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HR 4 ‘Gives Federal Bureaucrats Control’ Over State Election Laws, Expert Says
The House Rules Committee voted Monday on rules governing debate on election legislation known as HR 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The controversial bill now goes to the House for a vote. After Democrats failed to pass HR 1, a partisan piece of election legislation, they crafted HR 4, which Heritage Foundation… -
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Likely Long-Term Ripple Effects of Precipitous Pullout From Afghanistan
What has happened in Afghanistan will not stay in Afghanistan, but will have a ripple effect throughout the region and beyond. In remarks Friday at the White House, President Joe Biden again proved he is out of touch with reality. Responding to criticism that America’s credibility has been damaged due to his precipitous withdrawal of… -
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Media Are Only Tough on Biden When He’s Not in the Room
President Joe Biden is still in the midst of the worst stretch of news coverage of his administration—and it’s one of his own creation. Facts that have emerged about Biden’s calamitous withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan show that he was unwilling to listen to his own military leaders, changed his story about his faith… -
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Administrative Bloat at Universities Raises Costs Without Helping Students
The dramatic increase in noninstructional staff and spending at universities has driven tuition higher for decades. A new American Council of Trustees and Alumni study confirms the findings of earlier research that administrative bloat is raising costs without benefiting students. But the real danger of universities hiring staff who do not engage in teaching or… -
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Afghan Women and Girls Were Left Behind. They Need Our Prayers.
Twenty years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaeda, with the aid and blessing of Afghan Taliban leaders, planned and carried out the horrifying murder of almost 3,000 Americans. This was not the first attack planned and carried out against Americans by its leader Osama bin Laden—since-killed, courtesy of SEAL Team 6. When our nation required… -
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Utah Teacher’s Anti-Parent Rant Exposes Broader, Disturbing Education Agenda
On the first day of school last week in a Utah high school classroom, chemistry teacher Leah Kinyon had little to say about chemistry, but a lot to say about what she regards as the stupidity of parents. In the course of a wide-ranging political tirade caught on video by students, Kinyon said, “Most of… -
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Biden’s Afghanistan Disaster Shows He’s More Bystander Than World Leader, in Over His Head
President Joe Biden stepped out of the Oval Office on Friday and delivered yet another defense of his Afghanistan withdrawal. For those convinced he’s in over his head, he did not disappoint. His excuses were as pathetic as ever—but there was more in these remarks. Biden, an inept statesman and a disastrous politician, also proved… -
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As School Year Begins, Kids Have More Educational Options
School is back in session—or will be soon—for students across America. As they head back to the classroom, many of our children will encounter a different environment this year. With debates about mask mandates and critical race theory garnering headlines, another underreported story is reshaping American education. Corey DeAngelis, national research director for the American… -
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The Steep Cost of Mishandling Our Withdrawal From Afghanistan
In March 1975, an American president was fighting to save an American ally from being overrun by an implacable enemy. The North Vietnamese Army, mounting a massive conventional strike on the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, was plunging closer to Saigon. Gerald Ford urged the Democratic congressional majority to authorize military aid to South… -
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Taliban Fighters Now Well-Equipped for Decades
As if it were not enough that the Taliban took complete control of Afghanistan—imposing its will and murderous tactics on innocent citizens; endangering Americans still present in the country; and complicating efforts to extract Afghans who provided important support, such as translators—it gets worse. The Taliban has also seized tens of billions of dollars of… -
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Biden Not Certain How Many Americans Stranded in Afghanistan
President Joe Biden vowed Friday to evacuate every American in Afghanistan who wants to go home, but seconds later said he can’t promise a “final outcome.” Biden made the contradictory points in scripted remarks, before he took a few questions on the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan as the U.S. hastily withdrew forces. It was the… -
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China Wants You to Be a Woke ‘Anti-Racist’ While It Pursues Ethnic Cleansing
China is all aboard the cause of “anti-racism” and critical race theory. At least, China wants the United States to be all aboard. In a video produced by China Global Television Network, which is a state-owned media company controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, two narrators talk about “how to teach about racism to your… -
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Democrats Pursue Radical Abortion Agenda, Upending Bipartisan Consensus
The clock is ticking for Congress to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2022. Congress is also moving forward with implementing tax and spending sprees in the $3.5 trillion budget resolution and a $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill. There’s an issue looming large in these major spending bills: the future of longstanding, bipartisan pro-life policy…. -
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2 Employees Sue Missouri School District Over ‘Equity’ Training
Public school employees Brooke Henderson and Jennifer Lumley have had it with the racially discriminatory training sessions taking place in their school district in Springfield, Missouri. The women filed suit Wednesday in federal court, arguing that Springfield Public Schools violated their right to free speech under the First Amendment by forcing them to affirm beliefs… -
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Cowardly Biden Hides From Press on Afghanistan
The very supportive media environment around President Joe Biden has turned suddenly sour over this administration’s shoddy handling of Afghanistan. This debacle shouldn’t be buried and ignored by the press, like they’ve tried to do with the border crisis. But Biden’s gone back to hiding as a strategy, as he did in his 2020 presidential… -
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World Must Not Finance Taliban’s Drive for Greater Power and Influence
Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan last weekend, the International Monetary Fund made it clear that Afghanistan will not be able to access the IMF’s financial resources, at least in the short run. The IMF stated that “There is currently a lack of clarity within the international community regarding recognition of a government in Afghanistan,… -
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I’m a Black Veteran, and I’m Fighting Critical Race Theory in My District
When we send our children to school, we entrust their education to our teachers and school districts. But as parents, we also want access to what our kids are learning. Parents and community leaders like myself from districts across Wisconsin testified recently before the joint education committee regarding new curriculum transparency legislation. This is needed now… -
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How Chaos at Border Fuels Opioid Crisis
The crisis at the southwest border continues to spiral out of control with U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently announcing a record 212,672 migrant encounters in July. The over 1.3 million encounters thus far in fiscal year 2021 is a stark reminder that the free-for-all along the border continues to rage unabated. >>> Watch: [The… -
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Biden Can’t Escape Blame for Afghanistan Fiasco
The American-nurtured Afghan military of the last 20 years that had suffered thousands of prior casualties evaporated in a few hours in the encirclement of Kabul. Enlistees apparently calculated that their own meager chances with the premodern Taliban were still better than fighting as a dependency of the postmodern United States—despite its powerful diversity training… -
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Data Shows COVID-19 Vaccines Are Safe, Effective, Says Researcher
Mixed messages about COVID-19 from the media, politicians, and public heath officials have left many Americans questioning what information they can trust. Across the nation, some political leaders and health experts continue to push for individuals to be vaccinated. We now know, however, that those who are vaccinated still may be infected by the coronavirus…