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voucher program for low-income students through 2021. The D.C. Opportunity…
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Ohio could become the next state to defund
Planned Parenthood. The Ohio Senate approved
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authorization bill today with a photo-op, and by doing so will highlight
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Today the House Transportation and
Infrastructure committee will mark-up their “long-term” highway bill, the
Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform (STRR) Act, with only a
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Rep. Paul Ryan came to Congress as a
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Conservatives of the House Freedom Caucus
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San Francisco officials declared Tuesday that
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growth. The authors of the report, titled “Strong Families,…
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The House and Senate have
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repeal, or defund Obamacare. But Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, says the best
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outsized liberal senator from New York, is credited with saying “Everyone is
entitled to his own opinion, but not…
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constrained fiscal environment, with the 2011 Budget Control Act (BCA)
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Obama administration is projecting 10 million fewer
Obamacare enrollees in 2016 than were originally expected. Last week,
the…
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The Liberal Party of Canada won yesterday’s
election, giving them an outright majority in the Canadian Parliament.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says that
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Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, announced Monday
that Texas will end Planned Parenthood’s
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House Speaker John Boehner’s chief of staff
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Fox News host Sean Hannity has some advice
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Gen. Michael Hayden, former director of both
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“Were your children human beings before they
were born?” A yes-or-no question. Democratic National Chair Debbie Wasserman
Schultz would not give a straight answer when…
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This story was updated Wednesday afternoon to
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A Minnesota court on Tuesday threw cold water
on state Regulations requiring sprinkler
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Minnesota educators, legislators, and
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A new Idaho School Board Association
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The president now plans to continue a U.S.
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Department’s Civil Rights Division, Principal Deputy Attorney General Vanita
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“We will manage the wave of change in the
Middle East. Just as we have an ideal in our
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Russia is not the only country that feels
free to intervene in Syria on behalf of the Assad regime and attack
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Not many people make a habit of carrying
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When serious military historians ponder
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heated debate. Let’s just say they’re not likely to award him…
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Two more nonprofit insurance companies
created under Obamacare announced Friday they
would be closing their doors at the end of
2015, leaving more than 93,000…
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Last month, as the Michigan Senate debated a
host of reforms to the state’s civil asset forfeiture
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Much of the media today roundly disparage any
business-person who even voices his or her religious
beliefs regarding same-sex marriage. This is
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California Lt.
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tighten restrictions on ammunition purchases and gun
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Earlier this week, Stephen Moore wrote on
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The Florida Family Policy Council
has launched a campaign to defund Planned Parenthood
in the state. In an interview with The
Daily signal, John Stemberger, the…
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A Kentucky high school
pro-life student organization has been denied the right to hang
posters. Patrick Edwards, president of the club “Students for
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The need to modernize the U.S. nuclear
arsenal is inevitable, but modernization of Major Force Programs for budget
projections needs to come first, said panelists…
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The government announced on Thursday that
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Social Security benefits next year. The
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sanctuary cities
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John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the
United Nations, sat down with The
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As pressure builds for Congress to increase
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The Maine Department of Health and Human
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enrolled in its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for…
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A government watchdog overseeing the
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President Barack Obama’s decision to extend
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The Russian government has launched an
all-out media campaign to sell its involvement in Syria to the Russian
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top of the agenda when President Barack Obama meets with his South Korean
counterpart Park Geun-hye at…
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A new surge in Palestinian-Israeli attacks is
drawing international attention because of its uniqueness. Since the Jewish
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Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., describes Rep. Paul
Ryan as “the one person” who can unify the Republican Party. And Congressman
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Alliance Defending Freedom, a nonprofit legal
organization that works to defend religious
liberty, has filed a complaint in federal court against a
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Bank of America has announced that it will
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The city of Atlanta made “dangerous”
admissions in a court hearing today, argued the lawyer for the former
Atlanta fire chief who was terminated from…
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The Federal Aviation Administration missed
its Sept. 30 deadline to file national Regulations
for drone use. Interest groups sent a letter to Federal Aviation
Administration… more |
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President Obama is determined to make a
legacy for himself—so much so that he’s willing to go around America’s
elected officials on Climate change. Not…> more |
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In a new blow to Obamacare, the Kentucky
Health Cooperative has decided not to offer health insurance plans for 2016.
The Kentucky co-op (Consumer Oriented and Operated…
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The Becket Fund for
religious Liberty, a nonprofit law firm dedicated to preserving
religious liberty for people of all faiths,
filed a brief to the…
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Lawmakers have requested that a bust
of Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood,
be removed from the National Portrait Gallery. Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep….
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A Democratic congresswoman is pushing
legislation that would give states that have legalized marijuana the
authority to bypass the federal government’s ban on the drug….
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Brit Hume, the senior political analyst at
Fox News, and David Limbaugh, an author and political commentator, had a
lively Twitter discussion on Tuesday regarding…
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Gianna Jessen wasn’t supposed to live. But
she did. Born alive after her biological mother’s botched late-term
abortion at a California
Planned Parenthood clinic, Jessen…
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Insurers lost at least 12 percent on
Affordable Care Act
plans in 2014, according to a new report. The author of the report, Brian
Blase, a…
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Proposals to stop state and local governments
from deducting union dues from their employees’
paychecks are likely to gain traction in coming months, those on…
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Terry Shea opened a small gift boutique in
Hoover, Ala., 11 years ago. Four years later, at the height of the recession
in 2009, Shea… |
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HBO and Vice released a documentary about
criminal justice problems that largely ignores existing reform initiatives.
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Remember the much maligned Tea Party
movement? These were the patriotic Americans—millions of them—who took to
the streets and the town halls across America and…
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immigration is
always a hot-button political issue, and no more so than in the months
leading up to a presidential election. From sanctuary
cities to…
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Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian
was convicted in Iran on espionage charges
after being detained in Tehran for more than a year,
Iranian media reported Sunday… more |
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Planned Parenthood
Federation of America announced today it would no longer accept
reimbursements for tissue donated to researchers from aborted
Babies. The policy change comes…
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Can the U.S. House of Representatives elect a
non-member to the speakership? Disgusted by the dysfunction in Congress,
some are suggesting that this is constitutionally…
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stood outside his home on the Indian side of Pangong Lake, thumbing his
prayer beads and chanting, “Om…
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On this day in 1775, the U.S. Navy was
created by a resolution of the Continental Congress. Throughout its
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Rep. Jim Jordan, the chairman of the
conservative House Freedom Caucus, said Sunday that his group would consider
supporting Paul Ryan for House speaker. House Republicans…
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Protests outside
Planned Parenthood clinics took place across the nation on Saturday.
Spurred by the recent release of undercover videos of
Planned Parenthood executives, a…
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After the grim announcement last month that
only four or five Syrian rebels trained by U.S. military personnel remained
inside Syria, the Obama administration has…
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President Barack Obama is deliberating an
executive order that would escalate background check requirements in a
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Former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran
lived the American dream. That is, until he was fired from his childhood
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PHILADELPHIA—A faction within the city’s
largest teachers union is planning to challenge
incumbent officers in next year’s elections because the faction’s members
feel that their… more |
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Evangelist Franklin Graham has called
Christians to look towards God during a pivotal time in American election
history. Graham will lead a nationwide prayer-focused tour…
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The primary purpose of Common Core’s
implementation throughout the U.S. was to create a standardized testing
system across states to level education requirements, but The…
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Disability rights advocates are fighting back
after Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif., authorized assisted
suicide in California. In a letter to
lawmakers explaining his decision, Brown wrote…
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The trust fund that helps pay for disability
insurance under Social Security is on track to
run out of money next year, a shortfall that…
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When heads of state gather, as they did for
the United Nations General Assembly last week, you have a choice: Tune out,
or prepare to… more |
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After a band of conservatives undercut Kevin
McCarthy’s assumed ascension to speaker of the House, Republicans turned to
the only person they see as indestructible:…
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In the week after the mass shooting in
Roseburg, Ore., Senate Democrats gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol
to demand stricter gun control…
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Important budget questions were discussed
this week at a widely attended event by the Institute to Reduce Spending
that featured Chairman of the House Budget…
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Heritage
Action for America’s Mike Needham wrote earlier this week on the speaker
race: When Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced he would resign as speaker,…
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
is finishing up new Regulations that could
ultimately shut down payday lenders, and there’s no indication they’ll
change course….
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A Gallup poll released Friday shows that 60
percent of Americans believe that the federal government has too much power.
Where once distrust of government power was…
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Are you skeptical of human-caused global
warming or Climate change like many respected
scientists and Climate experts? Then you should
be prosecuted like a Mafia… more |
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With the threat of a government shutdown
largely averted (at least until December), Congress is turning to address
other must-pass measures it has skirted this…
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Is the world becoming safer or more
dangerous? Few people would select the first option. It doesn’t
take Russia launching air strikes in Syria (to cite only…
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In last Friday’s press conference, President
Obama called Vladimir Putin’s incursion in Syria “an act of weakness.” It’s
his pat answer when Putin misbehaves. The…
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Many on the left are in a ferment over
Alabama’s closure of some part-time Department of Motor Vehicles offices.
It’s being done for budgetary reasons,…
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The tech industry, now one of the largest
private-sector lobbying forces in Washington, D.C., hasn’t had much to say
as Republicans scramble to find a…
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#ProtesTPP, a
coalition of pro-life groups, is holding its
second national protest of Planned Parenthood
on Saturday. The protests will be held at numerous locations…
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The so-called “progressives” love to talk
about how their policies will create a worker’s paradise, but then why is it
that day after day, month…
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A politician being cynical is not exactly a
“man bites dog” story, as seven years of President Barack Obama has taught
us. But when the…
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House Republicans joined forces with more
than 100 of their Democratic colleagues today in supporting a measure to
force a vote on reauthorizing the
Export-Import…-more |
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It’s almost winter in Paris, and soon the
City of Lights will be blanketed beneath a heavy layer of foreign
bureaucrats and Climate change negotiators…. more |
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It’s a warm Friday in September, and Devonte
Barksdale is spending it inside, beading necklaces. “That’s what we gotta
do,” he says. Barksdale, 23, is…
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Former Astros baseball player Lance Berkman
and the mayor of Houston are in a tussle over an ordinance that would allow
people of any gender…
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The tragedy at Umpqua Community College in
Oregon has reignited the national gun debate.
Unlike President Barack Obama, who called for stricter
gun control, The… more |
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Does the Iran
deal violate a 2012 law related to sanctions
relief? A Fox News report Thursday raised questions, and Sen. Ted Cruz,
R-Texas, thinks… more |
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Sabina Loving always knew she wanted to work
for herself. So much so that, when an abandoned storefront was renovated and
became available for rent… more |
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On Sept. 30,
2015, in O’Bannon v. NCAA, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued an opinion holding that the National
Collegiate…
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Lawmakers in the House Judiciary Committee
stamped their mark on a criminal justice initiative to reform federal
sentencing. With bipartisan signatures of support, Judiciary Committee…
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House Republicans are scrambling after
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s shock announcement that he was withdrawing
from the speaker’s race. Some have floated the idea of…
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A post-abortive woman testified before a
House Judiciary Committee hearing on Planned
Parenthood Thursday that she regrets her
abortions, and that she believes that the…
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What difference can around 40
votes make? In the case of who will be the next
speaker of the House of Representatives, it turns out,…
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Update: According to The Seattle Times,
“[t]he Mercer Island School District reinstated the game of tag following an
outcry from parents” on September 25,
2015….
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A new audit shows that the Internal Revenue
Service improperly withheld information from requesters under the Freedom of
Information Act 12.3 percent of the time….
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Steaming mad at an ordinance targeting their
business, four food truck vendors are hauling the city of San Antonio into
court. Facing $2,000-a-day fines for… more |
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When Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced he
would resign as speaker, conventional wisdom in Washington dictated Rep.
Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., would be the next to…
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Daily fantasy sports players want to know
which employees have access to user data after a DraftKings employee
accidentally leaked vital information online on the…
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California’s
attempt to reduce the so-called pay gap through its recently passed Fair Pay
Act will hurt women. Women should be paid the same amount…
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The House Freedom Caucus is standing by its
man. After Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, once the leading man to become
speaker of the House, abruptly…
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio,
who will retire at the end of October, will not be leaving office without
one final push for…
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Shortly after telling his Republican
colleagues he was dropping his bid to be the next speaker of the House of
Representatives, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.,…
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has ended his
bid to become the next speaker of the House of Representatives. McCarthy,
the current House majority leader, was the…
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The recent national debate about the impact
of illegal immigration on America is needed and
welcomed. Each year, 10 percent of all births or almost…
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The
2015 American Federation of Teachers annual
report shows a left-wing political machine humming on all cylinders—with
teachers buying the gas. For the fiscal year ending June 30,…more |
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For officials in the economically depressed
region of New York state known as the Southern Tier, two recent hydraulic
fracturing studies gave them the slightest…
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Sen. Ted Cruz’s questioning of Sierra Club
President Aaron Mair turned contentious Tuesday, then went viral when the
Texas Republican posted the nearly 10-minute exchange….
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Tony Perkins, the president of the Family
Research Council, says the fight over religious
liberty is just beginning, and he’s ready to fight. “To borrow… more |
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The monument of the Ten Commandments that
previously stood on the Oklahoma state capitol grounds was removed late
Monday night. According to the Associated Press,…
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At a panel discussion on Tuesday at The
Heritage Foundation, contributors to the
2015 Index of Culture and Opportunity discussed
what they characterized as the…
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Liberal comedian Kathy Griffin has decided to
make the fight to defund Planned Parenthood
funny. “I’m going to figure out a way to make the…
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Sue Thayer, a former facility director for
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, will
testify against her former employer before the House Judiciary Committee on
Thursday….
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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz criticized the Obama
administration’s “Regulation epidemic” for
harming minorities in the U.S. through excessive costs and convoluted red
tape. “OverRegulation harms… more |
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Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is
pushing back on Democratic charges that the GOP-led Senate has dropped the
ball on judicial confirmations under President…
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The race for a new House speaker to replace
John Boehner, who is stepping down from Congress effective Oct. 30, is far
from over. On…
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Even when she was still young, Ciara
Stockeland knew she wanted to open her own business. The granddaughter and
daughter of entrepreneurs, Stockeland became a…
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The conservative House Freedom Caucus threw a
wrench into the race for House speaker late Wednesday when members vowed to
unite as a powerful voting bloc…more |
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“If she can do it, I can do it.” To
27-year-old Grafton Pritchartt, Ann Romney is an inspiration. Like Romney,
Pritchartt was diagnosed with multiple…
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Enough is enough when it comes to
overcriminalization. That is the message expressed in
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent letter to the
California legislature. In…
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Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the
front-runner for House speaker, is working to lock up support from
colleagues before Republican lawmakers vote
tomorrow, but a group of…
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Sen. John McCain says he wants to see a
lawsuit against the Obama administration over the Iran
nuclear deal. “I think he’s in defiance of…
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Sen. John McCain says the Obama
administration’s nuclear deal with
Iran is so bad that it could turn the Middle
East into a nuclear cauldron…. more |
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A federal judge has ruled that the Center for
Medical Progress may comply with a congressional subpoena to provide
lawmakers with its unedited footage despite…
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People Magazine issued its version of a “call
to action” on gun control today, less than a
week after a 26-year-old gunman killed nine
and… more |
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The upcoming leadership races should not be
driven by personality, quid pro quo committee assignments, and fundraising
prowess. Instead, those races should be determined by…
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The winds could soon be changing on Capitol
Hill. Today Senator James Lankford, R-Okla., introduced legislation that
would gradually eliminate federal energy
tax credits for… more |
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>>> Updates with Oct. 9 statement from North
Carolina’s lieutenant governor amid wide-open race for speaker of the U.S.
House. The congressman who stood up… more |
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On Monday, Oct. 5, the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change released
its most recent draft of a global Climate
change agreement ahead of the… >
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The Media Research Center has called for
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to apologize for her refusal
to respond to a reporter’s question about…
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David Daleiden, the founder of the Center for
Medical Progress, previewed previously unseen footage of a conversation with
a Planned Parenthood abortionist during a
recent…
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What happens when an adult steps onto the
recess playground with new rules and a game list in hand that reads “Animal
Tag,” “Four Square…
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee
have accused David Daleiden, the founder of the Center for Medical Progress,
of engaging in “potentially illegal activities” during…
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The American Civil Liberties
union and the American Civil Liberties
union of Michigan have announced that they have
filed a federal lawsuit against Trinity Health…
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Abby Johnson loves quitters. In fact, she is
one. A former clinic director at Planned Parenthood,
Johnson is now the founder and president of And Then…
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Like most teachers, Jim Perialas didn’t have
a choice about joining a teachers union. But in
2012, after becoming fed up with rising membership dues…
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Months after promising
voters they would repeal Obamacare, House Republicans in three
committees have introduced proposals to roll back specific parts of
President Obama’s health…
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Deportations have fallen to the lowest point
since 2006, according to unreleased government deportation data the
Associated Press recently acquired. Furthermore, criminal
immigrants being removed…
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“My concern is for people who don’t have
resources, who don’t have a choice.” “You read about Oregon denying someone
a lung transplant, but, ‘Here,… more |
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In an article in Politico, Mark Rozell,
acting dean of the School of Policy, Government, and International AffaIRS at George Mason University, and Paul Goldman,…
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A look at headlines about the
EPA’s recently finalized ground level ozone
standard quickly and clearly illustrates that Congress’ approach to setting
air quality standards…
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ELKHORN, Wis.—General Electric last week
announced it was closing its Waukesha, Wis., plant and moving to Canada
because Congress did not reauthorize the Export-Import
Bank…. more |
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The Social Security
Advisory Board’s Technical Panel concluded that the
Social Security Trustees’ “assumptions and methodologies are
basically sound.” But these “basically sound” assumptions understate…
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As incredible as it may sound, the U.S.
government still lacks the capacity to coordinate its global
counterterrorism strategy. This disturbing finding is reflected in…
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San Francisco’s last
gun shop is shutting down at the end of October as city legislators
consider stricter gun control measures. High
Bridge Arms manager… more |
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The same House conservatives who not so
quietly helped push out Speaker John Boehner have been tight-lipped about
whom they want to replace him. Not… vote/"> more |
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The pope’s reminder of the Golden Rule during
his visit to Congress inspired a House Democrat to introduce legislation to
expand the Affordable Care Act… more |
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Many politicians want to know what holds
workers back. Too often they don’t need to look any farther than the laws
they pass. One in…
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Debt limit panic is about to hit Congress.
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced last week that the U.S. government may
not have enough cash on…
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Iran-deal/"> Why
This Wounded Iraq Veteran Opposed the Iran
deal
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It was not difficult for retired Staff Sgt.
Robert Bartlett and his wife to settle on a name for their newborn son two
months ago…. Iran-deal/">
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A judge has ordered the state of Arkansas to
continue payments to Planned Parenthood on
behalf of three Medicaid patients who sued the state after…
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When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
announced last week it was toughening the country’s rules for ground-level
ozone—what’s commonly known as smog, which comes from sources such…
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Some critics of the attempt to stop federal
funding for Planned Parenthood, the nation’s number one
abortion provider, are now making the erroneous
claim that…
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“Gosnell,” a film about late-term
abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell, has begun filming, the film’s producers announced last
month. In an interview with The
Daily Signal,…
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Civil forfeiture
reformers in Michigan just gained an unlikely but welcome ally: Michigan
Attorney General Bill Schuette. To date, the
forfeiture debate in virtually every…
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On Oct. 5, the Obama administration announced
completion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement between the United States and 11 other
countries. Although many politicians…
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The right to free speech gained new ground
last month—not in some distant land, as one might expect, but at Dixie State
University, because of…
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What do today’s workers need? The White House
appears to believe the answer is “a union.” At
a summit Wednesday, the administration plans to showcase…
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The Russians are bombing CIA-backed rebels in
Syria and continuing to hold parts of Ukraine. ISIS continues to spread in
the Middle East and inspire…
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Barronelle Stutzman, more commonly known as
the “Washington florist,” came under fire this year for refusing to make
flower arrangements for a gay couple’s
wedding…. more |
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Update: The House Freedom Caucus announced
Wednesday it would endorse Rep. Daniel Webster of Florida for speaker of the
House in the vote before the Republican…
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz announced his intention
to run for House speaker during an interview Sunday on “Fox News Sunday.”
“Today, here, I am announcing my…
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After weeks of hinting that he would “drop a
bombshell” at the United Nations, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud
Abbas on Wednesday threatened to stop abiding…
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Since the end of the Second World War, the
U.S. has encouraged the free nations of Europe to abandon their independence
in the name of… more |
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is planning to
run for House speaker, Politico reported Friday. House Speaker John Boehner,
R-Ohio, announced last week that he will resign as…
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In a show of dissatisfaction with Republican
leaders, a group of House Republicans is attempting to reauthorize the
controversial Export-Import Bank through a
legislative procedure… more |
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The Kremlin is not our friend. Nor is Moscow
a 10-foot-tall threat to our national interests. What America needs is a
middling foreign policy that…
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Hurricane Joaquin may be getting all the
attention, but another rough patch of stormy political weather has been
lashing the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in…
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When President Obama said at the United
Nations on Tuesday that “defeating ISIL requires—I believe—a new leader,” I
thought for a brief moment I’d finally…
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Critics of the House select panel probing the
Benghazi attacks, and the news media in general, have had a field day as the
committee concluded its…
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Disapproval rates of the high court are
rising, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll, released Friday, shows a
50-percent disapproval rating of the…
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With hurricane Joaquin intensifying to
category 4, citizens all along the East Coast should be preparing for a
substantial impact. In the coming days, it…
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James Phillips wrote recently on Russian
involvement in Syria: Russia’s aggressive military intervention in Syria
poses major problems for the United States, its allies, and the…
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If there was one strong signal in President
Obama’s speech to the United Nations this week, it was this: Don’t expect
the American ship of…
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To say that Pope Francis’ visit to the United
States drew a lot of media attention would be an understatement. The
coverage was ’round-the-clock. Yet as…
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The government isn’t very good at disaster
response (it’s also slow). In all likelihood, in a major disaster, the feds
won’t get there fast enough…
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Last week’s U.S.-China summit offers an
object lesson in how President Obama conducts foreign policy. All the
rhetoric, assumptions, and diplomatic tics of the Obama Doctrine…
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Defense reform has gotten a lot of attention
around Washington—from members of Congress and senior Pentagon leaders as
well as the usual policy mavens and…
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The Islamic State continues to wreak havoc in
Iraq and Syria. The extremist Islamic group, unmatched in its atrocities,
has slaughtered hundreds of innocent Christians,…
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Chairman of the House Oversight Committee
Jason Chaffetz is throwing his hat into the ring to replace John Boehner as
speaker of the House, according…
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A Texas Tea Party group has returned a
donation from a congressman for refusing to commit to oppose any legislation
that funds Planned Parenthood. In…
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,
refused to answer a reporter’s question about when human life begins during
a press conference on Thursday. A reporter…
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Two aldermen introduced ordinances to
restrict food carts in Chicago, less than a day after they were legalized by
the City Council. Alderman Brendan Reilly’s…
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Barronelle Stutzman, the Washington state
florist who refused to provide floral arrangement services for a
gay couple’s wedding, says she stands to lose
everything she…more |
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North Carolina native Chris Mintz has emerged
as a hero after yesterday’s tragic shooting at Umpqua Community College in
Oregon. Mintz, who spent ten years…
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Whether or not Hurricane Joaquin, labeled a
Category 4 hurricane on Thursday afternoon and classified as “extremely
dangerous,” hits the Eastern seaboard of the United…
more |
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ September
jobs report showed unexpected weakness in the labor market. The payroll
survey showed that employers created only 142,000 jobs…
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Speaking at a Democratic National Committee
LGBT fundraiser on Sunday, President Obama observed that “religious freedom doesn’t grant us the freedom to
deny our fellow… more |
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President Barack Obama ridiculed opponents of
gun control Thursday, hours after a shooter in
Oregon killed 10 people at a community college. Standing at a…
more |
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When former CBS News investigative
journalist Sharyl Attkisson arrived at Washington’s Newseum on Wednesday
night for a party celebrating the launch of her new Sunday show…
more |
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As the United States begins to wade into the
refugee crisis straining Syria’s neighbors, national security concerns
competing against a swift resettlement response are dividing…
more |
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Since the fall of the Soviet
union, the United States has worked to isolate
Russia from the Middle East. Now, in
2015 and five years…
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On Sept. 2, Russia tested a ground-launched
cruise missile named SSC-X-8, in violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear
Forces treaty, according to reporting by the Washington…
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Russia’s aggressive military intervention in
Syria poses major problems for the United States, its allies, and the future
of Syria. It is likely to make…
more |
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Today, the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) tightened up its ozone standard, from 75 parts
per billion to 70 parts per billion. Ozone refers to ground-level…
more |
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The agency that ordered Aaron and Melissa
Klein to pay $135,000 in damages for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex
couple began the… more |
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LONDON—For the last year, I’ve been reporting
on the Ukraine war. I’ve been back and forth to the front lines, embedded
with Ukrainian troops and…
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As Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, enters the last
month of his forcibly shortened tenure as speaker, his allies are desperate
to make the case that…
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Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who has
found herself in the middle of a religious
liberty firestorm for refusing to issue marriage
licenses to gay…
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House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation
announcement came as a shock to many, but recent polls show that it also
provoked sighs of relief from GOP…
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz was in no mood
Wednesday to be lectured by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about Planned Parenthood. The
Utah Republican, who lost both of his parents to cancer,…
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Appearing on HLN’s “Dr. Drew On Call,” Alison
Howard discussed Planned Parenthood’s history
on child sex abuse with a skeptical Dr. Drew. “I’m talking about…
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Reuters recently reported on a contingent of
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel in southern Niger assisting
the West African country in its battle against…
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Kim Davis, the Kentucky County clerk who
wouldn’t issue marriage licenses to
gay couples because of her deep Christian
convictions, says she’s not going anywhere….
