The Democrat mayor of a border town slammed President Joe Biden for the ongoing immigration crisis, saying Biden’s refusal to acknowledge the severity of the problem has been a “slap in the face.”
"You have a breach on national security levels that have never before been seen in modern history,...
Simon & Schuster will publish a children’s book about Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases who has been known for his contradictory medical advice, and has been at the forefront of the federal government’s coronavirus response.
The book, which will be written by...
(Associated Press) The New York Legislature's impeachment investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo is likely to take “months,” the chair of the Assembly’s judiciary committee said Tuesday.
Cuomo, a Democrat, has resisted calls for his resignation after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment.
He’s also facing outrage over his administration’s decision to...
(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) Whenever the government spends money, a significant portion is lost to bureaucracy, waste, and fraud.
But the sheer speed, haste, and unprecedented scope of federal spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic—an astounding $6 trillion total—has led to truly unthinkable levels of fraud.
Indeed, a new...
(Patrick Carroll, Foundation for Economic Education) A pastor put out a humorous Twitter poll a few months ago asking how people interpreted “15 days to slow the spread.” Referencing religious debates about creation, the options were as follows.
15 literal days
15 ages
14 literal days, big gap, 15th day
...
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden's administration has tried for weeks to keep the public from seeing images like those released Monday of immigrant children in U.S. custody at the border sleeping on mats under foil blankets, separated in groups by plastic partitions.
Administration officials have steadfastly refused to call the detention...
EDITOR'S NOTE VIA AP: The California State Board of Education on Thursday approved the nation’s first statewide ethnic studies curriculum for high schools, by unanimous vote. The original publication date of the article below preceded that vote.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: (John Murawski, RealClearInvestigations) California has struggled for five years...
(Headline USA) Washington, D.C.'s bid for statehood finally got a congressional hearing Monday, but Mayor Muriel Bowser's clashes with Republicans and overheated rhetoric from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on the panel made clear that the issue is far from settled.
Republicans accused Democrats of a cynical power play, claimed statehood was...
(Associated Press) Evanston, Illinois, on Monday became the first U.S. city to make reparations available to its black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery.
The Chicago suburb’s City Council voted 8-1 to distribute $400,000 to eligible black households.
Each qualifying household would receive $25,000 for home repairs or...
(Headline USA) University of Iowa administrators can be held liable for monetary damages for improperly barring a Christian student group that rejects homosexual relationships, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, in a victory for religious conservatives on college campuses.
The administrators do not enjoy qualified immunity from the lawsuit brought by...
(Headline USA) Eric Greitens, the retired Navy SEAL officer who rose quickly to become Missouri governor before scandal forced him out of office just a year and a half into his tenure, announced Monday that he will run for the Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Roy Blunt.
The...
(Headline USA) A Colorado baker who won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple went on trial Monday in yet another lawsuit, this one involving a birthday cake for a transgender woman.
Autumn Scardina attempted to...