may seem irrelevant to pro-life Americans, but… -
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Heritage’s Index of US Military Strength Finds Marines ‘Strong,’ Air Force ‘Weak,’ Army and Navy ‘Marginal’
The U.S. military is only “marginally” prepared to defend America’s interests at a time when adversaries are ramping up military capabilities, according to The Heritage Foundation’s 2022 Index of U.S. Military Strength released Wednesday. Heritage’s analysis examined each branch of the military, as well as America’s nuclear capability. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet… -
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New York City to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine for Entire City Workforce
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that all New York City municipal workers would be required to have a COVID-19 vaccination. All municipal employees, including police and firefighters, will have until Oct. 29 to receive their first shot or risk losing their jobs, according to de Blasio. City employees will receive an additional $500 in… -
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New Study Confirms What Women Seek in Good Provider
Nearly three years ago, Fox News host Tucker Carlson made the following statement: “Study after study has shown that when men make less than women, women generally don’t want to marry them. Maybe they should want to marry them, but they don’t.” Carlson was vilified for those comments, but a recent study proves that in some significant… -
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What’s Inside Democrats’ 2,465-Page $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill?
Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending package gives the IRS permission, and funding, to snoop on nearly every American’s bank account, Jessica Anderson, executive director of Heritage Action for America, says. The “Biden administration is asking Congress to go … weaponize the IRS to spy on Americans,” Anderson says. The future of the bill is unclear after… -
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Rogue Prosecutor Steve Descano Cuts Sweetheart Deal With Child Molester
This commentary is part of a series on the rogue prosecutors around the country who have been backed by liberal billionaires such as George Soros and Cari Tuna and the threat those prosecutors pose to victims and others alike. Previous entries in the series have focused on prosecutors in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, St. Louis, San Francisco, and… -
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Democrats Are Trying to Sneak Gender Dogma Into Bill on Family Violence
The Democratic majority in the House of Representatives passed the Equality Act this summer, but it stalled in the Senate. Undeterred, progressives have been trying to insert their gender dogma wherever else they can, including the $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend bill and HR 2119, which is the barely noticed Family Violence and Prevention Services Improvement Act…. -
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Fired Teacher Sues School Board, Claims He Was Terminated for Conservative Political Activism
Fired Louisiana teacher Jonathan Koeppel is suing his former school board and superintendent on grounds of unlawful termination. Koeppel was fired in August, he says, for his conservative political activism and for refusing to wear a mask, even though he had received a medical exemption. “I was told [by school leadership] that my political commentary… -
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7 Ways Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Tax-and-Spend Bill Would Take Over Your Health Care
Slimming down the cost of the Democrats’ massive $3.5 trillion social-welfare spending bill is a compromise that misses the point. Opposition to the tax-and-spending bill is not just about cost, it’s about a policy agenda that shifts more power and control to the federal government and away from patients and families. The so-called Build… -
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In Remembrance of Colin Powell
America lost a great man this week. Colin Powell, the first African American to become both the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the secretary of state, died at the age of 84. A man of character by all accounts and a leader in every sense of the word, Powell was born… -
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Why Are Left-Wing Lawmakers OK With $3.5 Trillion Tax-and-Spend Bill Boosting Health Insurers’ Profits?
Moderate and left-wing congressional Democrats continue to wrangle over the details of their partisan $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend bill, but there’s one thing they agree on: As much as 17% of the new spending will go to profitable health insurance companies. The 133 House and Senate Democrats who have co-sponsored “Medicare for All,” which would abolish… -
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Top Berkeley Scientist Resigns, Says School Excludes Scientists Based on Political Views
David Romps, director of the Berkeley Atmospheric Sciences Center, publicly resigned Monday over his concern that the school excludes scientists based on their political beliefs. “Excluding people because of their political and social views diminishes the pool of scientists with which members of BASC can interact and reduces the opportunities for learning and collaboration,” Romps… -
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Thomas Jefferson Latest Target in War on History. New York City Council Votes to Remove His Statue From City Hall.
The war on history has come for Thomas Jefferson. On Monday, the New York City Council unanimously voted to remove a Jefferson statue from New York City Hall, though it hasn’t yet decided where to put it. The statue has been there for nearly a century and was originally created to celebrate religious liberty. The… -
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11 More Reasons Biden Administration Is Wrong About Onerous Gun Restrictions
The Biden administration last month filed a brief encouraging the Supreme Court to uphold New York City’s de facto ban preventing ordinary citizens from carrying firearms in public. The administration argued that an onerous “good cause” requirement—giving the city’s police department unmitigated discretion over citizens’ exercise of a fundamental right—is a perfectly reasonable regulation. This… -
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Biden’s Inept Economic Policies Indirectly Causing Strikes, Unionizing Efforts
President Joe Biden’s pro-union, anti-business economic policies are not faring well. Economic mismanagement has turned the labor market into mayhem with consequences far worse than what many Americans imagined. Firms are experiencing greater government-imposed regulatory burdens and barriers to employment, potentially leaving them worse off than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have become helpless in protecting… -
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Fired for Biblical Marriage Views, Former Fire Chief Explains How Faith Carried Him Through Persecution
Kelvin Cochran served as a firefighter for over three decades. He was named “Fire Chief of the Year” in 2012, and former President Barack Obama appointed him the U.S. fire administrator, the highest fire service post in the nation. But Cochran faced a different kind of fire in 2015 when he was terminated as Atlanta’s… -
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‘Are You Transgender?’: Virginia School Survey Asks Students About Gender, Sex, Intimate Family Details
A Fairfax County Public Schools system survey will ask children as young as 13 years old to anonymously answer questions about their sex lives, drug and alcohol consumption, and intimate details of their family life. The school system administers the survey to students in the eighth, 10th, and 12th grades each fall, and a separate… -
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US Isn’t Alone in Support of Taiwan
There has been an extraordinary amount of talk in policy circles recently about Taiwan and the U.S. commitment to Taiwan’s security—and for good reason. The Chinese are ratcheting up pressure on Taiwan to a degree unseen in at least 25—and perhaps 60—years. The good news is that the U.S. is not alone. It has friends…