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North Korea’s Support for Russian-Occupied Ukraine Would Violate UN Sanctions
North Korea reportedly is discussing sending workers and soldiers to Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine in exchange for shipments of industrial equipment and energy supplies. Any of those actions would violate several U.N. resolutions imposed on North Korea in response to Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile activities. In July, North Korea supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine… -
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Which Americans Are Most Likely to be Audited by IRS Under ‘Inflation Reduction Act’?
Tax audits for middle-class Americans would skyrocket with final passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, predicts a congressman who focuses on the federal budget and helped craft the Trump tax cuts. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, says he expects a surge in tax audits by the Internal… -
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‘Hard to Imagine’: Tulsi Gabbard Calls Mar-a-Lago Raid ‘Blatant Abuse of Power’
Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii criticized the Department of Justice, calling the Monday raid on Mar-a-Lago a “blatant abuse of power” during a Tuesday evening Fox News appearance. “This raid is just the latest serious escalation of this disturbing trend that we have seen of blatant abuse of power by those in power… -
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McCullough’s History Never Boring
I hated college history. The textbooks were mostly about dead white men, Abigail Adams excepted. The lectures were boring. I didn’t see how any of it related to my young life and future plans. Historian David McCullough, who died this week at age 89, helped change my attitude toward history and its contemporary relevance. At… -
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American Wages Are Being Crushed and Beltway Elites Are Making It Worse
There’s a deep disconnect between regular people and Beltway elites who are far removed from everyday suffering. No matter how Democrats will positively spin the slight drop in painful consumer price inflation announced today (from 9.1% in June to 8.5% in July), Americans are enduring a national pay cut due to wage growth that is… -
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Ignore Biden Talk About Zero Inflation. Here’s the Reality.
The highly anticipated consumer price index numbers for July came out Wednesday, and while energy fluctuations drove the headline number down, ominous trends show President Joe Biden’s inflation will continue to devastate the American people. The headline consumer price index came in at 8.5% year-over-year inflation, down from last month’s read of 9.1% year-over-year and… -
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Trump Pleads the Fifth in New York Attorney General Deposition
Former President Donald Trump announced he did not answer any of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ questions as she deposed him Wednesday, employing his constitutional right against self-incrimination. Trump shared a statement on Truth Social Wednesday declaring his innocence, criticizing James, calling the deposition “part of an unfounded politically motivated Witch Hunt,” and referencing… -
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7 Ways Democrats’ ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Would Wallop Your Wallet
Masquerading as the “Inflation Reduction Act,” the bill passed Sunday by the Senate is nothing more than a Trojan horse for more of the same policies that created the stagflationary fire consuming the economy in the first place. Zealous federal commitment to central planning led to these economic conditions. Having time and time again championed… -
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The Day the FBI Raided Trump
This week, the FBI raided the Florida home of former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. It based its raid on the purported rationale that it suspected Trump of having mishandled classified information, taking home materials meant for the National Archives. According to The New York Times, the search “appeared to be focused on material that… -
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America Has a Two-Tiered Justice System and the FBI Just Proved It
Unless scores of witnesses saw Donald Trump stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot someone, the FBI’s raid of his Mar-a-Lago home represents an unforgivable politicization of our justice system. The proof rests in the peaceful, undisturbed abodes of Hillary Clinton, Hunter Biden, Jim Biden, James Comey, Stefan Halper, Rodney Joffe, and every other… -
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Why So-Called Inflation Reduction Act Doesn’t Reduce Inflation
The Senate narrowly passed the Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday, thanks to a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Kamala Harris. But would the bill, if also passed by the House, actually reduce the record-high inflation faced by Americans? “The bill drafters will tell you that it reduces deficits, which means it would be less pressure… -
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GOP Rep. Scott Perry Says FBI Agents Seized His Cellphone
Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., had his cellphone seized by FBI agents Tuesday, the day after the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s residence in Mar-a-Lago, he told Fox News. Agents confronted Perry while he was traveling with his family and seized his phone without making an attempt to contact his attorney, who would have turned… -
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GOP Lawmakers Vow Probe of FBI Raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Following an FBI raid Monday on former President Donald Trump’s private residence at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Republican members of Congress are vowing to launch an investigation into what they view as a blatantly partisan political Justice Department if they retake control of the House of Representatives in November. “Since they took office, the Biden administration has… -
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4 Key Questions After FBI Raids Trump’s Home
The FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, Mar-a-Lago, has raised questions about Trump’s future as well as the propriety of the Biden administration’s unprecedented actions in conducting the predawn search Monday. Federal agents’ descent on Trump’s estate in Palm Beach is an unprecedented legal and historical matter. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre… -
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How Democrats’ IRS Expansion Would Empower Ruling Elites to Target Americans
“He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.” Those were the words of Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, referring to the depredation of King George III. The sentence was part of a long list of grievances that bolstered… -
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Why Guatemala’s Commitment to Diplomatic Relations With Taiwan Matters to US
“We are the biggest country they still have left, and we will remain with Taiwan.” Those are the firm words of Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, who recently pledged to stick to his country’s diplomatic recognition of Taiwan. Guatemala is Taiwan’s longtime, foremost ally in Central America. As if to underscore the point, in an interview… -
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‘Political Tactic’: Cuomo Demands Answers From Justice Department Over Trump Raid
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for the Department of Justice to quickly justify the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence to avoid the perception that it was politically motivated and tainting investigations into Jan. 6. Trump’s son Eric indicated the Monday raid was done over documents the former president took to Mar-a-Lago… -
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Consequences: Voters Defund Library Over Graphic LGBT Books
At 12 miles southwest of Grand Rapids, it would lie at about 7 o’clock if a clock face were interposed on the famous “palm” map. It’s about a mile, as the crow flies, from Sunrise Acres Egg Farm. It’s a mile-and-a-half from the nearest Meijer grocery. Jamestown Township, population 9,630, is deep in Michigan’s Dutch… -
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The Exodus From Public Schools
As parents prepare to send their children back to school, many will have made decisions about their child’s education that will not only put them on a different trajectory, but also impact the public education system, which is being used in too many districts to indoctrinate more than educate. Stories about drag queens in kindergarten,… -
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To Tame Health Care System ‘Monster,’ Do These 3 Things, Pediatrician Says
America’s health care system operates like a big business. Doctors and hospitals are overwhelmed with red tape, which takes time away from the patient-provider relationship. For the health care system to put patients first again, Dr. Marion Mass says it must “cut the glut, open the books, and make everybody play by the same rules.”…