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May 30, 2023

Trump Vows to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Immigrants

Former president and 2024 presidential contender Donald Trump pledged to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants in a video posted to Twitter Tuesday. Trump vowed that on his first day in office, if he’s elected president, he will sign an executive order that the children of illegal immigrants won’t...
May 30, 2023

Homeland Security Department Sees ‘Heightened Threat’ of Attacks on Churches, Police and Feds Ahead of 2024 Election

May 30, 2023

Kevin McCarthy Threatens to Hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in Contempt over Biden Probe

May 30, 2023

Kohl’s Faces Backlash After Pitching LGBTQ ‘Pride’ Merchandise for Babies

May 30, 2023

FBI Formally Refuses to Produce Biden Probe Memo to Congress, Comer to Hold Wray in Contempt

May 30, 2023

Tea Party Patriots Action Condemn House Speaker McCarthy for Debt Ceiling Deal, Urge Republicans to Vote in Opposition

May 30, 2023

Investment Standards Debate Moves into State Legislatures

May 30, 2023

Deep-Pocketed Donors Bankroll Global Panel Cracking Down On ‘Misinformation’

May 30, 2023

Graduates Required to Pass ‘Anti-Black Racism’ Course at University of Connecticut

May 30, 2023

Commentary: As It Always Has Been, the Only True Cause of the Left Is Power

May 30, 2023

Authors of Soros-Funded Biden Center Report Pushing More Refugee Resettlement into the U.S. Now Work at the White House

May 30, 2023

Investors and Activists Fight to ‘Depoliticize’ America’s ‘Radically Left-Wing’ Corporations

May 30, 2023

Commentary: Ron DeSantis Has All the Right Enemies

May 30, 2023

Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Senator Lindsey Graham

May 29, 2023

The Biden Administration’s Record of Caring for Veterans Raises Alarm

May 29, 2023

DeSantis Blasts McCarthy Over Budget Deal for ‘Careening Towards Bankruptcy’

May 29, 2023

Catholic Advocacy Group Launches $1 Million Ad Campaign to Boycott Los Angeles Dodgers for Honoring Anti-Catholic Hate Group

May 29, 2023

Commentary: Protecting Our Forgotten Rights

May 29, 2023

GOP-Led House Expected to Vote Wednesday on Debt Limit Compromise Legislation

May 29, 2023

Progressive Activists, Officials Work to Extend Voting to Prisoners, Noncitizens to Expand Base

May 29, 2023

Colleges Move to Arm Officers in Response to Inner-City Crime After Previous Calls to Defund the Police


Commentary

May 30, 2023

Commentary: As It Always Has Been, the Only True Cause of the Left Is Power

Why do so many liberal climate-activist grandees fly on private jets? Or why do those who profited from Black Lives Matter have a propensity for estate living? Or why do the community-activist Obamas prefer to live in not one, but three mansions? The answer is that calls for radical equity, “power...
May 30, 2023

Commentary: Ron DeSantis Has All the Right Enemies

May 29, 2023

Commentary: Protecting Our Forgotten Rights

May 29, 2023

Commentary: The Forgotten History of Memorial Day

May 29, 2023

Commentary: In Praise of Americans Who Have Given Their All

May 29, 2023

Commentary: What a Difference a Real District Attorney Makes

Newt Gingrich Commentary: Where Are Woodward and Bernstein When America Needs Them?

May 28, 2023

Newt Gingrich Commentary: Where Are Woodward and Bernstein When America Needs Them?



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May 30, 2023

Trump Vows to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Immigrants

Former president and 2024 presidential contender Donald Trump pledged to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants in a video posted to Twitter Tuesday. Trump vowed that on his first day in office, if he’s elected president, he will sign...
May 30, 2023

Homeland Security Department Sees ‘Heightened Threat’ of Attacks on Churches, Police and Feds Ahead of 2024 Election

The Homeland Security Department is warning communities nationwide about an increased risk of terror attacks on churches, schools, federal installations and law enforcement heading into the 2024 election, specifically cautioning that "legislative or judicial decisions pertaining to sociopolitical issues" could...
May 30, 2023

Kevin McCarthy Threatens to Hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in Contempt over Biden Probe

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday threatened to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress if he does not comply with a request for a document about an alleged bribery scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden.
May 30, 2023

