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Now Mired in Crime, City That Kick-Started ‘Defund the Police’ Movement Struggles to Recruit New Officers
Minneapolis is having a tough time restaffing its police force amid a crime wave after officers left en masse following the May 2020 killing of George Floyd, according to The Associated Press. Then-Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said the department lost almost 300 officers by October 2021 to causes including retirement, resignation, and disability leave…Trevor Schakohl -
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Marco Rubio Canvasser Brutally Assaulted and Hospitalized, Senator Says
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., says that multiple assailants attacked and seriously injured a canvasser backing the senator Sunday night. “Last night, one of our canvassers wearing my T-shirt and a DeSantis hat was brutally attacked by 4 animals who told him Republicans weren’t allowed in their neighborhood in #Hialeah #Florida,” Rubio posted Monday on Twitter. “He suffered…Harold Hutchison -
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DOJ Cites ‘Public Confusion’ as Reason to Keep Documents on Biden Order Secret
The Biden administration is claiming “presidential communications privilege” in federal court to prevent release of information about an executive order instructing federal agencies to help register more voters. In a filing late Thursday, the Justice Department argues that releasing information on President Joe Biden’s order would cause “public confusion.” The Foundation for Government Accountability, a…Fred Lucas -
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Judge Rebukes Biden DOJ for ‘Overbroad, Burdensome’ Subpoena of Conservative Group
On Sept. 20, we reported on an outrageous subpoena served by the U.S. Justice Department on the Eagle Forum of Alabama. Fortunately, in the face of vigorous opposition expressed in amicus briefs filed by literally dozens of conservative organizations supporting the Eagle Forum’s motion to quash (i.e., throw out) the subpoena, Justice Department lawyers caved and narrowed…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Democrats Out of Answers, but Not Excuses, on Crime
Democrats have no solutions to today’s crime surge. Here are four ways they shrug off the mayhem. 1.) Deep Denial Through Sept. 27, New Orleans suffered 208 homicides, up 44% compared with the period in 2021 and up 141% versus 2019. The Crescent City has become America’s murder capital. “I do not embrace that at…Deroy Murdock -
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‘Abuse of Power’: Biden DOJ Targets Another Pro-Lifer With FACE Act Charges
The Justice Department has charged yet another pro-life activist with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act—this time, an activist from the same pro-life group that discovered preemie-sized aborted babies’ remains outside a Washington, D.C., abortion clinic. A D.C. federal grand jury’s two-count superseding indictment charged 25-year-old Herb Geraghty with conspiracy against rights…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Health Groups Demand DOJ Target Transgender ‘Disinformation’; Republicans Warn Against ‘Criminalizing Civic Discourse’
Three national medical organizations sent a letter to the Department of Justice under President Joe Biden, urging the department to "investigate and prosecute" those responsible for an alleged "campaign of disinformation" about controversial transgender medical interventions, which the organizations blamed for an increase in bomb threats to medical facilities. Republican senators responded with their own…Tyler O’Neil -
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Firebombed Wisconsin Pro-Life Center Has Not Heard From FBI Since May
A Wisconsin pro-life organization set ablaze and vandalized with the message “If abortions aren’t safe, then you aren’t either” says it has not communicated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation about the horrifying attack since May, when the attack originally occurred. Wisconsin Family Action, the 501(c)(4) arm of Wisconsin Family Council, said earlier this year…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Liberal Media Spin Rising Violent Crime as Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy
Violent crime remains intolerably high, but the left wants you to think that perception is just a concoction of right-wing media. After more than a decade of violent crime decreases with just a few interludes, crime has shot back up to levels not seen since the early 1990s. When the left acknowledges this fact, it…Jarrett Stepman -
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‘Guns Pointed at Me’: FBI Arrests Father of 11 in Front of His Children for Pro-Life Work
The Federal Bureau of Investigation this week arrested a pro-life father of 11 children, charging him with “conspiracy against rights secured by the FACE Act, and committing FACE Act violations.” Paul Vaughn of Centerville, Tennessee, told The Daily Signal in a Friday phone interview that FBI came to the door of his home, “guns pointed…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Congresswoman Seeks DOJ Review of Missing Data for 3.1M New York Voters
