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These 6 GOP Senators Who Voted to Confirm Mayorkas Won’t Condemn Him After Revelation in False ‘Whipping’ Charge
The six Senate Republicans who voted to confirm Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declined to criticize him after the revelation that he knew Border Patrol agents didn’t “whip” Haitian migrants before he publicly spoke as if they did. Other members of Congress, however, are calling for Mayorkas to resign or be impeached after an explosive…Roman Jankowski -
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Who Denies Election Results?
A Democratic myth has arisen that former President Donald Trump’s denial of the accuracy of the 2020 vote was “unprecedented.” Unfortunately, the history of U.S. elections is often a story of both legitimate and illegitimate election denialism. The 1800, 1824, 1876, and 1960 elections were all understandably questioned. In some of these cases, a partisan…Victor Davis Hanson -
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CBS Hates Talk Radio—and Those Who Listen to It
Liberals like to think that conservatives are very closed-minded and can’t handle listening to an opposing opinion. But whenever “mainstream” journalists start discussing talk radio and how it’s “bad for America,” you can surmise that they often can’t handle the other side. The CBS News show “Sunday Morning” this week devoted the whole show to…Tim Graham -
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Vermont School District Suspends Father of Girl Who Pushed Back Against Biological Male in Her Locker Room
A Vermont school district under fire for allowing a biologically male student to use the girls’ locker room has suspended a father from his position as soccer coach for using male pronouns to refer to the trans-identifying student. Travis Allen has been suspended without pay from his job as the Randolph Union Middle School girls…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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School Board Members Walk Out on Father Who Waited a Year to Have His Grievance Heard
Shortly after he got arrested for speaking out at a school board meeting last year, a Texas father filed a grievance with the school board, which finally put that grievance on the agenda for a meeting last Thursday. Yet after the father waited for nearly four hours for the board to give his case a…Tyler O’Neil -
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America’s Military Strength Losing Ground to China’s, Report Says
A new report offers harrowing insight into the strength of Communist China’s military a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping renewed calls for the “reunification” of China and Taiwan. “Resolving the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese, a matter that must be resolved by the Chinese,” Xi said Sunday at the opening session…Samantha Aschieris -
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How a Christian University and American Capitalism Are Teaming Up to Combat Chinese Communism’s Spread
While the U.S. government often lacks a coherent policy to deal with Communist China’s dangerous military, political, and economic influence around the world, many in America’s private sector—brought together by the nation’s largest Christian university—are stepping into the breach to do something about it. Last week, Liberty University convened more than 630 U.S. and African…Brian Gottstein -
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‘This Is World War III’: Expert Breaks Down China’s ‘Hybrid Warfare’ Against the US
The CEO of a business warfare and counterintelligence company issued a chilling warning Thursday evening about the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party and called on Americans to change their behavior and attitude toward China’s communist regime. “It’s not just military. I’d like to back it up all the way to hybrid warfare. Hybrid…Samantha Aschieris -
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How Likely Is Nuclear War? Expert Explains Threat of Russia, North Korea
Russia has threatened to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine. How serious are those threats? Is the United States prepared to respond in the face of a nuclear attack? And what role do China and North Korea play in the discussion of nuclear war? “We’ve been hearing threat after threat, nuclear threat after nuclear threat against…Virginia Allen -
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2 DC Suburbs Drop Contracts With Election Software Company Under Scrutiny for China Ties
After the arrest last week of the CEO of an election software company amid alleged ties to China, at least two suburban counties outside the nation’s capital canceled contracts with the company, Konnech Inc. The moves by Virginia’s Fairfax and Prince William counties follow cancellations by Detroit and Los Angeles County, where the District Attorney’s…Fred Lucas -
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Liz Truss Advances Tax Cuts, Deregulation to Revive UK’s Economy
In her speech last week at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, British Prime Minister Liz Truss made it crystal clear that her economic plan is “about getting the economy growing and rebuilding Britain through reform.” Truss emphasized that in these challenging times, the United Kingdom needs to “step up” and “do things differently.” Indeed,…Anthony B. Kim -
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China May Exploit US Poll Worker Data for Blackmail, Election Interference, GOP Lawmaker Warns
A Republican congressman is warning that the Chinese Communist Party could weaponize the data of U.S. poll workers found on servers in mainland China after the chief executive of an election software company with alleged ties to the party was arrested. “Having servers ultimately controlled by the Chinese Communist Party with personal data about our poll workers…Samantha Aschieris -
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A Venezuelan Man of Mystery Helps Tell Story of America’s Open Border
EAGLE PASS, Texas—Meet Luis Antunez, your new neighbor from (probably) Venezuela. He’s a 40-year-old trader from Tucupita. Or a policeman from Puerto Carreno, or a criminal from Caracas. We may never know for sure. I found Antunez’s ID card the week before last on the banks of the Rio Grande here in Eagle Pass while…Simon Hankinson -
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Would Russia Use a Nuclear Weapon?
How does the war in Ukraine end? This is precisely the question no one is supposed to ask these days. The supposition by our thought leaders seems to be that if we keep up the pressure on Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, he’ll fold and go home; his threats to use tactical nuclear weapons on the…Ben Shapiro -
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Michigan’s Voter Records a ‘Mess,’ Says Man Who Received Multiple Ballot Applications for Someone Else
Mike Pashby and his family have lived in their single-family home in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for over seven years and never met a man named Larry Hodge. But starting in 2020, Pashby regularly began getting absentee ballot applications and voting notices addressed to Hodge in the mail. Despite his notifying election officials with the Kalamazoo Township,…Fred Lucas -
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A Victory for Life Over Euthanasia in Europe’s Human Rights Court
Euthanasia was on the docket Tuesday at the European Court of Human Rights, and the right to life won. Although the human rights court didn’t rule against Belgium’s euthanasia law, it held that the country violated the right to life enshrined in Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights in the euthanasia of…Elyssa Koren -
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GOP Lawmakers Worry About China Ties of Election Software Company Accused of Stealing Data
Criminal charges in California against the chief executive of a software company said to be tied to China have sparked national concerns about election security. Eugene Yu, founder and president of the election software company Konnech Inc., was arrested by local police in Michigan in connection with an investigation into the possible theft of personal…Fred Lucas -
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Why Putin’s Delusional Nuclear Gambit Can’t Be Dismissed Out of Hand
Six months after the start of his invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 21 addressed his “special military operation” in a nationally televised speech. To our ears, and maybe even to a segment of the Russian population, his justification for war smacks of delusion. Putin said that his action was to “liberate…Dakota Wood -
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US Needs to Renew Pacts With Pacific Island Nations as Bulwark Against China
Congress has a decision to make soon that will affect the nation’s ability to deter China and maintain the U.S. role in the Pacific. Without meaningful action to renew U.S. agreements with several Pacific Island nations, China will be positioned to gain greater leverage and influence across what was once an American lake. A year…Brent Sadler -
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Russia’s Attack on Nord Stream Pipelines Means Putin Has Truly Weaponized Energy
Russia’s wartime arsenal now appears to include sabotage of underwater pipelines. On Monday, authorities in Europe noticed a sudden drop in pressure in the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipelines, which connect Russia with Germany. Since that time, a total of three leaks (two in Nord Stream and one in Nord Stream 2) across both pipelines have…Daniel Kochis