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Bad Rx: Regulatory Burden Driving Doctors Out of Private Practices, Into Hospital Employment
Independent medical practices are being smothered by excessive and costly government regulation, fueling greater hospital market consolidation and resulting in ever-higher health care costs for individuals and families. There is, however, a glimmer of good news. In a recent hearing, Republicans and Democrats on the House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Regulations, chaired… -
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White House Purges 442 Reporters Using New Press Credential Rules
Over the past three months, the number of reporters with access to the White House dropped by 31%. There are now 442 fewer reporters with a coveted “hard pass”—the result of new rules announced in May that took effect Tuesday. The Daily Signal’s Fred Lucas was among the reporters slated to lose his White House… -
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Republicans Demand McCarthy Reform Pandemic Response Legislation
Republicans are calling on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to apply reforms to the pandemic response legislation in order to protect the American people from future government overreach. Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy lead the lawmakers in sending a letter to McCarthy on Wednesday demanding substantive changes to the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA)—changes they… -
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Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 Trump Indictments Are an Attack on Political Speech
If recklessly lying to voters were a crime, most everyone in Washington, D.C., would be serving life in solitary confinement at Supermax. But in a liberal democracy, as frustrating as it often is, political misconduct is settled by voters and elections, not partisan prosecutors or rioters. Feel free to campaign and vote against Donald Trump… -
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SEE YOU IN COURT: Parents Challenge LGBTQ Book Policy That Requires Teachers ‘To Shame Children’ for Religious Faith
Muslim, Jewish, Catholic, Latter-day Saint, Protestant, Ethiopian Orthodox, atheist, and agnostic parents are taking a Maryland school board to court Wednesday, Aug. 9, for denying them the right to opt out of the school’s LGBTQ book curriculum. “These books are in fact teaching explicit sexual orientation and gender identity issues as early as pre-k,” Will… -
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Is China Influencing What Your Child Is Learning in School?
Parents Defending Education has released a new report that offers some unsettling information about the reach of the People’s Republic of China in U.S. K-12 schools through so-called Confucius Classrooms. “Confucius Classrooms are a program that is intended to teach children Chinese language and culture, which on its face sounds benign, but some of your… -
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6 Key Takeaways From Devon Archer’s Testimony About Joe and Hunter Biden
A U.S. vice president, a Russian oligarch’s widow, and a Greek Orthodox priest walk into a cafe. That’s not the opening line of a joke; it’s part of the story told from the transcript of Hunter Biden’s former business partner, Devon Archer, in a closed-door interview with members and counsel of the House Oversight and… -
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State GOP Devises Plan to Limit Influence of ‘Woke’ Teachers Unions
The Alabama Republican Party is on the verge of prohibiting some GOP candidates from accepting campaign donations from the Alabama Education Association, the predominant teachers union in the state. Alabama GOP Chairman John Wahl announced the proposal ahead of Saturday’s vote by the state party’s executive committee. If approved, candidates running for the Alabama Board… -
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Fitch Downgrades US Credit
Fitch Ratings downgraded the U.S. government’s credit rating from “AAA” to “AA+” on Tuesday, a signal that the agency no longer has complete confidence in the government’s ability to avoid default. The rating “reflects the expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years, a high and growing general government debt burden, and the erosion of governance …… -
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The Gruesome Premise of a Washington Post Feature
A new Washington Post feature attempts to make a teen couple who had twins after Texas’ heartbeat law went into effect into Dickensian characters, victims of the cruel laws around them. Mom Brooke High, we learn, watched the entire 10 seasons of “Friends” after the family moved to Tampa, Florida, for a military job for… -
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4 Things to Know About Obama-Appointed Judge Presiding Over New Trump Case
The federal judge who will oversee former President Donald Trump’s case in Washington related to challenging the 2020 election outcome has a reputation for being tough on Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants. An appointee of Trump’s predecessor, President Barack Obama, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has ruled against the Trump administration in the past, as… -
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DeSantis Administration Ends DEI Programs at Disney
The governing board of the special district that encompasses Walt Disney World cut all so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the district, it was announced Wednesday morning. The members of the board were all appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican. The announcement comes shortly after an internal investigation by the Central Florida… -
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CANCELED FOR ‘HATE’: Tech Company Moves Against Parental Rights Group After SPLC Attack
A technology company has deleted a parental rights group's events on its site after the Southern Poverty Law Center added the group to its "hate map," which plots conservative nonprofits alongside neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan. "It is alarming that we live in a time in America where trained Marxists can have an organization… -
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CHILLING: Biden’s DOJ May Be Working With Leftist Group to Silence Parents Again, America First Legal Warns
A conservative group is demanding answers about whether the Department of Justice under President Joe Biden is repeating its 2021 strategy of targeting concerned parents after the Southern Poverty Law Center just added concerned parents to its "hate map." SPLC staff have met with Biden at the White House, and the administration has adopted the… -
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Slaughter of Nigerian Christians Warrants International Attention
“If we keep quiet, we are going to go extinct,” says Catholic Bishop Chipa Wilfred Anagbe of the Diocese of Makurdi in Benue state, Nigeria. In June, the Congressional Values Action Team caucus met with Anagbe and the Rev. Remigius Ihyula who shared their testimonies of atrocities committed against Christians in Nigeria by Islamic extremists… -
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Biden Quietly Acknowledges His 7th Grandchild
President Joe Biden has finally publicly acknowledged the existence of his seventh grandchild. After 5 p.m. on Friday night, People magazine published an exclusive statement from the president recognizing 4-year-old Navy Joan Roberts, the daughter of first son Hunter Biden and ex-girlfriend Lunden Roberts. “Our son Hunter and Navy’s mother, Lunden, are working together to… -
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Pro-Life Father Targeted by Biden DOJ Announces Congressional Run
Mark Houck, the father of seven arrested and charged by President Joe Biden's administration for his pro-life advocacy, is now running for Congress. “I am running for Congress to further protect my family, those in the 1st district & the Republic," Houck says on his campaign website. "I will focus on restoring traditional values &… -
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Biden Administration and University Leaders Hold Summit to Strategize Continuing Racial Discrimination
President Joe Biden’s Department of Education is attempting to circumvent the Supreme Court’s recent ruling against using racial discrimination in college admissions. In its ruling, the Supreme Court found that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina had limited the admission of Asian candidates in favor of other “racial groups.” Citing the 14th Amendment… -
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LA Times Columnist Tries Desperately to Lionize Lying Kamala Harris
One of the most annoying ploys of liberal journalists is to advise Republicans that the truly wise path in politics is to surrender to liberals on everything, and the dumbest path is to oppose them emphatically. The latest flagrant example of this is a column in the Los Angeles Times with the provocative headline “Republican… -
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Oil Innovator Notes Importance of Energy Independence to National Security
Harold Hamm, a pioneer in the oil and gas industry, notes the importance of energy independence to national security, especially as it relates to China and Russia. “It should be obvious now with this last example how important our national security is, and energy independence gives us that, and we can’t fritter that away,” Hamm…