Kohl’s Faces Backlash After Pitching LGBTQ ‘Pride’ Merchandise for Babies

Kohl’s has now joined Target, The North Face, Anheuser-Busch, and others in marketing LGBTQ merchandise, with Kohl’s releasing its “Baby Sonoma Community Pride” onesie in sizes for babies aged three, six, and nine months.
May 30, 2023

FBI Formally Refuses to Produce Biden Probe Memo to Congress, Comer to Hold Wray in Contempt

The FBI formally refused Tuesday to turn over to Congress an investigative memo alleging a bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, prompting the chairman of the House Oversight Committee to begin proceedings to hold Director Christopher Wray in contempt. Rep....
May 30, 2023

Tea Party Patriots Action Condemn House Speaker McCarthy for Debt Ceiling Deal, Urge Republicans to Vote in Opposition

Tea Party Patriots Action (TPPA), the national conservative nonprofit group founded at the height of the Tea Party Movement, is condemning House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-20) for negotiating an increase of $4 trillion to the national debt over the next...
May 30, 2023

Investment Standards Debate Moves into State Legislatures

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment standards are a hot topic among Republican lawmakers across the U.S. who see it as a political move to force a progressive agenda. Democrats, on the other hand, see it as a smart investing...
May 30, 2023

Deep-Pocketed Donors Bankroll Global Panel Cracking Down On ‘Misinformation’

Wealthy organizations with a history of backing left-wing causes are partnering with a new worldwide group of researchers to combat online misinformation.
May 30, 2023

Graduates Required to Pass ‘Anti-Black Racism’ Course at University of Connecticut

The University of Connecticut (UConn) will officially make its “Anti-Black Racism” (ABR) course mandatory for all undergraduate students as part of the core curriculum's new social justice requirement. Provost Anne D’Alleva announced on May 17 that the requirement will go into effect...
May 30, 2023

Commentary: As It Always Has Been, the Only True Cause of the Left Is Power

Why do so many liberal climate-activist grandees fly on private jets? Or why do those who profited from Black Lives Matter have a propensity for estate living? Or why do the community-activist Obamas prefer to live in not one, but...
May 30, 2023

Authors of Soros-Funded Biden Center Report Pushing More Refugee Resettlement into the U.S. Now Work at the White House

Several authors of a Soros-funded Penn Biden Center report advocating for increasing the number of refugees allowed into the country now work in the Biden administration, handling immigration and national security policy. The Penn Biden Center and the National Conference...
May 30, 2023

Investors and Activists Fight to ‘Depoliticize’ America’s ‘Radically Left-Wing’ Corporations

Center/right groups are gaining ground in pushing corporations back to the center, representatives for the investors and activist organizations told the Daily Caller News Foundation. These center/right investors and activists are fighting back against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and...
May 30, 2023

Commentary: Ron DeSantis Has All the Right Enemies

A lot of people are upset with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, especially as he launches his presidential bid. Start with America’s wokest corporate titans. While perched in a Los Angeles County rapidly losing population and companies to Florida, Disney CEO...
May 30, 2023

Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Senator Lindsey Graham

by Ailan Evans   Russia issued an arrest warrant for Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina Monday, following comments he made about the war in Ukraine. The warrant was issued by Russia’s Interior Ministry on Monday, with an additional...
May 29, 2023

The Biden Administration’s Record of Caring for Veterans Raises Alarm

Early in the debt ceiling crisis, the Biden administration tried to scare veterans into believing Republicans might cut their benefits, which did not happen. But the administration’s own treatment of the nation’s warriors suffers from glaring failures ranging from lax...
May 29, 2023

DeSantis Blasts McCarthy Over Budget Deal for ‘Careening Towards Bankruptcy’

by Harold Hutchison   Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida ripped House Speaker Kevin McCarthy early Monday over the debt ceiling deal, calling it “totally inadequate” when it came to addressing spending. “Prior to this deal, Kayleigh, our country was...
May 29, 2023

Catholic Advocacy Group Launches $1 Million Ad Campaign to Boycott Los Angeles Dodgers for Honoring Anti-Catholic Hate Group

A leading national Catholic advocacy group has responded further to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ announcement that the organization will move ahead with honoring an anti-Catholic hate group of self-described “queer and trans nuns” during its “pride night” game event in...
May 29, 2023

