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Archives Lawyer Won’t Say Who Blocked Statement on Biden Classified Documents
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, wanted to know who blocked release of an official statement from the National Archives and Records Administration about classified documents discovered in a Washington office used by Joe Biden before he became president. “I’m not talking about communications outside NARA,” Jordan said during a newly disclosed interview with Gary Stern, general… -
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Americans Aren’t Nearly Worried Enough About China, This Expert Says
China has an enormous influence on Americans today, punishing those who oppose the communist regime and rewarding those who support it, author and China expert Michael Pillsbury says on the latest episode of “The Kevin Roberts Show.” “This is the Chinese influence strategy toward the United States,” Pillsbury tells the show’s host, Heritage Foundation President… -
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A Year After Russia Invaded Ukraine, What Does This War Teach Us?
After the one-year anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine—and what a horrible “anniversary” to mark—it would be irresponsible not to take stock of what this war has to say about America’s preparedness, resiliency, awareness, and willingness to defend the things we say are important. In the most basic sense, the war in Ukraine is… -
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China Openly Infiltrates Our Political System, and America’s Media Doesn’t Seem to Care
The American media has been liberal for decades, but the utter disregard for the truth that pervades much of the reporting today is something new. With all the alarm over misinformation on the Right, little attention has been paid to the much broader form of misinformation that dominant corporate media perpetrates today. One of the… -
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Chinese Defense Spending Rises 7.2% to $225 Billion, but Data Gaps Indicate It’s Higher Than That
As its annual National People’s Congress gets under way this week, China has announced a 7.2% increase in military spending for 2023. That comes amid rising tensions over Taiwan and as part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s goal of achieving a world-class military that is fully “mechanized & informationized” by 2027. China will be boosting… -
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China’s Xi Set to Consolidate Control as Legislature Convenes
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to increase his already unassailable power after his country’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress, convenes Sunday. The gathering represents the most important political event in Beijing since October’s National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, held every five years, which saw Xi consolidate his control over the party… -
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Why US Should Roll Out Red Carpet for South Korean President
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to Washington in late April will provide an opportunity for the U.S. to affirm and strengthen its bilateral relationship with an important ally. The Biden administration should receive Yoon with all the trappings of a state visit, the highest-level visit by a head of state, and Congress should… -
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Biden Is Confused About Who Can Get Pregnant, Women’s History Month Proclamation Shows
President Joe Biden claims women need abortion to be successful in his 2023 Women’s History Month Proclamation. “[D]espite significant progress, women and girls continue to face systemic barriers to full and equal participation in our economy and society,” Biden’s proclamation, released Feb. 28, reads. “Last year, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, stripping away a constitutional… -
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China Has Cornered the Market on a Vital Resource as US Loses Ground: Expert Sounds the Alarm
An energy expert is sounding the alarm over the Chinese Communist Party’s dominance of African minerals. “It’s such an important topic because President [Joe] Biden and the governor of California, Gov. [Gavin] Newsom, have the goal of having all new vehicle sales in the United States battery-powered electric by 2035. So if we’re going to… -
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Rogue Prosecutor Steve Descano Drops Case Against Criminal Who Crashed Car Into Family’s Minivan
It was only a matter of time until reality caught up with rogue prosecutor Steve Descano, the commonwealth’s attorney in Fairfax County, Virginia, whose election was backed by liberal financier George Soros. We warned readers two years ago that Descano’s pro-criminal, anti-victim policies were going to destabilize the safety and security of Fairfax County,… -
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Something Worse Likely After Ukraine War
The Ukraine mess is daily looking more like the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939, a meat grinder that took 500,000 lives. That three-year conflict became a savage proxy war and prelude for the belligerents of World War II. Now, a year after Russia’s invasion, the Ukraine battlefield is proving to be a similar… -
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Heritage Scholar Reveals ‘Unusual’ Aspect of China Move on Anniversary of Russia’s Ukraine Invasion
Friday, Feb. 24, marks one year since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, which has cost hundreds of thousands of lives. Ahead of the one-year anniversary, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi. Dakota Wood, a senior research fellow in defense programs at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense, says… -
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A Greater Paraguay-Taiwan Relationship Matters to America in Holding Back China
“Nowadays our countries are much more than friends; they are partners and strategic allies that share values and the same vision to create a peaceful, democratic, and sustainable world.” These are the succinct words of President Mario Abdo Benítez of the Republic of Paraguay, who is currently leading a delegation to Taiwan on a five-day… -
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2 Inconvenient Questions About San Francisco’s Crazy Slavery Reparations Scheme: Who Would Collect? Who Would Pay?
If you consider San Francisco mighty generous for proposing to pay black residents $5 million each in slavery reparations, then you are a coldhearted cheapskate. In fact, one local leader dismisses that hefty sum as “very minuscule.” “I don’t think you can put a figure to taking someone from their country, raping and pillaging their… -
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Putin’s Spring Offensive, Russian ‘Reeducation’ Camps, and What’s Next for War in Ukraine
Next Friday will mark one year since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a war against Ukraine, a war that many anticipated would end in a matter of days after the invasion. Yet, Ukraine, with the support of America and its European allies, has succeeded in significantly weakening Russia and preventing its victory. For Putin, the… -
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Encounters of Chinese Nationals at Southern Border Have Spiked. Experts Offer Explanation
Chinese nationals are arriving at America’s southern border in exploding numbers. In January 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection says, it encountered 89 illegal aliens from the People's Republic of China on the southern border. That number grew over tenfold last month, to 1,084. A similar increase has occurred in encounters with illegal immigrants from… -
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State Department Grantee Attacks Conservative Media, but Could Get More Tax Dollars
A State Department-aligned agency told The Daily Signal that the money it gave to a “disinformation” nonprofit had nothing to do with that organization’s targeting of conservative news outlets in America. Two agencies aligned with the State Department, the National Endowment for Democracy and the Global Engagement Center, gave a combined $330,000 to the British-based… -
opinion
Banning Chinese Citizens, Entities From Buying US Farmland Should Be Bipartisan Issue
While the military is focused on foreign objects flying over American and Canadian territory, a more disturbing threat to our national security is occurring on the ground. Federal, state and local governments are behind in their response to the acquisition of American land by people and companies associated with the Chinese government. The Department of… -
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Defense Expert Provides Chilling Insight Into US-China Relations After Spy Balloon Incident
More than three decades ago, the U.S. faced the threat of the Soviet Union in the Cold War. Now, the U.S. might be facing a situation with China that could be more dangerous than at any moment in the Cold War, in the wake of the shooting down Feb. 4 of a Chinese spy balloon… -
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Responding to Tragedy in Turkey: How to Aid Earthquake Disaster-Relief Efforts
Media reports on the aftermath of a massive earthquake in Turkey (which now has the official name of Türkiye) look and sound as devastating as that of any war. The 7.8 magnitude quake of Feb. 6 was so powerful that it ripped a 190-mile chasm across the country. Reuters reported Monday a death toll of well…