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opinion
Social Security Trustees Forecast Significant Deterioration, 23% Benefit Cuts in Just 10 Years
The Social Security trustees released their annual report Friday, noting significant deterioration in Social Security’s financial well-being. Here’s what Americans need to know. Social Security will be broke within a decade. Politicians have no credible plan to fix it. And the longer they wait—choosing to vilify their colleagues instead of working with them—the higher the… -
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From Stanford to Israel, Mobocracy Triumphs Over Deliberation
The very notion of republican self-governance, which has been a core tenet of Western civilization since the demise of the great monarchs of Europe, depends upon the willingness of citizens to debate and deliberate the most pressing issues of society. Sadly, high-profile recent examples, from the tony terrain of Stanford University all the way to… -
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Violent Antifa Agitators and Transgender Activists Shut Down Students for Life Event at Virginia University
Violent transgender activists and Antifa agitators interrupted the final Students for Life “Lies Pro-Choicers Believe” Tour at Virginia Commonwealth University on Wednesday and shut the event down. Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins’ and student ambassador Isabel Brown’s speaking tour concluded at the Richmond, Virginia, public university in violence as police arrested protesters… -
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For Left, Political Ends Justify Violent Means
A transgender Tennessee mass shooter this week executed three adults and three 9-year-old children at a Nashville private Christian school. Supposedly, she left behind her a manifesto justifying her mass killing. As of this writing, law enforcement officials have declined to make the document public. Yet in about a nanosecond after the news was disclosed,… -
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DOJ, EPA Sue Norfolk Southern Railroad Over East Palestine Train Derailment
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against Norfolk Southern Corp., owner of the 50-car train that derailed almost two months ago in East Palestine, Ohio. The complaint in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, filed on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, seeks penalties for what it says was the unlawful… -
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What We Know About Trump Indictment and What’s Next. Legal Expert Explains.
Much remains unknown about the criminal charges being brought against former President Donald Trump in Manhattan, Heritage Foundation senior legal fellow Cully Stimson says. “The indictment is sealed, which means it hasn’t been released to the public,” Stimson says. “We don’t know when it will be unsealed. We’ve also seen news reports that there’ll be an… -
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China Critics Target of Bomb-Threat Hoax, Investigation Finds
Three critics of China are at the center of a bomb-threat hoax plot thought to be the work of the Chinese government, according to an Axios investigation. One of the targets is Bob Fu, the founder and president of ChinaAid, which describes itself as “an international nonprofit Christian human rights organization committed to promoting religious freedom… -
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‘Why Do Democrats Despise Women?’ Transgender Faux Females Get Preferential Treatment
As March and Women’s History Month draw to a close, it’s worth taking a moment to ponder a rhetorical question posed earlier this month by the website SelfRelianceCentral.com: “Why Do Democrats Despise Women?” That’s not political hyperbole. It’s a serious—and legitimate—question. How else can one explain why elected Democrats nearly unanimously oppose efforts at… -
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Liberty University Announces New President and Chancellor
America’s largest Christian university announced a new president and chancellor Friday, more than two years after then-President Jerry Falwell Jr. resigned amid scandal. The board of trustees for Liberty University, based in Lynchburg, Virginia, unanimously appointed retired Maj. Gen. Dondi E. Costin, Ph.D., to serve as the institution’s sixth president and Pastor Jonathan Falwell to… -
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Mayorkas’ Testimony to House, Senate Reveals Big Lie of Biden’s Border Debacle
There is a fine line between stretched truth and outright lies. In a series of recent congressional hearings, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas seems to have found that line and pitched his tent on it. Mayorkas gave revealing testifimony Wednesday before both the Senate Appropriations Committee and a House Appropriations subcommittee. Such hearings tend to… -
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Republicans Rally to Senator’s Defense for Holding Pentagon Promotions Over Abortion Policy
As senators head home for a two-week Easter recess, one Republican finds himself enemy No. 1 of Democrats. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., is playing hardball with the Biden administration over the Defense Department’s expansive new abortion policy. On three occasions, Tuberville has objected to his Democrat colleagues’ attempts to approve 184 promotions for military generals… -
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Biden Earns an ‘F’ on Energy Policies, Lawmaker Says as House OKs GOP Bill to Lower Costs
When it comes to President Joe Biden’s energy policies, he has earned “an F,” says Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont. Rosendale is one of 221 Republicans who voted Thursday in support of a bill, HR 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. The vote was 225-204 with four Democrats joining the Republican majority and one GOP member voting… -
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Democrats React to Trump’s Indictment
Democrats took to Twitter Thursday night to respond to former President Donald Trump’s indictment. A Manhattan grand jury’s decision to indict Trump marks the first time a former U.S. president has faced criminal charges. The charges against the 45th U.S. president revolve around supposed hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels prior… -
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Trump Indictment a Terrible Moment for America
Throwing a former president in jail is bananas. If that happens, we’ll certainly look a lot more like a banana republic. On Thursday evening, a Manhattan grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump on charges related to hush money payments made to pornographic performer Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 presidential election. Though the details have yet… -
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The Indictment of Donald Trump: The Players and the Cards They’re Playing
The widely reported indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, headed by Alvin Bragg, doesn’t come as a surprise. That lack of surprise, though, isn’t because he’s necessarily guilty of any crimes. Like anyone else accused of a crime, Trump is deemed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond… -
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Jane’s Revenge Vandals Slapped With Lawsuits in Florida, Launching a Trend That May Spread Across the Country
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Christian legal group First Liberty Institute filed lawsuits Wednesday seeking damages and fines against two members of Antifa and pro-abortion group Jane's Revenge who allegedly vandalized three pro-life pregnancy centers in south and central Florida. A federal grand jury indicted Caleb Freestone, 27, and Amber Smith-Stewart, 23, with violations… -
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McCarthy, GOP Tear Into Manhattan DA Following Trump Indictment
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy promised Thursday evening to hold Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg accountable for his role in indicting former President Donald Trump. "Alvin Bragg has irreparably damaged our country in an attempt to interfere in our Presidential election," McCarthy, R-Calif., said in a statement Thursday. "As he routinely frees violent criminals to terrorize the… -
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Manhattan Grand Jury Indicts Trump
A Manhattan grand jury indicted Donald Trump on Thursday, the first time in U.S. history that a former president has faced criminal charges. The charges against Trump revolve around supposed hush-money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 presidential election. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, led the investigation, and… -
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Trump Reacts to Indictment: ‘THIS IS AN ATTACK ON OUR COUNTRY’
Former President Donald Trump accused Democrats on Thursday of both political persecution and election interference as he reacted to news that a Manhattan grand jury has indicted him. “This is Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history," the former president said in a lengthy statement. "From the time I came down… -
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DeSantis Vows Florida Won’t Help Extradite Trump
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in a tweet that the Sunshine State will not help extradite former President Donald Trump, who was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury Thursday night. Trump spends significant time at Mar-a-Lago, a Florida resort he owns. “Florida will not assist in an extradition request given the questionable circumstances at issue…