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Your Pilot Is a DEI Hire. Good Luck!

United Airlines set an aggressive diversity goal for their pilot training academy: at least 50% will be women or people of color. Shouldn’t the only…

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GOP Lawmaker Accuses Biden of Pushing Out ‘Tens-of-Millions’ in Taxpayer Funding for UNRWA Just Prior to Aid Suspension

The Biden administration may have funneled "tens-of-millions" in American taxpayer dollars to the United Nations’ Palestinian aid group before announcing a pause in U.S. contributions as a result of the organization’s role in Hamas’s October 7 terror spre

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Biden Mulls Approval of Fresh $10 Billion for Iran

The Biden administration is set to approve a sanctions waiver on Tuesday that will allow Iran to access at least $10 billion in previously frozen funds held in Iraq, a decision that comes just a month after the Tehran-backed terror group Hamas launched an

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Biden Confronts Wave of Antisemitism by... Putting Kamala Harris in Charge of Islamophobia

President Joe Biden will fight antisemitism by... putting Vice President Kamala Harris in charge of a new "national strategy on Islamophobia."

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WATCH: AOC's Response About Leaving Hamas in Place and Blaming Israel Is Just Unreal

We've seen. a lot of twisted reactions from the Squad when it comes to the Israeli-Hamas war.

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Joe Biden collides with flagpole and leaves stage without Brazilian president in gaffe filled incident

The 46th President joined Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to talk about workers' rights

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‘LA vs Hate’ Runs An Orwellian Snitch Line That’s Funded By Biden, Big Business, And You

L.A. has a tip line that encourages citizens to report one another to the government for non-criminal 'hate incidents.'

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Associated Press Coverage of Courts, Climate Bankrolled by Dozens of Left-Wing Foundations

The Associated Press, the country's top wire service, is now bankrolled in part by millions of dollars from left-wing foundations, including one founded by "1619 Project" author Nikole Hannah-Jones.

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How Republicans Are Working Against Dem Attempts To Boycott Israel

Republicans in Congress are working to clamp down on efforts by the Biden administration to allow boycotts on Israel, just weeks after Senate Democrats paved the way for the United States to discriminate against Jewish-made Israeli products.

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'Squad' Democrat attends anti-Israel art show promoting destruction of Jewish state

Rep. Rashida Tlaib recently attended an art show with work on display that called for Israel's destruction and promoting known and suspected terrorists.

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How not to combat antisemitism

  In a private letter to US antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt, Israeli President Isaac Herzog last week called the Biden

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Thomas blasts Jackson's 'race-infused world view' in Supreme Court ruling outlawing affirmative action

Justice Clarence Thomas delivered a powerful concurring opinion in the Supreme Court's Thursday decision to outlaw affirmative action in college admissions programs.

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Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions

The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina Thursday, ruling that both institutions were in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Allegations against Biden and his family are too credible to wipe away with 'father's love' sob story

The allegations against the president and his family are too credible to be wiped away by a secondhand sob story. Every defendant has a hard-luck tale and it’s a little much from a family that has been the epitome of privilege for decades when they don’t

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White House Hires Anti-Israel Professor From University Engulfed in Anti-Semitism Controversy

The White House's newest hire is a City University of New York (CUNY) professor who has accused Israel of "ethnic cleansing" and "systematic genocide," a move that is raising alarms among the many people who are already concerned about the Biden administr

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Rashida Tlaib's Lie-Filled Tweet Against Israel Gets Instantly Fact-Checked Into Middle of Next Week

The smackdown of Rashida Tlaib's anti-Semitic tweet shows why GOP users no longer hate Twitter.

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Cori Bush's Bodyguard Says He Can't Be Anti-Semitic Because He's a “Jewish High Priest”

Rep. Cori Bush’s (D., Mo,) bodyguard claims a host of supernatural abilities, including the power to summon tornadoes and read minds. During a Tuesday evening interview with the Washington Free Beacon, he added another line to his résumé: his status as a

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Dems Who Blasted Ticketmaster Over Taylor Swift Sales Debacle Silent As Platform Rakes in Cash for Farrakhan Speech

Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) and Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) last fall trained their fire on Ticketmaster after bungled sales for Taylor Swift's concert tour led to price-gouging and automated scalping, calling on the Department of Justice to i

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Ingraham: These are the tears of clowns

Fox News host Laura Ingraham reacts to Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., being booted from the House Foreign Affairs Committee on 'The Ingraham Angle.' #foxnews #fox...

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Republicans Boot Ilhan Omar Off Foreign Affairs Committee Over Anti-Semitism

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) delivered on his promise Thursday to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee over her extensive history of anti-Semitism.

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The New Age of Uniformity - The American Mind

We shouldn't fall for the postmodern Left's self-evident lie that they speak nothing but the truth on all political matters.

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More Biden Docs Proves Mar-A-Lago Raid Was Russia Hoax 2.0

The discovery of more Biden documents highlights the ridiculous plot to destroy Trump that culminated in the raid of his Mar-a-Lago home.

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Is a Biden-Netanyahu brawl inevitable?

Both men want to keep disputes between them private. But sympathy for the anti-Bibi resistance and differences over Iran could change that.

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Ex-Intel Official Admits He Knew Hunter Laptop Was Real, and That's Not the Worst Part

Last summer, then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said that House Republicans would demand answers from the 51 former intelligence agency officials who publicly disputed the Hunter Biden laptop s...

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Biden’s DOE Funnels $50 Million to Green Energy Company That Sources Materials From China

The Biden Energy Department announced in October that a $50 million grant to a lithium battery company would "ensure our clean energy future is American-made." But the company sources its battery materials in China, highlighting the difficulty the adminis

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Biden Makes More of a Mess, Compares Illegal Aliens to Holocaust Victims

Biden lies his head off about the GOP and needs Kamala to help him respond...

