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Reason No. 3 the Left Wants Open Borders—Extortion for Amnesty: The BorderLine
This is the last in my series on “Three Reasons the Left Wants Open Borders.” I’ve covered ideology and electoral politics; now, let’s turn to extortion. By turning on the taps of illegal immigration, open-borders proponents hope to create bargaining chips to negotiate amnesties and increased immigration flows. Since he took office, Joe Biden has… -
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Omar Shrugs Off Harassment of Jewish Student, Faults UCLA for Not Protecting Anti-Israel Protesters
As three college presidents testified about antisemitism amid anti-Israel protests and riots on their campuses, a prominent House Democrat brushed off concerns about a Jewish student’s inability to walk on a path at the University of California at Los Angeles and went on to fault UCLA for not protecting anti-Israel protesters. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.,… -
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These GOP Senators Rip ‘Neocon’ Foreign Policy on Both Sides
Leaders on both sides of the aisle haven’t learned from America’s foreign policy failures, Sens. Rand Paul and JD Vance asserted Thursday at a Capitol Hill event. Both GOP lawmakers called out their party leader—Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell—by name. Vance, R-Ohio, accused “neocons” of wanting to go to war with China and continuing to… -
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Alito Says He Will Not Recuse Himself From 2020 Election or Jan. 6 Supreme Court Cases
UPDATE: Justice Samuel Alito told lawmakers Wednesday, May 29, he will not recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 presidential election or to the Capitol Riot on Jan. 6, 2021, reports CNN. Writing that the two flags flown at his home “do not meet the conditions for recusal,” Alito added, “As I have stated… -
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Border Bill Goes Down in Flames on Senate Floor
The bipartisan border bill failed in the U.S. Senate Thursday, even losing the support of two key negotiators who helped craft the legislation. This marked the second time the Senate voted against moving forward with the bill. The vote on the border bill “is not an effort to actually make law, it is an effort… -
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Majority of Americans Think US Economy Is in Recession and Shrinking, Poll Finds
A majority of Americans believe that the U.S. is currently in a recession, blaming the Biden administration for harsh economic conditions, according to research firm The Harris Poll. Around 56% of people surveyed thought that the U.S. economy was in recession, and 55% thought that the economy was shrinking, according to a poll conducted for The Guardian…. -
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Who Is Running Congress?
Reflect on the words of Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., in his Washington Post article titled “Why Is Congress So Dumb?” Thereby hangs a tale of congressional anemia and languor. The veteran congressman laments, “our available resources and our policy staff, the brains of Congress, have been so depleted that we can’t do our jobs properly…. -
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Up to 2.7 Million Noncitizens Could Vote Illegally in November, Study Warns
A new study has revealed that roughly 10% to 27% of noncitizens living in the U.S. are illicitly registered to vote, which could result in up to 2.7 million illegal votes being cast in the November elections. Experts say the significant amount of potential illegal votes could be enough to alter election results. The study, released… -
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Gaza Aid Promptly Looted After Landing at US-Built Floating Pier
It took far longer for Americans to build a floating pier on the Gazan coast to deliver aid for civilians caught in the Israel-Hamas war than for the aid to be looted. President Joe Biden announced the pier project during his State of the Union address March 7. After delays, the pier was in place by May… -
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China Launches ‘Punishment’ Drills Around Taiwan After President’s Inauguration
China launched a series of military drills Thursday around Taiwan as “punishment” for the swearing-in of the island’s new president, Chinese state media reported. Lai Ching-te, inaugurated Monday, is a member of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party and won the island’s presidential election in January. China’s People’s Liberation Army initiated joint naval and air drills around the island in… -
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Missouri School District Spends $61,000 to Ensure Math Class Is ‘Free of Bias’
A Missouri school district spent more than $61,000 on a new math curriculum that prioritizes “cultural, racial, and gender diversity.” Webster Groves School District plans to roll out a new elementary math curriculum from Imagine Learning Illustrative Mathematics this fall. The school board approved spending $61,450 on the change at an April 25 meeting, according… -
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Cruz Asks Biden Judge Nominee: Why Did You Order Male Trans ‘Serial Child Rapist’ to Be Housed in Women’s Prison?
Sen. Ted Cruz grilled U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn on Wednesday about a case centering on a serial child rapist during a judicial confirmation hearing. Netburn, who was nominated for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, was one of five judges testifying at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing…. -
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In COVID-19 Oversight, House Republicans Deliver a Win for Accountability
Better late than never. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the giant federal agency housing the National Institutes of Health, just suspended a New York-based organization from participating in government procurement programs over its role as a subcontractor of a Chinese research facility connected to the first outbreak of COVID-19. HHS also notified… -
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Supreme Court Rules South Carolina Did Not Racially Gerrymander Congressional District Map
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday that a lower court “clearly erred” when it held that South Carolina racially gerrymandered its congressional district map. The majority held that the “circumstantial evidence falls far short of showing that race, not partisan preferences, drove the districting process” behind the creation of the map. “First, a party challenging a map’s… -
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CLIMATE COLLUSION?: Blue Cities, Law Firms Salivate Over Prospect of Windfalls From Fossil Fuel Lawsuits
Law firms could reap a massive windfall from climate lawsuits that have been filed in numerous Democrat-leaning jurisdictions across the U.S., a Daily Caller News Foundation review of legal contracts found. Several state and municipal prosecutors across the country have signed agreements with private law firms to help with lawsuits against major energy corporations. These… -
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It’s ‘in Hamas’ Interest’ to Create ‘Situation of Misery and Starvation’ in Gaza, Columbia University Professor Says
A Columbia University professor says Hamas is responsible for the ongoing famine in Gaza. “It is in Hamas’ interest, as they have defined it, to actually create a situation of misery and starvation, rather than worrying about its population and making sure that its population stays safe,” according to Awi Federgruen, a professor at the… -
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Trump, Biden, and CNN: What to Know About the First Presidential Debate
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are scheduled to debate on June 27, but the debate will be unlike those held between presidential candidates in the recent past. Trump told Biden he would debate him “Anytime. Anywhere. Anyplace,” and Biden accepted, but with stipulations. The Biden campaign said it would only agree to… -
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More States Move to Make Porn Sites Verify Users’ Ages
Over a third of the states either already require age verification for access to porn sites or are in various stages of passing such legislation. Thus far, one-third of states—Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Virginia—have enacted legislation to protect children from accessing pornography websites. The state legislatures of Arizona and Alaska are in the process of passing similar legislation, bringing the total… -
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New Research Links Teen Cannabis Use to Increased Risk of Psychosis
Teens who use marijuana are 11 times more likely to be diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, a new study finds, NBC News reported. The cannabis study, published Wednesday, was led by researchers from the University of Toronto and examined teenage patients who used marijuana within the last year and those who didn’t, according to NBC News. When… -
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Conservative-Leaning Companies Make Gains in Their Reputational Score, Poll Finds
Brands that tend to lean conservative experienced significant corporate reputational improvement because of increased trust from independents, as well as from some Democrats, according to a poll published on Wednesday. Corporate reputations have plunged to their lowest point since before the COVID-19 pandemic, but conservative-leaning companies ranked among the highest, according to the Axios/Harris Poll 100. Close…