As New York state struggles with allegations of election fraud, a new review of its voter lists shows that basic personal identification information is missing for 3.1 million registered voters, in apparent violation of federal law. States vary, but the general standard for voter registration information is to include either a Social Security number or…Fred Lucas -
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Conservatives Accuse DOJ of Targeting Pro-Life Activists
Conservatives are condemning the Department of Justice’s targeting of pro-life activists, accusing the Justice Department of ignoring scores of attacks on pro-lifers. President Joe Biden’s Justice Department recently arrested Catholic father and pro-life activist Mark Houck, who allegedly pushed a pro-abortion activist for allegedly harassing his son. On Wednesday, the Justice Department charged 11 more pro-life activists…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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FBI Won’t Provide Updates, Say Whether It Has Arrested Anyone Over Attacks on Pro-Life Organizations, Centers, Churches
The Federal Bureau of Investigation will not share whether it has made any arrests related to attacks on pro-life centers, organizations, and Catholic churches following the leak of the Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. At least 83 Catholic churches and 73 pregnancy resource centers or pro-life organizations have been attacked since the draft…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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FBI Reportedly Raid Home ‘Guns Drawn,’ 11 Pro-Life Activists Charged for Blocking Abortion Clinic
Amid accusations that it is targeting pro-lifers to silence and intimidate, the Justice Department has charged 11 more pro-life activists with violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act for blocking the entrance of an abortion clinic in 2021. The 11 activists were charged with FACE Act violations stemming from their 2021 “blockade”…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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‘Never Had FBI Agents Show Up on the Sidewalk Before’: Pro-Life Group Claims FBI Questioned Volunteer By Planned Parenthood
A pro-life sidewalk counseling group warned members Tuesday that President Joe Biden's Justice Department is determined to intimidate pro-life organizations, claiming that two FBI agents showed up to question a pro-life activist praying outside Planned Parenthood – St. Paul – Vandalia Health Center. In an email obtained by The Daily Signal, Pro-Life Action Ministries Executive…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Pro-Life Father Arrested by FBI Pleads Not Guilty
Mark Houck, a pro-life, Catholic activist arrested last week by the FBI, plead not guilty to federal charges on Tuesday related to an October 2021 incident wherein he allegedly pushed an abortion clinic volunteer. Authorities have charged Houck with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which criminalizes the use of force…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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FBI, Justice Department Twist Federal Law to Arrest, Charge Pro-Life Activist
In an early morning raid Friday in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, about two dozen FBI agents with weapons drawn pounded on the door of Mark Houck’s home, where he lives with his wife and seven children. The FBI agents arrested Houck based on a federal indictment. Sounds serious, right? Is Houck a domestic terrorist, an American jihadist, a…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Mastriano: Biden DOJ ‘Trying to Intimidate’ Conservatives Through Arrest of Catholic, Pro-Life Father
Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Doug Mastriano warned Monday that President Joe Biden’s administration sought to “intimidate” anyone “on the political opposition” through the arrest of a Catholic, pro-life father last week. Mastriano referred to the early Friday morning arrest of Mark Houck, whose wife told Life Site News that 25-30 FBI agents entered their home around…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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‘Abuse of Power’: Lawmakers Tear Into DOJ for Arrest of Pro-Life Father in Front of Screaming Children
Republican lawmakers tore into the Department of Justice on Monday over the sudden and reportedly dramatic arrest of a pro-life father. Members of the GOP reacted to reports that the FBI sent a “25-30 person swat team with guns drawn to target Mark Houck, a pro-life father of seven, for allegedly shoving a guy in…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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FBI Agents Raid Home, Arrest Pro-Life Advocate in Front of Wife and Children
Mark Houck, a pro-life advocate and father of seven, woke up Friday morning to a team of FBI agents raiding his home in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania. Houck’s wife, Ryan-Marie, told Life Site News that 25-30 FBI agents entered their home around 7 a.m. “The kids were all just screaming. It was all just very scary and…Gillian Richards