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The United Nations for Empowering Terrorists

Hammouri's affiliation with the PFLP and his involvement in planning terror attacks against Israelis, does not, however, seem to concern the UN Human Rights Office. Instead of condemning the convicted terrorist, the UN Human Rights Office chose to

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The Democrats must have a ‘Sister Souljah moment’ on antisemitism

It is time for Biden and others to rise up and condemn antisemites in their own party like Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.

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Coast Guard returns 143 refugees to Cuba, warns about illegal migration

The Coast Guard says anyone trying to illegally migrate by sea will be returned.

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Marine Paul Whelan ‘Greatly Disappointed’ Biden Left Him Out of Prisoner Swap

The left-wing American outlet CNN claimed to have secured a phone conversation with former U.S. Marine and Russian prisoner Paul Whelan.

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Report Reveals Just How Much the DEI Complex Has Infiltrated Medical Education

Forty-four percent of medical schools have tenure and promotion policies that reward scholarship on “diversity, inclusion, and equity.” Seventy percent make students take a course on “diversity, inclusion, or cultural competence.” And 79 percent require t

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Election 2022: Maricopa County reports voting machine problems at 20% of polling locations

While the specific addresses and number of locations having issues have not been confirmed, the Maricopa County Recorder's Officer says technicians have been called to fix the precinct tabulator machines that aren't working.

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Pennsylvania Jewish voters may vote Republican to defeat Israel critic Summer Lee

Lee, who is running in Pennsylvania’s 12th District, slammed U.S. support for Israel during the May 2021 Israel-Hamas war.

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Another Win for Sanity: Florida Medical Boards Ban Medical and Surgical Transition for Minors

The Florida Medical Boards passed rules prohibiting doctors from prescribing puberty-blocking and cross-sex hormone treatments for patients under age 18.

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Kathy Hochul's running a campaign wreck

No matter the result of the New York race for governor, Kathy Hochul already has distinguished herself. She will be remembered for putting on a master class in how not to run a campaign.

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Democrat blows whistle on alleged ballot harvesting scheme, Florida opens criminal probe

Former candidate for Orange County commissioner describes widespread vote trafficking operation in Orlando area, authorities see enough evidence to warrant criminal probe.

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BREAKING: Biden Pardons Thousands With Federal Convictions For Drug Crimes, Orders States To Do The Same

President Joe Biden announced Thursday afternoon that he was pardoning thousands of people who had prior federal convictions for possessing marijuana, and he urged governors to do the same at the state level.

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BREAKING: Federal Prosecutors Have Enough Evidence To Charge Biden’s Son With Multiple Crimes, Report Says

Federal prosecutors have reportedly gathered enough information to charge President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, with multiple crimes related to taxes and lying to investigators about a firearm purchase.

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Victor Davis Hanson: An Epidemic of Cognitive Impairment?

Joe Biden, the nominal head of the Democratic Party, is 79. But he increasingly acts and sounds 89. Recently, Biden has pivoted repeatedly on stage with his arm…

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Biden says he was raised around Puerto Ricans 'at home politically’ during visit to see Hurricane Fiona damage

President Biden surveyed the damage in Puerto Rico left by Hurricane Fiona and announced $60 million in federal assistance to help the island recover from the storm

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Biden’s Stealth Change To Student Loan Forgiveness Scheme Could Cut Out Millions Of Borrowers

The Biden administration quietly changed the fine print of it student loan debt forgiveness plan Thursday, cutting hundreds of thousands of borrowers out of the sweeping program.

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The Constitution: The Limited Powers of Congress | PragerU

The Framers of the United States Constitution wanted to give more power to the people and less power to the government. This was a radical new idea, and it…

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Kamala Harris Appears To Endorse MLK Assassination Conspiracy Theory

Vice President Kamala Harris this month echoed the conspiracy theory that the U.S. government assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. to halt his labor activism, a move that could further undermine the Biden administration's efforts to battle misinformation.

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New Durham bombshell: FBI paid Russian accused of lying as a confidential informant against Trump

Prosecutor says Igor Danchenko, the primary source for the discredited Steele dossier, was paid by FBI as confidential human source for three years despite prior concerns he was tied to Russian intelligence services.

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Capitol Police whistleblower memo lays out Jan. 6 'intelligence failures' on Pelosi watch

Three days after the Jan. 6 riot, a Capitol Police intelligence analyst sent a blistering email to supervisors, blowing the whistle on a failure to heed clear intelligence that right-wing rioters planned to storm the Capitol.

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Victor Davis Hanson: America Delira

Travel abroad and or talk to pro-American foreigners here, and you will be surprised at what they say. It is not boilerplate anti-Americanism of the usual cheap…

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Nearly 1 In 4 Democratic Voters Believe Men Can Get Pregnant: Poll

A new poll finds that significant numbers of Democratic voters believe things that are false.

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What Is Inflation? | PragerU

Look for the source of a society’s collapse, and you’ll usually find the i-word (inflation) at its core. So what exactly is inflation? How does it work? Why…

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Thomas Jefferson's Home Has Been Taken Over by Leftist America-Haters

The real reason why the Left hates Thomas Jefferson is for the things for which he should rightly be celebrated: Because he helped create a free republic.

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Bidens as dysfunctional as the Kennedys — and protected by the press

The Bidens — whose public image of a close-knit, well-adjusted family brought even closer by tragedy — is at stark odds with reality.

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Biden Admin To Families Suffering High Gas Costs: ‘This Is About The Future Of The Liberal World Order’

Brian Deese, White House Director of the National Economic Council, said during a CNN interview Thursday afternoon that American families who were suffering from historic gas prices needed to understand that it was for “the future of the liberal world order,” even if they can’t afford it.

