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    Homeland Security Chief Mayorkas ‘Has to Resign,’ Sen. Rick Scott Says
    Sen. Rick Scott is calling for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign, charging that he lied to members of Congress and the American public about the security of the border.  Two former senior officials of Mayorkas’ department who served in both the Obama and Trump administrations agree Mayorkas should either resign or be fired. …
    Fred Lucas
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    US Military Is ‘Right There on the Edge.’ Here’s What’s Driving Its ‘Marginal’ Status.
    With aging equipment, a lack of adequate funding, and limited production capabilities, the U.S. military is ranked “marginal” at best. That’s the conclusion of the 2022 Index of U.S. Military Strength, an annual report from The Heritage Foundation that assesses the status of the military and the global threat level to the United States, which…
    Christian Mysliwiec
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    Heritage’s Index of US Military Strength Finds Marines ‘Strong,’ Air Force ‘Weak,’ Army and Navy ‘Marginal’
    The U.S. military is only “marginally” prepared to defend America’s interests at a time when adversaries are ramping up military capabilities, according to The Heritage Foundation’s 2022 Index of U.S. Military Strength released Wednesday.  Heritage’s analysis examined each branch of the military, as well as America’s nuclear capability. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet…
    Fred Lucas
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  • opinion

    In the Fight for Racial Justice, Equality of Opportunity, Not Elitism, Should Be the Goal
    The cause of “racial justice” is more popular than ever before. But even its most vocal progressive advocates don’t seem to know what it is they’re fighting for anymore. At the beginning of the civil rights movement, we fought to open doors that had been closed to us by law. We wanted to end the…
    Robert L. Woodson Sr.
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  • opinion

    Democrats’ Destructive Spending Spree Would Turn America Into a European Social Welfare State
    Capitol Hill staffers are working around the clock to hammer into some twisted shape a spending bill that warring factions of the Democratic Party will support in their goal to transform America. The cradle-to-grave subsidies in the 2,448-page, $3.5 trillion spending bill that Democrats in Congress are crafting will create a welfare trap for millions…
    Grace-Marie Turner
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    North Carolina’s No. 2 Official Stands by Referring to Teaching Transgenderism, Homosexuality as ‘Filth’
    North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a Republican, announced in a Saturday video message that he “will not back down” in his fight against “transgenderism, homosexuality,” or “any of that filth” in America’s public schools. Robinson has been called on to resign over comments he made regarding transgenderism and homosexuality in public schools during a June speech…
    Kendall Tietz
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    Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Spending Spree Would Be Hazardous to Medicare’s Financial Health
    Sen. Joe Manchin perhaps best clarified the huge stakes facing the country in the bitter debate over the Democrats’ massive $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend bill: “What I have made clear to the president and the Democratic leaders is that spending trillions on new and expanded government programs, when we can’t even pay for essential social programs…
    Robert Moffit
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    National School Boards Association Calls on Biden to Police Parents Using Domestic Terror Laws
    A group representing school boards across the country asked President Joe Biden to enforce federal statutes that combat terrorism to address violence and threats directed toward school board members and public schools in a Wednesday letter. A letter from the National School Boards Association asked the Biden administration to use statutes such as the Gun-Free School…
    Kendall Tietz
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    America Is Building a Military for Optics, Not War
    Millions of Americans became alarmed when they saw a viral video that compared a U.S. Army recruiting advertisement to those made for the Russian and Chinese militaries. The Russian ad featured tough-looking men doing situps, jumping out of airplanes, and cocking rifles on a snow-covered battlefield. The Chinese ad showed infantrymen firing rounds as they…
    Jason Beardsley
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    Biden’s Proposal to Allow IRS to Track Your Bank Transactions Is Dangerous for All Americans
    President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are trying to force financial institutions to report their customers’ account balances to the Internal Revenue Service, thereby invading your privacy and putting more of your financial data at risk. It’s part of a provision in the $3.5 trillion spending bill that should raise the ire of all Americans….
    Scott Zipperle
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    Registering Women for Draft: Empty Gesture Won’t Boost Military Readiness
    Every year for decades, Congress has passed a National Defense Authorization Act. This year will likely be no different, but there’s a provision in this year’s bill that requires young women to register for Selective Service—that is, the draft. Many women already provide for our national defense by volunteering their service. Women serve honorably in…
    James Carafano
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    What Arizona Audit Really Shows—and Why Election Officials Should Be Embarrassed
    Critics of the forensic audit of Maricopa County, Arizona—including local election officials and many reporters—who are crowing that the audit confirms that President Joe Biden won the election in Arizona, either don’t understand the purpose of an audit or are trying to deliberately obscure the most worrying findings in the audit. In fact, by concentrating…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Bill Is a ‘Socialist Wish List’
    Editor’s note: Tim Doescher, host of “Heritage Explains” podcast, talks with Tommy Binion, vice president of government relations at The Heritage Foundation, about the massive spending bill currently being debated in Congress. Read a lightly edited transcript of their interview or watch it: Tim Doescher: We do a podcast. We do this livestream and Tommy…
    Timothy Doescher | Tommy Binion
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    Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Socialist Dream Is Tax-and-Spend Nightmare
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans a vote soon to push Sen. Bernie Sanders’ $3.5 trillion socialist dream budget one step closer to law. The news gets worse from there. Every other detail about this onerous legislation merits scorn, revulsion, and rejection. The so-called Build Back Better budget resolution boasts a $3.5 trillion price tag. Taxpayers should be…
    Deroy Murdock
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    Left Leans Into Champagne Socialism
    “Tax the rich” reads a dress worn by a socialist congresswoman at an exclusive New York City gala that typically costs $35,000 to get into. The now infamous dress worn by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who appears not to understand the irony or really even the definition of irony, was made by a company deep…
    Jarrett Stepman
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  • opinion

    Ocasio-Cortez’s Met Gala Fashion Statement Is Reminder to Stand Against Socialism
    A "who's who" of entertainment and society gathered in New York City on Monday night for the annual Met Gala. From entertainers and artists such as Rihanna and Justin Bieber to Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, the red carpet oozed with notable celebrities.  Among the elite crowd was Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,…
    Virginia Allen | Lauren Evans
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  • opinion

    The Enduring Path to Financial Health: Graduate, Work, Marry, and Have Children
    The basic path to financial health in this country has been revealed once again by the Census Bureau’s annual report on income and poverty, which was released this week. What did it show? People who graduate from college, get a job, get married, and have children generally earn more money than those who do not….
    Terence Jeffrey
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    Democrats Spend Big, and We Pay, for Their Socialist Dream
    In 1983, Tom Cruise starred in the film “Risky Business.” It’s about wealthy parents in Chicago who go on vacation and leave the house under the stewardship of their high school-age son.   In short order, the boy throws a wild party, and the rest of the film is about the chaotic fallout. It’s the…
    Star Parker
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  • news

    Judicial Philosophies Not Same as Political Parties, Justice Barrett Argues
    Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, saying she worries that the court increasingly is being portrayed to the public as a partisan institution, emphasized that justices must be “hyper-vigilant” that they don't let personal biases affect their work. “My goal today is to convince you that this court is not comprised of a bunch of…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Pentagon Inspector General to Review Vetting of Afghan Refugees
    The Department of Defense Inspector General’s Office will review how Afghan evacuees were vetted before leaving their country and upon arrival in the U.S. The evaluation will look into the biometric screening process, the handling of individuals flagged as “security risks,” and the management  of “individuals’ ingress and egress to a DoD-managed facility when screening/vetting…
    Jennie Taer
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