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Rep. Kevin McCarthy Elected Speaker of the House
Rep. Kevin McCarthy has been elected as speaker of the House after a historic fifteen rounds of voting over four days. McCarthy, who previously served as the House Minority Leader, won the speakership position with 216 votes.…
Fact-Checking 4 Claims in Biden’s Jan. 6 Anniversary Speech
Marking the second anniversary of the Capitol riot that occurred Jan. 6, 2021, President Joe Biden struck a mostly unifying tone Friday by recognizing law enforcement officers with the Presidential Citizens Medal. The White…
Why Local Election Results in Taiwan Have Implications for America
Taiwan has been one of America’s key allies in deterring Communist China’s power expansion since the end of World War II. But the failure of the ruling pro-independence party in recent local elections showed that even with…
’60 Minutes’ Exhumes Environmental Doomsayer, 90, for New Round of Scaremongering
Earth is headed for a sixth extinction, warned biologist Paul Ehrlich on “60 Minutes” this past Sunday. And since Ehrlich has predicted about 20 extinctions over the past 60 years, he’s a leading expert on the issue. Couldn’t…
Instead of Fighting Tax-Cutting States, Feds Should Follow Their Example
With Congress continuing its nearly three-year-long inflation-driving spending spree and adding several new federal taxes—not to mention 87,000 new IRS agents—it’s easy to miss a fascinating subplot that will help soften the…
Race for House Speaker Worth Celebrating
There’s a lot of alarmism going on right now about the race for speaker of the House. Many are calling it a crisis or a “three-ring circus.” What it is really is the first sign that the reckoning and subsequent healing needed…
A Country We No Longer Recognize, a Coup We Never Knew
Did someone or something seize control of the United States? What happened to the U.S. border? Where did it go? Who erased it? Why and how did 5 million people enter our country illegally? Did Congress secretly repeal our…
14 Republicans Suddenly Flip Their Speaker Votes to McCarthy in 12th Round of Voting
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is inching closer to the speaker of the House position after 14 Republicans changed their votes in his favor on Friday. They include: Scott Perry of PennsylvaniaRalph Norman of South…
Second Amendment a Blessing, Not a ‘Curse,’ in End-of-Year Examples of Defensive Gun Use
The editorial board of a major New Jersey newspaper started the year off with an anti-Second Amendment screed, decrying the right to keep and bear arms as a “curse” perpetuated by a “fanatical” interpretation created by the…
From Gender Gingerbread Persons to ‘Privilege Bingo,’ Feds Squander Millions on Cult of Diversity Training
Taxpayer dollars are being spent to conduct widespread, woke diversity training sessions across numerous prominent federal agencies. That’s what a Wall Street Journal report on a Freedom of Information Act request revealed…