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A Wisconsin state lawmaker is criticizing
General Electric for blaming its decision to move out of the state on the
Export-Import Bank’s expiration. Wisconsin
state… more |
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On Sept. 22,
2015, U.S. District Court Judge George H. King
ruled that the copyright to the lyrics of the popular song “Happy Birthday
to…
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The phrase “In God We Trust” has sparked a
debate over first Amendment rights in Texas, where an atheist group demanded
that local authorities remove…
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A bipartisan group of senators have reached a
long-elusive deal on criminal justice reform,
with a proposal that would reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for…more |
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The U.S. Department of Education has issued a
press release crowing about its “agreement” with the University of Virginia,
“ensur[ing] that the university’s handling of…
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A group of conservative leaders have signed a
letter to show their vision for new congressional leadership. The letters
states disappointment in past leadership of Congress….
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“I got my big chance to be a starting
quarterback with the Seattle Seahawks, and in one half of play against the
49ers, my old…
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SEOUL, South Korea—In an exclusive interview
with The
Daily Signal, human rights activist Shin Dong-hyuk
shows scars that he suffered from torture inside a North…
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The labor union
that led the charge for a $15 Minimum Wage hike
in cities across California is now moving to
secure an exemption for…
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As you may have heard, bad things are
happening on Capitol Hill. Here’s the really bad news: it’s even
worse than you probably think….
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On the last day of the fiscal year, Congress
approved a short-term spending measure that keeps the federal government
operating through Dec. 11. The bill… more |
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The 2016 election year is almost upon us, and
Americans of all stripes are preparing for a drawn out political season.
Republicans and Democrats will… more |
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On Thursday the House (with the Senate
shortly thereafter) will vote on the final
version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016….
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How Congress Elects a New SpeakerDo you know
how Congress elects a new speaker? Posted by The
Daily Signal on Wednesday, September 30,
2015 House…
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American jobs “moving” to Canada. American
jobs “moving” to France. Jobs “moving” to China, Hungary, and who knows
where else General Electric will claim it… more |
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In a new video from Freedom Partners Chamber
of Commerce, President Obama appears to be a bit confused as to why
Republicans would oppose the… more |
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A group of pro-life
leaders have pledged to oppose any bill that funds
Planned Parenthood. The Conservative Action Project has released a
“Memo for the
more |
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The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
provides loan guarantees, political risk insurance, and direct loans to U.S.
and foreign companies to encourage investment in developing… more |
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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy further
separated himself from outgoing Speaker John Boehner Tuesday night, vowing
to fight to the end for conservative policies if…
more |
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The Center for Medical Progress has responded
to Cecile Richards’ testimony at a House Oversight Committee hearing on
Tuesday. Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood,…
more |
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A spokesman for the Vatican has confirmed
that Pope Francis met Kim Davis during his visit to Washington. “I do not
deny that the meeting…
more |
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The end of the fiscal year is here, meaning
that Congress is scrambling to resolve a host of important budget issues
that lawmakers have ignored…
more |
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Kim Davis, the Rowan County clerk at the
center of a national controversy over her refusal to issue same-sex
marriage licenses, was presented the Cost…
more |
a Cecile Richards Has ‘Never Heard’ of
abortion Survivors. Here Are Two.
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Cecile Richards, the president of
Planned Parenthood, testified during a House
Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday that she was unaware that unborn
children can sometimes… more |
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With over 40 members and no official roster,
the House Freedom Caucus—a conservative group in the U.S. House of
Representatives that pushed for House Speaker…
more |
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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise formally
declared his bid for majority leader Tuesday as a handful of congressional
conservatives swiftly moved to pull South Carolina…
more |
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Rep. Patrick Meehan is not fond of giving up.
“I’d like to have [Obama] administration officials over telling us why they
believe it’s in the… more |
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Conservatives are not known for patience. A
do-it-now, uncompromising mentality has helped the Tea Party topple former
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and now Speaker…
more |
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The fight over Planned
Parenthood reached a boiling point Tuesday on Capitol Hill when
Cecile Richards, president of the organization, testified before Congress
about how…
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House Speaker John Boehner announced last
week he would be resigning from Congress, effective October 30, and
Republicans have already begun competing for
the top…
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Yesterday on his flight back to Rome, Pope
Francis was asked if he supported government officials who cannot in good
conscience issue marriage licenses to… more |
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Should taxpayers
keep funding public libraries? The majority of Americans, 66 percent,
believe that closing public libraries would have little to no impact on
themselves…
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Earlier this year, The
Heritage Foundation’s Meese Center released
Arresting Your Property, a comprehensive report on civil asset
forfeiture—the much maligned law enforcement
tool that… more |
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There are many reasons to think that the
Iran nuclear deal
is an awful agreement—one of those being the $150 billion (or so) that
Iran…
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The Environmental Protection Agency recently
sent a Notice of Violation to Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., alleging
that “VW manufactured and installed [software] in certain…
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Last week, the White House announced that the
U.S. and China had agreed to stop cyber economic espionage and work together
to stop cybercrime. Well,…
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One of the reasons Washington works so well
for the well-connected is because opaque congressional procedures often
determine the real policy outcome well in advance…
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Days after Sen. Ted Cruz criticized his
party’s leadership for preemptively surrendering to President Barack Obama,
those GOP leaders exacted their revenge on Cruz. As…
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abortion giant
Planned Parenthood has been a recipient of
federal funding under Title X of the Public Health Service Act and via
Medicaid reimbursements, among other…
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A forensic analysis of undercover videos
about Planned Parenthood’s abortion
practices are “authentic and show no evidence of manipulation or editing,”
according to a report released…
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In January, Beverly Rogers, wife of late
Nevada media mogul Jim Rogers, told 25 students at Reynaldo Martinez
Elementary School in north Las Vegas she was…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—I was walking through
downtown Sacramento recently when raindrops started falling. People on the
street stopped dead in their tracks, looked up at the sky,…
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The House Oversight and Government Reform
Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday to investigate how
Planned Parenthood and its affiliates are using
taxpayer funding. Cecile Richards,…
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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy
announced Monday that he will be running for House speaker. If elected,
McCarthy will replace Speaker John Boehner, who is…
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New York state and federal regulators ordered
the U.S.’s largest nonprofit health insurance provider established under the
Affordable Care Act, the Health Republic
Insurance of…
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The House of Representatives will decide the
destiny of the Republican Party and the nation when we select a new speaker.
As the people’s House,…
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The Senate voted
77-19 Monday to advance a short-term government spending bill, narrowing the
chances of a federal shutdown days before Wednesday’s deadline. The Senate’s
continuing resolution leaves…
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President Obama’s seventh speech to the
United Nations was well-received on Monday. This is hardly surprising, as
his policies have been a broad embrace of…
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Justine Curry didn’t mean to get pregnant.
Her then-boyfriend Dave Norman told her he was infertile, so they didn’t use
protection. “We were not safe…> more |
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Rep. John Boehner’s time in Congress is down
to a number of weeks. After his decision to step down from Congress and
resign his position…
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House Speaker John Boehner is set to leave
the House on October 30, and before departing at the end of a 24-year
career, he could…
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U.S. ARMED FORCES, Iraq—The air war against
ISIS is a tricky one for U.S. pilots. Without American troops on the ground,
it’s hard to tell…
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Critics of the current campaign process for
state and federal offices are urging states and Congress to require
nonprofit advocacy organizations to disclose the identities…
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Rep. Mark Meadows, whose rare motion to
depose House Speaker John Boehner expedited the top leader’s decision to
retire, does not take any personal satisfaction…
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“I don’t want to leave my successor a dirty
barn,” House Speaker John Boehner said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” Sunday
morning. “So I’m going to…
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Conservative commentator and radio talk show
host Mark Levin warns that conservatives shouldn’t grow complacent after
House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation. Boehner, R-Ohio, announced Friday…
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has
scheduled a vote for Monday that would fund the
government through Dec. 11. The vote would
not end taxpayer funding for Planned…
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The amount of United States border patrol
arrests soared in the month of August. The Associated Press reported that
almost 10,000 immigrant children and families
were…
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During a speech Friday at the Values
voter Summit in Washington, D.C., David
Daleiden, the founder of the Center for Medical Progress, alleged
Planned Parenthood…
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After the announcement that John Boehner will
step down as House speaker, eyes turned toward the next Republican who will
fill the high-ranking role. With…
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You have to admit it’s quite curious. I’m
talking about the elaborate state visit that President Obama is hosting this
week for Chinese President Xi… more |
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With the pope visiting America, the Obama
administration has been adamant in pushing the message that
Climate change will hit the poor the hardest.
They’re…
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Since taking office over 16 months ago,
Indian Prime Minister Modi has energized India’s foreign policy and raised
the country’s global profile. At the core…
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Seven years after the U.S. Supreme Court
struck down the District of Columbia’s ban on handguns,
D.C. has lost another gun case before the U.S….
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Conservatives reveled in House Speaker John
Boehner’s resignation announcement during the Value
voters Summit Friday, fervently cheering at each mention of his
impending departure. “Just…
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House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation
comes at a consequential time for Republicans dealing
with immediate pressure points like a funding fight over
Planned Parenthood, and…
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What a mess. President Obama says he wants to
take in at least 10,000 refugees from the Middle East.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Vladimir Putin is sending fighter aircraft and…
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For those who thought that
the lawsuits challenging the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) were at
an end, think again. On September 9, Judge Rosemary…
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Last month, the EPA caused
a spill of toxic waste into the Animas River in Colorado. That event
demonstrates that even the federal agency responsible for regulating…
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Let’s say you’ve been letting your child
watch too much TV. You decide, quite sensibly, to cut down on his viewing
time. Think he’ll realize… more |
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Intelligence analysts can make no more
serious a charge than to claim that somebody altered their work and their
assessments. It goes to the very…
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The Federal Reserve has injected trillions
into the banking system since the 2008 crisis, and we’re still stuck in a
low-growth economy. Yet rather than…
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As if Syria wasn’t nasty enough after four
years of bloody civil war—a brutal Syrian regime, Islamic State barbarity,
an Iranian and Hezbollah influx, and…
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In June of 2013, Presidents Barack Obama and
Xi Jinping met at Sunnylands, the former Annenberg estate in Rancho Mirage,
Calif. The “shirtsleeve summit” was…
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Media outlets across the nation readily
accepted the claim this week by General Electric that 500 U.S. jobs,
including many from Greenville, would be moved…> more |
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At a press conference Friday afternoon, House
Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, explained why he decided to resign from
Congress. Boehner, who will leave office by the end…
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It’s hard to keep up with all the “voting”
taking place on Capitol Hill led by Republicans to “show” how committed they
are to furthering…
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This week, Washington, D.C., took another
step towards becoming the first jurisdiction in America to license personal
trainers. The little-known Board of Physical Therapy
voted…
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This week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
ruled against the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) in a discovery dispute
with the National abortion Federation…. more |
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House Speaker John Boehner has announced that
he will resign as speaker and forfeit his congressional seat at the end of
next month. Boehner, R-Ohio, was…
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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced
Friday morning that he will resign from Congress at the end of October. This
announcement comes one day after…
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Two months ago, Speaker John Boehner
dismissed suggestions that his job was in jeopardy. Boehner made the
comments at a July press conference following news…
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Newt Gingrich served as House speaker from
January 1995 to January 1999. He left the job with members of Congress
frustrated by his leadership, similar…
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Earlier this week Katrina Trinko wrote on
Pope Francis and the media: When it comes to Pope Francis, the media are
quick to pick up on…
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>>> Updated to include a wave of response.
House Speaker John Boehner announced to Republican lawmakers this
morning that he will resign as speaker and from…
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Preparation for mass during a papal visit
takes water, flour, and the dedication of a group of Pennsylvania nuns hard
at work in the kitchen…. more |
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Fresh off the heels of Pope Francis’ historic
Washington, D.C., visit, President Barack Obama hosted President Xi Jinping
of China Thursday evening for a private…
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As ISIS terrorists forced Father Behnam
Benoka and his fellow Christian people from their homes last summer, they
left behind possessions, money, documents, and history….
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Upon arriving in Washington, D.C., earlier
this week, Pope Francis was greeted by throngs of people eager to see the
leader of the Roman Catholic…
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Good news in Eastern Europe is hard to come
by these days with Russian President Vladimir Putin playing the bully in
Ukraine and elsewhere, along…
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Sen. Ted Cruz delivered a blistering critique
of Republican leadership Thursday, just hours before lawmakers held what he
described as a “show vote” attempting to…
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Earlier this week, as devout American
Catholics took to the streets of Washington to celebrate the arrival of Pope
Francis, four Chinese human rights activists…
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Regulation-of-the-internet/"> Obama’s
Broadband Opportunity Report Undercuts FCC Regulation
of the Internet
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This week, the Obama administration released
its long-awaited report on broadband adoption, produced by a presidential
“Broadband Opportunity Council” representing 26 federal agencies. Among
other… more |
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A government spending bill that prohibited
Planned Parenthood from receiving federal
dollars for one year and kept the government operating failed in the Senate
today….
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Pope Francis made an unscheduled stop to
visit the Little Sisters of the Poor during his visit to Washington, D.C.,
on Wednesday. The Little Sisters…
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After bailing the Highway Trust Fund out (yet
again) with $8 billion dollars at the end of July, Congress faces yet
another deadline to authorize…
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Before a joint session of Congress this
morning, Pope Francis delivered a rousing address calling upon Americans to
live up to the highest of our…
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On the last day of his trip to Washington,
D.C., Pope Francis arrived on Capitol Hill around 9:15 Thursday morning.
Francis first met with House Speaker…
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When we think of Alexander Hamilton, we think
of him as a great promoter of the Constitution and as America’s financial
founding father. He is…
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House Speaker John Boehner has invited 10
students from Washington, D.C.’s inner-city Catholic schools to join the
thousands expected to pour onto the Capitol’s West…
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During his trip to the United States, Pope
Francis has chosen to dine with the underprivileged and often overlooked
population of Washington, D.C.: the homeless….
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Pope Francis, with allegiance to Catholic
doctrine, spoke out in support of religious
liberty to the 11,000 ticketed guests on the South Lawn of the White…
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Earlier this month, Senate Democrats blocked
a resolution to reject President Obama’s nuclear deal
with Iran, effectively allowing the White House
to begin moving forward… more |
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Republicans riding high after passing their
first budget plan in six years earlier this year are in for a familiar
scare: the specter of a…
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Today, Pope Francis made a historic visit to
the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at Catholic University in
Washington, D.C. Mixed into the attendees were…
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The American people’s trust in government is
the lowest it has been in the last 10 years, according to three Gallup polls
released recently. The…
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Last weekend, the U.S. Department of
Education released its College Scorecard—a massive federal data set on
America’s colleges and universities. The Obama administration hailed the
scorecard…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has
announced an initiative to reduce national food waste by 50 percent by 2030.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection…
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The Department of Justice’s criminal
proceedings against General Motors, over failure to disclose an ignition
switch defect, has reached a temporary resolution. The DOJ announced…
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The Census Bureau’s most recent
poverty data was released last week.
Predictably, vast expenditures on anti-poverty
programs have not budged the numbers: more than 45…more |
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The new term for the Supreme Court is gearing
up to begin on Oct. 5. Top Supreme Court litigators Paul Clement, a former
U.S. solicitor general,…
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Gallup has released a list of five facts
about American Catholics in honor of Pope Francis’ first visit to the United
States. According to Gallup’s report: Twenty-three…
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Sen. Rand Paul says President Barack Obama
has run afoul of the law, this time on the nuclear
deal he struck with Iran. Paul contends… more |
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Hundreds of thousands of migrants are leaving
the Middle East, heading to what they see as the promised lands of Europe
and, if possible, America….
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Sen. Rand Paul says it’s time to put the
Democratic Party on the defensive when it comes to the fight over
abortion and defunding Planned…
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Pope Francis arrived at the White House
Wednesday morning to call for immediate action on
Climate change, praising President Barack Obama’s policy agenda. “Mr.
President, I… more |
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Xi Jinping is set to visit the United States
this week for his first official state visit as president of China. While
strategic concerns about…
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This post has been updated to include a
response from a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood
South Atlantic, who returned our request for comment after this…
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The president of China, Xi Jinping, arrives
in Washington tomorrow for a “state visit.” It is certainly appropriate for
President Obama to meet with Xi…
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At 29 years old, Danielle Pickering was faced
with an impossible decision: Save her own life, or that of her unborn son.
“We chose not… more |
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Senate Republican leaders unveiled a
continuing resolution today that would fund the government for just under
three months and prohibit Planned Parenthood
from receiving federal…
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Brandon Stanton, the 31-year-old photographer
behind the viral Humans of New York photo series, does not shy away from
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Americans’ trust in the three branches of
U.S. government is at historic lows, specifically in the judicial branch,
according to a Gallup poll released on…
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Former CIA Director David Petraeus returned
to Capitol Hill Tuesday for the first time since his 2012 resignation to
detail his strategy for the United…
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A pro-abortion
hashtag was met with a pro-life response when
it trended on Twitter Monday. The hashtag #shoutyourabortion
was created by writers Lindy West and… more |
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The New York Times Monday ran a shocking
story about the U.S. military condoning child sexual abuse among Afghan
security personnel. According to the report,…
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Senate Democrats have blocked the
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act from moving forward in the Senate.
The Pain-Capable Act needed 60 votes in order
to… more |
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Last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., told
an audience at Liberty University that the United States was founded “on
racist principles.” He added, “That’s a…
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Republican leaders have been considering
using a budget tool known as reconciliation to strip
Planned Parenthood of its federal funding. Reconciliation is a tactic
that…
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The New York Times declined to publish
Republican Rep. Peter Roskam’s letter to the editor condemning its heavily
criticized graphic that tracked members of Congress…
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U.S. ARMED FORCES, Iraq—The booms come at
regular intervals like incoming artillery. In the background is a heavy
metal soundtrack pumped through an iPhone speaker….
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The cover of a new survey by Chicago Council
of Global AffaIRS entitled “America Divided:
Political Partisanship and US Foreign Policy” creates the impression that…
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One photographer from the Netherlands is
gaining a following for portraying Babies as
though they are still in the womb. Marry Fermont, 35, of Fermont…
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When it comes to Pope Francis, the media are
quick to pick up on his more liberal views. In a story headlined,
“Republicans’ Comments Put…
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After a two-week standoff, Seattle Public
Schools and the teachers union reached an
agreement on a contract, putting an end to a strike that left… more |
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In a historic move, all five justices of the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court have voted to
temporarily suspend the law license of the state’s attorney general,…
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Pope Francis t-shirts, bobbleheads, happy
hour specials … the head of the Catholic Church is visiting the United
States this week, and Washington, New York,…
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This afternoon, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah,
delivered an important speech on the Senate floor arguing that any criminal
justice reform effort that is truly worthy…
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“It made me feel like I wasn’t human. It made
me feel like a criminal.” That’s what Fourteen-year-old Ahmed Mohamed, said
after police handcuffed him…
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There’s nothing funnier than laughing at a
woman trying to stay true to her beliefs. That appears to be the
understanding of Emmy host Andy…
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John Boehner is barreling through
conservative charges that the speaker is not doing enough to defund
Planned Parenthood, keeping his eyes toward a
busy fundraising…
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A pro-life
organization has planned “Schedule Your Mammogram Day” on Sept. 21, a
national campaign to have participants call Planned Parenthood to schedule a
mammogram,…
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Last week the Russian government added one
more issue to its growing heap of disputes with the United States. By
pulling the plug on the…
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Civil war has left Syria a country in name
only. The UN counts at least 270,000 people killed and a million more
injured since fighting…
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The Supreme Court’s last term was one for the
history books, with high-profile cases involving
Obamacare and gay
marriage. The next term may not attract…
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Story updated to include the latest
fundraising total. A memorial fund created to support the children of Jake
Brewer, a White House staffer who died…
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Native American tribes are pushing back
against a provision of Obamacare mandating that
tribal governments provide health insurance to their employees. Tribal
leaders say it’s…
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A debate over life is commencing this week,
with the Senate set to vote on a historic
measure that would ban abortions nationwide
after 20…
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Over the past 10 years, in spite of massive
and growing funding of America’s anti-poverty
agenda, the percentage of individuals able to support themselves free… more |
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The debate about defense spending will likely
reignite this month as Congress returns from recess and the end of the
fiscal year draws near. Unfortunately,…
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Jeremy Corbyn is hardly a household name in
the United States, but his election win has raised eyebrows on this side of
the Atlantic and…
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Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports
will never be mistaken for a Tom Clancy novel. The editorial style is
intended to be subdued and analytical—lest the…
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Frustrated voters
sometimes denounce their representatives as “good for nothing,” but are they
being fair? Consider the budget gimmicks some politicians come up with.
