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Democrats’ Operative Got Secret Internet Connection at Wisconsin Election Center, Emails Show
Madison, Wis.—A veteran Democratic operative intricately involved in Green Bay’s November election was given access to “hidden” identifiers for the internet network at the hotel convention center where ballots were counted, according to emails obtained by Wisconsin Spotlight. Green Bay city officials insist the presidential election was “administered exclusively by city staff.” But the emails… -
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2 Massachusetts Towns Create Legal Polyamorous Partnerships
What could the left possibly want after same-sex marriage and transgenderism? Try polygamy. The media laughed off groups like the Family Research Council when we warned about that 15 years ago. Now, a decade and a half later, with American parents in the fight of their lives over girls sports and city councils endorsing three-person… -
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Tucker Carlson Calls Out Gov. Noem Over Bill Banning Biological Males From Women’s Sports
Fox News host Tucker Carlson suggested to Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Monday evening that she caved to pressure from the NCAA over a bill banning biological males from women’s sports. Noem discussed South Dakota House Bill 1217, which would ban biological males from participating in women’s high school sports, with Carlson following her Monday… -
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Remembering Pioneering Pro-Life Feminist Physician Charlotte Lozier
This month, when we celebrate women in history, it’s worthwhile to commemorate the March birthday of Charlotte Denman Lozier, a trailblazing doctor, feminist, and moral leader who believed in the value of life at every stage. Lozier lived to see only 25 birthdays, but she made every one of them count. Charlotte Denman was the… -
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Why Someone Hid Accurate Death Count for New York Nursing Homes
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic and his administration’s alleged efforts to hide the accurate number of related deaths beg the question: Is the cover-up worse than the crime? The Empire Center for Public Policy, a New York-based research organization, filed a request last summer under the Freedom… -
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How ‘Minneapolis Effect’ Explains Surge of Violent Crime in American Cities
This past year, “defund the police” has been a frequent call from activists seeking systemic reform of the American criminal justice system. It became a popular rallying cry after the May 25 death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. And Minneapolis is among cities that partially defunded police departments and proactive crime prevention… -
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Cruz Demands Biden ‘Stop Hiding Truth,’ Grant Press Access to ‘Crises at Southern Border’
Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday demanded that President Joe Biden allow the press access to report on what he called the “humanitarian, national security, and public health crises at the southern border.” “Denying the press the ability to observe, film, and report on the conditions at the border is not openness or transparency—it is hiding… -
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Heritage Foundation President, Executive Vice President to Step Down
The president and executive vice president of The Heritage Foundation, Kay C. James and Kim Holmes, jointly announced Monday that they will be resigning from their leadership posts at the Washington-based public policy think tank. “When we came on board as the executive leadership team three years ago, we set several goals and told Heritage’s… -
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New Study Finds Economic Freedom Is Key to Curbing Fake News
Economic freedom helps to inhibit the spread of fake news, according to a recent academic paper featured in the European Journal of Information Systems. According to the study, titled “Impact of Mobile Connectivity and Freedom on Fake News Propensity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Country Empirical Examination”: [O]ur empirical analysis demonstrates the significant role of… -
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West Virginia Families, Students Have New Reason for ‘Hope’ on Educational Options
Thousands of children across West Virginia have new hope for the future. State legislators have approved a proposal that would allow students to use education savings accounts to choose how and where they learn. Lawmakers will now send the proposal for these Hope Scholarships to the governor’s desk. Parents can customize their child’s learning experience… -
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The Hypocrisy of the Filibuster Busters
The effort to undo the Senate’s legislative filibuster is an un-American, Constitution-eroding, radical play to nationalize politics by empowering slim and fleeting majorities to institute wide-ranging, generational policies. Judging from the media coverage, you might be under the impression that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has some kind of duty to “diffuse” the Democrats’ threats… -
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Photos Show Kids Inside Pods at Biden Border Facility
Dozens of migrant children were seen packed into cages and lying on makeshift mattresses at a Texas border facility over the weekend, according to photos obtained by Axios. The photos reportedly showed children inside the plastic cages, or “pods,” at a Customs and Border Protection temporary overflow facility in Donna, Texas, according to Axios. Although the… -
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Obama and Democrats: Filibuster for Me, but Not for Thee
Senators of both parties often say they want to legislate “on a bipartisan basis.” On March 6, for example, Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said it three times in one short speech. For more than 200 years, the Senate’s approach to handling legislation has had a built-in bipartisan incentive by giving the minority more… -
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Don’t Blink or You’ll Miss It: The Left Quietly Puts in Place Everything It Needs for Single-Payer System
The House of Representatives will hold a hearing tomorrow titled “Building on the ACA: Legislation to Expand Health Coverage and Lower Costs.” This hearing further confirms the left’s commitment to a single-payer health care model is alive and well. This hearing will be held by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and is intended to… -
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Your Guidebook to Combating the Climate-Crazed Left
You’ve no doubt heard of the Green New Deal, the far left’s favorite piece of legislation. But do you know where it originated? How it became the centerpiece of the left’s agenda? Or that many of its provisions have nothing to do with climate change? Marc Morano, publisher of ClimateDepot.com, has a new book out… -
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GOP Senate Leaders Criticize Biden Team for Prioritizing Social Justice Over Working Americans
Three top Senate Republicans have voiced concern to the Biden administration's Labor Department that it is prioritizing social justice above the interests of American workers. Sens. Richard Burr of North Carolina, Mike Crapo of Idaho, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania—the respective ranking members of the Senate's Labor, Finance and Banking committees—wrote a letter Thursday responding to… -
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Why the F-35 Rules: Study History, Study Costs, Study Threats
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Calif., recently lamented the supposedly exorbitant costs and “poor track record” of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Smith’s lack of expertise in airpower might qualify him for a pass, of sorts, for those ill-informed comments. But Gen. Charles Q. “CQ” Brown’s own recent public statements on the subject are real head-scratchers. … -
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More Economic Freedom, Greater Herd Immunity in Chile
Although it has faltered, Chile continues to lead South America in having a free economy, according to the 2021 edition of The Heritage Foundation’s annual Index of Economic Freedom. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, Chile also leads South America in the race to achieve herd immunity from the COVID-19 pandemic. Those two developments… -
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Wind Played Role in Biden’s Stumbles, White House Suggests
President Joe Biden was all right after he stumbled three times Friday in "very windy" weather while boarding Air Force One, a White House spokeswoman said. Biden twice stumbled, catching himself on the steps, and then fell down while climbing to board Air Force One, video footage shows. Biden got up and proceeded onto the presidential jet after… -
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As More Schools Reopen, CDC Now Says Students Can Sit Just 3 Feet Apart
As more schools around the country move toward reopening, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidance Friday, saying that K-12 students may sit 3 feet apart instead of 6 feet—as long as they wear masks. That’s regardless of whether the children are in “areas of low, moderate, or substantial community transmission” of…