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Joe Biden, Habitual Racialist Demagogue
The most recent liberal ABC News/Washington Post poll showed President Joe Biden’s approval rating at 36%—the lowest in history for a president at this point in his first term. Biden’s low popularity is no mystery. He inherited energy independence, affordable gas prices, historically low interest rates, low inflation, calm overseas, a low crime rate, and…Victor Davis Hanson -
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It’s a Gloomy Outlook for Jobs Under Biden. Here’s the Formula to Change That.
Artificially inflated by unsustainable government policies, the labor market has been incredibly strong for workers since the COVID-19 pandemic. But the tide could soon turn as bad labor policies and an unfit nominee to head the Department of Labor coincide with the Federal Reserve’s drastic actions to curb inflation caused by out-of-control federal spending. Before…Rachel Greszler -
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Biden, Schumer ‘Backed Off Their Idea’ to Not Negotiate, McCarthy Says
President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., “have finally backed off their idea that they won’t negotiate” on the debt ceiling, according to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. “They finally backed off the insane, un-rational, un-sensible idea that you just raise the debt ceiling,” McCarthy said at a joint press conference on Wednesday with…Samantha Aschieris -
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Fact-Checking Biden Admin’s Claim That Illegal Immigration Drops With End of Title 42
President Joe Biden and administration officials say that fewer illegal immigrants have crossed the southern border into the U.S. since the end of Title 42. Title 42, a public health measure allowing quick removal of illegal aliens, was lifted late Thursday night with the official end of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, border and immigration experts…Fred Lucas -
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House to Investigate IRS Retaliation, Removal of Team Probing Hunter Biden
House Republicans will expose any cover-up by the Internal Revenue Service after a whistleblower’s lawyers announced that their client is being retaliated against because of the investigation into presidential son Hunter Biden’s finances, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said. “The repeated weaponization of the federal government to attack one political party and protect the other is…Fred Lucas -
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GOP Highlights Attacks on Pregnancy Centers, Pro-Lifers Under Biden Admin
WASHINGTON—Republican lawmakers on a House Judiciary subcommittee spent Tuesday morning highlighting President Joe Biden’s administration’s apparently selective use of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. During the “Revisiting the Implications of the FACE Act” hearing, the lawmakers brought forward Mark Houck as a witness. Houck is the father of seven children who…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Biden’s Blunders, From A to Z
After reading my list of former President Donald Trump’s triumphs, from A to Z, nationally syndicated radio host Bill Martinez suggested during one of our weekly interviews that I give President Joe Biden’s blunders the same alphabetical treatment. Here goes. Afghanistan’s humiliating abandonment to the Taliban, amid America’s chaotic and deadly military withdrawal, may be Biden’s biggest…Deroy Murdock -
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Biden Can’t Ignore Constitution and Give Himself Unilateral Power to Raise Debt Ceiling
The U.S. government has long been a spendthrift. It spends more than it takes in—now more than ever. The national debt has ballooned to a mind-boggling $31.46 trillion. To put that into perspective, the federal government has burdened each citizen with about $94,000 of this debt, but because many (most) citizens do not directly pay…Zack Smith -
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What to Know About End of Title 42 and Biden’s New Asylum Rule
An estimated 13,000 illegal aliens are expected to cross the U.S.-Mexico border every day beginning Thursday. That’s more than double the daily average in March. This expected spike in the number of migrants crossing the border illegally is the direct result of the end of Title 42, a public health measure set in place under…Virginia Allen -
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Schumer on Cusp of Defunding DC Police Department as Crime Explodes
At a time when crime is exploding in Washington D.C., why is Sen. Chuck Schumer for defunding the Washington Metropolitan Police Department? On April 19, by a vote of 229-189, a bipartisan group of members in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to disapprove (i.e., rejected) the adoption of the fraudulently named Comprehensive Policing and…Cully Stimson -
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House Oversight: Biden Family Got Over $10 Million From Foreign Entities While He Was VP
President Joe Biden’s family received more than $10 million from foreign entities—mostly while he was vice president, according to information released Wednesday. Republicans on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a 36-page memo that made public a sampling of the thousands of pages of bank records regarding the Biden family and foreign entities. The…Fred Lucas -
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If America Defaults on Debt, ‘It Will Be 100% Joe Biden’s Responsibility,’ Sen. Rick Scott Says
The clock is ticking on America’s debt, and Republicans lawmakers are calling on President Joe Biden to agree to their plan to raise the debt ceiling and rein in government spending. Under the leadership of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., House Republicans issued a plan to raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion, or until the…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: Biden Bribery Allegation Could Mean Impeachment, Republican Policy Chair Says
Impeachment is the only recourse if a government whistleblower’s allegation that President Joe Biden was part of a bribery scheme is true, said Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., chairman of the Republican Policy Committee. “You can’t prosecute a sitting president for crimes, so the only recourse—if this document exists, and we believe it does—is for the…Fred Lucas -
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Is This Candle a Fire Hazard? Biden HHS Has Second Thoughts After Threatening Catholic Hospital
The Department of Health and Human Services has rescinded its effective demand that a Catholic hospital snuff out a candle it keeps burning in the chapel, a candle that HHS called a threat to hospital safety. "The game was simply not worth the candle for HHS," Lori Windham, vice president and senior counsel at Becket,…Tyler O’Neil -
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First ‘Direct Link’ to Biden? House GOP Vows to Fully Pursue Bribery Probe
The White House dismisses the revelation that a government whistleblower implicates President Joe Biden in a bribery scheme, calling the accusation no different than other investigations of the president’s family “going on five years.” But this allegation is quite different, noted one member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. “This is the first time…Fred Lucas -
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EXCLUSIVE: Biden Bribery Allegation ‘Concerning and Credible,’ Chair of House Freedom Caucus Says
Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, said Thursday that the FBI should move quickly to release a document alleging that President Joe Biden was part of a bribery scheme when he was vice president. “Maybe there is nothing to see from this [FBI] form. I hope that’s the case. If so,…Fred Lucas -
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Biden Administration’s 82% Cut to Allowable Catch Imperils New England Fishermen, Trade Group Warns
Jerry Leeman III grew up in a family of commercial fishermen in Harpswell, Maine, and says he and others are ready to oppose aggressive federal regulations that could strike a “death blow” to their livelihoods. After being in commercial fishing for 28 years, this week he launched the New England Fishermen Stewardship Association, the first…Fred Lucas -
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Appeals Court in Florida Voids Obama Judge’s Ruling in Win for Election Integrity
In a win for common sense and the voters of Florida, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-to-1 opinion written by Chief Judge Bill Pryor, upheld several election reforms passed by the Florida Legislature in 2021. In League of Women Voters of Florida v. Florida Secretary of State, the appeals court on…Hans von Spakovsky -
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House Oversight Panel Subpoenas FBI for Document Alleging Biden ‘Bribery Scheme’
A key House committee issued a subpoena to the FBI on Wednesday for a document that Republican lawmakers say potentially implicates President Joe Biden in a bribery scheme while he served as vice president. House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., signed on to a letter with Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, the ranking member…Fred Lucas -
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Time for Biden and Schumer to Stop Demagoguing and Take Debt, Spending Talks Seriously
As Americans deal with an economic hangover of high inflation and rising interest rates caused in large part by Washington’s irresponsible spending spree, House Republicans have delivered a legislative package to address these problems. Troublingly, leading Democrats are making patently false claims that will make it more difficult for the two sides to find common…David Ditch