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Joe Biden Voicemail Means It’s Time To Appoint A Special Counsel

This development in the Biden family pay-to-play scandal provides further proof a special counsel is needed to oversee the criminal probe.

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Politico analysis explains why it appears that Karine Jean-Pierre is reading from a page

Karine Jean-Pierre clings to that binder like a life preserver.

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Democrats cater to the woke at their electoral peril

The Democratic Party’s embrace of socialist-leaning politicians — namely “The Squad” — has not only put it on track to lose control of Congress in November.

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Feds Who Enforce COVID Shot Mandates Exempt Themselves From COVID Shot Mandates

"If you don't want to have to take a vaccine, just get a job enforcing the vaccine mandate," says former Trump Administration official Brian Harrison.

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J6 Committee Focuses On Fraud Claims, Ignores Tactics Used To Rig 2020 Election

Stealing an election by fraud is not the only way to rig an outcome. Elections are rigged when systemic violations of election law occur.

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How Stacey Abrams Helped Funnel Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to an Israel-Hating Terrorist Sympathizer

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams sits on the board of a foundation that funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to an anti-Israel activist who has praised terrorists and encouraged violence against Jews.

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Understanding Marxism: The Enemy of Being is Having

Capitalism is the source of all evil. If we can just get rid of the capitalist system, we can eliminate poverty, inequality, exploitation, class conflict,…

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Two Years After #DefundThePolice, Seattle Is Reaping What It Sowed

Once again, the leftist trying to build their utopia has caused more harm than good.

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Hillary Clinton's sordid legacy of lies

We have known since the Robert Mueller report in 2019 that the charge that Donald Trump colluded with Russia was fake news.

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Woke Medicine: A Prescription for Disaster

It is a popular sport among those on the progressive left to dismiss conservatives' concerns about the spread of "woke" ideology (such as Critical Race Theory and "antiracism" training) in public education and corporate culture. Parents are scolded for su

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NY Democrats accusing one another of racism after gerrymander debacle

The New York Democratic Party’s redistricting battle has worsened by the day and on Wednesday descended into a racial furor among Congress members.

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'Squad' members introduce resolution calling Israel founding 'catastrophe'

Members of the "Squad" of far-left House lawmakers have called on the US government to describe the events surrounding Israel's founding with the Palestinian term "Nakba," an Arabic word meaning "catastrophe."

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‘Green New Deal’ plan will cost NYers 'hundreds of billions'

New Yorkers will have to pay "hundreds of billions of dollars" in higher utility bills due to the state's “Green New Deal”-inspired plan, according to a top energy regulatory official -- who accused lawmakers of hiding the true cost of the bill.

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FBI Used Terrorism Laws to Investigate 'Dozens' of 'Concerned Parents' Who Attended School Board Meetings

Whistleblowers told GOP members of the House Judiciary Committee that "dozens" of parents were investigated using counterterrorism tools at the FBI's disposal.

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Biden's big jobs lie is another sign he won't right the US economy

Zero jobs have been created, just pre-pandemic ones restored. Meanwhile, the workforce is shrinking, with millions of once-employed Americans no longer trying to work.

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Biden’s Advisers Are Developing Plans for the Day Roe Is Overturned

When President Joe Biden received a telephone call from his chief of staff late Monday alerting him to a near-unprecedented leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion, he decided not to act right away.

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Victor Davis Hanson: Tearing Down the Silicon Valley Wall

Elon Musk has finally managed to buy Twitter. And the moment he did, the enraged Left flipped out. Abruptly leftists began trashing their favorite electronic…

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Biden administration will appeal ruling lifting mask mandate on travel

As you already knew, the mask mandate appeal is all about control.

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Why Are So Many Democrats Coming Down With COVID?

But the real super spreader event occurred on Saturday night at the annual Gridiron Dinner as more than a dozen politicians and media types have all reported

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Exposed: The Russian Companies That Will Get Billions From New Iran Nuclear Deal

Several of Russia’s top state-controlled nuclear companies stand to gain billions of dollars in revenue as part of a new nuclear accord with Iran that will waive sanctions on these firms so they can build up Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure, according to a

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CNN, MSNBC Primetime COVER-UP WashPost Confirming Hunter Scandals

On Wednesday, the Washington Post finally got around to confirming what the rest of us have known since the fall of 2020: the Biden family is corrupt and Hunter Biden is the funnel for international funds and is involved with other illegal activities (her

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'Not Something I Want to Do': Trump Says He Is Not Interested in Becoming Speaker of the House

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he does not have any desire to take House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) place as the leader of the chamber should Republicans retake

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Jen Psaki Suddenly Tight Lipped About Hunter Biden’s Emails After New York Times Finally Confirms

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday refused to comment on the New York Times' "confirmation" that emails from Hunter Biden's laptop are authentic…

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the correlation between fossil fuel extraction and the abduction of indigenous women is all too overlooked

Correlation is not causation.

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Profiles in Leadership: Canada's Justin Trudeau vs. Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is showing the world that freedom can be fought for anywhere in the world.

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'World becomes less safe every time the US fails to show strength'

  No less than three United States congressional delegations have visited Israel within the last two weeks – two Democrat

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Biden's Appeasement of Putin Was Years in Making

Trump's foreign policy was successful. Biden's appeasement of Russia and of Putin, on the other hand, has been a 15-year project.

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Kyiv Bombarded by Rockets Overnight, Reports of Fighting In Suburbs

The Ukrainian capital of Kyiv was hit by rocket strikes overnight, with reports of fighting in its suburbs on Friday morning.

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Are We Done With Democrats' Irrational Covid Mandates?

