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‘Mission Accomplished’: Judge’s Concerns in Hunter Biden Case Tracked Heritage’s Oversight Project’s Legal Brief
The federal judge’s concerns about the Hunter Biden plea deal closely aligned with that of an amicus brief filed a day earlier by the Oversight Project, the watchdog arm of The Heritage Foundation. “Mission accomplished,” Mike Howell, director of the Oversight Project and an investigative columnist for The Daily Signal, said Wednesday in Wilmington, Delaware,… -
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Texas Woman Testifies ‘Blood’ of Dead Mother, Daughter Is on ‘Multiple Hands in This Administration’
Elisa Tambunga became pregnant with her daughter when she was only 19 and, according to Tambunga, her little girl quickly became the center of her world. Usually, at about this time of year, Tambunga says she would be buying her elementary school-age daughter school supplies. Instead, the Texas mother sat before members of Congress at… -
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Male Nurse Lurked at Trans Kid Meetings to Find ‘Clientele’ for Hormones, Lawsuit Alleges
A male nurse practitioner hung around meetings for "transgender children" to find "clientele" for cross-sex hormones, according to a new lawsuit on behalf of a detransitioning young woman. Soren Aldaco's suit alleges that she visited the transgender "support group" Trans-Cendence International in Fort Worth, Texas, a nonprofit 501c3 organization "dedicated to the support, well being,… -
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Nebraska Law Implements Voters’ Demand for More Secure Elections
When Nebraskans went to the polls last November, nearly two-thirds of voters decided to amend Nebraska’s Constitution to require people to present a valid photo identification before casting a vote in future elections. To implement the amendment, Nebraska’s Legislature recently passed a law setting forth the exact voter ID requirements and striking a proper balance… -
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Mayorkas Dodges Questions During Judiciary Hearing on Failure to Secure America’s Borders
House Republicans pressed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on his failure to secure the U.S.-Mexico border during a roughly four-hour hearing Wednesday. The Biden administration “violates the law under the guise of instituting safe, orderly, and humane policies,” Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said at the start of the House Judiciary Committee hearing. Lawmakers pressed Mayorkas… -
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‘GENERATIONAL LEARNING LOSS’: Experts Reveal the Full Extent of COVID-19 School Closures
A generation of American students has fallen behind academically in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the forced school closures that took place during that time. A subcommittee of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce addressed the problems created by school closures Wednesday in a panel called “Generational Learning Loss: How Pandemic… -
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Hunter Biden Plea Deal Collapses, Trial Increasingly Likely
Hunter Biden’s plea agreement with federal prosecutors on tax and gun charges—panned by critics as “a sweetheart deal”—fell apart in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday after a federal judge scrutinized the agreement. Although the president’s son on June 20 reached a deal to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and to lying… -
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Pro-Life Diaper Maker Provides Parents With Healthier Alternative
Rather than donating to organizations that support abortion like some mainstream diaper makers, the new EveryLife diaper brand supports its customer base by donating to pro-life organizations. EveryLife debuted on July 13 as an alternative diaper option to mainstream liberal diaper brands. Launched by Public Square, an app that provides an online marketplace for people… -
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White House Dodges Questions on Impeachment Inquiry, Hunter Biden Business Partner Testimony
Less than a week after the release of an FBI form alleging President Joe Biden took a $5 million bribe while serving as vice president, the White House won’t comment on a pending House impeachment inquiry. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also declined to comment on pending testimony to Congress by former Hunter Biden… -
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Put You ‘IN THE GROUND’: Grad Student Threatens State Senator Over Vote to Protect Kids From Trans Drugs
A Louisiana state senator says he is undeterred despite receiving a death threat after he voted to override a governor's veto on a bill protecting children from experimental "transgender" medical interventions. "No type of threat would ever stop me from trying to save children and keep them from being mutilated or from facing any other… -
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Daughters of the American Revolution Revolt Against Inclusion of Biological Men
For more than 120 years, the Daughters of the American Revolution has brought together the female descendants of Revolutionary War heroes to promote "historic preservation, education, and patriotism." But now, faced with the prospect of biological men joining the esteemed society, DAR finds itself grappling with both resignations and indignation. DAR organizers passed an amendment… -
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Congress Weighs Changes That Could Seriously Impact Farmers, Hidden in Funding Bill
Congress is debating an expansion of a migrant-worker visa program. Tucked within the Department of Homeland Security’s $91.5 billion spending bill for fiscal year 2024 are changes to the H-2A and H-2B visa programs. The H-2A visa is specific to temporary agriculture work, while the H-2B is a temporary work visa for non-agriculture work…. -
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Prioritizing Ukraine Aid Threatens Deterrence by Denial in the Pacific
Since war broke out in February 2022, advocates for increased support of Ukraine have argued that a Ukrainian victory over Russia is critically important for deterring China. As Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., put it recently, “There can be no backing off of helping Ukraine because if we fail here, there goes Taiwan.” No doubt, this same thinking motivates many of… -
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75 Years Ago, Truman’s Edict Desegregated Military, Helping Build Strongest Force in World
July 26 marks the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9981, President Harry Truman’s order desegregating America’s armed forces. That directive helped shape the U.S. military into what it is today, the world’s premier fighting force, one based firmly on meritocracy and which has advanced opportunity and prosperity for millions while keeping the United States safe. … -
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Pulling Back Curtain on ‘Erosion of Parental Rights’ in California
Parents are losing the right to parent in California, according to Karen England. A bill has been introduced in California stating that if parents “do not affirm your child’s gender confusion, it’s put in the same category as abuse, and it is supposed to be considered when you’re battling in a custody battle,” England says…. -
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The Biden Administration’s Plot to Kneecap Merit in Federal Hiring
In yet another example of the Biden administration’s aggressively woke diversity, equity, and inclusion agenda, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is now proposing to kneecap the government’s ability to hire the most qualified candidates for federal job openings. Its specious reasoning? To close the supposed federal “wage gap” between male and female or white… -
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Hot Weather Does Not Mean Climate Change
As Ambassador Rahm Emanuel once said as chief of staff to President Barack Obama, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” Hillary Clinton is taking this to heart, using summer temperatures to justify Democrats’ profligate spending on green energy in the Inflation Reduction Act. No matter that hot summer days in cities… -
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‘Oppenheimer’ Is Character Study of Brilliant, but Flawed Man
Every once in a while, there’s a big-budget movie worth seeing in a theater. Although the new “Oppenheimer” biopic has a liberal slant, it eschews petty, simplistic narratives aimed at deconstructing our past in favor of creating a fascinating character study of a flawed but incredibly important scientist who led the United States into the… -
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Biden Announces He’s Cured Cancer. When Will We Talk About His Health?
In a July 25 press conference, President Joe Biden appears to have made quite the claim: that his administration “ended cancer as we know it.” During a series of prepared remarks on “Expanding Access to Mental Health Care,” Biden lauded his administration’s work in “doing big things.” At one point, he asked and answered a question… -
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Could China’s Low Birthrate and Aging Population Weaken Its Ability as US Foe?
One way to win a war is to let your opponent commit suicide. Americans have a habit of thinking about China in this light. For the longest time, the intelligentsia in our country assumed Beijing’s communist system would collapse on its own, just as the Soviet Union’s did. Of course, the West had a policy…