Commentary: Protecting Our Forgotten Rights

Robbing a bank is a crime everywhere. But in some places and times you could become a criminal just by growing vegetables, feeding the homeless, playing poker or working without a government-mandated license. African immigrant Tedy Okech risked arrest when...
May 29, 2023

GOP-Led House Expected to Vote Wednesday on Debt Limit Compromise Legislation

The GOP-led House is expected to vote Wednesday on the legislation resulting from a compromise between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden on the debt limit.
May 29, 2023

Progressive Activists, Officials Work to Extend Voting to Prisoners, Noncitizens to Expand Base

by Fred Lucas   Inmate voting, noncitizen voting, and even mandatory voting have been among the initiatives pushed in Democrat-led jurisdictions this year to expand their voting base. “The Left wants to normalize voter classes that nobody took seriously a generation ago—criminals,...
May 29, 2023

Colleges Move to Arm Officers in Response to Inner-City Crime After Previous Calls to Defund the Police

Two inner-city colleges are arming their on-campus police officers in an effort to crack down on increased crime three years after activists called for departments across the country to be defunded. George Washington University (GWU), located in Washington D.C., announced...
May 29, 2023

Nuclear Energy Renaissance Emerges as Counterbalance to Democrats’ ‘Green New Deal’

by Addison Smith   Alternative clean energy plans to the Democrats’ Green New Deal are getting a boost from a new generation of nuclear energy technology, which can produce zero-carbon emission electricity with a much smaller footprint than earlier reactors....
May 29, 2023

Commentary: The Forgotten History of Memorial Day

In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and helped spread it across the entire country. The holiday was Memorial Day, an annual commemoration was born in the former...
May 29, 2023

Commentary: In Praise of Americans Who Have Given Their All

The war in Ukraine, brutally slogging along some 5,000 miles from the U.S., involves another people but it serves as a reminder to Americans of what it takes to keep one’s country safe, free, and prosperous. It also reminds us...
May 29, 2023

Scott, Haley’s South Carolina Roots Aren’t Enough to Secure Victory in the State’s Early Primary, GOP Operatives Say

South Carolina has two natives in the 2024 presidential race, with former Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott, but Republican operatives from the state don’t believe it’s enough to secure them a victory in the early state primary, they...
May 29, 2023

Commentary: What a Difference a Real District Attorney Makes

Chesa Boudin, named after cop-killer Joanne Chesimard, and son of Weather Underground terrorists Kathy Boudin and David Gilbert, was elected district attorney of San Francisco in November 2020. Criminals were happy with the outcome. “Chesa Boudin threw a monkey wrench into the...
May 28, 2023

McCarthy-Biden Debt Deal Eliminates Unspent COVID Funds, Blocks IRS Expansion and Reforms Permitting

The debt limit deal struck late Saturday between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden rolls back some of Washington’s massive spending while delivering other conservative priorities like blocking new taxes and requiring some welfare recipients to work, according...
May 28, 2023

Former Harvard Chair Who Lied About Chinese Payoff Sentenced to Two Days in Prison

Former Harvard chemistry chair Charles Lieber received two days in prison, six months house arrest, and a fine for hiding Chinese government affiliations and a $50,000 monthly salary. Harvard also allowed him to retire quietly.
May 28, 2023

‘Boycott Target’ Song Climbs iTunes Charts, Garners Millions of Views

The song "Boycott Target" has garnered millions of views online and climbed to No. 3 on iTunes Hip-Hop charts within days of being released.  "Attention all shoppers: There's a clean-up on every aisle. Target is targeting your kids," the song by Forgiato...
May 28, 2023

Left-Wing Activists See State Courts as Avenues to Advance Their Agendas

State courts are quickly becoming a heated battleground for abortion and LGBT issues, with left-leaning groups announcing legal strategies focused on the state level and launching efforts to educate the public on their role in electing local judges.
May 28, 2023

Outside Law Firm Finds Texas A.G. Paxton Didn’t Break Laws or Violate Office Procedure

A 174-page report released by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in August 2021, made public before voters reelected Attorney General Ken Paxton to a third term in November 2022, disproved claims presented by Democratically-aligned counsel hired by the House...
May 28, 2023

Report: North Dakota GOP Gov. Doug Burgum Poised to Enter 2024 Republican Presidential Primaries