When…
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A green energy
mogul who protested an offshore wind farm near his summer home on Martha’s
Vineyard is criticizing Vermonters who oppose his company’s four-megawatt
combined… more |
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The U.S. Census Bureau has released its
annual poverty report. Conventional wisdom
holds that the U.S. has a small social welfare
system and far more… more |
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Jerry Brown isn’t used to losing in the
California Legislature. And even though
defections from a raft of fellow Democrats in Sacramento forced the
second-term governor… more |
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Editor’s note: This article was originally
published Sept. 10. Kim Davis is out of jail and taking a few days off
before going back to… more |
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Washington is waking up to the fact that
America is an Arctic nation. But, as in a doomed polar expedition, the
administration seems to be…
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Travis Kalanick gave a rare interview in San
Francisco this week at the mega Dreamforce conference. Since Uber began
getting regularly hammered in the press for…
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More than 70 pro-life
leaders signed a memo by the Conservative Action Project to oppose any
government spending bill that provides taxpayer
funding to abortion provider…
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On this day in 1947, President Harry S.
Truman signed into law the National Security Act of 1947, which officially
established the U.S. Air Force…
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NASHUA, N.H.—The
pro-life movement should be an international effort, according to
Reggie Littlejohn, the president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers.
Speaking at the Bringing America…
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The San Francisco County Jail will allow
transgender inmates to be housed by their gender preference. Announced on
Thursday by Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, the first…
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Obamacare
exchanges took a hit over the course of three months earlier this year as
enrollment dropped in 29 states, plus Washington, D.C., resulting in…
more |
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On September 4, a group of six police
officers in Memphis, Tennessee, responded to a different kind of call for
help. Jewel Warren, an eight-year-old…
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Streaming companies like Netflix, Spotify,
and Amazon Prime are revolutionizing how Americans consume media content.
These wildly popular services enable ubiquitous and virtually instantaneous
access…more |
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A report released on Sept. 15 by the
Charlotte Lozier Institute, the research arm of the Susan B. Anthony list,
indicates that Planned Parenthood has…
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A report from the inspector general released
Thursday found “pervasive misconduct” in the U.S. Census Bureau’s Hiring and
Employment Check Office. The report found falsified… more |
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Does religion
play a role in British politics? Dr. Eliza Filby, academic, writer, and
businesswoman, spoke at The
Heritage Foundation Wednesday about her book
“God…
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Pope Francis is about to make his first visit
to the United States. According to his schedule, Francis will arrive in the
United States on…
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The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released
an extensive report Thursday urging President Barack Obama to release
undocumented immigrant women and children from
detention facilities,… more |
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The House energy
and Commerce Committee held a hearing on Thursday regarding legislation
authored by Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., vice chairman of the committee,
and…
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Maybe we shouldn’t expect anything much from
a president who gave Queen Elizabeth an iPod filled with his own speeches,
and who gave former British…
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Thursday, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
ruled in favor of a challenge to the
Affordable Care Act requirement that
employers offer their employees health… more |
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Over 60 members of Congress and numerous
other organizations are calling on Congress to defund
Planned Parenthood of the over $500 million in
taxpayer funding…
more |
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House conservatives hoping to make what they
believe is the strongest play to strip Planned
Parenthood of its federal funding face an unsettling reality: Many…
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The new movie “Captive,” which opens this
weekend, breaks the typical Hollywood mold. “Captive” tells the true story
of drug addict Ashley Smith, who, while…
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Senior research fellow Robert Rector
wrote earlier this week on the Census Bureau’s poverty
report: Today, the Census Bureau will release its annual
poverty report….
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According to Joshua Gonnerman, a doctoral
student in historical theology at the Catholic University of America, it’s
been anything but business as usual on campus…
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An investigation into the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation’s role in Operation Choke Point, a program that
critics say targeted gun sellers, found the
agency’s involvement…
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Laura Leigh Hicks is a high school student
with a simple message about the U.S. Constitution: Read it. She submitted
this winning PSA to Constituting…
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Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old student in
Irving, Texas, made headlines yesterday after local authorities arrested him
for bringing a homemade clock to his high school….
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Connie-Rose Seabourne’s big blue eyes and
happy smile are taking the Internet by storm. Born in Britain two months
prematurely, Seabourne was diagnosed with Down…
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The House energy
and Commerce Committee has passed a bill to lift America’s decades-long ban
on crude oil. Three Democrats joined all of the Republicans…
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As Oct. 1 approaches my inbox fills more
every day with junk mail from health IT vendors offering solutions to my
presumed panic. What panic?…
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Why, oh why, is it so hard for Republicans to
do the right thing and put up a good fight to end taxpayer
funding of…
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As conservatives weigh whether to challenge
House Speaker John Boehner—waiting to see how he handles upcoming fights on
Planned Parenthood and the debt ceiling—high-ranking Republicans…
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A recent survey by the Annenberg Public
Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania found that a majority of
Americans are unaware of what is…
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The lead Republican sponsor of a House bill
to temporarily halt federal funding to Planned
Parenthood attacked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on
Wednesday for…
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and David
Vitter, R-La., have merged in an unlikely pairing to rein in the Federal
Reserve’s emergency lending powers to Wall…
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Stephanie George has never used drugs, but
she earned a prison sentence of life without parole for a drug-related
crime. Today, by the luck of…
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When Andrew Killion opened District Crossfit
in 2010, he was training a few handfuls of people in a converted auto
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interview. An Oregon judge is fighting an investigative panel’s accusation
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and sacrifice. On Thanksgiving we offer our…
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claim about a community health center in a story about an Ohio
Planned Parenthood clinic. In a story published
Tuesday titled…
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that the group’s tactics have done more harm to conservative policy than
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Social media are ablaze with the story of
14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed, a student at MacArthur High School in Irving,
Texas. On Monday morning, the amateur…
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An after-school chess program for 20
elementary and middle schools in the Ferguson-Florissant school district
started with a simple conversation between a father and his…
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Conservatives are pushing back against a
Republican leader’s plan to use a budget tool known as reconciliation to
strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding….
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Last May, Congress passed the first
concurrent budget resolution in six years. The resolution produced a path to
balance by fiscal year 2024 in large…
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earlier this week because, supposedly, investors were nervous about this
weeks Fed meeting. The Fed has flirted with raising…
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in the political adage that, “the only poll that counts is on Election Day.”
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During a webcast Tuesday evening called “Stop
Baby Parts Trafficking,” David Daleiden, the director of the Center for
Medical Progress, said that the organization’s videos have…
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A group of pro-life
organizations have launched a website to help patients seeking health care
find alternatives to Planned Parenthood. The
Daily Signal previously reported…
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As Labor Day abruptly marked the end of
summer, arguments for a four-day workweek roiled across the Internet as a
conduit to improved health and…
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration
announced that it will end its Medicaid contract with
Planned Parenthood “for cause” instead of “at will.” The change
marks…
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scorched, and one death — the Valley Fire in Middletown, Calif. is only
30 percent contained, according to… more |
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The Army will hold an Article 32 hearing for
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl this week at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The
hearing, which may…
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Australian politicians have again treated the
nation like a failed Pacific Island state, launching yet another coup to
topple a serving prime minister. Prime Minister…
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Here’s how the federal government rewards an
energy company for upgrading its power plants
to lower costs for families and businesses and improving the environment:…
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A moderate Republican from Pennsylvania
believes he devised a “reasonable” solution to the debate over
Planned Parenthood—one that both sides can
agree with. Rep. Charlie…
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The CEO of Office Depot has apologized for a
store’s refusal to print a pro-life flier. The
office supply store received complaints of religious
discrimination… more |
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The Supreme Court will trek into a
redistricting case this fall that will settle the contested meaning of the
“one person, one vote” principle that… more |
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in West Haven, Conn., and she waits. She waits for a knock at her front
door, a…
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the ante on rhetoric suggesting it might conduct a prohibited nuclear or
missile test in violation…
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The war on bad fashion has a new battlefront:
Dadeville, Ala. Members of the Dadeville City Council are considering an
ordinance to punish people wearing…
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without violating my conscience.” With those words, Kim Davis resumed her
post as the clerk of Rowan… religious-liberty-and-government-accommodation/">
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The Center for Medical Progress released the
fourth installment of its “Human Capital” series on Tuesday. The video,
titled “Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Criminal…
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Heritage
Foundation expert Nile Gardiner, director of the Margaret Thatcher Center
for Freedom, spoke to Fox News’ Neil Cavuto about the victory of far-left
politician…
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David Zucker, the Hollywood filmmaker best
known for his 1980s movies “Airplane!” and “The Naked
gun,” is out with a new spoof on the Iran…
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On Sept. 2, the Douglas County School
District Board of Education filed a request for extension to the Supreme
Court of the United States asking…
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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio—Pope Francis’s visit to
the United States next week will coincide with a meeting of Catholics from
all over the world to discuss some of… more |
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A group of pastors in House Speaker John
Boehner’s congressional district are encouraging him to defund
Planned Parenthood. In a letter, the pastors
asked Boehner,…
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The White House just released a controversial
scorecard system for the nation’s colleges, leveraging aggregated
tax income data to rank colleges by how much
graduates…
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Monday’s incident at Delta State University
marks the ninth time that one or more persons have died during a school
shooting event in
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release its annual report on income and income inequality. Historically, the
official Census figures on inequality are misleading…
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experiment pushing doctors and hospitals to join together to operate more
efficiently has yet to save the government money, with nearly half…
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Over the past several weeks, Americans were
shocked to see undercover videos of Dr. Deborah Nucatola,
Planned Parenthood’s senior director of medical
services, discussing harvesting…
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collective response to a flood of refugees from the Middle East and Africa,
Germany has positioned itself as… more |
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House Speaker John Boehner threatened to sue
President Barack Obama last week over the Iran
nuclear agreement. Boehner said the president did not disclose every…
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Miss Georgia may have won the Miss America
pageant, but it’s Miss Tennessee who probably won
Planned Parenthood employees’ hearts Sunday night. That’s because
Miss…
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There has been a lot of talk lately on
Capitol Hill about criminal justice reform, and it is expected that both the
House and the…
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While the biggest names in the intelligence
community testified last week on Worldwide Cyber Threats, news continued to
break over another health insurance company being…
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Earlier this year, when New York City Mayor
Bill de Blasio tried to cap the growth of Uber and other ridesharing
companies, he was forced…
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Bryan Pagliano, a State Department employee
hired by Hillary Clinton to work on her controversial private email server,
appeared before the House Benghazi Select Committee…
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The South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control has suspended two of three
abortion clinics in the state—including a
Planned Parenthood facility—for violating state…
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dinnertime at the DFAC (the military acronym for chow hall) at this remote
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political districts, is it constitutional for them to include individuals
who are ineligible to vote, such as noncitizens?
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Heritage
Foundation President Jim DeMint criticized Republican politicians in an
interview Sunday, saying they hadn’t stood firm on conservative principles.
“The things that were mainstay…
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GLEN ALLEN, VA.—Rep. Dave Brat is weaving his
way through a crowd of businessmen and women at J. Sargeant Reynolds
Community College, stopping to shake…
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As charter school teachers in Seattle are
showing up to work despite a court’s ruling their schools unconstitutional,
public school teachers in the city are…
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has documented that the nation’s largest abortion
provider, Planned Parenthood, may have been
selling baby parts for profit. …
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More than five years after the end of the
“Great Recession,” only 21 percent of small businesses* say they have fully
recovered. During the recession,…
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Syria’s raging civil war has transfixed the
West’s collective consciousness two summers in a row: last summer with
ISIS’s unspeakable barbarity and in
2015 by…
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September 11th is a day to remember. Actor
Chris Pratt also says it is a day to thank a veteran. Pratt posted a video
to…
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The House Freedom Caucus, a group of
conservative lawmakers, has announced that it will oppose any spending bill
that grants taxpayer funds to
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U.S. lawmakers introduced a bipartisan
resolution Wednesday to formally declare the Islamic State in Iraq and
Syria’s targeting of Christians “genocide.” “Christianity in the Middle…
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in the hypocrisy of a number of well-known people revealed as subscribers to
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show: clothes, furniture, cars. And another thing: cigarettes. They’re all
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art of the “boondoggle”—a colorful term for a taxpayer-funded
project characterized by wasteful spending, gross inefficiency, or political
favoritism….
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some 200 years ago that “China is a sleeping giant. Let him sleep, for when
he wakes, he will…
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scare up support for his Climate agenda. But
it’s becoming clear that this agenda is not, in fact, about…
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of its real heroes. John Von Kannon, “the Baron,” has passed to a better
place after a long struggle…
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U.S. ARMED FORCES, Southwest Asia—For the
14th year in a row, a wartime U.S. military remembered the Sept. 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks. But this was…
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Hike for Seniors?
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Next year, millions of
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$159.30, a stunning 52-percent increase. Today’s bureaucratic premium
setting is inherently… Medicare-part-b-premium-hike-for-seniors/">
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In a letter to Department of
energy Secretary Ernie Moniz this week, the
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology expressed concern over the
use…
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you start helping your kids out with their math homework, let’s look at some
numbers that may…
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State Assembly passed a bill to legalize physician-assisted
suicide on Wednesday. According to a report by
Reuters, the bill is likely to be… more |
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The findings of Puerto Rico’s Fiscal and
Economic Recovery Working Group should serve as a warning sign to the U.S.
Government that putting off economic…
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In Dothan, Ala., the verdict is in: it was
election fraud. Last week, a jury convicted 66-year-old Olivia Reynolds on
24 felony counts of absentee… more |
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Unsurprisingly there are more problems with
the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) that await members of Congress coming
back from their August recess. Topping the list…
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Genevieve Wood wrote on why the
Iran deal is
dangerous for Americans: It has been said that liberty and freedom require
eternal vigilance. There are… more |
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deserved death, but a statement adopted on this date 55 years ago remains
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Protesters coalesced on Capitol Hill
Wednesday to rail against the Iran nuclear
agreement during a rally that drew a slew of conservative heavyweights,
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wanted to know how many Guantanamo detainees went back to the fight after
their release or transfer….
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and attacks since 9/11 and as the 14th anniversary of that fateful day
approaches, it is important for…
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“[F]or every young person willing to work
hard, I want two years of community college to be as free and universal as
high school is…
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The happiest parents are—drumroll,
please—parents with four or more kids. Parents of large families were found
to have the most life satisfaction, according to a…
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It has been said that liberty and freedom
require eternal vigilance. There are no permanent victories or defeats in
Washington – only permanent battles. So despite…
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Sen. James Lankford will send a letter to the
White House on Thursday asking the president to clarify his remarks that
there will be “consequences”… more |
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The lawyer for Kim Davis blames Kentucky Gov.
Steve Beshear for his client’s protracted religious
liberty fight that has played out nationally over the last…
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The first in a series of hearings about
Planned Parenthood kicked off Wednesday in
Capitol Hill, with Republicans and Democrats running in circles over whether
or…
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As the world grapples with a migrant crisis
flooding Europe, the United States is facing pressure to provide safe haven
for Syrians fleeing their government…
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Conservatives in Congress are gearing up for
battle this fall over the issue of Planned Parenthood’s
federal funding—hoping to leave President Obama in a difficult…
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In a last ditch strategy to show its
authority, House conservatives have pushed party leaders to delay a
vote on the Iran
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A ruling by the Washington State Supreme
Court overturning a 2012 voter-approved charter
school law could leave about 1,300 students without a school next year. The
ruling came Friday,…
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Several years ago, after Congress passed the
National Defense Authorization Act of 2011, some states (at the urging of
the Tenth Amendment Center), along with…
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Americans are concerned about rising drug
prices, and they want Congress to do something about it. According to the
Kaiser Family Foundation, one of the…
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Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was released
from jail Tuesday after being held in contempt of court for defying a
judge’s order to issue marriage…
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The strategic importance of countering the
aggressive recruitment and propaganda campaigns of the Islamic State (ISIS)
is indisputable, but can the U.S. government get its…
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Watching the news these days, it may seem as
though a minimum-wage job is the equivalent of a life sentence of
poverty. But nothing could be…
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In an interview with CNN Tuesday night, The
Heritage Foundation’s Ryan T. Anderson discussed
the relationship between the religious liberty
rights of Kim Davis, the…
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The Freedom From
religion Foundation, an atheist group, has sent a report to public
universities claiming that providing chaplains to their football teams is
unconstitutional….
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President Barack Obama took Labor Day to sign
an executive order that will require federal contractors to provide
employees with up to seven days of…
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The federal government is trying to deter
California from reforming its laws governing
how police can seize cash and property. The
reforms to the state’s… more |
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A judge has ordered that Rowan County Clerk
Kim Davis be released from jail on the condition that she does not try to
prevent her…
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The U.S. inspector general estimates that
25,226 households occupying public housing units exceed the Housing and
Urban Development Department (HUD)’s 2014 eligibility income limits. In…
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Democrats today cinched the 41
votes needed to filibuster the Republican-led
effort to send a rejection of the Iran nuclear
agreement to President Barack Obama’s… v more |
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In the wake of civil war in Syria, the rise
of the Islamic State (ISIS), an Islamist ascendancy in Libya, and a series
of conflicts…
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Why is housing so expensive in some cities,
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GLEN ALLEN, VA.—For one conservative
lawmaker, Congress’s upcoming debate on funding the government and stripping
Planned Parenthood of federal dollars could play a significant role…
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In Oklahoma, law enforcement agencies across
12 counties took $6 million in cash over a five-year span. Less than half of
the money came from… more |
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The government’s push to mandate kids to eat
healthier is finding its efforts at the bottom of a waste bin. A study
published last week…
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Planned Parenthood
clinics have displayed a pattern of failure to report sexual abuse,
according to a report by Alliance Defending Freedom. Alliance Defending
Freedom, a non-profit…
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A new study by the non-profit Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is shedding light on the effectiveness
of pesky speed cameras, suggesting they may…
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Something’s amiss with the world’s economy.
And it goes way beyond stock-market woes in China and elsewhere. Economists
point to debt and low economic growth…
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Before he met Jaclyn McLoughlin, combat
veteran Androcles Scicluna passed most days focused on survival, picking
abandoned bottles and milk cartons out of trash cans…
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Another school year is underway, and more
parents than ever are using school choice to ensure the best education for
their children. Or should I…
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percent of black children,… poverty-and-unwed-births/"> more |
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NEW ORLEANS—Millennials are moving to New
Orleans by the thousands, and it’s not just for Bourbon Street. Since
Hurricane Katrina, young entrepreneurs have flooded the…
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Good news for those loading up the Tahoe to
get out of town this Labor Day weekend: Gas prices are at a record low. The…
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The recently concluded federal trial over
North Carolina’s election rules proved one thing beyond a reasonable doubt:
The Obama administration and its partisan, big-money, racial-interest-group…
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When you meet confident, Emmy-winning Michael
Henneberger, it’s hard to believe that just seven years ago he was diagnosed
with both panic disorder and major depressive…
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marriage have often mocked those who assert that a legal alteration
in the very structure of marriage will most
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The Pentagon cares as much about how money
moves around the world as it does about the movement of arms. Small wonder
the recent bobbling…
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“This thing is like an onion,” George
Costanza once said on an episode of “Seinfeld.” “The more layers you peel,
the more it stinks.” Just…
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In the middle of a cold Chicago night in
November 2013, brothers Joe and Luke Simonds sat awake in their hotel room,
talking animatedly and…
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The first annual meeting of the nations that
have ratified the 2014 Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened on Monday, August 24
at a spa in… more |
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A postsecondary credential is almost
universally viewed as important. As student debt levels continue to rise,
however, Americans are losing confidence in the quality and…
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In mid-June, China’s Shanghai Composite Index
was up a dazzling 60 percent since the beginning of the year. It was the
highest level in more…
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Of the myriad of mind-blowing flaws contained
in the Iran nuclear deal—a
subject that has dominated the foreign policy debate across the country this
summer—there’s… more |
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Before 27-year-old Justin Chen was ever
appointed CFO of an emerging startup, he was just a kid selling sneakers for
fun. “There’s Nikes, and Jordans,…
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In an analysis of Internal Revenue Service
income statistics and migration data, Americans for
tax Reform—an advocacy group for lower and simpler
taxes—concluded that in…
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About 5 million
California residents left the Golden State during the past decade,
marking an “unprecedented” number according to a report released this week.
The… more |
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A brand new taxi
design was unveiled this week to mixed fanfare in New York City, known as
the taxi of Tomorrow Over the next…
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Ryan Anderson, William E. Simon senior
research fellow at The
Heritage Foundation, appeared on CNN today to
talk about the case of Kim Davis, the Kentucky…
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A San Francisco elementary school has created
gender-neutral bathrooms for its students in kindergarten and first
grade, the “Today” show reported Friday. Miraloma Elementary School decided…
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Physician-owned hospitals are often vilified
in America’s health care system, accused of siphoning the most profitable
operations away from other hospitals while leaving them with…
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The Bureau of Labor Statistic’s August jobs
report showed little change in the labor market. The payroll survey reported
employers added a net 173,000 jobs…
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Thousands of migrants from Middle Eastern
countries, including Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, have fled to Europe. As
European countries grapple with the situation, Hungary has…
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For Evan and Olivia Rodriguez, the birth of
their daughter Layla Sky Rodriguez in December should be a time of joy and
love. Instead, the…
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Katie Tubb wrote earlier this week on
President Obama’s trip to Alaska: President Obama gave a doom and gloom
speech yesterday at the Global Leadership…
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Rowan County, Ky., is a lesson for America in
how not to resolve social conflict. The local head clerk is sitting in jail,
and a…
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controversy was held in contempt of court and sent to jail for refusing to
comply with…more |
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The nuclear agreement between
Iran, the U.S. and five other world powers
merely places Tehran’s nuclear ambitions “on hold” and undercuts the
international community’s ability… more |
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Remember the Department of Veterans AffaIRS scandal in April, 2014 that exposed veterans had
died as a result of waiting for healthcare? Veterans were placed…
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On Thursday, a Kentucky county clerk at the
center of a national controversy was sent to jail. The Lexington
Herald-Leader reported that U.S. District Judge…
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After Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia
Padilla announced in June that the island cannot pay its $72 billion debt,
there has been an effort to…
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pro-life
group Susan B. Anthony List invited more than 2,000 Democratic congressional
staffers to a screening Thursday of the Center for Medical Progress’
undercover Planned Parenthood…
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Wednesday, a 34th Senator came out in favor
of the flawed Iran deal,
which means the Senate will not veto President Obama’s agreement. A
majority… more |
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Congress will hold its first hearing on the
Planned Parenthood scandal following the August
recess, the House Judiciary Committee has announced. The first of a series…
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Thanks to social media, one chivalrous act in
Maryland has touched far more people than originally intended. Last
Wednesday, Police Corporal Che Atkinson was notified…
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The nations that have ratified the
controversial Arms Trade Treaty, which seeks to regulate the international
sale of conventional arms, concluded their first meeting last…
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Many advocates of same-sex
marriage are all for equal rights until it
comes to the religious liberty rights of
individuals and private business owners who…
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In an attempt to hold government officials
accountable for the shooting death of their 32-year-old daughter Kate, the
Steinle family filed a lawsuit against three…
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The Susan B. Anthony List has organized a
screening of the Center for Medical Progress’s undercover videos for
Democratic Capitol Hill staffers. The Susan B. Anthony…
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Protests erupted at a Missouri high school on
Monday after a transgender student requested permission to use the girls’
restroom. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports…
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The majority of
immigrants in the U.S. receive some form of government
welfare, significantly outpacing native-born
Americans who use benefit programs, according to a study…
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Planned Parenthood
does not offer any women’s health services that are not offered by other
health care centers. None. The same services it provides are…
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Thousands of protesters poured into Manhattan
Tuesday evening to demand, outside Sen. KIRSten
Gillibrand’s New York office, that Congress vote
against the Iran nuclear agreement. “Change…
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In a decision that reinvigorated some of the
frustrations between teacher unions and the
public school system, a New Jersey elementary school teacher who blamed…
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South Korean President Park Geun-hye traveled
to Beijing this week to attend events commemorating the 70th anniversary of
the end of World War II. She…
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Haiti finally held legislative elections last
month. As Jacky Charles of the Miami Herald reported, they were “violent”
and “chaotic.” But at least they happened….
