By Darlene McCormick Sanchez Mayra Flores praises daughter for standing her ground. Rep. Flores (R-Texas) has responded to a video in which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) appeared to elbow away Flores’ daughter during her swearing-in ceremony last week. A video posted on social media Sunday night showed Pelosi standing next to Flores’ two daughters on stage as the speaker […]
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Why Biden’s Green Energy Policy Will ‘End in Tears’
By Kevin Stocklin News Analysis American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin once said that “experience is an expensive school but fools will learn in no other.” Germany’s green energy policy, launched in the year 2000, could have been a cheap lesson for America today. The Biden administration has chosen to follow Germany, providing heavy subsidies for wind and solar, […]
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Trump Talks Energy, War, Illinois Primaries in New Interview
By The Center Square Former President Donald Trump criticized his successor’s energy policies, predicted rolling blackout and brownouts this summer, and warned of the potential for another world war in an interview with The Center Square. In a wide-ranging telephone interview on topics such as Illinois’ Tuesday primary, Chicago’s gun violence, record gas prices and more, Trump told The […]
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Abortion Clinics Start Closing After Roe v. Wade Ruling
By Tom Ozimek Abortion clinics in multiple states closed their doors on June 25 following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to pass their own laws regulating access to abortion. Around half of the states are expected to press ahead with banning abortion after the high court’s landmark ruling, according […]
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US Retailers Facing a Potential Wave of Bankruptcies
By Naveen Athrappully The U.S. retail industry might be at the precipice of a massive wave of bankruptcies, according to multiple experts, as customers struggle with shrinking purchasing power amid rising inflation. “We have potentially a perfect storm brewing,” Sally Henry, a professor of law at Texas Tech Law School and former partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, […]
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Justice Thomas: Supreme Court Should Reconsider Rulings on Same-Sex Marriage, Contraception
By Jack Phillips Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote Friday that the high court should reconsider rulings on contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage in a solo concurring opinion released Friday that struck down Roe v. Wade. The Republican-appointed justice argued that the Supreme Court should reconsider other cases that fall under prior due process precedents. “I write separately […]
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Kansas to Be First Test of Voter Sentiment in the ‘Post-Roe’ Era
By John Haughey The first ballot test of the official, newly-minted “post-Roe era” will be on Aug. 2, when Kansas voters are presented with a proposed amendment on their primary ballots that declares there is no constitutional right to abortion. The Kansas Value Them Both Amendment is the first of four proposed constitutional amendments addressing abortion that will go before […]
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House Republicans Voice Opposition to Senate Gun Control Legislation
By Frank Fang House GOP leaders have announced that they will vote against the Senate’s gun control bill, with House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) saying he will whip voting against the measure. Lauren Fine, Scalise’s spokesperson, told Fox News Digital on June 22 that the No. 2 House Republican will encourage his fellow Republicans to vote “no.” “In […]
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Senate Breaks Filibuster on Gun Deal, Clearing the Way for Final Passage
By Joseph Lord The U.S. Senate on June 23 voted to break the filibuster on a controversial gun deal hammered out between Republicans and Democrats, clearing the way for its final passage. The bill, as with most bills in the Senate, needed the support of at least 60 lawmakers to overcome the filibuster threshold and close out […]
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NRA Responds to Senate’s Gun-Control Bill
By Jack Phillips The National Rifle Association (NRA) responded to the Senate’s gun control package by saying it “falls short on every level.” “The NRA will support legislation that improves school security, promotes mental health services, and helps reduce violent crime. However, we will oppose this gun control legislation because it falls short at every level. […]
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Supreme Court Defies Tax-Hungry Biden Administration, Agrees to Hear Appeal Against Massive IRS Fines
By Matthew Vadum The Supreme Court agreed on June 21 to hear an appeal from a Romanian-American businessman who was fined $50,000 for failing to file tax forms on time, but whose penalty ballooned to $2.72 million when an appeals court ruled the fine should be imposed based on the number of bank accounts he […]
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CEOs Start to Push Back Against ‘Woke’ Employee Bullying
By Kevin Stocklin In an indication that corporate progressivism may be reaching its high water mark, CEOs are starting for the first time to push back against activist employees, in some cases going so far as to fire them rather than steer their companies into the mire of “woke” politics. Last week, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell became […]
