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4 Takeaways From Arizona’s Election Fraud Hearing
On the same day that Arizona certified former Vice President Joe Biden as the winner of the state’s 11 electoral votes, state lawmakers held a fact-finding meeting Monday on allegations of voter fraud that might have tilted the closely contested state. Biden appears to have won the traditionally Republican-leaning state by just over 10,000 votes…. -
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Carter Page Sues the People Who Spied on Him for $75 Million
Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page sued the Justice Department, the FBI, and multiple officials involved in Crossfire Hurricane on Friday for $75 million, saying that he was the victim of “unlawful spying” as part of the government’s investigation of the Trump campaign. Page asserts in the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on… -
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LA County’s Latest Lockdown Order Exempts Protests, Religious Services
Los Angeles County’s Friday coronavirus order exempts protests and religious services as cases rise in the densely populated area. The temporary order, which is set to last three weeks, bars all public and private gatherings with individuals outside of one’s own household, but allows the “constitutionally protected rights” to protest and attend religious services, according to KTLA…. -
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Pastor and Rabbi Work to End Persecution of Christians in Africa
Radical Muslims are persecuting thousands of Christians in the West African nation of Nigeria. Much of the Western world knows little about the hardships these Christians face, but the Rev. Johnnie Moore and Rabbi Abraham Cooper hope to change that. Moore and Cooper, two globally recognized human rights advocates, co-authored the new book “The Next… -
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How the Elections Signaled a Breakthrough for Multi-ethnic Conservatism
President Donald Trump’s getting a greater share of the black vote than the average Republican candidate and California voters’ rejection of affirmative action, an effort led by Asian Americans, are being seen as hopeful signs for a multi-ethnic conservatism. “So, what you’re seeing is people realizing that their lot is with an American way, a… -
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It Will Be Hard for Biden to Undo Trump’s Gains. But Be Prepared.
Even if President Donald Trump isn’t in the White House for the next four years, he’s leaving the next president with a whole lot to remember him by. As the days tick on, more liberals are starting to realize that even if Joe Biden wins, upending all that Trump did will be a much harder… -
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The Climate Hustle
I hear that climate change will destroy much of the world. “There will be irreversible damage to the planet!” warns a CNN anchor. Joe Biden says he’ll spend $500 billion a year to fight what his website calls an “existential threat to life.” Really? I’m a consumer reporter. Over the years, alarmed scientists have passionately… -
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To Get COVID-19 Under Control, We Must Make This Crucial Change
When COVID-19 first reached America nearly a year ago, we knew very little about it—what it did, whom it affected most, or even whether human-to-human transmission was common. But one of the few things we knew for certain was that this virus—SARS-CoV-2, to use its technical name—was particularly dangerous to older Americans. As early as… -
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Biden’s ‘Return to Normalcy’ Is Going to Be Terrible
After spending two years avoiding serious questions about his policy preferences, his team, and his prospective presidency, we now know what Joe Biden intends to do should the Electoral College, as expected, votes for him in December: He’ll reopen the swamp for business. The media spent four long years suggesting that President Donald Trump was… -
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If Voters Had Known About 8 Stories Media Ignored, Trump Would Have Won, Says Media Watchdog
The head of a media watchdog organization says the media’s failure to cover eight stories may be the reason President Donald Trump lost the election. “The media can talk all day long about Donald Trump and all day long about things that he’s doing wrong,” Brent Bozell, founder and president of the Media Research Center,… -
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Problematic Women: Little-Known Stories and History of Thanksgiving
From the number of Pilgrims and Native Americans present at the first Thanksgiving to conflict in Congress over declaring it a national day of thanks, there are many historical facts about the holiday that are not widely known. “Problematic Women” is celebrating the history of Thanksgiving with Melanie Kirkpatrick, author of the book “Thanksgiving: The… -
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A Most Unusual Thanksgiving
I have loved song lyrics since briefly flirting in my teens and early 20s with a career in musical comedy, settling instead for journalism after a sobering assessment of my talents. Lyricists, from Jerome Kern to Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Frederick Loewe, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerry Herman, Carolyn Leigh, Stephen… -
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Texas, Louisiana Can Exclude Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Funding, Court Rules
Texas and Louisiana may exclude Planned Parenthood clinics from Medicaid funding, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday. “Undercover video plainly showed Planned Parenthood admitting to morally bankrupt and unlawful conduct, including violations of federal law by manipulating the timing and methods of abortions to obtain fetal tissue for their own research,” Texas… -
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My Real Parents: What National Adoption Month Means to Me as an Adoptee
The year 1985 was, for many, an unremarkable year, except perhaps for President Ronald Reagan being sworn in to his second term, and U2’s outstanding performance at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium in London. For my parents and me, however, the year was life-changing. I was born in September of that year, and my parents adopted… -
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Online Learning Tanked Grades, Learning in VA’s Largest School System, Study Finds
Virtual learning due to the coronavirus pandemic is tanking academic achievement in the largest school system in Virginia, a study from Fairfax County Public Schools published this week found. “Results indicate a widening gap between students who were previously performing satisfactorily and those performing unsatisfactorily,” the report said. “Students who performed well previously primarily performed slightly… -
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Americans View Religion as an ‘Identity,’ Not a ‘Hobby.’ Policymakers Should Take Note.
A new survey has provided unique insights into what faith-based Americans have been thinking about their beliefs in the wake of COVID-19—and how they feel about state officials imposing pandemic-induced lockdowns. The survey, facilitated by Becket, a legal organization dedicated to religious liberty, is its second annual Religious Freedom Index, which gauges people of faith… -
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A Commonsense Approach to COVID-19
Are lockdowns ever necessary? Will the new COVID-19 vaccines be safe? How risky is it to travel for the holidays? What new medical treatments do we have for COVID-19? Dr. Kevin Pham, a visiting policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation, and Doug Badger, a senior fellow in health policy at The Heritage Foundation, join the… -
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Trump Faces Critical Choice About His Political Future
Donald Trump is nearing a crossroads. Those who allege that he has endangered the tradition of smooth presidential transitions by not conceding immediately after the media declared him the loser suffer amnesia. When Trump was elected in 2016, the Washington establishment lost its collective mind. The top echelon of the FBI and CIA were still… -
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In Oregon, Drugs Are Legal and Thanksgiving Is Criminalized
In Oregon, you can have cocaine, but not cranberries. Heroin, but no ham. Meth, but not mashed potatoes! Amazingly, a state that just legalized drugs wants to criminalize Thanksgiving! Talk about a double helping of hypocrisy—just in time for the holidays. Of course, Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, wasn’t exactly winning any popularity contests as it was…. -
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Illegal Votes From Noncitizens Likely Affected the 2020 Election, Study Says
Noncitizens likely voted at a high enough rate to alter the 2020 Electoral College tally, potentially flipping the states of Arizona and Georgia in the presidential election, according to an analysis by Just Facts, a research group. That’s significant, and while it wouldn’t be enough to hand the election to President Donald Trump, it potentially…