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Over the last several weeks, the Center for
Medical Progress has released nine shocking undercover videos exposing
Planned Parenthood’s gruesome practice of
selling organs of…
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The Independent Women’s Forum has filed an
amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court in support of the Little Sisters of
the Poor. The Little…
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Private sector wages are not reduced in
right-to-work states as union advocates have
argued, according to a new report released Tuesday by The
Heritage Foundation….
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Three major broadcast networks have not
reported on the Center for Medical Progress’s undercover videos in one
month, according to an analysis conducted by the Media…
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Far from settling the
marriage debate, the Supreme Court’s ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges
raised more questions, according to four participants in a panel discussion
Tuesday… more |
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President Obama gave a doom and gloom speech
yesterday at the Global Leadership in the Arctic (GLACIER) conference in
Alaska to build momentum for the… more |
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AUSTIN, Texas—Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the
federal government has no business regulating the issue of
marriage. “In the United States Constitution
and the amendments… more |
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KYIV, Ukraine—One year ago I was in Mariupol,
Ukraine, when the first cease-fire was signed on Sept. 5, 2014. Late that
afternoon I visited the…
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The Center for Medical Progress released a
new undercover video on Tuesday of an employee of Advanced Bioscience
Resources, Inc., a company that procures fetal more |
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KYIV, Ukraine—One Ukrainian National Guard
soldier died and more than 100 law enforcement personnel and civilians were
injured, several critically, after violent protests erupted outside…
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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling
redefining marriage throughout the country,
there’s an open question as to what happens to people who believe… more |
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A Planned Parenthood-commissioned
report on the string of undercover Planned Parenthood
videos does not appear to have any impact on Congress’s ongoing
investigations into the…
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Planned Parenthood
has made “two key admissions” about its fetal tissue program, according to
the Center for Medical Progress, the organization behind a series of
undercover…
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A Nevada health insurance provider that
received more than $65 million in taxpayer-funded
loans from the federal government announced last week that it is
discontinuing…
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Wal-Mart has been reducing the number of
hours employees work in some of its stores following a wage increase earlier
this year, according to a report…
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North Dakota just legalized police drones to
be outfitted with tasers, pepper spray, and other “non-lethal” weaponry. As
the drone debate continues over right to…
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President Obama announced Sunday he
is issuing an executive order to rename Mount McKinley, reinstating its
original native Alaskan name, Denali. The White House said the…
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Joe Del Bosque has been a farmer for most of
his life. He believes that Regulations are one
reason why he may be losing his… more |
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When Congress returns from recess early next
month, lawmakers will face a bevy of partisan-infused battles on issues such
as the Iran nuclear deal,
Planned… more |
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As the war on Planned
Parenthood heats up, so does the Republican divide on how to best go
about taking away the organization’s federal funding….
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The company commissioned by Planned Parenthood to analyze a series of undercover
videos played a key role in 2012 to undermine Mitt Romney’s presidential
campaign. Planned…
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Good news: The number of Americans using food
stamps in 2014 declined slightly from the previous year. So why does the
2015 Index of Culture…
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The debate about defense spending will likely
reignite in September as Congress returns from recess and the end of the
fiscal year draws near. Unfortunately,…
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“We know that low-income, minority
communities would be hardest hit.” That’s Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Gina McCarthy, speaking about the higher
energy prices that would… more |
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A litigation battle is raging between the
states and President Barack Obama over his attempt to impose a nationwide “sanctuary” policy for illegal aliens. Yet…
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In the eyes of the Obama administration,
California is the gold standard for state
energy policy. The feds lavishly laud the
Golden State’s aggressive green… more |
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Initially, I thought the news was beyond
parody. The Associated Press last week ran a story headlined “U.N. to let Iran inspect nuke work site.” I soon realized…
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The United States Navy has been shrinking for
decades and is now at levels last seen in the 1930s. Politicians on both
sides of the…
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Back in grad school (not all that long ago),
we pondered whether a central bank should target equity (or other asset)
prices to conduct monetary…
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President Obama addressed the nation in a
continued effort to reverse Americans’ declining support for the
Iran deal. In the
past few days alone, more… more |
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Last week, two female Army officers and West
Point graduates made history when they successfully passed Army Ranger
School, known as one of the most…
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A job training program for disadvantaged
youth—sounds like a good thing. Except maybe when it is plagued by violent
crime and doesn’t boost participants’ wages or…
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A recent “We the People” petition is pushing
for the Obama administration to watch the Planned
Parenthood videos released by the Center for Medical Progress….
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More than 50 years ago, Milton Friedman’s
seminal work “Capitalism and Freedom” reminded Americans of the founding
principles that made us greatest nation on Earth…
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More than 200 retired U.S. generals and
admirals added their names to the Iran nuclear
agreement’s opposition this week after they sent a letter to…> more |
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
just issued a ruling likely to destroy the franchise business model. To
understand how far-reaching this could be, it…
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More people are paying attention to
Planned Parenthood’s government funding
following a series of undercover videos. But the fight over public funding
for the abortion…
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Nile Gardiner wrote earlier this week on the
president’s comments: Just back from his annual summer vacation at Martha’s
Vineyard, President Barack Obama has returned…
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Plagues, nuclear threats, an electromagnetic
pulse attack. Each could knock the United States off the power grid. These
potential disaster strikes can seem daunting. “The…
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Katie Myers and her 18-month-old son Kaden
spend nearly every day at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium in
West Palm Beach. Recently, on…
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URZUF, Ukraine—The vehicle yard at the
Ukrainian National Guard Azov Battalion’s base here looks like the set of a
Mad Max movie. There is a…
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The Federal Reserve opened its annual
symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Thursday. Its experts have assembled to
discuss “inflation dynamics.” Concurrently, another group of economists…
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Planned Parenthood
announced it will sue Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal for terminating its
Medicaid contract with the state. “Planned Parenthood is flailing,” said
Mike Reed,…
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CANCUN, Mexico – After China went Communist
in the late 1940s, conservatives liked to ask “who lost China?” That same
question occurred to me on…
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The American Civil Liberties
union (ACLU) has just filed a lawsuit intended
to block students from participating in Nevada’s groundbreaking
near-universal education savings account (ESA)…
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Black pastors and conservative leaders drew a
small crowd in front of the National Portrait Gallery Thursday demanding the
removal of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret
Sanger’s…
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The thwarted terrorist attack by three
Americans on a Paris bound train last week exposed a flaw in terrorist
tactics. Spreading fear with violence (the…
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VALLEY VIEW, Ohio—It’s the morning after the
first Republican presidential debate and Adam Josefczyk is full of
energy. Following a late night in Cleveland,
the…
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The Center for Medical Progress has condemned
a Planned Parenthood-commissioned analysis that claims the undercover videos
released by the organization did not “present a complete or…
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A Missouri school district is under fire
for allowing students to use restrooms and locker rooms designated for the
opposite sex. Alliance Defending Freedom has sent a letter…
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Winds of 127 mph ripped across Louisiana 10
years ago, leaving in its wake devastation of property, destruction of
lives, and a death toll of…
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Alison Parker, 24, was a “go-getter” who was
“going to make it big” in broadcast journalism. But her life was cut short
after she and…
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NEW ORLEANS—When Hurricane Katrina left Mount
Carmel Academy under 10 feet of water, many thought the school would be gone
forever. Located in the Lakeview…
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Airplane manufacturer Boeing is suggesting
that it will lay off “several hundred” workers by the end of the year unless
lawmakers resurrect the now-defunct Export-Import Bank….
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Drones can now legally fight criminals in the
United States with non-lethal weapons thanks to a recently amended bill in
North Dakota. The law’s author,…
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A group of pro-life
leaders will hold a press conference Thursday in Washington, D.C., to demand
that a bust of Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned…
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Few social science findings are as durable,
consistent, and striking as the idea that children fare better when under
the care of two biological parents…
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Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., made some questionable
claims in an op-ed defending his vote to
continue granting federal funds to Planned Parenthood. “Planned Parenthood facilities…
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AMMAN, Jordan – According to United Nations
figures, more than 4 million Syrians have fled their homeland, with another
7 million displaced internally within Syria….
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As Congress’ September deadline to approve or
condemn the Iran deal
approaches, the Obama administration has intensified its lobbying efforts,
appealing to individual members of… more |
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As the Federal Reserve summer symposium in
Jackson Hole, Wyo. begins, I thought I’d set the record straight. The
Federal Reserve cannot just set interest rates….
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The Alaska Legislature will sue Gov. Bill
Walker in an effort to prevent him from unilaterally expanding Medicaid in
the state. Christie Herrera, a senior…
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Next month will mark seven years of federal
government conservatorship of the two government-sponsored mortgage giants,
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. To cap off this…
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Want to know what the future of the
restaurant industry looks like? It could come in the form of a San Francisco
fast food restaurant named…
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Political commentator Ann Coulter believes
that immigration is the most important issue
facing America today. If we don’t get it right, she says, debates over…
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“There is no reason in this world” why
federal money should be spent on Planned Parenthood,
said Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., while on air Monday… more |
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Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington
announced support for the Iran
deal Tuesday, following on the heels of Sen.
Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., to further President… more |
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The Obama administration and its negotiating
partners have described their nuclear deal with
Iran as the best way to prevent Tehran from
getting a bomb…more |
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Sen. Jim Inhofe is no stranger to the
Climate change debate. The Oklahoma Republican,
who leads the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, believes that…more |
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Proponents of President Obama’s
Iran deal have
invoked analogies to President Reagan’s arms
control approach in effort to increase desirability for the unpopular
agreement in… more |
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The Department of Labor has released the
results of its two-year evaluation of the federal program Reintegration of
Ex-Offenders (RExO), designed to help ex-offenders find…
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On July 15, an online hacking group calling
themselves “The Impact Team” gained unauthorized access to a website known
as Ashley Madison, and on Aug….
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President Obama is having a hard time with
the definition of free market. The most recent example came from his remarks
at the National Clean… more |
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Just back from his annual summer vacation at
Martha’s Vineyard, President Barack Obama has returned to disparaging his
political adversaries and anyone who happens to… more |
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It’s too early to know if the stock market
drop is just one of the periodic corrections by which the market reallocates
capital to more…
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The Center for Medical Progress released a
new undercover video of a meeting with Cate Dyer, chief executive of
StemExpress. In the video, Dyer said… more |
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NEW ORLEANS—For all its devastation,
Hurricane Katrina swept into this city an opportunity to embark on one of
the greatest education experiments in America. In…
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To give perspective, China is the world’s
second largest economy, as well as the second largest importer. It is the
largest trading nation for 75…
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In Denver, city council members are weighing
whether Chick-fil-A will be allowed to open in the Denver International
Airport. Denver council member Paul Lopez “called…
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Stock markets in the United States plunged
over the past week, and many are blaming a place far away from home: China.
Investors around the…
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Free employee meals may be slapped with a
price tag as the Internal Revenue Service inches closer to deciding whether
to tax the complimentary perk….
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SEOUL, South Korea – After marathon talks,
North and South Korea have reached an agreement to defuse the rising
tensions, which had created the potential…
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U.S. stock markets plummeted Monday,
furthering a global market decline that has eliminated nearly $10 trillion
from international shares as concerns grow over China’s economic…
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On Saturday, tens of thousands of people
gathered in hundreds of rallies around the country to protest Planned
Parenthood. The protesters numbered more than 60,000, according to the…
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There is no doubt that American colleges
should be safe for all students. A recent University of Virginia case is any
example, however, of the…
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Northwestern Football Players From unionizing
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Last week, in a unanimous decision, the
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) declined to assert jurisdiction in the
Northwestern University college football player unionization
case….More |
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The Associated Press released a bombshell
report on Wednesday that revealed that Iran
will be allowed to use its own inspectors to investigate a military…
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Popular radio show host Mark Levin says when
it comes to out of control entitlement
spending, the federal government is “stealing from unborn
Babies.” “Future…
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At religious Liberty Rally, Victims Share Their
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DES MOINES, Iowa—Several Americans who have
faced threats to their religious liberty united
for a rally last week. “These threats are not imagined. They’re not…
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The Taliban is in transition. Its leadership
council in Quetta—in Pakistan’s Balochistan province—announced recently that
Mullah Akhtar Mansour would replace Mullah Mohammed Omar as the…
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The United Nations is quite proud of its
Millennium Development Goals—the criteria it uses to measure the success of
economic development programs. In a 2013…
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Why is the government in the
marriage business? As I explain in “Truth
Overruled: The Future of marriage and
religious Freedom,” it’s to encourage a…
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The nation’s Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) experienced mixed results in
2014. Participation and average benefit amounts fell slightly from the
previous…
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The Iran
deal is the biggest nuclear story of the
decade. Yet most Americans are paying little attention. Even the 70th
anniversary of dropping the…
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Congress Should Reject Iran
deal, Force Administration Back to Drawing
Board
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You’ve heard the argument. If Congress turns
down the Iran nuclear
deal, Tehran will rush to get a nuclear bomb within two to three
months…. more |
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The Center for Medical Progress released a
trailer Friday for its “Human Capital” series featuring previously unseen
video after a judge lifted a temporary restraining…
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After a federal judge ordered the government
return $167,000 law enforcement seized from a
motorist driving through Nevada, federal prosecutors are fighting the
decision. The… more |
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Michigan Could Keep Its Iran
Sanctions Regardless of Washington’s Actions
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As Congress spends its August recess
deliberating the Iran
deal, Michigan has introduced two resolutions this week urging U.S.
legislators to oppose the accord. The… more |
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The
Heritage Foundation’s Bryan Riley wrote this
week about how sugar policies were behind Oreo’s move: The manufacturer of
Oreo cookies recently announced plans to…
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Roughly 15 years ago, staff at an orphanage
in war-torn Sierra Leone “ranked” the children in their care. Their favorite
child, number one, received special…
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal played undercover
videos of Planned Parenthood executives for pro-choice demonstrators that
had gathered outside of the governor’s mansion Thursday.
Planned Parenthood…
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The U.S. is reportedly set to block a
military aid tranche to Pakistan because of its failure to crack down on the
Haqqani network, a…
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Margaret Sanger is a saint in the feminist
church. She is a charter member of the progressive hall of fame. Liberals
revere this woman who…
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Arricka Nowland is no stranger to fees. Fees
to renew her certification as an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter in
the state of Maine, fees…
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There were only two drunk driving arrests
last New Year’s Eve in San Francisco, the lowest it’s been since 2009,
according to crime statistics from… more |
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Recent news on the illicit access of the
IRS’s systems, back in May, now shows almost
three times as many accounts were accessed than originally…
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Over the last week, the debate over
birthright citizenship has divided the 2016 Republican presidential field
and put the spotlight back on immigration.
Birthright citizenship…
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Planned Parenthood
has announced the
2015 recipients of the Maggie Awards, given to
recognize journalists, writers, activists, and social media innovators for
their coverage of…
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Red-light cameras across Missouri were
ordered to a stop this week after the state Supreme Court nullified multiple
local laws authorizing the programs. The Missouri…
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The greatest likelihood for military conflict
on the Korean Peninsula is not from a full-scale North Korean invasion, but
from a series of escalatory responses…
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Following the devastating June 17 shooting at
a church in Charleston, S.C., several black churches across the South have
been affected by serious fires. Some…
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Earlier this week, hundreds gathered in
Hayneville, Ala., to remember the life of civil rights activist Jonathan
Myrick Daniels. Daniels, 26 at the time of his…
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said
this week President Barack Obama has “a great likelihood of success” in
overcoming congressional opposition to his historic
Iran nuclear deal….
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LONDONDERRY, N.H.—Parents, educators, and
voters expressed concern over the role of the
federal government in education during a summit today in New Hampshire.
Attendees, panelists,…
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More than two dozen companies, including some
household names, are listed as donors to one of
Planned Parenthood’s affiliates, according to information obtained by
The…
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SARTANA, Ukraine—A biography of Winston
Churchill sits on Stephan Machsma’s desk. Machsma is the mayor of Sartana,
Ukraine, and he is leading the town’s approximately…
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Thailand’s long-running political turmoil,
and its consequent feud with Washington over its return to democracy, was
interrupted on August 17. At least 20 people are…
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Jack Phillips knows he can’t do anything
about those who call him a hater. He says he just loves to get up each day
to…
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A new video released today recounts the
gruesome details of harvesting of aborted baby brains. It’s the seventh
video released in as many weeks by the… more |
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The chief environmental regulator in the
United States had some blunt words of reality regarding the administration’s
Climate change Regulations.
The Clean Power Plan that… more |
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Peter W. Schramm dedicated his life to making
Americans out of the people who happened to live in a place called America.
He was an…
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A Pennsylvania teacher is suing the state’s
largest teachers union, the Pennsylvania State
Education Association, for preventing her from donating her nonmember fees
to a… more |
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The tax
Foundation, a non-partisan research organization, recently unveiled a study
indicating the value of $100 in all 50 states. The value of $100 is…
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The U.S. National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) announced earlier this week that it would
extend the contract between the U.S. and the Internet Corporation…
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The State Department has quietly issued a new
policy that some insiders view as designed to keep employees from freely
speaking to Congress or the…
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The Oregon bakers who were ordered by the
state to pay $135,000 for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex wedding
have designed and…
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PROVIDENCE, R.I.—taxpayers
won a key battle with government workers unions
this summer when one of Rhode Island’s top politicians withdrew two measures
that would have…
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What is the property
tax rate in your state? A new map from the tax
Foundation has the answer. The tax Foundation,
a non-partisan research think-tank… more |
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Since mid-July, after a series of undercover
videos showed high-ranking Planned Parenthood
officials discussing the sale of tissue from aborted
Babies, the organization has been under…
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The manufacturer of Oreo cookies recently
announced plans to move production of Oreos from Chicago to Mexico,
resulting in a loss of 600 U.S. jobs….
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Regulations-dont-make-sense/"> 4 Reasons
Obama’s New Methane Emission Regulations Don’t
Make Sense
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The Obama administration is proposing new
Regulations to reduce methane emissions for the
oil and gas industry 40 percent to 45 percent from 2012 levels… more |
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Remember those funny commercials where the
opera stars sing, “I have a structured settlement and I need cash now!”?
Nicolás Maduro knows what they mean….
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In
2015, it is hard to imagine a time when women
were not allowed to vote. But in early 1920, as
the Roaring Twenties jumped…
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Second Senate Democrat Comes Out Against
Iran Nuclear deal
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Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, a key
Democrat in the upper chamber, announced his opposition to the nuclear
deal with Iran
today, becoming the… more |
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A Kentucky judge has granted a temporary stay
to a county clerk so that she doesn’t have to issue
marriage licenses to same-sex couples while…
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ABC, NBC, and CBS have “censored” their
coverage of undercover videos released by the Center for Medical Progress,
according to an analysis conducted by the…
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Crystal Willis-Blount, a birth mother and a
rape survivor, says that she and her daughter are not “talking points” for
pro-choice politicians. In an interview…
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MARIUPOL, Ukraine—A mortar killed Daniel
Kasyanenko on a battlefield in eastern Ukraine. He was 19 years old. He died
on Aug. 6, almost six months…
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Republicans on the House Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform are investigating how
Planned Parenthood is using the federal funds that the organization
receives. Reps. Jason…
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Republicans are happier and more stable in
their marriages than Democrats, according to a
study released Monday. W. Bradford Wilcox, a prominent sociologist at the… more |
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Just before Secretary of State John Kerry
raised the Stars and Stripes in Havana last week as he opened the U.S.
Embassy in Havana, Sen… more |
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Nuclear Sanctions Against Iran, Explained in 90
Seconds
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Under a deal
requiring Iran to curb its nuclear program, the
United States and the broader international community will lift sanctions on
Tehran imposed over… more |
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One Iranian Family’s Fight to
Keep a Colorado City From Taking Their Property
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When Nasrin Kholghy opened the letter from
the city of Glendale, Colo., in April, it transported her back to another
country in another time. The… more |
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Arkansas and Utah have become the fourth and
fifth states to block or partially block taxpayer
dollars from going to Planned Parenthood, following a series of undercover…
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Events of
2015—both good and bad—have pushed Alexander
Hamilton back into the spotlight. On a good note, he is the subject of a
highly praised…
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Why Wind energy Is Not Going to
Meet All Our energy Needs
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The Department of
energy released its annual Wind Technologies Market Report last week,
and the headline is roughly the same as years past: wind is…
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MARIUPOL, Ukraine—Thunderstorms hovering over
the Sea of Azov caught the setting sun, turning orange and then pink. A cool
end-of-day breeze kicked up. Later Sunday…
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Fifty-three years ago today, the eyes of the
world turned to East Germany as an 18-year-old’s suffering became an
international symbol of cruelty. Peter Fechter,…
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Last month, the United States Army celebrated
the 240th anniversary of the Army Chaplain Corps. Amidst the celebrations
there was also concern: there seems to…
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The Iran
deal Leads to War. There Is a Better Way.
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Iran is the
world’s No. 1 state sponsor of terrorism. Americans agree it should not have
a nuclear weapon. President Obama’s Iran
deal does not…
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Two leading pro-life
organizations released a map today intended to showcase the thousands of
community health care clinics that could step in for
Planned Parenthood…
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PROVIDENCE, R.I.—In a battle of political
wills in Rhode Island, local voters so far have
held their ground against efforts by union
leaders and state… more |
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The Democratic Party plans to delete its
association with Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, its founding fathers.
As the New York Times recently reported, several…
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ruled Thursday that he must…
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Iran deal make war
more or less likely? “No deal means a greater
chance of more war in… more |
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financial market deRegulation caused the
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energy is supposed to collect spent nuclear
fuel and deposit it at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain. Nuclear power customers in
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Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak
headline a list of science luminaries signing on to a letter demanding a
universal ban on autonomous weapons….
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candidates spoke at a historic rock and roll landmark here Friday night,
with each using the Iowa Wing Ding dinner…
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ALDEN, Iowa—The Environmental Protection
Agency needs to “roll back” Regulations, said
former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina Thursday
evening at a town hall meeting… more |
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StemExpress, a biomedical company engulfed in
the scandal surrounding allegations that Planned
Parenthood is selling fetal organs, is cutting ties with the nation’s
largest abortion…
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About 30 years ago, when I first met you, you were an informal kind of guy….
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Army Corps of Engineers’ final water rule under the Clean Water Act seeks to
regulate almost every type of…
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Liberia, and Sierra Leone claimed over 11,000 lives. The World Health
Organization was heavily criticized for its response…
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budgets? It’s not education. It’s not infrastructure. It’s
welfare spending. Costing more than $1 trillion
per year, the… more |
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administration’s deal with
Iran is strictly a partisan issue? Hardly. Sen.