When people complain about “compliance costs,” they’re usually lamenting hundreds of billions of dollars spent unproductively by businesses forced to deal with ever more red tape. It hinders growth and undermines prosperity.

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Victor Davis Hanson: Joe Biden, Alchemist?

Medieval alchemists sought to turn base metals into precious metals like gold. The more the alchemists bumped into the reality that gold was an element…

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San Francisco Promotes Illegal Drug Use, Overdose Deaths 'Skyrocket'

San Francisco launched a “bizarre medical experiment” in which the city helps the homeless use illegal drugs. Environmental and urbanization writer Michael Shellenberger notes that since t...

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CNN, MSNBC, NYT, WaPo completely avoid Johns Hopkins study finding COVID lockdowns ineffective

A new study concluding lockdowns 'should be rejected as a pandemic policy instrument' was ignored by the vast majority of the liberal media.

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Ukraine and the American crack-up

  From Washington to Berlin to Warsaw to Kyiv, everyone says that only Russian President Vladimir Putin knows what he

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Why Putin Has Not Been Deterred

Americans want an autonomous Ukraine to survive. They hope the West can stop Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strangulation of both Ukraine and NATO.

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'Cobra Kai' Is Netflix's No. 1 Because It's Anti-Woke

The most important lesson from 'Cobra Kai' is that there are no freebies in sports or in life, and positive outcomes are earned, not given.

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Emails Shows Fauci More Concerned With 'International Harmony' Than Finding the Origins of the Virus

Fauci was more concerned with upsetting "international harmony" by releasing speculation about a lab leak from Wuhan

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Victor Davis Hanson: Conspiracies as Realities, Realities as Conspiracies

American politics over the last half decade has become immersed in a series of conspiracy charges leveled by Democrats against their opponents that, in fact…

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The Democrats' Exploitation of January 6 Gives Away Their Game

This year, Jan. 6 will be commemorated with all the ballyhoo and rigmarole Democrats and their media allies can muster.

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6 Stories The Media Ignored This Month

One of the easiest ways to confirm media bias is this: Did you ever notice that, of all the stories in the world, the legacy media outlets cover the exact same handful of topics each night? Each one may have a few exclusive details or interviews, but the stories rarely change.

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Who’s running, Joe? Biden says ‘Trump’ 24 times during Va. stump for McAuliffe

President Biden on Tuesday seemed fixated on former President Donald Trump in a Virginia stump speech for Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for governor.

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Philadelphia to Ban Police Stops For Minor Traffic Violations

If you have a broken brake light or headlight in Philadelphia, you no longer have to worry that you'll be pulled over by police.

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Republican Lawmakers Demolish Democrats’ ‘Big Lie’ That Arizona Audit Proved Biden Won the Election

Ever since the final report of the Arizona audit was released last month, Democrats and their allies in the corporate media have pushed a false narrative…

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The Leadership Deficit Doom Loop

Bleak days. The border, murder rates, inflation, Afghanistan, the pandemic—things are not going well. The president’s job approval rating continues its slide. Congress squabbles over government funding, debt ceilings, and budget reconciliation, while pund

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Blue State Blues: Democrats Drop the Pretense That They Support Israel

Pelosi's concession to AOC and the Squad in dropping Iron Dome funding from the budget resolution is proof Democrats won't support Israel.

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US handed out blank copies of visas in Afghanistan, setting terrorists up: Ex-FBI agent

A former FBI special agent who tracked counterterrorism cases warned that terrorists in Afghanistan stand a high chance of being able to walk right onto U.S.-bound planes as a result of the Biden administration's dissemination of blank visa papers through

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Biden Slammed After Looking At Watch During Dignified Transfer Of 13 Slain Troops: ‘Late For Your Nap?’

President Joe Biden faced criticism on Sunday for looking at his watch while he attended the dignified transfer of the 13 U.S. troops who were killed during an ISIS terrorist attack on the airport in Kabul late last week.

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The Worst Presidential Dereliction in Memory

Gen. Mark Milley is right. “There’ll be plenty of time to do AARs,” or after-action reports, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a

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Why Is the FDA Attacking a Safe, Effective Drug?

Ivermectin is a promising Covid treatment and prophylaxis, but the agency is denigrating it.

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Why the US should NOT appoint an "Islamophobia envoy"

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

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Netanyahu Blasts Biden on His Way Out of Office

On Sunday, outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted Joe Biden and his approach to Iran in his final address to parliament, revealing that the Biden administration wanted him to keep...

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The Media Didn’t ‘Get It Wrong’ On Lafayette Park, They Lied To America — And They’re Still Lying

On June 1, 2020 and afterward, corporate media didn't simply get it wrong, they flagrantly and shamelessly lied to Americans in order to hurt the president.

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The Mask Is an Outward Sign of Inward Things

The COVID mask isn’t exclusively an outward sign of inward things — it is also, in some circumstances, a practical tool to prevent the spread of the infection. But those who understand the mask as a tribal identifier and a sign of righteousness are not go

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Biden Praises 'Fighter' Tlaib After She Publicly Confronts Him on Israel

President Joe Biden praised Rep. Rashida Tlaib Tuesday, despite her repeated criticism of the president failing to criticize Israel.

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Former FDA Head: Mask Mandates Should End In ‘Wholesale Fashion,’ Officials Need To Rollback Restrictions To Keep ‘Integrity’

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the FDA, said Sunday on that COVID-19 related restrictions, including mask mandates, should be lifted in "wholesale fashion" as the risk of the virus plummets.

