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The ‘After Trump’ Era Begins
The new AT age—“After Trump”—began on either Election Day, Nov. 3, or on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20. But either way, reality as we had known it for four years has been abruptly reinvented. Pfizer had hinted that a vaccine could be ready in late October. Then, mysteriously, it wasn’t. Then, stranger still, it appeared—a few… -
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Biden Creates Commission to Study Supreme Court Reform, Report States
President Joe Biden’s administration is creating a commission to study Supreme Court reform, Politico reported Wednesday. The new bipartisan commission will be under the purview of the White House Counsel, according to Politico. Multiple members have already been selected, sources familiar with the discussions told Politico, including Yale Law School professor Cristina Rodríguez, former President of… -
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3 in 4 Americans Favor ‘Significant Restrictions’ on Abortion, Poll Finds
A new Knights of Columbus/Marist Poll finds that 76% of Americans, including 55% who identify as pro-choice, support “significant restrictions” on abortion. The survey of 1,173 adults, conducted Jan. 11 to 13, found that 53% of Americans identify as pro-choice, while 43% say they are pro-life. The views split along party lines with only 20%… -
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Biden Vows to Cancel Oil and Gas Leases, but ‘Not Going to Ban Fracking’
President Joe Biden signed three executive actions on Wednesday to tackle climate change, which he called an “existential threat” comparable to COVID-19. Biden, continuing a slew of executive actions in the opening days of his presidency, asserted: “Today is climate day at the White House, which means that today is jobs day at the White… -
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On Nation’s Report Card on Life, These States Score Highest
For nearly two decades, Americans United for Life has published its annual Life List, ranking states based on how life-affirming their laws and policies are. Americans United for Life, where I work, ranks states from No. 1 (Arkansas) to No. 50 (Vermont). We don’t include the District of Columbia in the rankings because it isn’t… -
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4 Ways Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial Will Be Different From His First
The sequel to Donald Trump’s impeachment trial will begin about one year after the Senate voted to acquit him the first time. House impeachment managers delivered an article of impeachment Monday to the Senate, where Trump’s second trial is set to begin Feb. 8. Senators on Tuesday took an oath to be impartial, as they… -
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Amid Shuttered Schools, 7 Days of Hope for Educational Freedom
Hope is a powerful, uniquely human concept. Hope is also a necessity to persevere through the trials and tribulations, the ups and the downs, of the human experience that all of us inevitably will face. Hope is especially important as the country approaches what is, hopefully, the twilight of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hope is exactly… -
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On Holocaust Remembrance Day, We Must Confront Today’s Anti-Semitism
On this day 76 years ago, Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp, where Nazi forces murdered more than 1.1 million people, the vast majority of them Jews. Greeted by starving prisoners rejoicing at their arrival, piles of corpses, and unthinkable living conditions, the unknowing Soviet troops were horrified by what they saw. As more… -
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Biden’s Energy Nominee Divvied Taxpayers’ Millions to Alternative Startups That Went Bankrupt
President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Department of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, divvied out millions in taxpayer funds during her two terms as Michigan governor to alternative energy companies that eventually went bankrupt. In one instance, Granholm’s administration provided a $9.1 million refundable tax credit to a renewable energy company registered to the address of… -
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Media May Ignore It, but Biden Presidency Is Already Radical
For four years, we were informed by our establishment media that President Donald Trump’s behavior was “not normal.” The abnormality of Trump’s behavior became a near rallying cry for the self-appointed heroes of journalism, who spent every waking hour poring over his bizarre tweets and his bloviating self-absorption. The media dedicated themselves to preventing Trump’s… -
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EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans Offer 6 School Choice Bills
The Republican Study Committee plans to introduce six school choice measures in the House on Thursday in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered schools across the country. “These [committee] members recognize that if Congress had placed a greater emphasis on school choice, parents and students could’ve been freer to avoid the debacle… -
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The Dark Side of Global ‘Gender Equality’
Dr. Anthony Fauci just announced the Biden administration’s commitment to “advance gender equality at home and around the world.” This is underscored by President Joe Biden’s executive order allowing biological males to compete in girls and women’s sports and removing justification for female spaces in schools. We are watching the deliberate deconstruction of biological distinctions… -
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Why Biden’s Immigration Policy Will Harm Americans and Migrants Alike
A migrant caravan began moving toward America’s southern border after the Biden administration announced a pause in deportations for 100 days. A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s decision to suspend deportations, pending arguments. The president’s immigration policies, such as the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, pose a grave threat… -
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Biden Orders End to Private Prisons in Package to Achieve ‘Racial Equity’
Denouncing what he called “systemic racism that has plagued our nation for far, far too long,” President Joe Biden signed executive actions Tuesday aimed at “racial equity,” including a measure to end the use of private prisons to hold federal inmates. “We are in a battle for the soul of this nation and the simple… -
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It’s Not Just ‘Gender Dysphoria.’ It’s Now ‘Rapid Onset Marxism.’
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a new rules package that explicitly strikes “gendered language” from the official House rules. The rules prohibit the use of terms that designate the gender of familial relationships— father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, and so on—and replace them with gender-neutral terms. Commentator Tammy Bruce, a radio and Fox… -
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Americans Should Condemn Political Violence in All Forms
As law enforcement pursues those responsible for the riot Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, authorities are arresting and charging individuals from extremist groups such as the Oath Keepers. Meanwhile, on Inauguration Day, Antifa and Black Lives Matter continued their riots, violence, and destruction in Portland, Seattle, and Denver. Let’s be clear: There is no… -
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200 Republicans Pledge Support for Hyde Amendment as Biden Takes Aim at Pro-Life Legislation
Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks is leading 200 of his Republican colleagues in pledging support for the Hyde Amendment as President Joe Biden continues to take aim at pro-life legislation, according to the congressman’s office. The Republican congressmen sent a letter Tuesday to congressional leaders pledging to oppose any legislation eliminating or weakening the Hyde… -
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It’s Time for a Bold, Reaganesque Approach to Teachers Unions on School Closures
In 1971, the Supreme Court upheld a 1955 law making it illegal for federal employees to strike against the U.S. government. So, when members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization union went on strike in August 1981, demanding a $10,000 a year bump in pay and a reduction in the workweek from 40 hours… -
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Virginia Rule Allowing Late Ballots Missing Postmark Was Illegal, Court Rules
The Virginia Board of Elections rule allowing officials to count ballots that arrived without a postmark up to three days after the election was illegal, a state judge ruled. Virginia Circuit Court Judge William Eldridge ruled the state’s late mail-in ballot law violated state statute and permanently banned the law in future Virginia elections, the… -
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Teachers Unions Are Keeping Kids Out of the Classroom. School Choice Can Ensure They Learn Anyway.
National School Choice Week has taken on renewed importance this year, as too many families are approaching the one-year mark of crisis online learning provided by their public school district. Last March, the coronavirus pandemic shuttered schools nationwide, forcing teachers, parents, and students to transition to virtual classrooms and grapple with the various effects of…