Chuck Schumer of New York recently joined… more |
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Ohio residents will have the chance to
vote on marijuana legalization this November
after a petition secured enough signatures to get a spot on the upcoming…
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Act. The legislation and resolution are in response… more |
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due to defective ignition switches in General Motors cars. Congress can’t
fix these tragedies, but this sure…
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Iran deal, the devil is in details,
particularly when it comes to verification and arms control. In the latest
spin… more |
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe commemorated the
70th anniversary of the end of World War II by releasing a highly
anticipated statement to make amends to…
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The American flag was raised next to the U.S.
embassy in Havana for the first time in 54 years Friday, but
Cuban dissidents who have…
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Lerner, the former IRS
official who is at the center of a scandal involving the targeting of
conservative groups, claims in a newly-released email that…
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Thousands of women and girls have been
brutally raped, beaten, and sold as slaves by the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria (ISIS). Many of…
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Are people who publicly affirm that
marriage is the union
of one man and one woman unfit to be judges? The Ohio Supreme Court’s Board… more |
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Companies should be held responsible for
damage they cause to the environment. But what if it’s the government that
has caused the damage? Recently the…
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Michaela Dodge and Cameron Swathwood
wrote earlier this week on the failures of the president’s
Iran deal: Under
the terms of the recently finalized… more |
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Lawyers for a county clerk in Kentucky who
refuses to issue marriage licenses to same-sex
couples appealed a federal judge’s order that she do so, asking…
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engaged in negotiations to achieve North Korean denuclearization. Pyongyang
signed several agreements promising never to build nuclear…
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sweeping campaign to sell his historic Iran
deal to Congress, advertising the accord as the
sole alternative to war… more |
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In the wake of the recent and ongoing
Planned Parenthood scandal regarding the
harvesting and sale of baby hearts, livers, lungs, and other organs, late…
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For four years, Josh Cyganik passed by
Leonard Bullock’s home in Pendleton, Oregon, each day on the way to work,
silently waving and nodding at…
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released millions of gallons of contaminated mine water into a major
waterway, neighboring local businesses are speaking out about…
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NASHUA, N.H.—Sen. Rand Paul said “we can
catch terrorists, we can protect ourselves, and still have our freedom”
during a town hall Wednesday in New…
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A custom cake baker in suburban Denver can’t
cite his religious convictions in declining to
make a wedding cake for two men, a Colorado appeals…
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There is a strong likelihood that when
Secretary John Kerry raises the American flag in Havana this Friday, he will
meet with General Raul Castro… more |
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ISIS now claims it has the names, home
addresses and other personally identifiable information of thousands of U.S.
military personnel and government employees. It’s called…
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The three states that recently denied
taxpayers’ money to Planned Parenthood
affiliates likely will be followed by others as public pressure mounts on
governors and…
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Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., has approved
legislation that will use public funds to finance a new stadium for the
Milwaukee Bucks basketball team. Wisconsin governor…
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers on the House
Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee is coming together to ask the Treasury
Department to return nearly $30,000…
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A spokesman for former Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton says that she has directed her
staff to turn over the personal server through which she…
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Democratic Sen. KIRSten
Gillibrand said Tuesday the federal government should continue to fund
Planned Parenthood, revealing she had not
watched the covert videos showing top…
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DERRY, N.H.— During a campaign stop at a town
hall in New Hampshire today, Ohio Gov. John Kasich said the United States
should be aiding…
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Nearly two years after Obamacare’s
implementation, a new survey found that the number of uninsured Americans
decreased to less than 10 percent of the population…
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The New Mexico Court of Appeals reversed a
lower court ruling on Tuesday that had created a right for doctors to help
terminally ill patients…more |
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Donald Trump suggested he would not support
ending taxpayer funding of
Planned Parenthood’s non-abortion
services in two interviews Tuesday. “We have to help women,” Trump…
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This past week, the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, over the vigorous dissent of
four judges on that court,…
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Hart Research Associates has released a poll
showing Planned Parenthood has the support of a majority of likely
voters in several battleground states in the…
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The Center for Medical Progress has released
another video of a former StemExpress employee discussing the harvesting of
aborted fetal body parts at Planned Parenthood…
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This week, on the one-year anniversary of
Michael Brown’s death, a familiar image came out of Ferguson, Mo., as
protesters faced off against police in…
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A Toledo judge who cited his
religious faith in declining to perform
same-sex marriages has agreed to follow an
advisory body’s decision that he—and all… more |
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Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a bill in
the Senate that would make Election Day a national holiday.
Sanders introduced an amendment to the U.S. code…
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Many Planned Parenthood
supporters have decried the Center for Medical Progress for releasing
“highly edited” video, despite the fact CMP has also released the full,…
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Lawmakers are responding to controversies
involving drones in neighborhoods, where increasing use (even for pizza
delivery) is raising national debates over rights to privacy, property,…
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A recently released poll shows significant
public support for the protection of religious
liberty—especially when special rights based on sexual orientation are being
advanced at… more |
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KYIV, Ukraine—It was called position 18. The
house, which was yellow and had its roof caved in from artillery hits, was
only a hundred meters…
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It’s been forty years since the practice of
abortion was made legal, and a lot of Americans
are either passionately pro-life or pro-choice,
wearing their…
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The National Geographic Traveler photography
contest is known for its out-of-this-world images of Earth. This year’s
contest, the 27th of its kind, did not disappoint….
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The Seattle City Council passed a new
tax on guns and
ammunition Monday to raise revenue for violence prevention and
gun safety research. The council…
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The
Heritage Foundation’s list of nearly 300
documented cases of voter fraud in the United
States continues to grow. Recent additions reveal that
voter fraud… more |
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Manchester, N.H.—Former Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton reiterated her support for
President Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran
during remarks to supporters Monday in New Hampshire….
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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision
in King v. Burwell, President Obama has claimed that
Obamacare is working and here to stay. In…
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the next
president of the United States should make sure federal dollars don’t flow
to sanctuary cities. “Withdraw federal funding… more |
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Veterans are leaving one combat zone for
another. Leave No Veteran Behind is a Chicago-based organization that
relieves the burden of student debt on veterans…
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The fate of a spending bill required to keep
the government running remains uncertain as Republicans enter the August
recess divided over tactics to strip…
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Under the terms of the recently finalized
nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action), Iran will now have less oversight and
restrictions on its nuclear… more |
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Craig James, a former professional football
player and respected sportscaster, is suing Fox Sports Southwest, alleging
that the broadcast network fired him because of his… more |
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Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina says
she won’t tackle entitlement reform until the
federal government can get its act together. “The government has to get its… more |
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says
Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer showed a “flash of statesmanship” when he
decided to oppose President Obama’s nuclear weapons agreement with… more |
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the
Export-Import Bank should be finally laid to
rest. “I believe it’s time for it to go,” Christie explained to…more |
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A judge has ruled that the city of St. Louis
can use tax dollars to fund a billion-dollar
NFL stadium, invalidating a city ordinance that…
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Dennis Flynn’s ties to the Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of Newark run deep: he’s been a parishioner there since he was 3
years old, he and…
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KYIV, Ukraine—This was supposed to be a
routine reconnaissance mission, but suddenly it became complicated. They had
been crawling in the woods to stay concealed when…
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MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The three men holding all
the power ask the prisoner’s biggest supporters why he deserves to rejoin
the free world. “Tell us why this…
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For eight years, Abby Johnson, who used to
work for a branch of Planned Parenthood, didn’t
just witness the fetal tissue donation process—she participated in…
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ATLANTA, Ga. – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
discussed his platform of “reform, growth and safety” during a speech to
conservative activists Saturday. Walker, speaking at…
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The undercover videos of
Planned Parenthood personnel (such as medical
director Deborah Nucatola and other employees) casually and coldly
discussing the dismemberment of aborted Babies…
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the federal religious Freedom Restoration…
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Why do we follow the news? To be informed, of
course. We naturally want to be aware of what’s happening at home and around
the…
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GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa—Former Maryland Gov.
Martin O’Malley spoke at a small-town library here Friday afternoon saying
he feels incarceration rates can be reduced in the…
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ATLANTA, Ga. – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush
criticized the “Alice in Wonderland” foreign policy of the Obama
administration during a speech to conservative activists…
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ATLANTA, Ga. – During a speech Saturday
morning, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee praised Democratic leader Sen.
Chuck Schumer for coming out against President Obama’s… more |
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ATLANTA, Ga. – Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said
that the United States must reform our tax code
to keep businesses in the United States. Rubio,… more |
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ATLANTA, Ga. – Former Hewlett-Packard CEO
Carly Fiorina spoke about what she sees as the difference between
conservatives and progressives during a speech Friday at…
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ATLANTA, Ga.—During a speech today, Sen. Ted
Cruz told a group of conservative activists the first actions he would take
should he be elected president….
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The top 10 Republican candidates hoping to
call the White House home in 2016 duked it out Thursday night for the first
presidential debate of… more |
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Tired of the bantering about the
deeply-flawed Iran nuclear
deal? No worries—there are plenty of other
scary scenarios to mull over during your morning coffee…
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This time last year, the nation was only
beginning to understand the turmoil unfolding on the streets of Ferguson,
Mo. African-American teen Michael Brown, 18,…
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Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and his
appointees to the Virginia State Board of Elections seem determined to
ensure that felons and non-citizens can illegally register…
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By praising Ethiopia’s repressive regime for
being “democratically elected” last week, President Obama was driving home
once again something that should be abundantly clear by…
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As Americans set out to the beach this summer
with their favorite novels in hand, federal officials are being asked to sue
the nation’s largest…
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If something seems too good to be true, it
probably is. Unfortunately, many journalists did not remember that when
covering a new report claiming that…
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Evenwel v. Abbott may wind up being the most
important voting case in sixty years. Its political ramifications could
rival those of Reynolds v. Sims,…
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Until recently, most of our attention on
drone wars has been about the debate over us going after bad guys with armed
flying robots. Indeed, America’s…
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ATLANTA, Ga.—Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal
today outlined five policies he would pursue if elected president of the
United States. Speaking at the RedState Gathering in…
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ATLANTA, Ga.—Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry
said today that “over-taxation and over-Regulation” are stifling economic growth in the
United States. Perry, who spoke at the…
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On the surface, recent jobs numbers represent
solid economic growth, yet polls show that Americans continue to worry about
economic conditions. Further analysis helps explain…
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ATLANTA, Ga.—New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
said today that conservatives should be “unapologetic” about their
pro-life position. Christie, a Republican
candidate for president, spoke at… more |
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The war is on. Russian President Vladimir
Putin has unleashed a vast information network across Central and Eastern
Europe, as well as within the European…
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Nearly seven years into federal
conservatorship, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, quintessential institutions of
cronyism, look to remain a permanent fixture of the housing finance…
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, one of the most
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President Obama’s nuclear deal with
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On August 8, 2014, the U.S. began an air
campaign against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS. One year later, we
have little to…
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CLEVELAND—Since taking control of
Congress in January, the Republican Party has watched its favorability
rating precipitously decline, mostly because of views held by fellow…
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In November 2004, Austin Branson and Peter
Carter found themselves nervously standing in the lobby of a hotel in Hanoi,
Vietnam, waiting. The 22-year-olds, who…
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Michaela Dodge wrote this week on what President Obama got wrong in his
Iran deal speech:
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New parents have a laundry list of things to
worry about, but on Tuesday, streaming service Netflix decided to take one
thing off that list…
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The 2016 primaries are in full momentum
following months of build-up, officially kicking off on Thursday night in
prime-time as the ten leading Republican candidates…
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The Republican presidential field gathered
tonight for the first official debate of the 2016 presidential election, and
there was no shortage of policy ideas offered…
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CLEVELAND—Republicans squared off for their
first debate Thursday at the Quicken Loans Arena. The
Daily Signal was there along with hundreds of
other media outlets…
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ALTOONA, Iowa—While many 2016 presidential
candidates are in Ohio tonight for the first Republican national debate,
Democratic presidential candidates gathered in Iowa this afternoon at…
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LISBON, Ohio—Prize-winning cattle are more
popular than politicians at the Columbiana County Fair. “Government is
broken from the very bottom to the very top,” says…
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They are forbidden to leave their homes
without a male escort, or they will be beaten. Their eyes must never be
seen. Without a double-veil,…
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President Vladimir Putin set a new course for
the Russian navy recently. While presiding over “Navy Day” in Baltiysk,
Russia, he formally approved changes to…
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The U.S. began its latest war in the Middle
East one year ago this week, launching a military campaign against ISIS, a
long-term battle against…
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance has
released an extensive bipartisan report on the IRS
targeting scandal that makes it clear, according to Sen. Chuck… more |
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What do you say on Twitter after you’ve
either made the cut as one of the 10 Republican presidential candidates who
will slug it out…
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The Supreme Court’s redefinition of
marriage has left many concerned about
protecting freedom for everyone who believes that
marriage is the union of a man… more |
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DES MOINES, Iowa–At the intersection of two
of the nation’s largest highways, I-35 and I-80, sits the Des Moines, Iowa
metro area, known for its…
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A federal court has struck down Texas’
voter identification law due to what the judges
call its “discriminatory effect.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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There is no question that we can and should
celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which is one
of the most…
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Recent undercover videos showing
Planned Parenthood employees haggling over the
price of body parts from aborted Babies have
renewed calls to end all federal funding…
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It all started with blueberries. More
specifically, with blueberries that Melissa Kieling’s young son refused to
take to school because they were always warm and…
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A temporary home can become a child’s forever
family. Together We Rise is a non-profit on a mission to help children in
the foster care… more |
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The Puerto Rican government failed this week
to make a $58 million payment of principal and interest on a specific
outstanding debt that lacks strong…
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The Los Angeles city council will
vote this week on exempting collectively
bargained wages from its new $15 an hour Minimum Wage
law. That’s correct… more |
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The Houston Housing Authority found itself in
the middle of a sticky lawsuit this week when the agency tried to use
eminent domain to “steal”…
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Days after the Obama administration finalized
plans to reduce carbon emissions, some
Climate scientists have criticized the
administration for failing to detail how the
Regulations…
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Doug Whaley, a 71-year-old retired salesman,
says he is looking for a conservative candidate for president who is worthy
of his trust. Going into Thursday…
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President Obama compared congressional
Republicans who reject his nuclear deal to
Iranian hardliners who chant “death to America”
during a speech selling the agreement with…
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Regardless of one’s point of view on an
issue, you can usually find a poll that shows that a majority of people
agree with you….
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On Wednesday, President Obama continued his
push to sell the Iran
deal to an increasingly skeptical American public. Unfortunately for
the White House, Obama’s charm… more |
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President Obama took a quick trip across D.C.
Wednesday to sell his Iran nuclear
deal in a speech at American University
regarding what he called… more |
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Conservative historian, poet and Presidential
Medal of Freedom winner Robert Conquest passed away on Monday, leaving
behind a legacy of vital support for freedom. Robert…
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For Katie Driscoll, a young mother of six,
back-to-school excitement is always dulled by one thing: advertising. That’s
because Driscoll, whose daughter Grace has Down…
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Ohio lawmakers are expected to formally
introduce legislation Wednesday that will require
welfare recipients to pass a drug test before receiving benefits.
Republican State Representatives… more |
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It might seem absurd to suggest that allowing
unlicensed florists to sell flower arrangements harms the public health and
safety. But states make claims like… more |
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The Obama administration has made a big
deal over Secretary of State John Kerry’s
recent meeting with representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council, a
loose… more |
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Why isn’t the Justice Department enforcing
the law and requiring state local election officials to keep
voter rolls updated and current? Last week, the
Public… more |
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A series of videos that show
Planned Parenthood executives discussing the
sale of aborted fetal organs has sparked a nationwide debate on Twitter
about the…
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A day after the Obama administration
finalized a “historic” plan to regulate carbon
dioxide emissions, Republicans on a prominent Senate committee are alleging
that an… more |
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Piper Kerman, whose memoir about her year in
a federal women’s prison—titled “Orange Is The New Black”—was adapted into a
Netflix series, testified before the…
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Louisiana’s governor and top health officer
this afternoon demanded that Planned Parenthood’s
affiliate in their state explain discrepancies in what its officials say
about harvesting…
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On Monday, federal district court Judge
William Orrick ordered the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) not to publish
undercover video taken at the National abortion…
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I like Charles Krauthammer. But he made some
disturbing statements Monday when talking about the
Planned Parenthood scandal and reactions to it. “There is a…
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unions claim
they’re for the little guy. They talk about big businesses putting corporate
interests ahead of the average Joe. But unions
have become quite…
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Last week, 6,500 athletes from 165 nations
traveled to Los Angeles to compete in the
2015 Special Olympic World Summer Games. “These
Games change the…
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Earlier this year, the Young Conservatives
for energy Reform (YCER) co-hosted a “National
Security and energy Independence Reception” on
Capitol Hill with the American Wind… more |
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On this day in 1790, Congress passed an “Act
to create the Revenue Cutter Service,” which authorized then-Secretary of
the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to build…
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The first International Special Olympics
was held in 1968 in Chicago, thanks to the work of Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
in order to highlight the talents and…
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Lawrence Posey has been
there, done that. No, he’s been there, done worse. “Believe it or not, all
of us are wired up wrong,”…
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A fifth undercover video released this
morning shows Planned Parenthood officials allegedly discussing the
harvesting of organs from aborted Babies,
adding to growing allegations that…
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Two Texas Republicans are pushing to examine
the effectiveness of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies. The House
Financial Services committee, led by Chairman Jeb Hensarling,…
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According to a recently released poll from
Quinnipiac University, Americans strongly oppose the
Iran nuclear deal. The majority of
Americans, 58 to 30 percent, believe… more |
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On Wednesday, President Obama will make a
personal push to sell the flawed Iran
deal to the American public and Congress. The
president’s efforts to… more |
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It used to be that, like
entitlement spending, criminal justice reform
was a third rail in politics—touch it, and you could be sure that your…
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In an effort to address
Climate change, the Obama administration has finalized a new rule
designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the nation’s largest…
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Republican presidential candidates gathered
at Saint Anselm’s college in Manchester, N.H., Monday night for the
voters first Forum. The forum took place only
days before…
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Supporters of Planned
Parenthood claim that an end to federal funding of the organization
will limit women’s access to family planning services and preventive care….
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Serious questions have been raised as to
whether Planned Parenthood is selling tissue and body parts of unborn
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A Senate bill to strip
Planned Parenthood of its $500 million in federal funding fell short
of the 60 votes needed to advance, gaining the…
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The Obama administration unveiled its
Climate change Regulations
for new and existing power plants, calling the plan “the biggest, most
important step we’ve ever taken… more |
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Later today, the Senate is scheduled to
vote on a bill that would remove federal
funding from Planned Parenthood. This is a good
and necessary…
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Sen. Rand Paul believes that the United
States Congress will reject the Obama administration’s nuclear
deal with Iran.
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Lost in the outrage over the death of Cecil
the Lion is the plight of the people of Zimbabwe and the fact that big game…
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Performer Janine Stange has made history for
a second time. Stange, also known as the “National Anthem Girl,” first made
headlines in August 2014 when…
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Planned Parenthood Sometimes Reject
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As The
Daily Signal and 2nd vote
have revealed, corporate America is a major source of revenue for
Planned Parenthood. While less than the
half-billion… religious-charities/"> more |
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Will women have access to the health services
they need if the government defunds Planned Parenthood?
That depends on whom you ask. “Absolutely,” said Jay…
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Being conservative in a politically correct
culture has never been easy. Whether you’re a politician trying to explain a
controversial sound-bite or a voter attempting…
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The Vienna Agreement overseeing
Iran’s nuclear program brought no joy to Tel
Aviv. “Israel is not bound by this deal with
Iran,” declared Prime Minister…
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High school graduation remains a crucial rite
of passage. The National Center for Education Statistics estimates that in
2013, the median earning for workers with…
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Mark Levin is fed up with the Republican
leadership in Congress. A day before Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., filed a
motion to remove House Speaker…
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MANCHESTER, N.H.—At a campaign stop here,
Sen. Lindsey Graham brought along a longtime friend and fellow foreign
policy hawk to double up on deriding President…
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CONCORD, N.H.—Democratic
presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders was endorsed by Friends of the
Earth, a progressive political action committee fighting
Climate change, during a campaign stop…
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa— Speaking at a sports bar
in a college town here, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called for funding to
be taken away… more |
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July 31 is known as a day to honor
conservative economist Milton Friedman, as he would have been 103 years old
if he were still…
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The Obama administration announced Friday
that certain federal and state prisoners will be eligible for federal Pell
grants to pay for college classes while they…
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Medicare is
still in trouble. The Medicare Trustees just
issued their
2015 report. Like last year’s report, it says
that the Hospital Insurance trust fund…
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Federal and state governments spent $1.02
trillion on welfare in 2014—an increase of $274
billion, or 36 percent, since 2003 after adjusting for inflation. At…
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A thriving society needs a strong economy.
The reverse is just as true: A healthy economy is built on a vibrant culture
that promotes individual…
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Before a predominantly African-American
audience, Jeb Bush on Friday lauded President Obama’s recent comments on
racial injustice, while also brushing aside a fiery attack from Hillary…
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WATERLOO, Iowa—Sen. Rand Paul said he would
cut spending in a “dramatic fashion” while speaking at the Five Sullivan
Brothers Convention Center here Friday morning…. more |
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For Becky and Bo Frolek, August 12th
represents a milestone they hardly could have imagined this time last year.
The couple, who live in Fargo,…
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Iran’s Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Khamenei recently tweeted an image that represented
President Obama with a gun to his own head with
the caption, “If any… more |
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The University of New Hampshire’s “Bias-Free
Language Guide” considers the words “mothering” and “fathering” to be
problematic, biased language. According to Campus Reform, the guide…
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religious-freedom/"> Why Little Sisters of
the Poor Is Right to Be Concerned About religious
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The Obama administration continues its
persistent attack on the Little Sisters of the Poor following their
challenge to the Obamacare abortion drug
mandate. Earlier this… religious-freedom/"> more |
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ISIS has identified a key demographic from
which it can derive strength and power: women. From sexual violence to
exploiting Western women as public relations…
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ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa—Shaping his message
around the economy and national security, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee
spoke in small-town Iowa at the library and community…
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Sen. Rand Paul says
pro-life Democrats hold the key to passing legislation in the Senate
that would completely defund Planned Parenthood. “There are several
Democrats…more |
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DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz can’t tell
the difference between a Democrat and a Socialist. WATCH! Posted by Fox &
Friends on Friday, July 31,
2015…
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Genevieve Wood wrote about
Planned Parenthood and the media in her column
earlier this week: In the case of the unfolding scandal involving the
nation’s…
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Right now, the conventional wisdom is that
women—especially younger women—are natural allies of left-of-center
candidates. But it doesn’t have to be that way, said Rachel…
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Inside a maximum-security
prison hidden in a nowhere part of Alabama, nearly 1,300 inmates live for
the past, most incarcerated for violent…
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The House and Senate are set to leave
Washington, D.C., for a month-long summer break. But they are leaving behind
unfinished business. When lawmakers return in September,…
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A $57-million experiment to deliver better,
more efficient care at federally funded health centers struggled to meet its
goals and is unlikely to save money,…
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An illegal immigrant
accused of attempted rape and murder during a violent crime spree Monday was
released by Ohio sheriff’s deputies three weeks ago after…
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A California
court issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday prohibiting the group
behind the covert Planned Parenthood videos
from releasing any footage involving top officials…
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Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., criticized the
House of Representatives for not passing legislation prior to the annual
August district work period to defund Planned
Parenthood….
