Advancing Economic Freedom: An Antidote to Boko Haram
“Africa is not burning,” and “our presence in Nigeria is really a statement that terrorism cannot win.” These are the words of the president of… Read More
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Terrorists Who Kidnap Little Girls
Americans have increasingly been pulled into the frightening story of more than 250 schoolgirls in Nigeria who were kidnapped by terrorist group Boko Haram. People… Read More
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Chamber President: If You’re Not Doing Amnesty, Then Don’t Bother
A majority of Republicans (60 percent) and a plurality of Independents (41 percent) say they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who… Read More
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Cruz: Senate Should Be Part of Benghazi Investigation
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, yesterday requested the re-introduction of Senate Resolution 255 to establish a Congressional Joint Select Committee to investigate the Benghazi scandal. Cruz’s… Read More
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We Shouldn’t Import Known Terrorists Into the United States
At a time when the world is becoming more dangerous and al Qaida and affiliated groups have reconstituted and grown, we should not be importing… Read More
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Who Will Blink First on Immigration?
The Obama administration is moving forward with several federal agency rules on immigration while threatening bigger executive actions. The left’s argument is that Republicans in… Read More
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Pelosi: Americans Either ‘Tired of’ Or Ignorant of Benghazi
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is not interested in helping Republicans uncover additional details on the events in Benghazi that resulted in the death… Read More
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The Benghazi Select Committee Has Been Established. Why That’s a Good Thing.
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted, 232-186, to establish an investigative Select Committee on Benghazi. The committee, which will consist of seven Republicans… Read More
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House Conservatives Urge Democrats Not to ‘Mislead’ Americans on Benghazi
Anticipating this evening’s House vote to create a 12-member select committee on Benghazi, conservative Republicans earlier in the day urged Democrats to help Americans get… Read More
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Defense Cuts: Putting American Forces at Risk
Defense expert Max Boot shows in his recent op-ed how our nation’s servicemen and women will suffer under reduced defense funding. He argues that “it… Read More
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Gowdy: Benghazi Investigation ‘Transcends Politics’ but Requires Obama Administration’s Cooperation
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., newly chosen head of the House of Representatives’ Benghazi select committee, re-affirmed Wednesday his commitment to a fair investigation of the… Read More
Armed Services Chairman on Obama: ‘Our Foreign Policy Is a Mess’
President Obama’s wrongheaded view of the world has weakened America’s military and turned foreign policy into a “mess” — and Republicans bear some of the… Read More
White House Does Want an Energy Supply Line, but It’s Not Keystone
This week, Heritage chief economist Stephen Moore pointed out the national security risks of the development of an “environmentally friendly” energy supply line advocated for… Read More
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Kerry Snubs Benghazi Subpoena
Secretary of State John Kerry today refused to comply with a subpoena to appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on May 21…. Read More
Does a Benghazi Select Committee Matter?
House Republicans are moving to set up a select committee to investigate the Benghazi attacks. The House could vote this week on establishing the panel,… Read More
South Asia Still Major Hotspot for International Terrorism
Despite the degradation of al-Qaeda’s core leadership based in Pakistan and its increased reliance on regional affiliate organizations to conduct attacks, South Asia remains “a… Read More
Protect America Month: The World Needs the United States
The absence of the United States in world affairs following World War I left Europe in the political disarray that led to World War II,… Read More
Benghazi Recap: A Timeline in Photos
Benghazi is back in the news in a big way. Here’s a quick update on what happened last week—and how it all started. Congress said… Read More
House Select Committee to Probe Unknowns of Benghazi Attack
Americans will get the answers they deserve to questions surrounding the Benghazi terrorist attack through creation of a special committee empowered to dig deep into… Read More
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Finally: A Benghazi Select Committee
The Benghazi scandal finally will get the investigative attention it should have gotten months ago. House Speaker John Boehner (R–Ohio) said today that he will… Read More
Missile Defense: House Overwhelmingly Approves a Third Site
The House of Representatives voted 416–1 this week to approve construction of a third U.S. missile defense site. The Heritage Foundation has advocated a missile… Read More
No Speech Can Fix This
President Obama has been on a foreign tour. How’s it going on the world stage? Probably not so well when New York Times columnist Maureen… Read More
Q&A: Do the Latest Sanctions on Russia Go Far Enough?
The U.S. and other nations continue to impose sanctions on Russia following the retaking of Crimea and the presence of Russian troops in other parts… Read More
Growing Chinese Military Space Capabilities
Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the headquarters of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) earlier this month and issued remarks calling for the… Read More
Financial Regulator Considers New Cybersecurity Regulations
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an initiative last week to examine the cybersecurity of 50 security brokerages. The initiative is a detailed, high-level… Read More
Bill Clinton Is Concerned and You Should Be, Too
What do Bill Clinton, The Washington Post, and The Heritage Foundation have in common? They are all wary of a big transition that’s happening with… Read More
Study: NIST Framework Will Harm Cybersecurity
A new report by George Mason University’s Mercatus Center finds that the Cybersecurity Framework could “ultimately undermine cybersecurity” and diminish the “spontaneous, creative sources of… Read More
Latest Trick for Illegal Immigrants: Granting Amnesty in Return for Military Service
Here’s a disturbing new idea from some members of Congress: Trade instant citizenship to illegal immigrants if they’ll agree to serve in the U.S. military…. Read More
U.S. Should Not Give Russia More Insight into Its National Security Activities
House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers (R–MI) sent a letter to President Obama urging him to reject a request by Russian President Vladimir Putin to… Read More
Disputed Call: Obama Tries to Shrug Off House Leader’s Public Rebuke
President Obama today sought to make light of a stinging public rebuke from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, who took the president to task for… Read More