North Dakota GOP Gov. Doug Burgum may be eyeing a 2024 presidential bid, according to reports. 
May 28, 2023

States See Chinese Purchase of Farmland as a Threat to National Security

Several states have already banned or are considering banning foreign ownership of farmland from U.S. adversaries such as China, a trend that has its recent roots in North Dakota. Chinese food manufacturer Fufeng Group purchased 370 acres of land for...
May 28, 2023

Texas Professor Alleges College Axed His Contract, Banned Him from Campus Over Conservative Beliefs

A professor told the Daily Caller News Foundation that he was fired and banned from a small college in Texas because of complaints from students and colleagues regarding his conservative beliefs. St. Philip’s College (SPC), located in San Antonio, Texas,...
May 28, 2023

Louisiana Republican State Senator Joins Democrats to Kill Bill to Protect Minors from Gender Transition Hormone Drugs and Surgeries

Louisiana State Sen. Fred Mills (R-Acadiana), a former Democrat and a pharmacy owner backed by the pharmaceutical industry, joined with Democrats of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee to kill a bill, already passed by the state House, that would...

Newt Gingrich Commentary: Where Are Woodward and Bernstein When America Needs Them?

May 28, 2023

Newt Gingrich Commentary: Where Are Woodward and Bernstein When America Needs Them?

The conspiracy between a corrupt set of bureaucracies (including the Justice Department, the IRS, and the intelligence community) and an equally corrupt and enabling elite media is astonishing. The Durham Report is just one more confirmation of the devastating level...
May 28, 2023

FBI Raid on Media Consultant’s Home Linked to Probe into Tucker Carlson Leaks: REPORT

An FBI raid of the home of a media consultant in Tampa was linked to a probe into leaked videos involving former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the Tampa Bay Times reported Friday. FBI agents searched the home of Tim...
May 28, 2023

Music Spotlight: Noah Riley Teal

Noah Riley Teal is an Americana singer, songwriter, and guitarist who will be releasing his debut self-titled album on July 7th. His latest single, “I’m Coming Around” is out now.
May 28, 2023

Commentary: A Rent Control Renaissance Is Underway in the U.S. and It’s Sure to Make the Housing Shortage Worse

If one needed any more proof that rent control laws suppress investment in new housing, then it is not necessary to look any further than this recent survey from the National Apartment Association. They found that "Over 70% of housing providers say...
May 28, 2023

Commentary: Catholic Campus Ministry Produces Priests at Liberal CU-Boulder

One Catholic campus ministry center is doing what it can to ensure future generations have priests – and it is accomplishing this work at a liberal school in a liberal town. The St. Thomas Aquinas Center at the University of...
May 28, 2023

Commentary: The Clear and Present AI Danger

Does artificial intelligence threaten to conquer humanity? In recent months, the question has leaped from the pages of science fiction novels to the forefront of media and government attention. It’s unclear, however, how many of the discussants understand the implication...
May 28, 2023

Muslim Families Sue School District for Allegedly Subjecting Their Children to Sexual Content

Muslim parents and activists are going after one of the wealthiest counties in America, which borders D.C. and hosts several federal agencies, for subverting their right to control their children's instruction on gender and sexuality and depriving Muslim girls of modesty....
May 28, 2023

‘Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria’ Paper to be Retracted for Bogus ‘Informed Consent’ Violation: Author

An academic paper based on a parental survey of suspected rapid-onset gender dysphoria in nearly 1,700 children, which drew criticism from transgender activists and allies, could soon be retracted by its publisher over a pretextual dispute about informed consent, according to its...
May 27, 2023

Analysis: Companies That Ignore First Amendment Rights

A new database shows that some of Americans’ favorite companies—such as Airbnb, Amazon, and Disney—disregard religious freedom and free speech.  Alliance Defending Freedom, a legal organization devoted to protecting religious freedom and other First Amendment rights, joined with Inspire Insight, an...
May 27, 2023

China Hacked Critical Networks to Spy on U.S. Ahead of Potential Conflict, Officials Say

A shadowy Chinese government-backed hacking group attacked critical U.S. networks, including in Guam, where it may have spied on the U.S. to gain an edge ahead of future crises, according to a Microsoft report and U.S. government advisory. Microsoft said...

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