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The Food and Drug
Administration announced earlier this month that chain restaurants
have an extra year to comply with the Affordable Health Care Act mandate…
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From coast to coast, states are tackling
legislation that would protect property owners from abuses of a system that
has become known as policing for…
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Late Wednesday, the Los Angeles Superior
Court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) banning the Center for
Medical Progress from releasing video of a meeting…
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The Senate is attempting to move forward with
allegedly non-controversial legislation, the energy
Policy Modernization Act of
2015, which, according to proponents, contains
no “poison… more |
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Lila Rose, the founder and president of Live
Action, a pro-life group, knows firsthand what
it is like to film Planned Parenthood employees
undercover. Live…
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The Internet is an incredibly powerful force
for commerce and free expression. The same reasons that so many people value
the Internet, however, lead a…
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I had the chance to speak with Dr. Ben Carson
recently about the Planned Parenthood scandal,
his views on America’s growing debt and something I’ve…
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A new report from a government watchdog
examining the success of taxpayer-funded
Obamacare co-ops found that the vast majority
lost money last year and struggled…
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Another undercover video of a
Planned Parenthood executive describing the
sale of fetal organs has been released by the Center for Medical Progress.
The video…
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In yet another example of government waste,
Washington maintains a $111 million program that sells information that is
mostly available for free on the internet….
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With every new terrorist attack, the
inevitable question we all end up asking is “why didn’t anyone see it
coming?” Even with the increased experience…
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The University of Cincinnati police officer
who fatally shot Samuel DuBose during a routine traffic stop on July 19 was
indicted on murder charges Wednesday….
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MANCHESTER, N.H.—During a forum today hosted
by Americans for Peace, Prosperity, and Security, New Jersey Gov. Chris
Christie said that President Obama has “over-promised and…
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In light of a trio of undercover videos
recently released depicting Planned Parenthood
officials discussing the harvesting of fetal body parts, Senate Majority
Leader Mitch… - more |
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According to Planned
Parenthood’s website, most women “ultimately feel relief” after
having an abortion. In fact, the website
asserts that sustained “emotional problems” after an…
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In the case of the unfolding scandal
involving the nation’s largest abortion
provider, Planned Parenthood, much of the
mainstream media have fallen for the old…
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pro-life
supporters took to Twitter on Wednesday to reveal their personal stories
regarding adoption, pregnancy and choosing life. Playing off of the name “Planned Parenthood,”…
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What do you do when you can’t persuade the
American people to embrace your values? You use government coercion to
impose those values on people…. more |
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When Billy Jack and Sara Brawner found out
they were pregnant in November 2013, they were overjoyed. Having previously
endured a miscarriage, they found every…
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The Afghan government has reported that
Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammed Omar died at a hospital in Pakistan
two years ago. The Taliban has not…
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Rep. Richard Hanna was the only Republican
candidate in 2014 to accept funds from Planned
Parenthood. The third-term congressman from New York’s 22nd
District—which runs…
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The viral cellphone video showing a police
officer fatally shooting Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, in Sen. Tim
Scott’s South Carolina hometown spurred the…
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Rep. Mark Meadows, the conservative
congressman pushing a motion to oust John Boehner as speaker, has insisted
he does not like “being in the limelight.”…
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There is more to a movement than the slogan.
Students for Life of America held a nationwide rally Tuesday that included
65 cities across the…
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We often boast about having attained some
unimaginable redefinition of ourselves and our nation. How odd, then, that
someone born 210 years ago today could…
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President Eisenhower signed the National
Aeronautics and Space Act exactly 57 years ago today, in 1958. This
legislation created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
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Contrary to what has been accepted as
conventional wisdom, America’s red counties have a higher percentage of
stable families than those in blue counties. According…
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Medicare-and-medicaid/">
Medicare and Medicaid – 50 Years Later – It’s
Time for Change
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Fifty years ago, on July 30, 1965, President
Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation creating the nation’s two largest
federal health entitlements,
Medicare and Medicaid.
Medicare… Medicare-and-medicaid/"> more |
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Democrat Bill Patmon, a state representative
in Ohio, has introduced a bill to end Ohio state funding to Planned
Parenthood. “Five thousand, four hundred and ninety-nine
abortions…
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March of Dimes, an organization that seeks to
end premature birth, is facing criticism from its supporters for donations
local chapters made to Planned Parenthood, the
nation’s…
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After vowing to repeal and replace
Obamacare during the 2014 midterm elections,
Republicans officially took control of Congress in January. Republicans have
several procedural tools… more |
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For years, Kirk and Tanya White thought New
Orleans public schools didn’t work for their two sons. They got their eldest
son, Geno, into a…
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HOPKINTON, N.H. – During a campaign stop in
New Hampshire Tuesday, former Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton said she has set “two big national goals”… more |
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said
Tuesday the Senate will vote on a bill to
defund Planned Parenthood before lawmakers
leave Capitol Hill next week…
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CONCORD, N.H. – Protests against
Planned Parenthood took place nationwide today
in light of three undercover videos released by the Center for Medical
Progress showing…
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Days before the U.S. House is planning to
adjourn for its month-long recess, Speaker John Boehner is facing yet
another challenge from the right. Rep….
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At a hearing before the House Foreign AffaIRS Committee, Secretary of State John Kerry was
asked why the administration did not submit the Iran
nuclear… more |
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Turkey, a NATO member, conducted multiple aIRStrikes over the weekend in both Syria and Northern
Iraq. Here’s what you need to know from Luke Coffey,…
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In a blunt rejection of the Senate’s attempt
to enact a longer-term fix for the nation’s roads, rails and bridges, the
House of Representatives plans… more |
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A new documentary-style video was released
today about Planned Parenthood’s alleged “black
market” in harvesting and selling fetal body parts. The 12-minute video,
titled “Human Capital,” features…
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Conservative Sen. Mike Lee struck a
deal Monday with Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell (R-Ky.) to repeal Obamacare through a
budget tool known as reconciliation,…
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As a child growing up in North Korea,
Hyeonseo Lee believed that her country was the best on the planet. She
believed that Americans were…
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In light of recent undercover videos showing
Planned Parenthood executives discussing the
sale of donated fetal organs, conservative lawmakers are aiming to strip the
organization…
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An increased number of teenage girls—more
than 20 percent—have used the morning-after pill, according to a new study
by the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Justice Samuel Alito joined Weekly Standard
editor Bill Kristol for a 90-minute conversation about life, baseball and a
few recent Supreme Court decisions. Alito expressed…
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The Fountain of Youth may just be sitting in
a Winfield, Kansas Walmart. It’s there that Loren Wade, a Walmart employee
since 1983, celebrated his…
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The debate over the revelation of the
referral to the Justice Department of Hillary Clinton’s
email activities as Secretary of State missed several important points,…
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Just two years after Obamacare’s
implementation, a Louisiana nonprofit insurer that received nearly $66
million in taxpayer-funded loans is closing its
doors. On Friday, the…
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After multiple tries, the U.S. Supreme Court
will have the opportunity next term to overturn an outdated ruling from a
1977 case, Abood v. Detroit… more |
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For the last 30 years start-ups have been
steadily declining as a share of total businesses in the U.S. This is
especially worrisome given that…
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It’s hard to believe what happened in
Washington this weekend. The U.S. Senate attached an amendment resurrecting
a dead corporate welfare program to the
highway… more |
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A new study has found that of the
unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. already,
most of them will be spared from deportation under Obama’s recent… more |
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More teens are choosing to remain abstinent,
according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Since 1991, the percentage of…
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Not content with wreaking havoc on the Middle
East, ISIS is bringing its terrorism to the West in general, the U.S.
specifically and the U.S….
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Recently at Forbes, John Farrell published an
odd critique of an essay of mine that ran at first Things. The essay is an
excerpt from my…
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Conservatives in the U.S. Senate are gearing
up to challenge Republican leadership today, setting their sights on a plan
to repeal Obamacare with 51
votes—a…
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KYIV, Ukraine—A Department of Defense plan to
send Ukraine advanced, long-range counter-battery radars highlights both an
evolution of the Ukraine war and a ratcheting up…
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Congress is once again debating a
big-government, tax-and-spend bill that fails
to fix a problem that’s plagued the federal government for a decade. It’s
the…
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The maxim that “personnel is policy”
transcends partisan affiliations and political labels. Every president,
including President Barack Obama, has the authority to staff federal
agencies…
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The American people elected a Republican
majority to the U.S. Senate believing that a Republican majority would be
somehow different from a Democratic majority. Unfortunately,…
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There’s always that one moment in a horror
film when everyone thinks the villain has been killed, then bam—up he jumps,
to the surprise of… more |
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The Social Security
Disability Insurance (SSDI) program has many problems. For starters, it will
run out of money next year, which could mean 20-percent benefit…
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Barack Obama is not likely to be mistaken for
Teddy Roosevelt. Yes, his foreign policy has been quite
soft-spoken—especially when addressing openly hostile states such…
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About 7.5 million Americans paid an average
penalty of $200 for not having health insurance in 2014—the first year most
Americans were required to have…
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The data on the
abortion rate in the United States for 2014 has not been updated
since 2011. And that is just the beginning of…
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As we publish the second Index of Culture and
Opportunity, I am reminded of the differences between how Washington
operates and how real life happens…
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Used to be that, when a crime occurred,
investigators would flood the crime scene. Now, they race to access the
perpetrator’s footprint in digital space….
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It turns out the Iran
nuke deal is a lot like the guy or gal you spy
across the room at a dimly lit party… more |
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President Obama has always said he was a man
of faith. The nuclear deal with
Iran proves it. The Vienna agreement is built
solely on… more |
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DES MOINES, Iowa—Former governor of Maryland
Martin O’Malley spoke at the Iowa Caucus Consortium 2016 Candidate Series in
Des Moines Friday afternoon. O’Malley said he…
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On Tuesday, The
Daily Signal published a list of companies that
donate or have donated directly to Planned Parenthood,
either through grants or through matching… more |
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is paving the
way to unseat “obstructionist” Republicans in the House who have
successfully blocked much of the organization’s agenda….
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New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind was arrested
Thursday during a protest against the Iran
nuclear deal outside Democratic Sen. Chuck
Schumer’s Manhattan office. The conservative… more |
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Over the past several days, the Obama
administration has been working hard to persuade Congress and the American
people that the recently negotiated deal with…
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., slammed
President Obama for being a clueless president when it comes to policy in
the Middle East. “President Obama doesn’t know…
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On the third anniversary of the death of
famous Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá, the Human
Rights Foundation released a report suggesting that the
Cuban government… more |
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Mayci Breaux will be remembered as much more
than a slain victim of Thursday evening’s tragic shooting in Lafayette,
Louisiana. Breaux, 21, was an honor…
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who recently called
for amending the Constitution to allow the public to
vote on Supreme Court judges, says strict constructionist Supreme…
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Not that there was any doubt, but North Korea
publicly rejected any interest in following Iran
into denuclearization negotiations with the U.S. The North Korean…
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Republicans are divided on how to best
address the recent Planned Parenthood scandal, with House Speaker John
Boehner suggesting Congress get “facts first” before defunding…
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The Senate on Sunday will stay overtime to
consider two controversial amendments to a highway funding bill, voting on
measures to repeal Obamacare and revive… more |
Iran/"> 1979 on Repeat? Opponents Accuse
Obama of Mishandling Hostage Issue With Iran
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1979 may be repeating itself. Opponents of
President Obama’s nuclear deal with
Iran have complained that it does not help the
fate of four American… Iran/"> more |
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio backed
away from his controversial plan to restrict the growth of ridesharing
companies in the Big Apple. The…
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The multi-front cyberspace information war in
which we recently have found ourselves just got a little more complicated. A
group which calls itself Cyber Caliphate,…
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WEBSTER CITY, Iowa—Former CEO of
Hewlett-Packard Carly Fiorina spoke at a local Maid-Rite here on Thursday;
saying technology is a tool than can be used…
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ABC News is mainstreaming the practice of
polyamory—that is, group marriage—with a story
titled, “Two Moms, One Dad, Two Babies Make One
Big Happy Polyamorous… more |
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Little Micah Quinones may be one of the most
photogenic Babies in America. At just
11-months-old, his big, blue eyes and chestnut brown tuft of…
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House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that
he wants to put “facts first” before using the appropriations process to end
federal funding to Planned Parenthood. The…
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The murder of Kate Steinle in San Francisco
by a seven-time felon and five-time deportee has sparked a nationwide debate
about sanctuary cities and
immigration…more |
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This week, an Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
panel ruled against North Dakota’s fetal heartbeat law. Though the state has
been ordered to not enforce…
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On the Senate floor this morning, Sen. Ted
Cruz, R-Texas, blasted Republican leadership. “We’ve had a Republican
majority in both houses of Congress now for…
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Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint wrote
this week about why Planned Parenthood needs to stop receiving
taxpayer dollars: A video released last week…> more |
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A report released on Thursday morning by the
Government Accountability Office unveiled that the Internal Revenue Service
specifically audited organizations in a biased manner. “The…more |
Ir Meet the Four Americans Held Hostage By
Iran
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President Obama’s Iran
deal has drawn criticism over one omission:
It does not affect the four Americans being held hostage by the
Iranian government. These Americans… more |
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After 80 years of exclusive state control,
Mexico is finally liberalizing its oil industry. On July 15, the Mexican
government began auctioning several shallow water…
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A recent report out of Oklahoma makes clear
the startling consequences of a lack of transparency and oversight within
law enforcement. Over a seven-year period,…
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With more than $500 million in
taxpayer funding annually, it’s time for the
American people to know the truth about Planned
Parenthood. >>> more:…
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Democratic members of Congress have requested
an investigation into the Center for Medical Progress, the group behind two
undercover videos of Planned Parenthood
executives. The…
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Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
held a hearing on the (deeply flawed) Iran
deal with Secretary of State John Kerry,
Secretary of energy Ernest…
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Former Sen. Jim DeMint, president of The
Heritage Foundation, spoke to Fox News today
about sanctuary cities. “Millions of Americans
are angry about this,” DeMint… more |
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Boeing’s new chief executive officer says the
company should be able to survive in the short term even without the
services of the Export-Import Bank…. more |
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I had the honor of representing The
Heritage Foundation this week at a “Stop
Iran Now” rally in New York City’s Times
Square. Over 12,000… more |
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Representatives from Coca-Cola, Ford Motor
Co. and Xerox say they’ve asked Planned Parenthood
to remove their names as corporate donors to the embattled organization. The
move…
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Secretary of State John Kerry made a heated
defense of the Iran nuclear
deal Thursday, saying the U.S. will face
international isolation and degraded security…
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Iran has a long
history of supporting violence and terrorism within the Middle East, as well
as around the world. The following list is a…
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On Tuesday, The
Daily Signal published a list of companies that
donate or have donated directly to Planned Parenthood,
either through grants or through matching…
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French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo will
no longer publish depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, according to editor
Laurent Sourisseau. Sourisseau told German magazine Stern, as…
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The Export-Import
Bank is dead. Let’s keep it that way. This hoary relic of the Great
Depression has been plagued with corruption and fraud. Its…
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Lawmakers in the House and Senate have
introduced legislation to cut off federal funding for
Planned Parenthood in the wake of two undercover videos sparking…
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religious-freedom/"> How So-Called ‘Equality
Act’ Threatens religious Freedom
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Politico is reporting that the so-called
“Equality Act” will be introduced today in Congress. The bill is the
brainchild of the Human Rights Campaign—an influential,…
religious-freedom/"> more |
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The Export-Import
Bank’s most vocal supporters were among the biggest spenders on lobbying in
the second quarter. Ex-Im supporter Boeing’s
lobbying spending skyrocketed, nearly tripling…
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The top Planned
Parenthood doctor whose face is all over the Internet because of an
undercover video otherwise has left little mark on social media…
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Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr., told The
Daily Signal that her uncle would have been
“very disturbed” by the recent videos…
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The index before you is more than a book of
statistics—more even than a diagnosis of America’s economy and culture. It
is first and foremost…
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Texas law enforcement released a graphic
dashcam video Tuesday showing a routine traffic stop escalate into a violent
altercation between Sandra Bland and a state…
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As the Senate prepares to debate legislation
addressing the financial future of the Highway Trust Fund, several senators
are looking to the bill as a… |
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Sen. Ted Cruz questioned U.S.
immigration and Customs Enforcement Director
Sarah Saldaña during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about illegal
immigration on Tuesday. Family members… more |
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Sen. Rand Paul continued to drive momentum
for criminal justice reform Wednesday, saying the greatest barrier to jobs
and voting in the U.S. is a…
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On Thursday morning the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee (SFRC), chaired by Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., will meet
to hold its first hearing on the Iran… more |
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It’s not easy to live on $944 per month,
especially if you are disabled. But $944—less than the federal
poverty level—is what the average disabled…
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According to the folks at the New York Times,
this whole Planned Parenthood story is not a story. And if anybody needs to
be investigated,…
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On Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz introduced a
resolution to rename the street in front of Cuba’s
embassy in Washington, D.C. after slain Cuban
dissident Oswaldo… more |
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Five years after Congress passed the 2010
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act as a response to the 2008 financial crisis, Americans remain…
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GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz says if
the nuclear weapons deal with
Iran goes through, the White House will become
directly responsible for supporting terrorism… more |
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She’s no fan of monogamy, she is baffled when
her boyfriend talks about marriage and she’s
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deal with Iran is
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AMES, Iowa—“How many of you by show of hands
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terrorism,” a man identified as Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez opened fire on
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in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. Lincoln Chafee,…
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with Iran, calling it the biggest mistake of
his presidency. “Everything he’s done before…
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Heritage Foundation’s Jim Phillips wrote about
the Iran deal
earlier this week: The Obama administration’s nuclear agreement with
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today about the relationship between Minimum Wage
hikes and jobs. “There’s just no evidence that raising the minimum…
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the marriage question, but as Ryan Anderson
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WATERLOO, Iowa—Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal
started the evening off at the Waterloo Veterans of Foreign Wars with a
prayer for the four Marines that were…
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DOVER, N.H.—Former secretary of state and
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
praised President Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran
during a town hall meeting Thursday night….
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AMHERST, N.H.—During his first trip to New
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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An internal review of the Justice
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AMES, Iowa—Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush wants
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year. Bush, a Republican candidate…
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“Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver is
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stadiums. Oliver cited the Miami Marlins, whose…
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afternoon, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said that all federal funding must
be cut off to sanctuary cities that refuse to…
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BARRINGTON, N.H.—Ohio Gov. John Kasich
defended his record on education at a town hall Monday night in New
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker rolled out his
official campaign today, becoming the 15th Republican running for the
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Pentagon officials are in the final stages of
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A Tennessee police officer was indicted by a
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President Obama today commuted the sentences
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The Office of Personnel Management disclosed
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In the wake of 32-year-old Kate Steinle’s
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A Toledo judge who declined to officiate at
the wedding of two women Monday has apologized to the couple for a 45-minute
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Today, the Army is announcing that it is
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Maine passed a measure Wednesday permitting
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involving a Fairmont, N.C., convenience store owner, the federal government
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CONCORD, N.H.—Former Maryland Gov. Martin
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economics”—including keeping the Minimum Wage
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Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate
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Democratic National Committee Chairwoman
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It is now legal for physicians in Iowa to
administer abortion-inducing pills by webcam.
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“There are two kinds of people,” Robert
Frommer of the Institute for Justice says: “those that don’t know about
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For nearly a week, the
Export-Import Bank has been closed following the expiration of its
charter. But Democrats in Congress are working to revive the…
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One third of Americans have no clue what
rights they have under the first Amendment. The Newseum’s
2015 State of the first Amendment survey
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All eyes are on how the eurozone will respond
to Greece’s debt crisis. On July 5, Greek voters
overwhelming rejected a eurozone deal that
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CONCORD, N.H.—Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and
Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina believes the United States’
high corporate tax rate damages the country’s
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WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa—At a summer cookout
here Tuesday evening, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio outlined the economic
policies he would enact if elected president. “I’m running…
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MANCHESTER, N.H.—While speaking at a town
hall Tuesday night in New Hampshire, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said that
the Democratic presidency of Barack Obama is…
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Iran and six
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blowing through another deadline as diplomats struggle to notch a final
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The White House is planning to give more than
a half a billion dollars in government and private funding for
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The Senate has begun
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Education Act (ESEA), currently known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB)….
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After admitting to shooting and killing
32-year-old Kate Steinle, Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, an illegal alien,
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In the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling,
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hearing this morning, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Chairman of the
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BEDFORD, N.H.—Ben Carson, a retired pediatric
neurosurgeon and Republican presidential candidate, called the concept of
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One-person tents, men’s boxers and prepaid
cell phones are not things you would normally find on a little girl’s wish
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Madeline Stuart, an 18-year-old from
Brisbane, Australia, is one step closer to achieving her dream of changing
society’s perception of disability. The teen, who has…
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Mariupol on the afternoon of July 6. To the north, the sky turned dark and a
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Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Commissioner Brad Avakian ordering
Aaron and Melissa Klein, Christian…
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Sen. Rand Paul put Hollywood in the spotlight
Monday revealing a $25,000 federal grant billing taxpayers
for the building of an Oscars museum. The National…
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Russia continues to act in a belligerent fashion on the world stage. While
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Left Behind Act, which poured an avalanche…
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On Sunday Greek voters,
following the lead of hard-left Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras,
overwhelmingly rejected an offer from the so called “Troika” of creditors,
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When President Obama confidently asserted
“this is what change looks like” during his Cuba
embassy announcement last week, he couldn’t possibly have had in mind…
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“soccer moms” were the victims of raids conducted by local law enforcement
officials, who took telephones, televisions and cash from…
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Former President George W. Bush turned 69
years old today. Here are 11 quotes from the 43rd president in honor of his
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telephone pole on his motorcycle going 100 miles per hour. Doctors told his
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In two months the Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City will hold its annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It is
here that, for more than…
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“We the People.” We’ve heard that phrase so
often it’s easy to overlook its significance. But as we mark our nation’s
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American Enterprise Institute published a
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compiled information from various studies, including those done by Pew…
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pull off a terrorist attack on Independence Day? Let’s look at the facts. It
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Trust in American institutions varies widely
by political ideology, according to a new Gallup poll. Gallup found that
American liberals and conservatives “report markedly different…
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No thanks to his fellow Democrats, President
Barack Obama won a victory in Congress last week when Republicans
voted to give him the authority to…
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Take a look around your living room. There’s
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Sick of what Greece is doing to your 401(k)?
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When former Marine Corporal Cole Thomas Lyle
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Its failure to make a €1.73 billion euro
payment to the International Monetary Fund by June 30 makes Greece the first
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Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian
finalized a preliminary ruling today ordering Aaron and Melissa Klein, the
bakers who refused to make a cake for a…
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FORT DODGE, Iowa—Bernie Sanders, the
second-term independent senator from Vermont, spoke on “real issues” at Iowa
Central Community College today, promising that his policies would…
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It would go down in history as Sen. Edward
Kennedy’s “Robert Bork’s America” speech. Judge Bork, a brilliant
constitutional scholar, had been nominated by President…
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A polygamous Montana trio recently applied
for a second marriage license, according to the
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When reading the Declaration of Independence
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California
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Wednesday, making the state home to perhaps the strictest
fracking rules in the nation. The
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Retired Army Maj. Scott Smiley defied all
odds last Sunday when he became the first blind veteran to successfully
complete an Ironman. The race in Coeur…
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Vu Do, an entrepreneurial, law-abiding New
Yorker, has just become the latest member of a sad club: The victims of
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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s
devastating opinions on same-sex marriage and
Obamacare, some conservatives are asking
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The inability of Puerto Rican governments to
live within their own means is, of course, the reason why the island finds
itself with a $70…
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After being temporarily delayed by a judge, a
Florida law that institutes a mandatory 24-hour waiting period before
undergoing an abortion went into effect on…
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Do you know the real story behind American
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Nasir Sobhani knows first-hand the toll
addiction and homelessness can take. Which is why these days the recovering
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Mike Huckabee in Iowa: ‘religious
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FORT DODGE, Iowa—Former Arkansas Gov. Mike
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Iowans this morning to lay out the policies…
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Today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs
report showed solid but not spectacular labor market growth in June. The
payroll survey showed net employment jumping by…
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Entertainer Pat Boone sat down with The
Daily Signal to talk about what he’s observed
during his 50 years living in Hollywood, why he believes…
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KYIV, Ukraine—Konstantin Bernatovich’s hands
began to tremble. He leaned forward, breathing quickly. He tried to say
something, but his English failed him and he pulled…
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As Americans gather this weekend to celebrate
July Fourth, we remember our nation’s birth and the brave men and women who
fought for our independence….
