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Here’s Better Way to Actually Lower Drug Costs, Help Patients
As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Ron Wyden wants to see his ideas on how to reduce drug prices become law in the multitrillion-dollar spending bill that Congress will soon consider. The first item on the Oregon Democrat’s list is to allow Medicare to directly negotiate prices with drug manufacturers. Wyden also wants… -
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Among ‘Multiple Women,’ Cuomo Sexually Harassed State Trooper Assigned to Protect Him, Probe Finds
An investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo found that the governor sexually harassed a state trooper assigned to protect him. Cuomo, a Democrat, met “Trooper #1” at an event in November 2017 on the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge where he requested that she be transferred to the Protective Services Unit of the New York… -
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Building on an Effective Africa Development Strategy
With President Joe Biden’s intent to “revive” the Trump administration’s approach to relationship-building in Africa, to deliver effective commercial engagement across African markets, the Biden administration must build on recent successes and continue the strong starting point. The administration announced on July 29 its intent to engage Africa through commercial diplomacy and to reinforce its… -
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America Not So Racist After All, Black Ex-Cop Concludes in Reality Check
Brandon Tatum, a black former police officer in Tucson, Arizona, says he used to be a liberal but became a conservative through a personal evolution. “I started out like most young, black men in the country, where default is being liberal. Default is being a Democrat,” Tatum explains, adding: All of the Democrat positions that… -
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Pelosi Asks Biden to Extend Eviction Moratorium in Violation of Supreme Court Ruling
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leading House Democrats have called on the White House to disregard a Supreme Court ruling and extend the national moratorium on evictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pelosi and the other top House Democratic leaders urged President Joe Biden’s administration to extend the eviction moratorium until Oct. 18, and said… -
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Report ‘Proves’ Coronavirus Leaked From Wuhan Lab, GOP Lawmakers Say
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 entered the human population in a leak from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology by mid-September 2019, according to a new report from Republican members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “[W]e now believe it’s time to completely dismiss the wet market as the source of the outbreak,” says the report, released… -
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Economic Freedom Best Path to Women’s Equality, Empowerment
Women’s battle for equal rights under the law has progressed significantly in a number of countries, but many other nations still have much room for improvement to establish societies that uphold women’s equality and dignity. So, what’s the solution to decreasing this gender gap worldwide? There’s considerable evidence that the best environment to promote equality… -
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DC Mayor Denies Breaking Own Mask Mandate, Despite Photo
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser denied breaking her own mask mandate at a wedding Saturday night, despite photo evidence showing her seated maskless at a table. The Washington Examiner first reported late Saturday that Bowser, a Democrat, had officiated a wedding attended by “hundreds of unmasked guests” at the five-star hotel The Line DC in the Adams… -
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Hong Kong Pro-Freedom Protester Gets 9 Years in First Trial Under New Law
A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was sentenced to nine years in prison Tuesday in the first prosecution under the country’s new national security law, The Associated Press reported. Tong Ying-kit was convicted on charges of inciting secession and terrorism for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers at a July 2020 rally, carrying a… -
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Senate Republicans Release Contents of Redacted Fauci Email on Chinese Lab
A group of Republican senators released the full contents of an April 2020 email between Dr. Anthony Fauci and the leader of a nonprofit group with close ties to China's Wuhan Institute of Virology. The email previously had been redacted. The federal government had said the redacted version of the email, released to the public… -
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Donors Bash UNC Over Marxism, BLM Affiliation as Creator of 1619 Project Sought for Tenured Job
Donors to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill criticized the university for perceived sympathy toward radical ideas of Marxism and Black Lives Matter during debate over whether to offer New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones a tenured position, according to emails seen by Fox News. The emails, sent to various UNC faculty, fault… -
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Why States Should Tune Out Washington’s COVID-19 Noise
The federal government continues to offer garbled COVID-19 messages that undermine its credibility and sow confusion about the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now thinks there are more infections among the vaccinated than it did previously (35,000 weekly with symptomatic infections) and suggests that vaccinated people are helping spread what President Joe… -
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Accountability Not Clear for Cuomo in New York’s COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is celebrating the U.S. Justice Department decision to drop an investigation into his policy that sent COVID-19 patients into nursing homes. But with several other probes ongoing, the Democratic governor's legal situation is still unclear. The Justice Department announced July 17 that it would not investigate Cuomo’s March 2020 order… -
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Government’s Ham-Handed COVID-19 Messaging Hits New Low
The U.S. government’s inconsistent public messaging on the coronavirus came to a crescendo this week as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly reversed course on the use of masks by vaccinated people. The sudden backtracking follows a pattern of misleading and incoherent government health guidance that has led to a general erosion of… -
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Getting Nuclear Posture Review Right Is Critical for US Defense
The Pentagon has finally kicked off its Nuclear Posture Review, a comprehensive assessment of U.S. nuclear capabilities and strategy, which will be conducted over several months. But already, President Joe Biden faces pressure—both from within the administration and from some in Congress—to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in our national security strategy. Just last… -
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Biden Administration Sues Texas Over Governor’s Order Restricting Transportation of Illegal Immigrants
The Biden administration filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas challenging Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order targeting the transportation of migrants spreading COVID-19 in the state, according to court documents filed Friday. Abbott, a Republican, announced restrictions on the ground transportation of illegal migrants in federal custody who could spread COVID-19 around Texas communities… -
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Pelosi’s Office Silent on Action to Determine Origins of COVID-19
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office would not say whether the House plans to take up a bipartisan bill that would declassify any information regarding the origin of COVID-19. The bill, titled the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021, passed the Senate through unanimous consent in May. It would require the Office of the Director of National Intelligence… -
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Bloated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Staffs Explode Cost of Higher Education
The woke revolution on college campuses is being bolstered by a vast network of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” staffers who gobble up school budgets and enforce left-wing orthodoxy. A recently released paper by Jay Greene, a fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy, and James Paul, a doctoral fellow at the University of… -
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Conservative Editor Brings Fresh Perspective to Newsweek
It can be difficult to find common ground in America today. Bitter partisanship feels like the new normal, as liberals and conservatives struggle to find a single topic they agree on. Josh Hammer, opinion editor for Newsweek and host of a new podcast called “The Debate,” decided to do something about it. “Newsweek’s idea here… -
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Ben Shapiro’s Advice for Resisting America’s ‘Authoritarian Moment’
Authoritarianism is all around us. We see it in government, at work, and even in our local communities and schools. What can we do about it? Ben Shapiro, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor emeritus of The Daily Wire, is the leading the charge against authoritarianism. His new book “The Authoritarian Moment: How…