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Biden-Harris Admin Ships Auto Jobs to China
A new report by America First Policy Institute concludes that 123,000 autoworkers could lose their jobs due to the Biden-Harris administration’s regulations requiring 70% of new cars sold to be electric by 2032. Banning all sales of gasoline-powered cars, as California and 15 other states have proposed, would result in almost 200,000 lost automaker jobs—primarily…Diana Furchtgott-Roth -
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Why Have Europe’s Economies Flatlined Since 2008?
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. New numbers say the European Union has joined Japan in the “lost decades” brigade, with per-person gross domestic product in dollar terms nearly flat since 2008. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, while disposable household…Peter St. Onge -
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What a Bookstore’s Opening in DC Says About Growing Chinese Civic Engagement Overseas
Mournful residents of Shanghai, China, watched Jifeng Bookstore close its doors for the last time on Jan. 31, 2018. The establishment was best known for carrying books and hosting forums that pushed the boundaries on issues deemed sensitive by the Chinese Communist Party. The forced closure of the bookstore was part of a broader crackdown…Michael Cunningham -
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Conservative YouTube Accounts Terminated Over Fear of Russian Influence
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—YouTube terminated the accounts of a conservative influencer and her media company Thursday evening, one day after the Justice Department indicated the company was tied to a Russian scheme to influence the 2024 election. The accounts for Tenet Media and Lauren Chen were removed one day after Attorney General Merrick Garland held a press conference announcing an indictment…Harold Hutchison -
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6 Hostages Murdered. Put Heat on Hamas, Not Netanyahu.
WASHINGTON—A reporter asked President Joe Biden if he thought Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “doing enough” as the president returned to the White House on Monday. Biden answered, “No.” Biden added that he was pushing as “hard as we can for a deal” for a cease-fire in Gaza that would bring home hostages. The…Debra Saunders -
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New York Indictment Highlights China’s Infiltration of State Governments
On Sept. 3, U.S. federal agents arrested Linda Sun, a former aide of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, both Democrats, for allegedly acting as an unregistered agent for China. The incident is the latest indication of the lengths Beijing goes to infiltrate state governments and should stand as a warning…Michael Cunningham -
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Greta Thunberg Nabbed by Cops During Anti-Israel Protest
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Climate change activist Greta Thunberg was arrested by Danish Police in Copenhagen, Denmark, during a pro-Palestine protest, The Guardian reported Wednesday. Thunberg and five others associated with Students Against the Occupation were arrested during a 20-student protest that blocked the entrance to a building at the University of Copenhagen, demanding an “academic…Wallace White -
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SUNK COST: With Gaza Policy Adrift, Biden’s Aid Pier Washed Away $230M
In a scathing U.S. government inspector general’s report, President Joe Biden was said to have wasted $230 million of taxpayer money on a harebrained maritime operation in Gaza intended to accelerate humanitarian aid to Palestinians displaced by war. In sum, Biden’s “temporary pier operated intermittently for about 20 days” and was then embarrassingly shut down….Max Primorac -
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W.Va. Lawmaker Aims to Ban Euthanasia in State Constitution: ‘We Want to Send a Message’
In the summer of 2016, Canada legalized euthanasia, also known as a “medical assistance in dying” (MAID) law. The current policy states only those with “a serious and incurable illness, disease, or disability” are eligible to die by assisted suicide. However, by 2027, the country plans to allow people with mental illness to choose death as well….Sarah Holliday -
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The Not-So-Secret Dirty Facts About China’s ‘Clean Energy’ Production
China’s production of batteries for electric vehicles is “definitely not clean,” says energy expert Diana Furchtgott-Roth. Without its own vast natural energy resources, China is the world’s largest energy importer, but has seized on the economic opportunities of the “green energy” movement. Yet the production of products such as EVs is causing harm to the…Virginia Allen -
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The Missing Word in Biden’s Negotiations With China
When an unnamed “senior administration official” briefed reporters last Friday about national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s trip to the People’s Republic of China—to meet with Foreign Minister Wang Yi—there was one significant word he never used: genocide. “I expect these meetings will cover roughly the same format as we have in previous rounds, discussing key…Terence Jeffrey -
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Zelenskyy Demands Using US Weapons on Targets in Russia
The war in Ukraine continues to rage on two-and-a-half years after Russian forces breached their neighbor’s borders. The protraction of the conflict has only made a Russian victory—through a favorable settlement or Ukrainian surrender—more likely, though it will come at a much higher cost to the Russians than originally anticipated by both Moscow and Washington….Bradley Devlin -
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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