By Frank Fang A number of U.S. government officials recently took part in an virtual agriculture event co-hosted by a Beijing-backed influence association that has ties to Bill Gates. The United States Heartland China Association (USHCA), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 2003, held the online 2022 U.S.-China Agriculture Roundtable earlier this month. The online event […]
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Georgia Among States Advancing Investigations Into Alleged Drop Box Ballot Trafficking: True the Vote Founder
By Masooma Haq and Roman Balmakov Catherine Engelbrecht, founder of True The Vote, said the goal of the organization is to present their findings to authorities and advance state-specific investigations into the alleged widespread ballot harvesting that they uncovered during their two-year-long inquiry. Most recently, Georgia has advanced an investigation into this issue. “There’s also […]
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House Republicans Tell Twitter’s Board to Preserve All Records About Musk’s Bid to Buy Company
By Zachary Stieber All Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee on April 22 ordered Twitter board members to preserve all records regarding Elon Musk’s effort to buy the technology company. “As Congress continues to examine Big Tech and how to best protect Americans’ free speech rights, this letter serves as a formal request that you preserve all records […]
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Border Patrol Union: Abbott Should ‘Absolutely’ Use Constitutional ‘Invasion’ Powers on Border
By Charlotte Cuthbertson DEL RIO, Texas—The national Border Patrol union, which represents about 18,000 agents, said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott should “absolutely” invoke his powers under the Constitution to call the border crisis an “invasion” and respond accordingly. “We’re at a breaking point. We’ve got miles upon miles of border that just aren’t patrolled because […]
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Federal Judge Strikes Down CDC Mask Mandate for Planes, Travel
By Jack Phillips and Zachary Stieber The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) mask mandate for airplanes and other forms of public transportation was struck down on April 18 by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said the CDC rule exceeded the agency’s statutory authority because its implementation violated administrative law. Mizelle, […]
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The State and Local Leaders Who Aren’t Ready to Give Up Pandemic Power
By Real Clear Investigations While many government leaders sound the all clear message on COVID-19, dropping vaccine restrictions and mask mandates, some states and municipalities are clinging to the emergency powers that allowed them to govern people’s behavior in unprecedented ways. Citing the need to direct emergency funding and oversee hospitals, they have held on to their emergency […]
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US Pension Funds Invest Billions in Chinese Firms, Stoking National Security Concerns
By Michael Washburn Recent actions by Republican lawmakers have called attention to the willingness of top U.S .pension funds to invest in Chinese companies that may have ties to the regime in Beijing and may play a role in enhancing the regime’s military and surveillance capabilities. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and two GOP colleagues, Sens. […]
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Watchdog Says Biden’s Budget Pushes ‘Taxpayer Burden’ to $919,000 Each
By John Haughey When President Joe Biden submitted his $5.8 trillion Fiscal Year 2023 budget request to Congress in late March, Truth In Accounting’s (TIA) 12th annual “financial state of the union” report was just three weeks old. But after reading Biden’s 149-page proposed budget, TIA founder and CEO Sheila Weinberg quickly realized her group’s 2022 Financial State of the Union` report […]
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Soaring Inflation Fueled by Reckless Spending Will Come to Bite Democrats in November: Analysts
By Michael Washburn A recent poll finding that only 38 percent of Americans approve of the job that President Joe Biden is doing—down from 41 percent in December and 48 percent in July— is only the latest in a stream of bad news for the Democratic Party as November’s midterm elections draw near. The 53 percent of […]
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Bill Won’t Let Biden Administration End Key Border Authority Unless National Emergency is Over
By Zachary Stieber A group of Democrat and Republican senators on April 7 introduced a bill that if passed would not allow President Joe Biden’s administration to end the Title 42 emergency border order unless the president declares an end to the COVID-19 national emergency declaration. Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) are among the […]
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Nearly 92 Percent of Congressional Seats Set For Elections After Post-Census Redistricting
By John Haughey When Republican Gov. Larry Hogan signed into law new congressional maps drawn by the Democrat-controlled state General Assembly on April 4, Maryland became the 47th state to formally adopt new legislative and congressional districts following the 2020 United States Census. With Louisiana’s GOP-led legislature on March 30 overriding Democratic Gov. John Bel […]
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Signs Legislation Restricting Teaching of Critical Race Theory in K-12 Schools
By Katabella Roberts South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed an executive order on April 5 that will restrict the teaching of block critical race theory (CRT) in K-12 education in the state. The legislation states that the Department of Education (DOE) shall not “compel” employees, students, or teachers to “personally affirm, adopt, or adhere to inherently divisive concepts.” The order directs the education […]