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At the time we are celebrating our nation’s
independence, many Americans reflect on the distinctive values that
contribute to our unique national character. What do the…
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MASON CITY, Iowa— At Music Man Square here
Wednesday night, Sen. Lindsey Graham touted himself as a “very good
commander-in-chief” who would do “whatever it…
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Few days went by last year when New Hampshire
nephrologist Ana Stankovic didn’t receive a payment from a drug company. All
told, 29 different pharmaceutical…
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It’s a progressive paradise. Public employees
get 30 vacation days a year. Anyone who works over eight hours in a day gets
paid time-and-a-half. Employees have…
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The U.S. Supreme Court has an opportunity to
finally get rid of racial discrimination in college admissions. The court
agreed this week to review, for…
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Country singer Tim McGraw is giving
mortgage-free homes to veterans. The star, who is working in partnership
with Operation Homefront and Chase Bank, has awarded…
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Baseball fans should be on the lookout for a
new addition at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., later this week. Ladies
& gents, please meet…
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A federal judge in Nevada has ordered the
government to return $167,000 that was seized
from a man driving his motorhome on a highway two years…
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It appears to be a neutral source in a
prestigious medical journal: An article defending the controversial human
papillomavirus (HPV) cervical cancer vaccine. It criticizes…
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On Wednesday, President Obama announced that
the U.S. and Cuba have reached an agreement on
reestablishing diplomatic relations. As part of his normalization bid with
the… more |
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Looking for ways to fight back against the
Supreme Court’s activist decision on marriage?
On Tuesday, Roger Severino, the director of the DeVos Center for…
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President Obama announced Wednesday morning
that Cuba and the United States will be
reopening embassies in each other’s capitals after over a half century of…
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In a rare alignment of two very different
politicians, Jimmy Carter and Chris Christie agree in their belief that
America is less respected in the…
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Conservatives are reeling after two
outrageous decisions last week by the Supreme Court. In one case they
reinterpreted Obamacare so that “established by
the state”…
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SANDOWN, N.H.—New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
criticized Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during a town hall
meeting in New Hampshire on Tuesday, several hours…
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GOP presidential candidate Bobby Jindal says
he will not change his stance on marriage. The
Louisiana governor made that clear when he sat down for…
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The Druze minority sect in Syria is facing a
high-stakes game of survival in the complex web of alliances driving the
country’s brutal civil war….
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The world has its eyes on Greece right now,
as the country’s financial crisis has hit a peak after more than five years
of instability….
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The Export-Import
Bank’s charter expired at midnight Tuesday—at least temporarily. Even though
the 81-year-old agency has expired, supportive lawmakers may include an
amendment concerning the… more |
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If there’s one thing the Supreme Court
accomplished last Friday (besides unleashing cultural chaos on America), it
was ending the liberal media’s charade. Whatever scrap…
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By a margin of 7-2, the Oklahoma Supreme
Court ruled on Tuesday to remove the state Capitol’s Ten Commandments
monument. The state Supreme Court ruled…
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Bobby Jindal: ‘religious Liberty
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BOONE, Iowa—Wearing cowboy boots and jeans,
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cafe that he will “fight for our… religious-liberty-created-the-united-states-of-america/">
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A war in space sounds like a great plot for a
summer blockbuster. Unfortunately, a conflict in space isn’t just a
Hollywood movie script anymore,…
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Everything is bigger in Texas, and that
includes the number of children charged with Class C misdemeanors for
skipping school. Texas was one of only…
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More than 73,000 Americans who served in
World War II “remain unaccounted for,” according to the Department of
Defense. As we approach the 70th anniversary of…
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Forsaking notes and teleprompter to highlight
a give-it-to-you-straight style, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie this morning
became the 14th Republican candidate in the 2016 race…
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Last Saturday, abortion-inducing
medication flew from Germany to Poland on the world’s first
abortion drone in order to help women gain
“access to safe abortions”… more |
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Negotiations between
Iran and six world powers over Tehran’s nuclear program have been
extended into July as diplomats failed to bridge differences on key
components… more |
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religious Freedom After Supreme Court’s Activist Decision on
marriage
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The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision on Friday
redefining marriage across all 50 states will
likely have many serious, even unintended, consequences for the rule of…
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poverty Pimps, Free Markets and
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For decades economist Walter E. Williams has
served as a strong supporter for fiscal conservatism. In his interview with
The
Daily Signal, Williams talks about…
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Judicial activism causes harm. The Obergefell
ruling written by Justice Anthony Kennedy will likely cause four distinct
types of harm to the body politic: to constitutional… more |
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The Export-Import
Bank’s charter is set to expire Tuesday, meaning the 81-year-old agency is
on course to be eliminated, at least temporarily. The bank, the official…
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is anticipated
to announce his 2016 presidential run today. He joins 13 other Republican
candidates in the presidential race. Here…
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Today is the self-imposed deadline for the
United States to complete a nuclear deal with
Iran. But key pieces of the
deal—meant to contain
Iran’s… more |
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Business Owners Could Protect Themselves Against gay
marriage Decision
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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision
to legalize gay marriage,
conservative lawmakers put forth a plan they claim will protect “many of
the… religious-business-owners-could-protect-themselves-against- more |
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Not surprisingly, the artificial June 30
deadline set for concluding the P5&1 nuclear talks won’t be met. The
deadline backfired against the United States in…
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Today, by a 5-4 vote,
the court in Glossip v. Gross upheld a lower court’s ruling that a
particular combination of drugs may be used…
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a
significant setback to the Obama administration and its environmental plan
to curb emissions from power plants. In… more |
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Today, the Supreme Court in Michigan v.
EPA held that the Environmental Protection
Agency improperly ignored costs when it decided to regulate hazardous air
pollutants…
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Almost 50 million bird flocks in more than 20
states, not to mention the biosecurity of the nation, seem to be under the
weather with…
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Today, in Arizona State Legislature v.
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, the four liberal justices
joined by Justice Anthony Kennedy (again) refused to follow the
Constitution…
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The Ohio Senate has passed legislation that
would prohibit late-term abortions in the
state. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act would ban
abortion after 20…more |
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Is fatherhood becoming a relic of the past?
The sad absence of fathers in American families is pervasive and has been
growing for decades. In… > more |
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AMES, Iowa—Former Maryland Gov. Martin
O’Malley spoke at a casual backyard house party here Sunday evening,
celebrating with Iowans a “tremendous week” that saw Democrats…
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The Export-Import
Bank’s charter expires tomorrow, and members of Congress—who are home for a
week-long recess—have run out of time to reauthorize the bank. Now,…
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Friday’s Supreme Court decision is
unadulterated judicial activism. As Chief Justice John Roberts said in
dissent: “Today’s decision rests on nothing more than the majority’s…
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Marcelo Odebrecht, a Brazilian industrialist
of immense wealth and power, was arrested and jailed recently on charges of
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level of terrorist activity since Sept. 11, 2001, according to a
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Two of the Supreme Court’s biggest decisions
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In the wake of Friday’s 5-4 decision by the
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DES MOINES, Iowa—At a campaign appearance
here, Sen. Ted Cruz on Saturday railed against two “tragic” Supreme Court
decisions, criticizing the verdicts as “judicial activism.”…
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PISKY, Ukraine—There are a lot of ways to die
in Pisky, and they all come down to seconds and inches. Snipers, artillery,
mortars, booby-traps. That’s…
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NASHUA, N.H – Sen. Bernie Sanders praised the
decision of the “conservative Supreme Court” to legalize same-sex
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Summer is scary. Sharks attack. Hurricanes
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For the second time in three months, the
North African country of Tunisia has suffered a terrible terrorist attack.
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Yesterday was a great day for conservative
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administration Thursday in a 6-3 ruling that upholds the federal subsidies
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Following the Supreme Court’s decision to
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MANCHESTER, N.H.—Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal
says that in spite of the Supreme Court’s ruling that
Obamacare subsidies are constitutional, the
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EXETER, N.H.—Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said
that veterans should be able to choose between receiving care at a Veterans
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The Obama administration released its new
hostage policy directive Wednesday—PPD-29. To its credit, the administration
reaffirms several long-standing U.S. government policies, such as a
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Americans who believe in the Constitution, the rule of law, democratic
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Bristol Palin is pregnant again—and again,
she’s on the receiving end of a barrage of snark and judgment, just like she
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He is prone to go on with a policy wonk’s
enthusiasm for the subject at hand, but Bobby Jindal joined the Republican
race for president…
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A hearing called by Republicans to address
“serious and troubling” instances of racial, gender and age discrimination
at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau turned ugly…
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The owners of a small family farm in upstate
New York fined $13,000 for discriminating against a same-sex couple for
refusing to host a wedding…
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Investigators at the Internal Revenue Service
are looking to agency employees as the reason thousands of emails from
former IRS official Lois Lerner were lost,…
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state legislature passed a controversial vaccination mandate Thursday
requiring all schoolchildren receive vaccinations regardless of personal and
religious beliefs. The law would end…
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Planned Parenthood
is performing almost a third of abortions in
the United States, according to a new report by Americans United for Life.
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abysmal decision in King v. Burwell, in which the majority assumed the job
of Congress and rewrote an unambiguous provision…
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DES MOINES, Iowa—After more than 16 years
without a visit to the Hawkeye State, Ohio Gov. John Kasich headed to Iowa
yesterday to tout his… more |
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Americans will become even more reluctant to
entrust themselves to the government’s electronic records because of the
widening scandal of successful cyber attacks on the federal personnel…
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On the heels of the freshly handed-down
Supreme Court ruling on the legality of the subsidies in federally-run
exchanges awarded under President Obama’s health care…
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It’s a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad
day for conservatives who pinned their hopes of blocking
Obamacare on the Supreme Court. Today’s
decision allowing…
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unions are
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members who object are often unable to hold their
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This morning, the Supreme Court handed down a
decision in the case of King v. Burwell which maintains, contrary to the
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Most of the major candidates running for
president responded quickly to the Supreme Court’s upholding of
Obamacare subsidies, with Democrats generally
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Having antagonized much of the region with
its island building in the South China Sea, as demonstrated by the loud
chorus of concern heard at…
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz has reinstated Rep. Mark
Meadows as a House subcommittee chairman, reversing a decision that prompted
widespread criticism from conservatives. “I will continue…
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Justice Antonin Scalia is known for his sharp
wit and even sharper pen. He pulled no punches in his dissent today from the
Supreme Court’s…
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The Supreme Court decided Thursday to uphold
subsidies provided by federally-run exchanges under the
Affordable Care Act
in a 6-3 ruling that keeps the heavily…
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Today the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the
administration to allow Obamacare subsidies to
flow through HealthCare.gov. This is a disappointment for the rule…
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House conservatives have suffered their share
of retribution from GOP leadership over the past few years. Now, it appears
journalists could be in store for…
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A government watchdog has learned a
top-ranking official at the Export-Import Bank
deleted text messages sent during the 2014 midterm elections, sparking a
lawsuit calling… more |
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A congressional investigation into a “Candy
Land” physician who allegedly “doped up” and “zombified” veterans has
uncovered disturbing new details. The probe has faced stonewalling…
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, sat down for an
exclusive interview with The
Daily Signal to talk about what he describes as
the “age of cronyism” in…
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Conservative talk-radio host Sean Hannity
voiced outrage over Speaker John Boehner’s treatment of House conservatives,
calling leadership’s punishment of members “disgusting.” “How pathetic in
my…
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Rep. Mark Meadows lost his chairmanship of a
House subcommittee when he bucked party leadership last week. Now he’s
taking fire from a neighboring North…
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Freshman Rep. Ken Buck is now the latest
conservative member to face retribution from House Republican leadership, as
his fellow freshman lawmakers will gather tomorrow…
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the most popular
Supreme Court justice, while Clarence Thomas is the least liked, according
to a new poll. A June Public…
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Gerald Harmon, a member of the American
Medical Association’s Board of Trustees, owns a small, family medical
practice in coastal South Carolina. A doctor for…
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Today, President Obama issued a presidential
policy directive (PPD-29) and executive order (EO) concerning U.S. hostage
policy. These actions are the result of an administration…
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal became the latest
Republican to enter the 2016 presidential race, announcing today that he
will be making a run for the White…
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Arthur Brooks was a liberal bohemian musician
studying economics when he embarked on a journey that led him to
conservatism. He realized, for instance, conservatives…
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz spoke out today against
the cozy relationship between lawmakers on Capitol Hill and corporations’
lobbyists, or what he calls the “Washington…
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Last week the Department of the Treasury
announced a plan to remove Alexander Hamilton’s portrait from the $10 bill
and replace it with a portrait…
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If Hawaii wants to raise a generation of
Peter Pans, they’re on the right path. Gov. David Ige, a Democrat, signed a
bill Friday that…
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No one would argue threats to America have
decreased by 15 percent since 2011. So why has the budget for protecting
ourselves decreased by that…
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The number of adults without health insurance
dropped over 4 percentage points in 2014, the first year of the
Affordable Care Act’s
implementation, according to…
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Liz Robbins was caught off-guard when a
Washington, D.C., area code appeared on her phone. “I apologize,” she said.
“With the surgery … I had…
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Over the last few years, 12 Republicans have
been punished by for bucking party leadership. Here’s who they are: Rep.
Justin Amash of Michigan, removed…
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Rhode Island lawmakers have approved
legislation that will raise the state’s Minimum Wage.
The Ocean State will increase its hourly wage from $9 to $9.60…
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently proposed fuel
efficiency standards for medium and…
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Nearly $200 million in overtime pay was given
to Amtrak employees in 2014, many of whom fraudulently recorded their
overtime hours, according to an audit…
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President Obama has proposed to extend the
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The Senate revived the key piece to President
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, recently
introduced legislation to allow state tax
collectors to require out-of-state retailers to collect
taxes for them, even if the retailer…
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There’s new evidence that the investigative
record has long been incomplete on the administration’s actions surrounding
the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attacks on the U.S….
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NEW LONDON, Conn.—All Susette Kelo wanted was
to live with a view of the water. In 1997, Kelo achieved her dream with the
purchase of…
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Although the White House previously
disregarded an MIT economist’s role in the construction of the
Affordable Care Act, a recent report indicates
the consultant was…
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Can the government force raisin farmers to
hand over large portions of their crop without paying any compensation? On
Monday, eight members of the Supreme…
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The federal government is now calling
abstinence and monogamy “the most reliable way to avoid transmission of
STDs,” rather than just “a reliable way.” This…
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June 23 marks the 10th anniversary of the
Supreme Court’s highly controversial decision, Kelo v. City of New London.
The Fifth Amendment Public Use Clause…
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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal tells The
Daily Signal that any renewal of the Highway
Trust Fund needs to come without any tax
increases. “I don’t…
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A conservative House lawmaker angry at “a
culture of punishment and fear” created by Speaker John Boehner and his
leadership team has had enough. “For…
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Waste is a real and pressing issue in
Social Security’s disability programs.
According to a recent report by the Office of the Inspector General of…
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Professor Edward Schlosser (a pseudonym)
recently wrote a provocatively titled piece: “I’m a liberal professor, and
my liberal students terrify me.” The professor discusses identity…
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This month we celebrate the 800th anniversary
of the signing of the Magna Carta, which secured rights for free Englishmen,
and, more importantly, established what would later…
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America’s interstate highway system, which
broke ground in 1956 and was completed in the early 1990s, enables us to
affordably travel more than 3 trillion…
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This Sunday we celebrate the fathers that
raised us. Here are some inspirational quotes from famous fathers on what
they find to be the best…
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On first glance, this is a rather routine
story in the environmental policy wars. A study published in the journal
Nature Climate Change said researchers…
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Recent polling shows a big majority of
Americans think it will be more difficult for this generation of millennials
to achieve the American dream of…
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Back in early 2006, a Senate budget debate
raged into the night. Around 1 a.m., Hill staffers Heath Hall and Brett
Thompson found themselves facing…
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Gov. John Kasich tells The
Daily Signal that he’d like to see the
Export-Import Bank shut down. “There’s been
corruption in the bank. If they… more |
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Watching Europeans grapple with
multiculturalism as they attempt to stem the growth of Islamist ideology at
home can be instructive. It may even convince U.S….
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PISKY, Ukraine—The notion that the Ukraine
cease-fire is still largely holding, or even being followed at all, is
fiction. In the eastern Ukrainian village of…
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It won’t be long before Americans all across
the country are celebrating our great national birthday. And we won’t do so
quietly. “It ought to…
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During a news conference last week at the G-7
meeting in Germany, President Barack Obama acknowledged that his
administration does not have a “complete strategy” to…
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Does the U.S.-Canadian speed gap bother you?
Americans can drive no faster than 65 on Massachusetts highways. Meanwhile
Canadian motorists zip along at speeds of…
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With the race to the White House in full
swing and the Iowa Caucus less than eight months away, one issue hits Iowans
closer to…
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A California
budget deal announced this week would provide
state-funded health care coverage to children living in the U.S. illegally,
making the state the first… more |
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Since its inception, Uber, the breakout
ride-sharing app redefining traditional taxi
service, has baffled government agencies grappling with ways to regulate one
of Silicon Valley’s…
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Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Independent
Women’s Forum executive director Sabrina Schaeffer share their thoughts on
the “war on women,” why they believe conservatives often have…
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Sen. Bernie Sanders is gaining significant
support among Democrats, according to a new poll. The independent senator
from Vermont describes himself as a “Democratic socialist,”…
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Last week, President Obama made several
comments about the Supreme Court’s pending decision in King v. Burwell, the
Obamacare tax
subsidies case, chiding the court…
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., tells The
Daily Signal that he’s not in favor of a GOP
plan to extend Obamacare subsidies for a couple
of…
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The fiscal year 2016 budget resolution passed
by Congress in May requires the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint
Committee on taxation to include the…
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“Jurassic World” just broke the all-time
first-weekend box office record, but not all audience members were pleased.
Before and after the film’s release, feminists attacked…
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The
Heritage Foundation’s Daren Bakst wrote about
the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to
act on trans fat food in a column earlier this…
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It was shocking to read Kimberley Strassel
describe the 28 House Democrats voting in favor of fast-track trade
authority as “pro-growth” in her latest Wall…
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Wondering where the companies you buy from
stand on the gay marriage
case before the Supreme Court? Turns out there’s an app for that. It’s… more |
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Former Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton recently called for the
doubling of funding for Early Head Start—a community-based program that
serves low-income families with pregnant…
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Charged with discriminating against a
gay couple, the owners of another Christian
family-run business are being forced to shut their doors. “We can’t pretend
it’s…
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Civil forfeiture
abuse threatens the integrity of our criminal justice system and ought to
concern all Americans. Strong advocates for reform come from both sides… more |
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When Donald Trump announced he was running
for president Tuesday, the event featured Neil Young’s 1989 hit song
“Rockin’ in the Free World.” It was…
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As Republican lawmakers brace for the U.S.
Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell decision, a conservative plan has emerged
that would eliminate the subsidies awarded under…
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The House took the first step today to save
President Obama’s trade agenda when it granted him negotiating power over a
legacy-building deal with 11…
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The people of Hong Kong have once again given
the world a lesson in democracy and liberty, this time by rejecting a bogus
election plan…
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In a letter addressed to Abu Bakr
al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State, or ISIS, and released to
journalists this week, the Taliban warned against…
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After being punished for defying House
Republican leadership on a botched trade deal
last week, Rep. Steve Pearce spoke exclusively with The
Daily Signal about… more |
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Alexander Hamilton may have served as the
United States’ first secretary of the treasury, but the Treasury Department
has decided to replace him on currency….
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In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court
struck down a town’s sign ordinance as an unconstitutional, content-based
Regulation of speech. This ruling for free
speech…
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The Food and Drug
Administration estimates its newly announced ban on artificial trans
fats could hit food manufacturers with $12-to-$14 billion in losses.
Companies using…
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In the past Pyongyang blamed its poor crop
yield on alternating claims of cataclysmic floods and droughts that left
South Korea unaffected. The reality was…
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Today, Pope Francis released his encyclical
letter, Laudato Si, “Praise be to you, my Lord,” on the theme of “care for
our common home.” For… more |
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With the charter of the
Export-Import Bank of the United States set to expire June 30, its
supporters claim its demise would result in the…
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With a Supreme Court decision on
Obamacare looming, concerned citizens trekked
to the U.S. Capitol yesterday with flags and signs in hand to protest
President…
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In April, members of the Supreme Court asked
Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, the federal government’s top lawyer, if
the administration could strip religious
schools that… more |
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Top government officials were called before
Congress today to answer a series of questions about illegal
immigration enforcement since President Obama
announced his plan to… more |
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The recent defeat of Congressional efforts to
pass a package of trade legislation including Trade Promotion Authority
(TPA) and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) provides a…
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It was Feb. 17, 2014, and Charles Clarke, 24,
just wanted to get home. After spending several weeks with family in
Cincinnati, Ohio, Clarke arrived… more |
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During a House Committee on Foreign AffaIRS hearing this morning, experts agreed that by
establishing a no-fly zone in Syria, the United States will be…
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Many Republicans are watching ongoing
developments in the King v. Burwell Obamacare
case with trepidation. In the abstract, most recognize the opportunity such
a case…
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General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt
unleashed yet another barrage of fearmongering today about the potential
expiration of export subsidies. Before a speech at…
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WELLSBURG, Iowa—For this coming fall, Timothy
Christian School will welcome just 45 students in kindergarten through 8th
grade—the fewest to begin an academic year since…
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Civil asset forfeiture
is a tool that allows law enforcement officials to
seize property that they assert has been involved in certain criminal
activity. forfeiture… more |
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>>> Want to learn more? Read
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Turns Police Into Profiteers“ This cartoon was based on an…
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz introduced a new Internet
sales tax bill Monday that would allow states
to impose an online sales tax on out-of-state
businesses. The… more |
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DES MOINES, Iowa—Donald Trump coined (and
literally owns) the phrase, “Make America great again!” On Tuesday evening
at the elegant Hoyt Sherman Place in Iowa’s…
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When I was first elected to Congress in 1998,
South Carolina’s Fourth Congressional District was a reliably protectionist
vote. In the words of former Sen….