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USAID Failed to Ensure Palestinian Aid Dollars Kept from Terrorists, GAO Says

The United States Agency for International Development is downplaying the significance of a recent government oversight report highlighting the agency’s failure to ensure that taxpayer aid dollars sent to the Palestinian government did not ultimately make

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Open Borders: An Assault on Common Sense

“We hold these truths to be self-evident…”
So begins one of the most pivotal pronouncements in the advancement of human liberty. With those words, Thomas...

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Left-Wingers Turn in a Disgusting Performance Following Rush Limbaugh's Death

No one should have expected anything else.

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Biden Will Return U.S. To Anti-Israel UN Human Rights Council

On Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the Biden administration will return the U.S. to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Blinken

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‘That’s Not Actually News’: Tucker Hilariously Criticizes Shepard Smith’s Report About Maskless Florida Store

Tucker Carlson poked fun at CNBC anchor Shepard Smith for running a segment about customers and employees without face masks in a Naples, Florida store.

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The Spirit of 1776 | National Review

Joe Biden versus a proper understanding of American history.

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Deputy Homeland Security Secretary: Pelosi Asked For ‘Crew-Manned Machine Guns’ In Washington

Ken Cuccinelli told Fox News' "The Story" on Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked for "crew-manned machine guns" to be a part of security forces.

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Rage at Capitol assault makes excuses for summer riots all the more disgraceful

Wednesday’s mob assault on Capitol Hill was shocking and brazen: Hundreds of MAGA-hat-wearing rioters broke into the seat of American democracy. They...

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Janice Dean: The tragic rise of Andrew Cuomo amid COVID-19 -- a real American crisis

I believe the deaths of thousands of seniors who have died from COVID in New York could’ve been prevented.

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I'm a former CIA agent: Iran was behind Lockerbie and should be made to pay

Despite former US AG Barr's claims, Libya did not carry out the horrific 1988 bombing of a plane over Scotland. The US should bring Iran to justice now

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Will The Supreme Court Defend Religious Liberty From Pandemic Tyrants?

A second challenge to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s discriminatory COVID rules that targeted Orthodox Jews provides a crucial test for the new Supreme Court.

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644 New Yorkers Dead From COVID Since Andrew Cuomo Published Book About Pandemic

More than 600 New Yorkers have died of COVID-19 since October 13, the release date of Andrew Cuomo's self-congratulatory book about his pandemic leadership.

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Victor Davis Hanson: The Disinformationists | National Review

Pollsters were widely wrong in 2016. Yet they learned nothing about their flawed methodologies. So how do they remain credible after 2020?

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Media has a meltdown as Biden fails to deliver a landslide

Ever sat next to somebody who’s afraid to fly? That combination of freaking out, embarrassment and asking when the drinks cart would come around again was what we all saw in the lefty telepundit class last night.

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Kamala Harris: We will restore aid to Palestinians, renew ties - The Jerusalem Post

The statement from Harris comes as many observers in the Middle East will be watching the outcome of the 2020 US election.

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Give ’Em Hell, Donald | RealClearPolitics

He probably won’t admit it, and may not know it, but President Trump has ripped a page from the Harry Truman Playbook
Like Truman, who trailed badly in the polls in 1948, Trump is out on the...

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Biden's Former Ukraine Adviser Now Works on 'Content Regulation,' 'Election Integrity' for Facebook

How could someone who worked for the Democratic nominee fairly judge content to maintain 'election integrity'?

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Telemundo Deletes Twitter Poll following VP Debate After Kamala Gets CRUSHED by Pence 74% to 26%

It was very clear last night that Democrat Kamala Harris got crushed by Vice President Mike Pence in the vice presidential debate. This was despite the liberal moderator and the slanted questions that were all in her favor. The difference was Kamala Harri

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An achievement that will be taught in the diplomacy books

The peace agreements between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain are an economic, diplomatic and strategic breakthrough. On the economic front,

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Serbia-Kosovo agreement results from Trump's different brand of diplomacy

The two countries have signed a brokered commitment to achieve economic normalization between their peoples and governments.

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Salon Owner Shreds Pelosi’s Claim That She Was ‘Set Up’: She Set Appointment; Has Been ‘Coming In For Quite A While’

San Francisco salon owner Erica Kious disputed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) claim that she was “set up” by the salon this week when she broke COVID-19 restrictions and got her hair done at the salon, saying that Pelosi was the one

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Here’s how the Left is trying to downplay the inspiring pardon of Jon Ponder by President Trump

Tuesday during the Republican National Convention, President Trump pardoned Jon Ponder, and the Left really had to stretch to make such an inspiring story into something bad while acknowledging it was the right thing to do. President Trump pardons Jon Pon

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The Fragility of the Liberal Democracies and the Challenge of Totalitarianism

There is a short distance between “peaceful demonstrations” and mob violence, civil war, and regime change. - The Fragility of the Liberal Democracies and the Challenge of Totalitarianism - Joel Fishman

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Twitter defends blocking Trump tweets but not Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei

A Twitter spokeswoman has defended the company's decision to block and restrict tweets from President Trump but not those of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.

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'A Win for Sanity' -- Trader Joe's Now Denies Being Racist

Trader Jose's lives on.

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Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies at 74 from coronavirus complications

Herman Cain, the former Republican presidential candidate and affable business magnate, died Thursday after being hospitalized for coronavirus.  

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The ADL’s Disgrace

It’s hard to think of a more prominent anti-Semite in American public life over the last 30 years than the Rev. Al Sharpton.

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Mayor Bill de Blasio's Roots in Anti-Semitic Left Come Home to Roost

Bill de Blasio began his career in New York City politics with David Dinkins whose administration’s policies were responsible for the city’s first pogrom against the Jewish community of Crown Heights.

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China Is Censoring Research on COVID-19 Origins, Deleted Page on Wuhan University Website Suggests

The university said that studies "can only be published after the review by the Ministry of Science and Technology."

