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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… -
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Catholic Church in Nicaragua ‘Under Siege’ From ‘Dictator-in-Chief’ Ortega, Florida Lawmaker Says
Two panels of the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a joint hearing recently focusing on the persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua. Since last year, the Catholic Church had been facing intense mistreatment from President Daniel Ortega, culminating in the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez, an outspoken critic of Ortega’s government. Álvarez was sentenced… -
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Rep. Chip Roy, GOP Lawmakers Back Legislation to Prohibit Religious Discrimination by Government Agencies
Over 20 House conservatives have requested legislation to prevent government agencies from discriminating against American citizens based on their religion. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, led fellow House Republicans in signing a letter last week to three colleagues requesting that House appropriators add language to legislation to prohibit the federal government “from taking any discriminatory action… -
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As More Trains Derail, Heritage Foundation Asks Court to Force EPA to Release Information on Ohio Disaster
The Environmental Protection Agency is blocking release of public information about the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which created an ecological disaster, alleges a lawsuit from The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project. The push for more information comes as the EPA faces additional questions about a derailment Thursday in Minnesota of a 22-car… -
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Congressional Probe Confirms Scientific Assessments of Damage of COVID-19 School Closures
America’s schoolchildren suffered grievously from prolonged school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. That was a rare point of consensus at the March 28 hearing of the newly created House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, transcending the standard, tiresome, and transparently partisan criticisms of the Biden and Trump administrations’ pandemic performance. To improve America’s response… -
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Nebraska’s Heartbeat Bill Shows That Life Is Worth Preserving, Protecting
One of the Left’s favorite tactics for stifling debate about abortion is to claim pro-life men shouldn’t have an opinion about what women do with their bodies. Nebraska state Sen. Merv Riepe was one of the co-sponsors of the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, so it’s clear he refuses to play the pro-abortion shame game. But like… -
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Defense Department ‘Drastically Shifted Off Course,’ Rep. Mike Waltz Says as Military Readiness Panel Reports
America is facing “the most serious and alarming recruiting and retention crisis that we’ve seen since Vietnam,” Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., said Thursday at a Heritage Foundation event focused on military readiness. “Over the last couple of years, we have seen a fundamental shift in our military culture, in the military itself, and in the… -
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Gaetz Grills Top Brass on Drag Queen Story Hours After Service Members Report Politicization of Military
The nation’s top general agreed that drag queen story hours should not occur on American military bases after an exchange Wednesday with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., during a budget hearing held by the House Armed Services Committee. Gaetz questioned Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley on drag queen story hours occurring on… -
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House Passes HR 1 Aimed at Lowering Energy Costs, Increasing American Production
The House voted Thursday to pass a bill aimed at lowering energy costs and increasing energy independence in America. If signed into law, the Republican-backed energy bill “would allow us to once again be able to drill for energy, natural gas, [and] oil,” Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., told The Daily Signal on Capitol Hill… -
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Washington Needs Actionable Agenda for Dealing With Existential Threat From China
“If not now, when?” That’s one of the key questions Washington must deal with when it comes to the greatest existential menace America must confront and defeat in this century. The critical matter is not the issue of John Kerry’s climate change. It’s about how to effectively fend off a Communist China that has been… -
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Why the US Needs to Ban TikTok
TikTok has become a global sensation in recent years, with millions of users sharing and viewing a seemingly endless array of short-form videos on the platform. However, the app’s ownership by the Chinese behemoth ByteDance raises grave national security concerns regarding the risks the app presents to the United States and its citizens. As a… -
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Sen. Rand Paul Opposes Banning TikTok. Here’s Why.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky argued against banning TikTok nationwide on Wednesday as the Chinese-owned app faces bipartisan scrutiny at both the state and federal level. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., one of the most vocal critics of the app leading the charge to ban it, introduced the No TikTok on United States Devices Act… -
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Deadly Fire at Migrant Detention Center Sober Reminder of Chaos at Southern Border
The fire at a migrant detention center in Mexico that claimed 38 lives is a sober reminder of the ongoing crisis along the southern border. About 70 men from South and Central America were being held in the migrant facility in Ciudad Juarez, just across the U.S.-Mexico border from El Paso, Texas, when the fire… -
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Liberal Media Pivots School Shooting Response to Defend, Advocate for LGBTQ Community
In response to news that the Covenant School killer is transgender, liberal media outlets have pivoted their coverage of the tragic shooting to defend and advocate for the LGBTQ community. The startling coverage follows the Monday massacre at the Nashville-based Covenant School, where a biological woman who reportedly identified as a transgender man killed three… -
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Extremism Watchdog Speaks the Truth About Nashville Shooting as Too Many Lefty Groups Ignore It
Although left-leaning organizations have condemned the shooting of three adults and three children Monday at The Covenant School in Nashville at the hands of a woman who identified as transgender, few have expressed solidarity with the Christian community or called the murders an act of terror. Yet the Center for the Study of Hate and… -
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‘I Will Stay Here Until Hell Freezes Over’: Senator Pushes Pentagon to Reverse Abortion Policy
As the attacks on Sen. Tommy Tuberville escalated this week, the Alabama Republican appeared even more determined to undo a new Defense Department policy allowing U.S. military and their family members to obtain taxpayer-funded abortions. Speaking on the Senate floor Wednesday, Tuberville rebuffed yet another Democrat attempt to unanimously approve nearly 200 promotions for military… -
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DC Library Displays Books Promoting LGBT Agenda Ahead of Christian Book Story Hour
This article has been corrected and a reference to Kate Ross has been removed. Ross says she was not present at or around the time of the event. Protesters failed to prevent or disrupt a Christian story hour in a Washington, D.C., public library on Wednesday. The story hour at the library in the Cleveland… -
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Pro-Life Groups Slam DC Authorities for Ignoring Aborted Baby Scandal
Pro-life groups are outraged that Washington, D.C., has failed to properly address allegations that a D.C. abortionist is using brutal and illegal tactics to end the lives of babies. "It is deeply disturbing that allegations related to the legal practices and safety protections in this abortion clinic have gone ignored for a year; giving abortion… -
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DOJ Indicts 2 More Far-Left Activists for Targeting Pregnancy Resource Centers
The Department of Justice has charged two more far-left activists with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act when they attacked pregnancy resource centers in Florida. Gabriella Oropesa and Annarella Rivera allegedly worked with radical Antifa activists Caleb Freestone and Amber Smith-Stewart to attack and vandalize a pregnancy resource center in Winter…