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Have you heard your member of Congress say
much about what he or she would do to control the national debt lately? If
you’re like…
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Donald Trump announced he’ll be running for
president in 2016. Trump joins 11 other Republicans who have already
announced their candidacy. Here are some facts…
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The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday
from North Carolina state officials attempting to restore a state law
requiring doctors to conduct ultrasounds and describe the fetuses… more |
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Later this month, the Supreme Court is set to
decide on a case involving the legality of federal subsidies under the
Affordable Care Act. While…
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DERRY, N.H.—Former Gov. Jeb Bush held his
first town hall in New Hampshire today since he announced yesterday that he
is running for president. The…
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After Democrats helped imperil President
Obama’s trade agenda, conservatives are insisting they can help rescue the
trade effort—if House Republican leadership will let them. Conservative…
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The policy agenda sketched out by Hillary
Rodham Clinton comes in the form of what she calls four fights: building a
fairer economy, strengthening families,…
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Today, the Food and
Drug Administration released its de facto ban on artificial trans
fat. In November 2013, the FDA published a
tentative determination that… more |
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The New York Times ran an article this
weekend profiling and quoting many children of gay
and lesbian parents under the headline “What Could gay…
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“I am officially running for president of the
United States, and we are going to make our country great again.” With those
words halfway through…
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Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Martin
Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, could be in for a rough ride
when they go…
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While it is no surprise to most Americans
that government tends to operate less efficiently than the private sector,
the amount of money that is… more |
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Al-Qaeda confirmed Tuesday a CIA drone strike
killed its second in command, Nasir al-Wuhayshi. Al-Wuhayshi also commanded
the terrorist group’s Yemen affiliate, al-Qaeda in the…
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Today, The
Heritage Foundation releases “Arresting Your
Property: How Civil Asset forfeiture Turns
Police Into Profiteers.” This booklet highlights the important problem of
civil asset…
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Garland Tucker is the author of a new book,
“Conservative Heroes,” which chronicles 14 leaders who shaped America—dating
from the time of America’s founding to…
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CONCORD, N.H.—Hillary
Clinton defended the records of both her husband and President Obama
while speaking today in New Hampshire during her first visit to the…
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Jeb Bush didn’t keep his audience in
suspense, announcing within four minutes of taking the stage in his adopted
home of Miami that he is…
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa—At a national security
forum here today, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal revealed to Iowans his plan
for how to keep Americans safe. The…
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More than 100 convicted criminals who
remained in the U.S. despite receiving deportation orders between 2010 and
2014 now face murder charges, according to the agency…
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President Obama’s engagement policy with the
Castro regime, announced in 2009, has led to a
massive increase in arbitrary detentions, violence against activists and
the… more |
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The Supreme Court will soon hand down its
decision in King v. Burwell. That case asks the court to decide if the
statutory text of…
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The debate over the Trade Promotion Authority
(TPA) bill backed by President Obama, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has turned…
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ROOSEVELT ISLAND, N.Y.—The theatrics of
Hillary Clinton’s campaign relaunch here
Saturday—live music, a dance performance, a crowd of nearly 5,500—were
carefully choreographed to position the…
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Jeb Bush officially announced his
presidential campaign on Monday, six months after he said he was “actively
exploring” the candidacy. He will join the pool…
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In one of the most highly watched marijuana
cases in the country, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday morning that
companies can fire employees for…
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Former Director of Central Intelligence
George Tenet famously said when asked about so-called open source
(unclassified) intelligence, “we only pay for secrets.” He spoke with…
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Supporters of the
Export-Import Bank cheered last week when the majority of United
States senators voted in favor of reauthorizing
the embattled agency. However, the… more |
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abortion rates
continue to drop nearly everywhere in the United States—and by impressive
amounts. The Associated Press reported last week on a new survey of state
health… more |
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Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer, the
producers of the movie “Gosnell,” have signed a deal
with Regnery Publishing to publish a book about the subject…
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There is nothing social about using social
networks to help slaughter innocents and disseminate murder porn. But that
kind of activity is merely symptomatic of…
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Islamist terrorists are busier than ever
trying to kill us. That’s a fact. Two years ago, The
Heritage Foundation conducted an exhaustive
review of publicly available U.S….
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SAN PEDRO, Calif.—Thirty minutes south of Los
Angeles, nestled into a drought-dry San Pedro hillside, sits the small
townhome community of Blue Butterfly Village. Named…
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President Obama recently acknowledged what
every sane person knows to be true: The best anti-poverty
program is a job. Obama said this at a recent…
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Seventy years ago, the five victors of World
War II and 46 other signatory nations ratified the United Nations Charter,
thus making the U.N. an…
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Imagine being able to create a tailored,
made-to-order education for your child. Perhaps you know that the private
school one neighborhood over has an excellent…
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For Philadelphia law enforcement, a tool
known as civil asset forfeiture has proven to
be a boon to the city’s coffers, according to a new…
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A “tiger mom” might go ballistic if her child
came home with a “needs improvement” on his kindergarten report card. But
most adults wouldn’t panic….
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Congress does two things well: nothing and
overreact. Well, I have some good news: Doing nothing when it comes to the
Export-Import Bank is exactly…
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In Washington, a gaffe is defined as a
statement in which a politician inadvertently tells the truth. President
Obama has been roasted this week for…
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This week, President Obama said of an
Obamacare case set to be decided this month,
“This should be an easy case. Frankly, it probably shouldn’t…
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President Obama’s last-minute push to whip
votes for his trade bill backfired Friday as
the House of Representatives killed a related measure providing aid to… more |
religious-liberty/"> Senator Mike Lee’s Call
to Action for religious Liberty
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If Americans are to preserve
religious liberty in the country, they must
tackle the topic proactively, live by their beliefs and set an example,
said… religious-liberty/"> more |
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American taxpayers
could be responsible for $150 million because of a
deal the Export-Import Bank financed
with an Australian satellite company. In 2012, Ex-Im
awarded… more |
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Americans and other friends of freedom need
to keep pressure on the Communist regime in Cuba,
if true democratic reforms ever are to take root…
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Americans are conflicted about the
government’s ability to prevent terrorist attacks on the United States, and
even how they should do so, according to two…
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No nation comes close to the United States
when it comes to creative industries protected by copyrights, such as motion
pictures, music, television, visuals arts…
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Today, the House will either advance—or
imperil—President Obama’s trade agenda when it votes
on legislation to give him more power to ink deals
with other…
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Earlier this week, President Obama taunted
the Supreme Court for taking up a challenge to
Obamacare and boldly declared that his health care law is…
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One of the most recognizable quotes of Ronald
Reagan’s presidency was deemed too
controversial and was almost never spoken. Peter Robinson, a young
speechwriter for… more |
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Military training is appreciated, but Ukraine
needs more from the U.S. if it is to stave off Russia, its prime minister
said in Washington this…
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This week, the Senate is debating the
National Defense Authorization Act, which outlines the U.S. Department of
Defense budget for fiscal year 2016. The legislation…
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taxes/"> How to Persuade Successful Inventors
to Immigrate to the US: Lower taxes
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Evidence of a “Brain Drain” from countries
with high top tax rates and a “Brain Gain” to
countries with low top tax rates comes from…
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AMES, Iowa—New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
laid out his education platform at Iowa State University this morning. If
America wants to remain a force in…
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In a victory for women’s health and safety,
the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a number of the
provisions of a 2013… more |
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into law
three bills protecting the freedom of private adoption agencies to operate
in accordance with their beliefs, including…
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If we see airline prices go up in 2016, you
might be able to thank the lawyers at radical environmental groups Center
for Biological Diversity…
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Getting one step closer to what could be the
most significant pro-life victory since the
Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, Sen. Lindsey Graham…
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Earlier today, the North Carolina House
voted to override the veto of S.B. 2, a bill
that protects the religious liberty of civil
servants in… more |
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ELDORA, Iowa—Bringing a crowd to laughs and
cheers, Ben Carson spoke to almost 200 people Wednesday night during an ice
cream social at the rural…
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The good news is that the number of sexual
assaults in the military is going down. According to the RAND Corporation’s
recent study, there has…
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NBC News released Tuesday a poll with the
following question: Which is more important to you? Protecting American
industries and jobs by limiting imports from…
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When Joseph Rivers set out for Los Angeles
with $16,000 in his pocket to kick-start his career in the music industry,
the last thing he… more |
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Two threats from lawmakers in Washington
could hamper the still ongoing development of the Internet and raise
taxes on Americans already struggling under a
hefty… more |
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Fox News contributor Guy Benson is the
co-author of the new book “End of Discussion.” The
Daily Signal interviewed Benson about how the
left uses…
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As its expiration date nears, the
Export-Import Bank’s biggest beneficiaries and
supporters are warning that Ex-Im’s end could
be bad for business. But what would… more |
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MANCHESTER, N.H.—Kelley Paul, wife of
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, visited her husband’s New
Hampshire campaign office on Wednesday. In a meet-and-greet with her…
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Countries monitoring the
Iranian nuclear program are failing to report
Iran for violating sanctions imposed against
it, according to a United Nations report. The report…
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A federal appeals court yesterday upheld a
strict abortion law in Texas that critics call
“devastating,” and say would shut down the majority of clinics… more |
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The Center for
immigration Studies recently released a report stating that arrests
of non-citizens who have been convicted of a crime decreased by 32 percent
since… more |
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One year after the historic election of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi of India, policy experts are commending his
performance in foreign policy while criticizing his…
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Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia
Burwell said Wednesday if the Supreme Court unravels federal subsidies in
the Affordable Care Act it will be up…
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The Supreme Court has refused to hear a major
case regarding gun rights, leaving a strict San
Francisco gun law intact.
gun owners in the…more |
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In the next three weeks, the U.S. Supreme
Court will be wrapping up its 2014-2015
term. By the end of this month, the Court will…
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NEW BOSTON, N.H.—Carly Fiorina said that
Americans are tired of a “professional political class” during a campaign
stop in New Hampshire on Tuesday night. The…
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Did you ever hear the one about the Columbian
Chemicals factory in Centerville, La., blown up by ISIS terrorists on Sept.
11? Possibly not—because it…
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Freedom requires that one be safe and secure
in one’s possessions—a world in which criminals steal or destroy others’
property at will is neither free…
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The growing battle over the College Board’s
Advanced Placement U.S. History (APUSH) framework is being described by
Politico and others as the usual scrape over…
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Congress has a particularly bad habit of
bailing out federal programs without addressing the underlying problems that
caused failure in the first place. This round,…
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IOWA FALLS, Iowa—During a campaign stop at a
coffee shop Tuesday morning, Rick Santorum worked to recapture the Iowa
success that helped spark his run…
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In advance of a Supreme Court case that
threatens to unravel the
Affordable Care Act, President Obama made a moral appeal in
defense of his…
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It’s déjà vu all over again. President
Obama’s comments about King v. Burwell during a
press conference at the G-7 summit in Germany earlier this…
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Are millennials in line for their share of
the American Dream? Some have deemed millennials the “lost generation” of
the Great Recession. However, a panel…
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The Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled in a
5-2 decision today in favor of the Chris Christie administration, reversing
a lower court’s ruling that…
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Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval made education
reform history last week when he signed the nation’s first universal
education savings account program into law. The accounts are…
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New Labor Department
Regulations will soon require employers to pay overtime to many
salaried workers. The administration bills this as a way to raise wages;… more |
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Should the contents of email messages be
protected from unwarranted law enforcement scrutiny to the same extent as
physical letters sent through the mail? The…
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Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Turkey
yielded a resounding vote of no confidence in
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian and pro-Islamist
policies. Erdogan’s political party,…
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Joseph Rivers put his life savings on the
line. With help from his mother, Rivers had saved $16,000 to pursue a career
as a music…
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Through a procedure called civil asset
forfeiture, local, state and federal law
enforcement officials have the power to seize
property and money if it’s suspected…
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GOFFSTOWN, N.H.—Speaking at a town hall
meeting tonight, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie promised to work towards
entitlement reform should he become president.
“Folks will…more |
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President Obama suggested Monday that the
Supreme Court should never have taken up King v. Burwell, the latest
challenge to his health care law. “This…
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The State Department isn’t being honest with
Americans about Russia’s violations of arms control treaties and other
politically binding commitments. Take the State Department’s annual…
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Later this month The Supreme Court is
expected to issue its ruling on state marriage
laws. Here are the three most important things you need… more |
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During a special session in the Florida
Legislature, the state’s House of Representatives voted
down a proposal last week that would have expanded the state’s…
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For many, high school graduation is a key
milestone not only in the life of the graduate, but also in the lives of his
or…
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One year ago this week, the Islamic State in
Iraq and Syria seized Iraq’s second largest
city, Mosul—its first major land grab in a battle…
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religion-to-us- Senator
Pressures Government to Add ‘Freedom of religion’
to US immigration Exam
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Marking the anniversary of when the first
Amendment right to “freedom of religion” was
introduced, Sen. James Lankford is pressuring the Department of Homeland
Security…religion-to-us- more |
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The abortion
rate is declining in the United States, according to a report by the
Associated Press. According to the AP, the abortion
rate has… more |
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the
death of Sir Winston Churchill and the 150th anniversary of the
assassination of Abraham Lincoln—two men whose…
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The Independent Women’s Forum hosted the
first Women LEAD Summit in Washington last week. More than 150 women
representing a variety of policy, activist and…
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The term “net neutrality” refers to the
principle that Internet service providers serving end users, such as Verizon
and Comcast, should treat all communications that…
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A recent report from the U.S. Trade
Representative, titled “Leveling the Playing Field,” describes how the
proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership could reduce other countries’ trade
barriers….
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Every day there seems to be another article
focused on how many individuals might lose their subsidies if the Supreme
Court rules in favor of…
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All eyes are on the federal and state health
insurance exchanges in anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the
case King v. Burwell….
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NASHUA, N.H.—Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry
promised during a campaign stop today that he would reform the Department of
Veterans AffaIRS if elected president of…
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Since 2009, everyone has been waiting for a
clear articulation of President Obama’s grand strategy. Indeed, careers have
been made analyzing what this mysterious thinking…
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Facebook’s chairman and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg,
announced on social media he is currently reading “The Muqaddimah”—a book
written in 1377 by the Islamic historian Ibn…
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Worried about going without health coverage,
musician Tom Miller bought a nine-month insurance policy in January to tide
himself over while he rebuilt his business…
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The special relationship between the United
States and the United Kingdom is a political creation that reflects
underlying realities. To assess the future of that…
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MARIUPOL, Ukraine—In 1995, New York Times
columnist Thomas Friedman coined the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict
Prevention, also known as “McPeace.” The idea was that…
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Presidential historian H. W. Brands’ new
biography of Ronald Reagan and his conclusion
that modern American politics is best seen as “The Age of
Reagan”… more |
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KYIV, Ukraine—For those who might have
thought the Ukraine conflict was finally fading from the headlines, this
week should serve as sufficient evidence to the…
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Years ago, when Brandon Fraley was a senior
at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., he prayed to God for a miracle.
He was happy and…
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What is China up to? It’s been building
artificial islands in the South China Sea. Recently, two motorized artillery
pieces were spotted on one of…
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The U.S. economy shrank by 0.7 percent last
quarter, according to a revised estimate from the Bureau of Economic
Analysis. The contraction may be a temporary…
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The
Affordable Care Act was expected to be a
boon for eHealth Inc., the nation’s largest online health insurance broker.
After all, the law required…
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Earlier this month, the Obama administration
released its latest blast on Climate change: A
cut-and-paste job from its own reports proclaiming that
Climate change has… more |
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Utterly shameless. There really is no other
way to describe what some unions are trying to
pull when it comes to the Minimum Wage. The…
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MANCHESTER, N.H.—Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.,
celebrated what he characterized as a small victory against the government’s
bulk collection of metadata at the grand opening of…
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The Obama administration announced yesterday
that the private records of as many as four million current and former
federal employees could be in the hands…
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
May was a month of solid labor growth. The payroll survey found employers
added 280,000 net new jobs,…
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According to ABC News, the Transportation
Security Administration failed to stop undercover agents in 67 out of 70
recent probes. David Inserra, who specializes in…
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De Beque, Colo., is little more than an
outpost nestled along I-70 as it winds its way through the rugged hills of
western Colorado. Clearly…
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A group of House Republicans unveiled a
192-page health care plan that fully repeals Obamacare
and replaces it with “patient-centered reforms” and “free-market
solutions.” “American citizens…
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On June 4, 1989, leaders of the Chinese
Communist Party ordered the People’s Liberation Army to open fire on
thousands of student protesters in Beijing’s…
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Making clear its official stance against
Operation Choke Point, the House passed a measure that prohibits the Justice
Department from using any funds to carry…
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There’s no question the Internet has
radically redefined the exchange of goods and services globally through
reduced transaction costs and the increased transparency in markets….
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Americans might have jobs, but they probably
aren’t getting raises. In spite of the unemployment rate falling to its
lowest level since 2008, wage growth…
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It has been 2,292 days since the Department
of Interior has had a permanent inspector general in place to serve as a
watchdog over the…
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The future of the
Export-Import Bank, which provides taxpayer-backed
loans to foreign countries and companies to pay for U.S. products, is
causing a divide among… more |
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A large majority of Americans say moral
values are on the decline in the United States, according to a new Gallup
poll. In the poll,…
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Former New York City Police Commissioner
Bernard Kerik was known as one of America’s toughest crime fighters. Then,
as he details in his new book,…
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Republican leaders in the House of
Representatives are twisting arms to get to 218 votes—the
magic number needed to pass the Senate-approved version of the…
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Nearly six years after Congress passed the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act, one would hope Wall Street’s taxpayer-funded
safety net was no… more |
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The United States has the most damaging
business tax system in the developed world
because it taxes its businesses at high rates,
taxes them on…
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Over the past 25 years, the Internet has gone
from a relatively unknown arena populated primarily by academics, government
employees, researchers and other technical experts…
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Supporters of the embattled
Export-Import Bank argue the bank helps small
businesses move into global markets and remain competitive. But a
California-based company is speaking…
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Just two weeks before the controversial
Export-Import Bank’s charter expires, members
of Congress today criticized the bank’s top official for pursuing a
deal in which…
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Six years ago, President Obama ran on a
promise to end the war in Iraq. Gearing up for the 2012 election, his
campaign ran an…
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In anticipation of the Supreme Court’s
impending decision on the gay
marriage case, Sen. Mike Lee is attempting to
protect religious non-profits by passing
legislation… more |
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Sharyl Attkisson, a senior independent
contributor for The
Daily Signal and former investigative reporter
for CBS News, said she watched her daughter grow up while…
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Forget the cab fare. Intoxicated
California lawmakers now can hitch a ride home
at the expense of their taxpayers. In view of
four lawmakers arrested… more |
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KYIV, Ukraine—In the predawn hours Wednesday,
pro-Russian separatist tanks and artillery bombarded Ukrainian troops in the
eastern town of Marinka, spurring Ukrainian military officials and…
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Legislation has been introduced in the
Michigan Legislature that would enact stricter
Regulations on homeschooling in the state. The legislation follows
the deaths of two… more |
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The
Heritage Foundation and National Review are
co-hosting a screening of “The Last Patrol” on Thursday. “The Last Patrol”
is a documentary by Sebastian Junger,…
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The
Daily Signal turns a year old today. It’s an
important milestone for our team and The
Heritage Foundation—and a good opportunity to
share some…
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The Independent Women’s Forum is hosting the
Women LEAD Summit this Thursday in Washington, D.C. According to organizers,
the summit will feature conservative female leaders….
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The Oregon couple who refused to bake a cake
for a same-sex wedding says the case against them should be “pulled out” of
the state’s administrative…
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The Silver State just struck gold. Nevada has
just become the fifth state to enact groundbreaking education savings
accounts (ESAs), which will enable families to…
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The Senate approved legislation Tuesday to
scale back the federal government’s collection of personal data in the
post-9/11 era. Under the USA Freedom Act, the…
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By the end of June, the Supreme Court is
expected to issue its decision in King v. Burwell, the case that centers on
whether the…
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Rap music is not your grandmother’s show
tunes. Its lyrics have been characterized as off-color, profane, violent and
misogynistic. Recently, the Supreme Court was asked…
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A poll by John McLaughlin confirms again we
may have a significant problem with noncitizens participating illegally in
our elections. Based on a sample survey…
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In an exclusive scoop, ABC News is reporting
that the Transportation Security Administration failed to stop undercover
agents in 67 out of 70 recent probes…
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A new report that takes a deep dive into the
Export-Import Bank’s transactions found that in
addition to heavily subsidizing large corporations, the government agency…
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KYIV, Ukraine—Despite Moscow’s warming
rhetoric in recent weeks, the Ukraine conflict is showing little evidence of
cooling off this summer. On Sunday, three Ukrainian soldiers…
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This month will mark the end of an
80-year-old Washington institution that promotes cronyism and corporate
welfare. On June 30, Congress appears prepared
to let… more |
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May marked Baltimore’s deadliest month in
more than 40 years as three men were fatally shot yesterday, bringing the
month’s homicide toll to 43. The…
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Reporters almost always attend hearings in
the various committees of the House of Representatives. But tomorrow they
will be there in an unusual role—as witnesses…
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In a newly surfaced video from 2011,
then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is seen
testifying before Congress about the benefits of the controversial
Export-Import Bank….
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For consumers purchasing health insurance
under the Affordable Care Act next year, plans
may no longer be quite as “affordable” as they were in the…
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Fresh on the heels of The
Daily Signal’s two-part investigation into
Covered California, the Columbia Journalism
Review launched its own probe asking why more news…more |
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The
Daily Signal has exclusively learned that the
government agency responsible for enforcing Oregon’s anti-discrimination law
appears to be working closely with a powerful gay…
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SAN FRANCISCO—For Sam Chapple-Sokol, a chef
who has spent time working at the White House, food is the missing
ingredient in international relations. The Daily…
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Portions of the USA Patriot Act expired at
midnight after the Senate failed to reach a deal.
Supporters of the USA Freedom Act, legislation to… more |
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Over the last several years, there has been a
noticeable uptick in terribly confused thinking about military matters that
extends to understanding the nature of…
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A decision earlier this month by the 9th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals has given new Attorney General Loretta Lynch her
first public test: Will she break… more |
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The Los Angeles City Council
voted to raise the city’s
Minimum Wage to $15 an hour by 2020, a move that will help some
workers…
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Here’s a half-serious question: How much do
taxpayers have to pay off Boeing to make the
Export-Import Bank finally and irrevocably go
away? If the…
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Which approach to
welfare policy is better for the poor: that of the Founders or that
of today’s welfare state? The more we spend on… more |
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Retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal has
penned a revealing book—but its revelations are not intentional. The combat
veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan and his team…
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“We’ve got to figure some way out of this.”
That’s Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, referring to congressional
deadlock over key provisions of the Patriot…
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What do you do if you’re pursuing unpopular
interests that are contrary to the public good? How do you force change in a
democratic republic…
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A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals handed the Obama administration a huge defeat this week. It
denied the government’s request for… more |
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This week, the Environmental Protection
Agency announced its biofuels targets for 2014-16 as part of the
renewable Fuels Standard passed in 2005. In the
interest…
more |
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The Alabama House of Representatives has
passed legislation that would prevent new abortion
facilities from opening near schools. If signed into law, House Bill 527…
more |
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The debt limit is upon Congress, challenging
lawmakers to address rising spending and debt with serious budget reforms.
While the administration and its supporters demand a…
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Rep. Paul Ryan is officially in the race for
speaker of the House. In a letter to his Republican colleagues Thursday
night, Ryan, R-Wis., the…
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The civil war in Syria rages on, hundreds of
thousands of refugees continue to make their way onto European shores, and
complicating matters further, Russia’s…
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The Obama White House has embraced digital
communication like none before it. According to The Washington Post, the
White House Office of Public Engagement has…
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Last weekend, I had the honor of attending a
meeting of the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists in
Winchester, England. The organization consists of…
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