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Grassroots Petition Urging Governors to ‘Reopen Their States’ Tops 100,000 Signatures
A petition launched in late April by Heritage Action for America asking governors to “open American society” has surpassed 100,000 signatures. “Millions of Americans are losing their jobs for good as businesses shut down around the country, even while the risk of COVID-19 is decreasing in many areas,” Jessica Anderson, executive director of Heritage Action… -
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Barr Says Obama, Biden Are Not Under Criminal Investigation
Attorney General William Barr poured cold water Monday on the idea that former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden will face criminal charges in connection with the surveillance activities against associates of President Donald Trump. “As to President Obama and Vice President Biden, whatever their level of involvement, based on the information… -
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There Have Been Fewer COVID-19 Cases Than Expected in India. Why?
India long has been seen as a land of mystery, and with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Asian nation is keeping with that tradition. The number of coronavirus cases in India has been surprisingly low, given the country’s huge and highly dense population and its poverty levels. Experts are puzzled, but they think… -
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This Nonprofit Empowers the African American Community During COVID-19
COVID-19 is a great equalizer in many ways. Almost everyone is susceptible to the new coronavirus, no matter race or socioeconomic status. But some, including African Americans, the elderly, and the recently incarcerated, are more at risk. Clovia Lawrence, co-founder of Project Give Back to Community, a nonprofit based in Richmond, Virginia, joins The Daily… -
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Feed the Heroes Delivers a Hot Meal to DC’s Hospital Workers, First Responders
Washington, D.C., emergency room nurse Anaelise Martinez and her roommate, Azure McFarlane, posted on Facebook on March 30, asking their friends to help them send food from the restaurant Buffalo & Bergen to the medical personnel at Prince George’s Hospital Center emergency room in Cheverly, Maryland, just outside of Washington. Within 24 hours, they had exceeded their… -
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White House Challenges Left’s Pandemic Playbook Narrative
The White House pushed back on the media narrative that the Obama administration left behind a pandemic “playbook” for the Trump administration. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Friday that the playbook from the Obama administration was an insufficient packet of paper, and that the Trump administration’s own pandemic response exercise in 2019 exposed… -
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Awarding of Pulitzer Prize to the Deeply Flawed ‘1619 Project’ Highlights What’s Wrong With Many of Our Institutions
The New York Times’ “1619 Project”—despite being riddled with historical inaccuracies—is now the winner of a Pulitzer Prize, an outcome that is unfortunate but utterly unsurprising. The award was given specifically to journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, the architect of the 1619 Project. But her lead essay in the project has been lambasted by historians as inaccurate,… -
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Failures of an Influential COVID-19 Model Used to Justify Lockdowns
Professor Neil Ferguson, who led the COVID-19 modeling team at Imperial College in London, resigned May 5 from his government advisory role after breaking the very same British lockdown rules that he had a role in influencing. Ferguson led the Imperial College team that designed the computer model that, among others, had been used to… -
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Obamagate Isn’t a Conspiracy Theory
Those sharing #Obamagate on Twitter would do best to avoid the hysterics we saw from Russian-collusion believers, but they have no reason to ignore the mounting evidence that suggests the Obama administration engaged in serious corruption. Democrats and their allies, who like to pretend that President Barack Obama’s only scandalous act was wearing a tan… -
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Losing Our Fears, in War and Plague
Seventy-five years ago this month, Germany surrendered, ending the European theater of World War II. At the war’s beginning, no one believed Germany would utterly collapse in May 1945. On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, German invaders were on the verge of capturing Moscow. Britain… -
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‘Operation Warp Speed’ Seeks COVID-19 Vaccine by January
President Donald Trump on Friday announced “Operation Warp Speed,” an initiative to accelerate development of a vaccine for the coronavirus by January. The program is a joint venture by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Defense Department, Trump said. To lead the effort to find a vaccine against COVID-19, Trump tapped Dr…. -
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‘Emoluments’ Suits Against Trump Look Bound for Supreme Court
A group of foreign dignitaries walk into a hotel bar. They buy drinks, have dinner, and stay the night. No, this isn’t the beginning of a bad joke. Seriously: Do these bland acts violate the Constitution? According to a group of restaurateurs, 215 members of Congress, and the governments of the District of Columbia and… -
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Democrats Reject Amendment Denying Benefits to Illegal Aliens
House Democrats have rejected an amendment that a Republican congressman proposed to their $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, dubbed the HEROES Act, that would have prohibited economic stimulus payments from going to illegal immigrants. “After the $2.2 trillion CARES Act became law, I have been clear in my belief that we should study its strengths… -
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PBS Stations That Received Millions in Federal Funds Partnered With Chinese Foreign Agent on Pro-Beijing Film
PBS affiliates that receive millions of dollars in federal funding each year are airing a pro-Beijing documentary produced in conjunction with CGTN, a Chinese government-controlled media outlet that is registered as a foreign agent with the Justice Department. The film “Voices from the Frontline: China’s War on Poverty” did not disclose CGTN’s links to the… -
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How We Get to the Bottom of the Obama White House’s Domestic Spying
Michael Flynn did not seem to be the best choice President-elect Donald Trump could have made for his first national security adviser. My own publication, The Daily Caller, broke the story of Flynn writing an op-ed praising Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan just before Trump’s election. The op-ed was a clear break from Flynn’s past… -
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Time Right for More Freedom of Navigation Operations in the Arctic
The Navy last week entered the Barents Sea in international waters off the coast of Russia. It was the first time a U.S. surface ship has entered the Barents Sea since the mid-1980s. Because of the unusual nature of this patrol, the U.S. alerted Russia in advance “to avoid misperceptions, reduce risk, and prevent inadvertent… -
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‘Last Dance’: ESPN Series on Michael Jordan Full of Lessons on Life, Family
ESPN’s documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls is already receiving rave reviews for shining a spotlight on not only the greatest basketball player ever, but one of the best athletes of all time. Four episodes into the 10-part series, “The Last Dance,” has already underscored the vital role that family plays, especially in… -
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The Intolerant, Ingrate Left Wants Christians to Stop Helping COVID-19 Victims
Just as soon as the Christian organization Samaritan’s Purse came to the aid of overwhelmed New York City officials and sick residents struggling to combat the effects of COVID-19, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson decided the diverse, “tolerant,” progressive city had enough of its assistance, due to its Christian foundation, and effectively kicked the… -
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4 Big Unanswered Questions About the ‘Unmasking’ Scandal
As the “unmasking” scandal unfolds, the Senate Judiciary Committee will delve into the conduct of the Obama administration and the intelligence community in secretly investigating the incoming Trump administration. Two Senate Republicans released previously secret information Wednesday listing top Obama administration officials who made the same request in early 2017: that the intelligence community disclose… -
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The Dangers of the Equality Act
Upon receiving the endorsement of the Human Rights Campaign on May 6, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden committed to making so-called Equality Act legislation a “first 100 days” priority of his administration if he’s elected in November. This isn’t the first time Biden has made known the priority he has placed on the Equality Act. Soon after…