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Trump admin weighs legal action over alleged Chinese hoarding of PPE

Leading US manufacturers of medical safety gear told the White House that China prohibited them from exporting their products from the country as the coronavirus pandemic mounted.

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As Bernie Sanders Pushed for Closer Ties, The Soviet Union Spotted Opportunity

Previously unseen documents from a Soviet archive show how hard Mr. Sanders worked to find a sister city in Russia when he was a mayor in the 1980s. Moscow saw a chance for propaganda.

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13 Key Takeaways From Trump's Epic State Of The Union Address

The decision to be hostile throughout the State of the Union caused Democrats to look petty, particularly as President Trump spoke of big successes.

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Can't Make This Up... New York State Is Now Mandating "Stargazing Permits" For Looking At The Sky

Imagine this: You’re out with your family in one of the parks in New York state where you can actually see the stars when it gets dark. You look up in the sky, see a constellation, and you point upwards to show your kids. Along comes a park ranger demandi

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Obama Passed the Buck. Trump Refused to Play. – Tablet Magazine

In the wake of the targeted killing of Iranian terror master Qassem Soleimani, an interesting fight has broken out—after Donald Trump failed to brief them in advance of the strike, Democrats began fulsomely criticizing the president. This led Republican l

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Turley: Democrats offering passion over proof in Trump impeachment | TheHill

Lawmakers cannot lower standards to fit a paucity of evidence and an abundance of anger.

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How the NBA censored me on American soil

At this point, it’s fair to wonder: What values does the NBA really stand for? In recent years, the league has taken pains to exhibit a concern for “social justice,” with prominent players speaking out in favor of almost exclusively progressive political

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AOC says 'badass' millennials are the true Greatest Generation

Tom Brokaw can laud the sacrifices of Americans who grew up during the Great Depression and then went on to fight in World War II, but for firebrand freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez the Greatest Generation are millennials.

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The Political Perils Of Supporting Israel

Long before Donald Trump came around, conservative Jews argued that Jewish Democrats would have to deal with the anti-Israel faction in their party.

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Dayton shooter may be antifa’s first mass killer

Over the weekend, America suffered two mass shootings within hours of one another, in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. These followed another mass shooting in Gilroy, Calif., a week earlier. The a…

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Here's who Democrats are praising when they praise Al Sharpton

In the past few days, Democrats have lined up to praise the legacy of Al Sharpton.

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Top Gun 2: ‘Resistance’ Hollywood Kowtows to China – American Greatness

Hollywood, the cultural epicenter of the “resistance” to the faux totalitarianism attributed to President Trump, has a vastly different approach to the real totalitarianism of Communist China: capitulation and self-censorship.

As noted by Mark MacKinnon,

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Scherie Murray is latest Republican to run for AOC's seat

Scherie Murray, a Jamaican-born woman who grew up in Queens and founded a TV production and advertising company, plans to run for the congressional seat held by Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, according to a report.

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Ocasio-Cortez Makes Wild Claims About CBP Facility. Witnesses Fire Back. | Daily Wire

Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) made outrageous claims, without evidence, about her tour of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection immigrant detention facility which prompted an immediate response from officials who strongly disputed her clai

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Holocaust survivor: AOC 'should be removed from Congress'

93-year-old Holocaust survivor Ed Mosberg has no time for Rep. ­Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s statements last week, when she called the southern border’s migrant detention centers “concentration camps.”

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Al Sharpton: Return Of The Kingmaker (And Race Baiting, Charlatan, Jew Hater)

Al Sharpton, a race-baiting charlatan, has become more powerful than ever in Democratic Party politics.

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Ocasio-Cortez Refuses Invite To Visit Concentration Camps With Holocaust Survivor

On Sunday, Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) declined an invitation from a Holocaust remembrance group to visit Nazi concentration camps with a Holocaust survivor, suggesting that it was part of a "far-right" scheme designed for "political ga

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MENKEN: Why AOC's Death Camp Defenses Are Both Dishonest And Disgraceful

You can learn a lot about a politician from how he or she defends things said off-the-cuff.

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Is Trump the Real Target of Netflix’s When They See Us?

A new film about the Central Park Jogger case seems conveniently timed.

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California Dems suggest Israel tied to 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack | The Jerusalem post

Ahead of the California Democratic Party State Convention, which opens in San Francisco on Friday, drafted proposals seek to link Israel to "virulent Islamophobia."

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Robert Mueller's 'no questions' routine is absolute nonsense | TheHill

The special counsel should have addressed the reason he could not reach a conclusion based on the evidence.

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Political Correctness Blinds Us To The Causes Of Anti-Semitism

The New York Times blames Jews for engendering hatred while downplaying inconvenient facts about anti-Semitism in Europe.

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Undermining Our Principles Is a Facebook Feature, Not a Bug

Earlier this month Facebook announced that independent journalists and media personalities Alex Jones, Paul Joseph Watson, Laura Loomer, and Milo Yiannopoulos would be permanently banished from its global community of 2.3 billion people.While leftists in

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Congressional Democrats Hold Barr In Contempt. Trump Declares Executive Privilege. Here's Everything You Need To Know. |

On Wednesday morning, President Trump, via the Department of Justice, announced that he would be declaring executive privilege with regard to the redacted Mueller report.

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Job openings in US jump to 749 million more proof of ultrastrong labor market - MarketWatch

The number of U.S. job openings rebounded to a near-record 7.5 million in March, showing that companies are still willing to hire even though the economy is not growing as rapidly as it was a year earlier.

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Trump Didn't Call Neo-Nazis 'Fine People.' Here's Proof. | RealClearPolitics

News anchors and pundits have repeated lies about Donald Trump and race so often that some of these narratives seem true, even to Americans who embrace the fruits of the president’s policies. The...

