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Merrick Garland Directs FBI to Target Parents Responsible for ‘Disturbing Spike in Harassment, Intimidation’ Against Schools
Attorney General Merrick Garland called on the FBI to “use its authority” against parents who threaten or use violence against public school officials in a Monday memorandum. Garland said there has been a “disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff.” He said he is directing the FBI… -
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Why Hispanic Heritage Month Shouldn’t Be a Thing
We’re in the first week of Hispanic Heritage Month, yet another 30 days of identity-focused celebration, following on the heels of Black History Month in February and Gay Pride Month in June. But although the ubiquity of the terms “Hispanic” and “Latino” might make it seem that they’ve always been there, Heritage Foundation senior fellow… -
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Noncitizen Voting in Vermont Part of Democrats’ ‘Long Game’
Noncitizens will be able to vote in two Vermont cities as part of a growing national trend, unless lawsuits prevent new laws from taking effect. The cities of Montpelier, with about 7,375 residents, and Winooski, with about 7,335, both will allow noncitizens to vote in local elections for offices such as mayor, city council, and… -
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House Republicans Probe Climate Groups’ Ties to China
A pair of top House Republicans demanded information from several progressive organizations on their ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, ranking member on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Morgan Griffith of Virginia, ranking member on the oversight and investigations subcommittee, wrote letters Sunday to four left-wing climate-focused groups with a series of… -
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After ‘Equity Audit,’ Minnesota Middle School No Longer Gives Students ‘F’ Grades
A Minnesota middle school will no longer give students “F’s” in an attempt to address “systemic racism” after conducting an “equity audit.” Sunrise Park Middle School in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, announced a new grading scale for the 2021-2022 school year that does not include anything under 50% or any “F’s,” according to a video posted to… -
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What Needs to Happen Now That Arizona Election Audit Over
Editor’s note: Discrepancies and other problems uncovered by the Arizona Senate’s audit of the presidential election in the state’s largest county, Maricopa, were the topic of a Sept. 27 appearance by Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, on Newsmax’s “American Agenda.” “Election officials in Arizona should not simply dismiss this audit [and]… -
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President’s ‘Word as a Biden’ Isn’t Worth Much, His Record Shows
When President Joe Biden wants you to believe something he’s about to say—really, really wants you to believe it—he prefaces it with the phrase, “I give you my word as a Biden.” He peppers his public statements with it, puts it in his tweets, and holds it up as some sort of gold standard for… -
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Biologically Male Athletes Have Competitive Advantage Over Women, Sports Group’s Study Finds
Biologically male athletes have unfair advantages over women, a report released Thursday from the Sports Councils’ Equality Group found. The Sports Councils’ Equality Group found that there are “retained” differences in an average woman’s strength, stamina, and physique, compared with the average transgender woman “with or without testosterone suppression.” The report concluded that “the inclusion of transgender… -
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American Liberty Must Not Become Coronavirus Casualty
When announcing his nationwide vaccine mandate, President Joe Biden declared, “This is not about freedom.” But for Americans who live outside the Beltway, it is absolutely about freedom, because America is about freedom. Yes, the coronavirus is still with us. Yes, it is still potentially dangerous, particularly to vulnerable Americans. But the need long since… -
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LinkedIn Bans Geologist for Climate Change Posts: ‘This Type of Content Is Not Allowed’
Greg Wrightstone, a geologist and expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has posted content on LinkedIn for years. It would often spark discussions and debates among his followers—and the occasional trolls. That changed last month. Wrightstone, who serves as executive director of the CO2 Coalition, says he was banned from LinkedIn for… -
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Conservative Activist Calls Out Facebook for Suppressing His Posts
For more than a decade, Texas native Don Kirchoff has used Facebook to share news and information with fellow conservatives. The longtime Heritage Foundation supporter and Heritage Action Sentinel frequently posts articles from The Daily Signal as well as content from other conservative organizations and media outlets. But is anyone seeing them? Many of Kirchoff's… -
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Salvation Army Imposes Racial Wokeness Within Church’s Ranks
The news is replete with examples of corporations and institutions going woke, from Google to Aunt Jemima. Unfortunately, now The Salvation Army is in danger of joining the ranks of Woke Inc. In materials prepared for its more than 1.5 million members, The Salvation Army uses terms that echo both radical “anti-racism” jargon and the… -
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Biden Vows to ‘Get This Done’ After Meeting With House Democrats on Giant Spending Bills
President Joe Biden told reporters Friday that he was in no rush to see his $1.1 trillion infrastructure package and separate $3.5 trillion spending bill pass Congress, as divisions among Democrats over the two measures slow their path to becoming law. “We’re gonna get this done,” Biden said after meeting with the House Democratic Caucus on Capitol… -
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Between Border Crisis and Afghanistan, Have We Ever Had a Less Competent President?
There’s always press coverage about Republican mismanagement or Republicans getting into trouble governing as ideologues, but you don’t hear much about the reverse. There’s a lot to critique about Republicans, but for mismanagement and for blindly putting ideology above all else, President Joe Biden may be the all-time champ. Biden campaigned as a pragmatist who… -
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Biden’s Absurd ‘Zero Cost’ Claim: $3.5 Trillion Is Real Money and It’s Coming Out of Your Pocket
Talk about a ludicrous advertising pitch! Speaking of the record-breaking tax-and-spend package currently being pushed through Congress, President Joe Biden last Friday said, “It is zero price tag on the debt. We’re going to pay for everything we spend.” This is flatly wrong, and it isn’t even close. While we don’t yet have a full accounting of the 2,465-page behemoth, it’s… -
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Here’s What Happened to Murder Rates When Texas’ Capital Defunded Police
Drivers heading south on U.S. Route 183 in Austin, Texas, have become familiar with a billboard urging city police officers to relocate to Spokane, Washington, to become deputy sheriffs and collect a $15,000 bonus. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office has targeted Texas’ capital city, already in a personnel crunch as the homicide rate reached a… -
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Biden’s Afghanistan Disaster: Predictable and Not Over
A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday put a bright spotlight on President Joe Biden’s imprudent withdrawal from Afghanistan. At one point, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, asked Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, some simple yes-or-no questions about its consequences. “Has the military’s task to defeat terror threats from Afghanistan… -
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On Nukes, China Aims for Parity With US—or Maybe More
After a summer of extraordinarily bad news on the exponential growth of China’s strategic nuclear forces, recent public statements by U.S. government officials indicate Beijing isn’t only building out its nuclear forces, but also diversifying it, by considering new, nontraditional weapons, as well as possibly reconsidering its nuclear deterrent doctrine. That’s an awful lot of… -
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Fact Check: Would Biden’s Spending Bill Hike Taxes on Those Making Less Than $400,000?
President Joe Biden repeatedly has promised that his massive tax increases won’t hit people earning less than $400,000. Biden even put his family honor on the line, tweeting, “I give you my word as a Biden: If you make under $400,000 a year, I’ll never raise your taxes one cent.” But now that the official… -
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Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Spending Spree Would Be Hazardous to Medicare’s Financial Health
Sen. Joe Manchin perhaps best clarified the huge stakes facing the country in the bitter debate over the Democrats’ massive $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend bill: “What I have made clear to the president and the Democratic leaders is that spending trillions on new and expanded government programs, when we can’t even pay for essential social programs…