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Arkansas Governor Signs Bill Banning Biological Males From Using School Girls’ Bathrooms
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, signed a bill Tuesday that bans biological males in public schools from using girls’ bathrooms. House Bill 1156 requires that public school districts or open-enrollment public charter schools rely on the students’ sex as listed on his or her original birth certificate “issued at or near the time… -
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Pence Pushes ‘Commonsense’ Reforms to Social Security, Medicare
Former Vice President Mike Pence called for “commonsense” reforms to Social Security and Medicare during remarks to college students at Washington and Lee University. “If we act in this moment with the support of this generation, we can introduce commonsense reforms that will never touch anyone who is in retirement, or anyone who will retire… -
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Nothing to ‘Bragg’ About: NYC Averaged More Than 1 Homicide or Manslaughter Daily in 2022
Three years ago, Jason Rivera wrote a letter to the New York City Police Academy, explaining why he wanted to be a police officer. “When I applied to become a police officer, I knew this was the career for me,” he said. “I would be the first person in my family to become a police… -
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Ammunition Containing Depleted Uranium Isn’t a Weapon of Mass Destruction, Mr. Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the United Kingdom of escalating the conflict in Ukraine by sending anti-tank rounds containing depleted uranium to Kyiv to defend itself against Moscow’s year-old invasion. In Moscow this week, Putin reportedly said, “If all this happens, Russia will have to respond accordingly, given that the West collectively is already… -
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Did Southern Poverty Law Center and James Madison Museum Team Up to Put ‘Anti-racist’ Curriculum in Virginia Schools?
The Albemarle County school district in Virginia has been subjected to two lawsuits related to its implementation of an “anti-racist” curriculum, which one parent said was “incubating a culture rooted in grievance, discord, and victimhood.” But parents in the school district near Charlottesville may be alarmed to discover that it is not just the school… -
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A Double Standard on Decorum in White House Briefing Room
The White House press corps is a microcosm of the national media. It is overwhelmingly liberal, stuffed with Joe Biden voters. So, it was downright weird when former press secretary Jen Psaki told the Los Angeles Times she sometimes thought, "I am an orderly in an insane asylum." The briefing room is usually a tank… -
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DeSantis Says If He Ran in 2024, He Would Beat Biden
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis thinks he would beat President Joe Biden if he ran against him in 2024, the governor revealed in an interview with Piers Morgan. DeSantis definitively addressed 2024 when he told Morgan: “If I were to run … I’m running against Biden.” “Like, we are competing for the Republican, potentially, I get… -
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Biden’s Job Is Running US, Not Israel
Widely reported in the press is that President Joe Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express his concern about judicial reforms that are currently being considered in Israel. We must wonder why Biden, who demonstrably cannot run our own country, feels behooved to tell others, particularly one as successful as Israel, how to… -
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Chaotic Consequences of Redefining Rules
Referees aren’t supposed to change the rules in the middle of the game, but that’s exactly what federal government officials like Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen have been doing in financial markets over the last two weeks. The result is a chaotic mess wherein no one knows what the rules will be tomorrow and no one… -
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TikTok’s ‘National Security Threat Is So Grave,’ Tech Policy Expert Says
A leading technology policy expert is calling for “a wholesale ban on TikTok” a day before the Chinese-owned social media app’s chief executive officer will testify before Congress. TikTok faces bipartisan scrutiny at both the state and federal level. More than 30 states, led by both Democrat and Republican governors, have taken action to ban… -
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San Francisco’s Loony Racial Reparations Proposal Flows From Logic of Woke Ideology
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is talking about ideas to bring racial reparations to the Bay Area. The proposals discussed during a recent board hearing, if adopted, would come with a significant financial cost for taxpayers. More on that in a bit. The entire reparations plan is predicated on the idea that black residents… -
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If Washington Wants to Support Taiwan, Here’s First Thing It Should Do
Honduras on March 15 announced plans to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. Given Beijing’s insistence on a “One China Principle,” the move will require the Central American nation to cut ties with Taiwan, leaving the island with just 13 formal diplomatic partners. This represents not only a blow to Taipei’s international… -
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Americans Have a Lot at Stake If Trump Indicted, Heritage Foundation President Says
Americans should be concerned about Donald Trump’s potential arrest and indictment regardless of their personal opinions of the former president, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said in an interview Tuesday on “The Charlie Kirk Show." “If I encounter someone who isn't as grateful for [Trump] as you and I and your audience are, I say it doesn't matter because… -
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Missouri Issues Emergency Rule Restricting ‘Inhumane Science Experiments’ on Children
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey on Tuesday issued an emergency regulation on gender transition treatments to protect children from what he calls “inhumane science experiments.” Gender transition interventions are covered by existing Missouri law governing unfair, deceptive, and unconscionable business practices, including in administering health care services, according to the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. Bailey’s… -
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New Jersey’s $8,000-Per-Resident Wind Energy Scheme Won’t Reduce Climate Change
In stark contrast to the bucolic vision of harvesting energy from the wind, New Jersey is witnessing harsh political reality. Gov. Phil Murphy has approved a large offshore wind farm in southern New Jersey, and local residents and officials who oppose the project because of extremely high costs, the lack of reliable energy, and the… -
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DeSantis to Keynote Heritage Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Event
During his first term in office, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis implemented what he calls “the Florida Blueprint” to propel his state to No. 1 in growth rate, tourism, new business formations, parental involvement in education, and public higher education. Next month, the governor will share his successes at The Heritage Foundation’s Leadership Summit, a two-day… -
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Why Congress Has Reason to Be Suspicious of Narrative on COVID-19 Origin
Congressional Republicans are busy trying to uncover the origin of COVID-19, which has killed more than 1.1 million Americans. Earlier this month, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., won unanimous Senate passage of the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023 to declassify all U.S. intelligence related to the Chinese origin of the pandemic. The House of Representatives… -
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‘Unconstitutional’: Federal Judge Blocks Multiple California Gun Restrictions
A federal judge issued a temporary injunction blocking multiple California gun restrictions Monday, saying the laws violated the Constitution in light of a landmark Supreme Court case in June. Federal District Judge Cormac J. Carney, a George W. Bush appointee, temporarily restricted portions of California’s Unsafe Handgun Act that mandated purchase restrictions on certain handguns, such as magazine safety… -
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Cruz, Hawley React to Video Showing Fauci, DC Mayor Badgering Unvaccinated
Sen. Ted Cruz is calling Dr. Anthony Fauci a “dangerous door-to-door salesman” in response to a viral video of the now-retired federal health official and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser peddling the COVID-19 vaccine to residents of a Washington, D.C., neighborhood. “Anthony Fauci isn’t just content to be the most destructive bureaucrat in American history, he… -
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Not All Conservatives Understand Their Most Important Task
Given the damage the Left and the Left’s political party, the Democrats, are doing to America, you would think conservatives would understand that defeating the Left is by far their most important task. The Left’s damage includes, to name but a few examples, doing incalculable damage to America’s children by supporting and advocating mutilating surgeries,…