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Ilhan Omar is throwback to days of segregation, when racists openly roamed halls of Congress

Yes, hatred is hatred, but no form of bigotry is as pervasive in as many places as antisemitism.

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Ilhan Omar Shows How Intersectionality Can Elevate Bigotry | National Review

To her progressives, her experience gives her authority. They see it as their responsibility to act as her allies.

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Democrats’ refusal to call out Ilhan Omar’s anti-semitism is just appalling

It’s really not hard to get to the bottom of this: When you say that Jews have magical hypnotic powers to control other people, you’re an anti-Semite. When you say Jews control other people through…

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Omar and AOC Don’t Get To Get To Define Anti-Semitism

Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez need to stop telling Jews what is and isn't anti-Semitic.

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What Sen. Paul’s decision to oppose Trump’s national emergency declaration means

The decision by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to vote in favor of blocking President Trump’s national emergency declaration for the border sets two things in motion on Capitol Hill:

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Omar Doubles Down On Anti-Semitism, Accuses Jewish Congresswoman Of Wanting Her To Have Dual Loyalty To Israel | Daily W

Embattled Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) ignited another firestorm on Sunday when she made anti-Semitic comments to a Jewish member of Congress, accusing the congresswoman of wanting her to have dual loyalties to Israel.

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Political bias is destroying people’s faith in journalism by Lara Logan

Lara Logan, former correspondent for “60 Minutes,” caused a stir last week when, on a podcast called “Mike Drop,” she said that too many in the...

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BREAKING: Trump Declaring National Emergency On Southern Border To Get Wall Funding, McConnell Says

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that President Donald Trump will sign a spending bill to avoid another government shutdown and is declaring a national emergency to secure the funds needed to build the border wall.

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Twenty Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Kirsten Gillibrand | National Review

Defending Big Tobacco, keeping rifles under her bed, studying with Jeanine Pirro, and having Edie Falco play her grandmother.

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Apology Unaccepted: Ilhan Omar Is Not Really Sorry For Her Anti-Semitic Remarks

Ilhan Omar’s second apology in as many months for making anti-Semitic remarks is not genuine, and accepting shallow contrition empowers bigotry.

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Bipartisan Condemnation Erupts Over Ilhan Omar's Anti-Semitism

On Sunday, after Rep.

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The Progressive Assault on Israel

A movement that can detect a racist dog-whistle from miles away is strangely deaf when it comes to some of the barking on its own side of the fence.

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30 Democrats suggest Pelosi give Trump a vote on wall funding if he reopens government

Thirty Democrats sent a letter Wednesday to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, suggesting she guarantee President Donald Trump a vote on his border security funding request if he reopens the government. Led by freshmen Rep. Elaine Luria of Virginia, the letter lays o

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Tamika Mallory insults Martin Luther King's legacy of combating anti-Semitism - NY Daily News

In what alternate universe does a public university select a bigot to speak at its annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King?

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Notorious Antisemite Louis Farrakhan Leads ‘Death to America’ Chant on Solidarity Trip to Iran

Nation of Islam leader and prominent antisemite Louis Farrakhan chanted “Death to America” and claimed that “America has never been a...

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I'm Jewish, and I Think the Biggest Increase in Anti-Semitism Is From the Left

The biggest increase in anti-Semitism in the last 10 or so years has come from the left. Just ask young Jews who wear yarmulkes or are vocally pro-Israel on most American college campuses.

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Jewish GOP group calls for resignation of 7 Democrats over 'ties' to Farrakhan

Keith Ellison and Maxine Waters among the lawmakers singled out by the RJC.

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America’s Cold Civil War

I fear America may be leaving the world of normal politics and entering the dangerous world of regime politics—a politics in which our political loyalties diverge more and more, as they did in the 1850s, between two contrary visions of the country.&hell

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Ocasio-Cortez: We Must Use Blueprint From Defeating Nazis to Defeat Global Warming

Democratic candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the way the Nazis were defeated provides a blueprint for how the U.S. should defeat global warming.

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John Stossel: Leaving the left

WATCHING THIS VIDEO upset me. Students and even faculty members won't let Dave Rubin speak. They constantly interrupt, shouting “hate speech!” and “black lives matter!”

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SURVEY: Only 39% Of Americans Believe That If Kavanaugh Allegations Are True, It Would ‘Disqualify’ Him From SCOTUS

According to a HuffPo/YouGov survey of 1,000 adults conducted between September 17-18, a large percentage of Americans don’t believe that the allegations against SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh

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Ben Sasse Conducts a Two-Minute Master Class in American Civics | National Review

Good for Senator Sasse to remind us all of the Supreme Court’s proper place.

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Here Are Trump's Two Best Defenses To The Cohen Campaign Finance Allegations

President Trump is the world’s worst client. He speaks when he should shut up; he doesn’t listen to his lawyers; he takes action that exacerbates legal difficulties.

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Mark Duplass, ‘Mindy Project’ star, apologizes for tweet endorsing Ben Shapiro

Liberal actor Mark Duplass was shamed into deleting a tweet and issuing an apology after he praised Jewish conservative pundit Ben Shapiro as a “genuine person.”

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Will Schumer drop Israel for Ocasio-Cortez?

What will Chuck Schumer do if he has to choose between the Democrats and Israel? The question begs for an answer with the rise of the party’s new “it” politician, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She’s th…

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NY pro-Palestinian congressional front-runner can't define 'Occupation'

The interviewer continued to press her for clarification, at which point Ocasio-Cortez somewhat deflected the request, stating that she is "not the expert on geopolitics on this issue."

