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Biden Climate Czar, CCP Official to Discuss Climate Cooperation Amid Chinese Coal Binge
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—White House senior adviser John Podesta is set to meet with Chinese Communist Party officials to expand U.S.-China collaboration on climate change, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Podesta and China’s special envoy for climate change Liu Zhenmin are slated to meet during the first week of September to discuss reducing greenhouse gas emissions and…Owen Klinsky -
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Massive Void Emerges in Pacific as US Shuffles Warships to Middle East
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The recent departure of U.S. warships from the Pacific leaves a strategic void in the crucial region as forces turn their attention to the Middle East. The USS Lincoln Strike Group, which consists of a fleet of warships and fighter jets led by an aircraft carrier, arrived last week at the U.S. Central Command,…Jake Smith -
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Dark Night of Tyranny Descends on Europe. Could We Be Next?
“The dark night of fascism is always descending in the United States, and yet lands only in Europe.” That was author Tom Wolfe way back in the 1970s. He was talking about this curious dynamic in which we hear repeatedly from left-wing commentators and media that America is on the precipice of fascism—but tyranny ends…Jarrett Stepman -
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China Set to Cut Off US Military From Key Mineral as America’s Own Reserves Remain Buried Under Red Tape
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—China is planning to restrict exports of a key mineral needed to make weapons while a U.S. company that could be reducing America’s reliance on foreign suppliers is languishing in red tape, energy experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Chinese government announced on Aug. 15 that it will restrict exports of antimony,…Nick Pope -
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‘Direct Attack on Vulnerable Women’: Anti-Israel Vandals Attack Pregnancy Center During DNC
Anti-Israel protesters defaced a pro-life pregnancy resource center in Chicago late Thursday night after the close of the Democratic National Convention. Vandals painted “Fake clinic” and “The real dead babies are in Gaza” in red spray paint on the entrance to the center, and put cement in the locks so employees couldn’t get into the…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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A Good Look at Canada’s Future Prime Minister: Pierre Poilievre’s ‘Political Life’
Canadian journalist Andrew Lawton’s “A Political Life” examines the life and career of Pierre Poilievre, a rising conservative star in Canada who is the odds-on favorite to become that country’s next prime minister. Focusing on a politician who is relatively new on the national scene—Poilievre just turned 45—and little known outside Canada, Lawton’s biography does…Mary Barnes -
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Former Trump Adviser Calls DOJ Russia Probe Targeting Him an ‘Attempt to Intimidate’ Anyone Who ‘Opposes the Deep State’
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Department of Justice launched an investigation into Americans with ties to Russian state media this month in what it says is an attempt to prevent Russia from influencing U.S. elections, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the home of United Nations weapons inspector…Owen Klinsky -
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Wait, Can Ukraine Win the War Against Russia?
It’s been two-and-a-half years since Russia invaded Ukraine. The war has taken an unexpected turn in the past two weeks as Ukrainian troops launched a successful incursion into Russia and have now taken control of over 400 square miles in the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine in southwestern Russia. After months of gridlock in the…Virginia Allen -
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It Only Costs Russia $1 to Destroy Every $100 of What US Spends to Defend Ukraine
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Are we bleeding Russia out in Ukraine, or are we the ones bleeding out? The Ukraine war has shown us that the economics of war has changed, perhaps forever. The original premise of our involvement in Ukraine was…Peter St. Onge -
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Republicans Call for Enhanced Northern Border Security as Gazans Flock to Canada
THE CENTER SQUARE—Republicans are calling on the Biden administration to increase security at the northern border after the Canadian government began issuing visas to Gazans who may be connected to the terrorist organization Hamas. The Canadian government’s program includes giving Gazans a “Refugee Travel Document,” which replaces their passport and is accepted by U.S. Citizenship…Bethany Blankley -
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On Israel, Kamala Harris Parallels 2008 Obama on Marriage
Kamala Harris supports Israel like Barack Obama supported traditional marriage in 2008. Just enough to win the election. On the surface, Obama claimed to support traditional marriage in 2008. “I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman,” he told pastor Rick Warren at the time. As the country learned later,…Victor Joecks -
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Allred vs. Cruz: 2 Opposing Visions for Texas’ Border With Mexico
Last month, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warned voters not to be complacent and told the Lone Star State’s delegation to the Republican National Convention that “Texas is a battlefield.” In other words, Republican House and Senate victories aren’t guaranteed in a state that has voted for the GOP presidential candidate for 40 years. Cruz, a…Virginia Allen -
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Who Is Unionizing Alongside a ‘Hate-Filled, Anti-Israel, Antisemitic’ Activist Group? The List May Surprise You.
Legacy media outlets and left-leaning nonprofits may seek to distance themselves from the anti-Israel protests on college campuses and in Washington, D.C., many of which have devolved into outright antisemitism. Yet influential outlets and activist groups have at least one key tie to a notorious group supporting the anti-Israel protests, and an organization that represents…Tyler O’Neil -
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I’m a Palestinian American. Here’s Why I Can’t Support the Anti-Israel Protesters.
Walking past Union Station in the nation’s capital, I recently was met with a heartbreaking sight. Vandals had defaced the Columbus Memorial Fountain with spray paint, writing the words “Hamas is coming” in big red letters. Trash and signs discarded by anti-Israel protesters littered the ground. A burnt shopping cart stood off to one side with piles…Elizabeth Gillanders -
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Questions Remain About How Pro-Hamas Mob Overwhelmed Park Police in DC
The scene outside Union Station in our nation’s capital that day was almost apocalyptic. Anti-Israel, pro-Palestine protesters arrived at Columbus Circle in front of the historic train station after first marching to the nearby U.S. Capitol. They were supposed to demonstrate peacefully and then disperse. They didn’t do that. In defiance of a permit granted…Tim Kennedy -
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States Should Stop Buying Security Scanners From China’s Nuctech
Secure Technology Value Solutions is a company with a boring name and a bland website that is staffed by jovial-looking former policemen and corrections officers. It doesn’t exactly scream “Chinese Communist Party threat,” and that’s precisely the point. Secure Technology Value Solutions is actually a front for Nuctech, a Chinese government- and military-owned company, and…Bryan Burack -
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Defense Secretary Orders Warships Heading Toward Middle East to Sail Faster as Iran Threats Intensify
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—U.S. military forces are shoring up in the Middle East in anticipation of an Iranian-led attack against Israel, the Pentagon confirmed on Sunday evening. Iran and Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed terror group in Lebanon, have been adamant that they intend to soon launch an attack against Israel, although the timing or nature of the possible…Jake Smith -
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Israeli Youth Ultimate Frisbee Teams Banned From Major European Competition
The Israeli youth Ultimate Frisbee teams have been banned from competing in a major championship in Belgium. “It is heartbreaking,” coach Daniel Ben David told The Daily Signal. The coach arrived in Belgium on Monday with his teenage players in tow. After playing Ultimate together for three years, the coach of the under 17 open…Virginia Allen -
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Japan’s ‘Carry Trade’: Tokyo Breaks the World
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Did Japan just break the world? The central bank clowns who make a living torturing Japan’s economy have spent three decades stepping on every banana peel in the zoo. It looks like they just hit a big one….Peter St. Onge -
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What I Did With the American Flag After Anti-Israel Protesters Burned It
The air crackled with tension in the nation’s capital as U.S. Park Police officers braced themselves at Columbus Circle for what would become a violent showdown against anti-Israel protesters. From my perch on the seventh floor of The Heritage Foundation’s nearby headquarters, I watched with a mixture of disbelief and dread July 24 as a…Brayden Byrne