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Why Postmodern Intersectionality Imperils Israel and Jews

The vogue theory of intersectionality has managed to de-emphasize prejudice against Jews, demonstrating that it is just another vehicle for anti-Semitism.

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The Truth about Separating Kids | National Review

Some economic migrants are using children as chits, but the problem is fixable — if Congress acts.

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Ben Shapiro: We need fathers to teach manliness | Opinion

Deprived of purpose, too many men turn to empty substitutes for true manliness: a macho culture that prizes sexual conquest or physical strength.

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The Strange Tale of How the FBI’s Anti-Trump Bias Helped Elect Trump | National Review

The decision to prioritize the Russia investigation ended up harming Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

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It’s Time for an Iran-Deal Reckoning | National Review

The Obama administration’s ‘norms’ and ‘values’ included deception and weakness.

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Joy Reid, Ben Rhodes, and the ‘Post-Truth’ MSNBC

On the network’s employment of Joy-Ann Reid, Ben Rhodes, and other champions of truth.

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Trump's Illegal Immigrant Comments: A Willful Lie | National Review

Trump didn't "lash out at undocumented immigrants," or "refer to immigrants as 'animals.'"

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Neo-Nazis wave Palestinian flags in protest against Israel

Nearly 30 neo-Nazis can be seen in a photo tweeted by Bild journalist Claas Weinmann.

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What Would Happen If Trump Fired Mueller? Or Rosenstein? Or Sessions? | FiveThirtyEight

Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s weekly politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. micah (Micah Cohen, politics editor): There’s a lot going on, i…

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Why Russia, Assad, and Iran combined don't stand a chance against just 2,000 US troops in Syria

Can 2,000 US troops stand up to tens of thousands of Russian, Iranian, and Syrian fighters? "Everybody poses this question as though the US is Luxembourg."

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Trump’s North Korea Bluster Scores a Win, But at High Risk - Bloomberg

North Korea’s offer to suspend nuclear and missile tests in exchange for talks with the U.S. reflects an emerging truth about President Donald Trump’s unconventional foreign policy style: It may heighten the risk of conflict, but also the potential fo

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We’re All Fascists Now - The New York Times

Why are feminists and liberals getting thrown into the slop bucket with the likes of Richard Spencer?

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DC officially renames street in front of Russian embassy after slain Putin critic

The Washington, D.C. city council on Tuesday officially renamed a street in front of the Russian embassy in honor of a slain critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Switzerland has a stunningly high rate of gun ownership — here's why it doesn't have mass shootings

Here's what the US can learn from Switzerland, which has nearly eliminated mass shootings while maintaining a high rate of gun ownership.

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A Gun-Control Measure Conservatives Should Consider | National Review

Gun-violence restraining orders can make us all safer while empowering the individual and protecting liberty.

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David Brooks: The Decline of Anti-Trumpism

The quality of the opposition is deteriorating.

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An Open Letter to The New School and Parsons on Linda Sarsour | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com

Dear President Van Zandt, My dream was always to attend a school like the Parsons School of Design, currently housed...

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NYT’s Bret Stephens says he can never vote Republican again

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens declared he can never vote Republican again because of the party’s backing of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.

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Mueller Strategy: Obstruction of Justice Investigation Leading to Impeachment | National Review

The pleas and the indictment in Mueller's investigation have nothing to do with collusion because he has no collusion case. He's trying to build a case for impeachment ...

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Senate Blocks GOP Health Bill, Scuttling Bid to Repeal Obamacare

Republican Senator John McCain joined with two of his GOP colleagues to block a stripped-down Obamacare repeal bill early Friday, scuttling the party’s months-long effort to pass health legislation.

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McCain returning to Senate in time for health vote | TheHill

“Senator McCain looks forward to returning to the United States Senate tomorrow to continue working on important legislation, including health care reform, the National Defense Authorization Act, and new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea,"

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GOP reeling after healthcare collapse  | TheHill

Republicans offered competing ideas for what to do next on healthcare Monday night, now that the current ObamaCare replacement effort has fallen apart

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Bungled collusion is still collusion - The Washington Post

The Russia scandal has entered a new phase, and there’s no going back.

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FBI nominee vows to resign if Trump crosses legal line | TheHill

President Trump’s pick to lead the FBI on Wednesday repeatedly sought to reassure lawmakers that he would lead the bureau with a strict commitment to maintaining independence from the White House.

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Republicans to Trump: Hands off Mueller

As Trump allies call for special counsel's firing, GOP lawmakers say former FBI director gives them comfort

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F.B.I. Director James Comey Is Fired by Trump

WASHINGTON — President Trump has fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, over his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, the White House said on Tuesday.

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Trump has a dangerous disability - The Washington Post

People must let their representatives know just how dangerous this man is.

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Mike Pence Forced A Plane Of Journalists To Watch 'Hoosiers' | The Huffington Post

We get it, Mike Pence: You're from Indiana.

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George Will: O'Reilly is 'replaceable' | TheHill

Former Fox News contributor and Bill O'Reilly opponent George Will told CNBC Wednesday that O'Reilly is "replaceable,"

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Guess Who Came to Dinner With Flynn and Putin - NBC News

NBC News reviewed video and photos from a 2015 Moscow gala that Mike Flynn was paid $45,000 to attend to see who else was in the room.

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Mary Katharine Ham Is Not Here to Entertain You | Washingtonian

On February 6, 2016, Mary Katharine Ham settled into her moderator’s chair alongside David Muir and Martha Raddatz at the ABC Republican debate in Manchest

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Want to resist the post-truth age? Learn to analyze photos like an expert would

Pay attention to perspective.

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Putin Ordered 'Influence Campaign' To Help Trump, U.S. Intelligence Report Says : The Two-Way : NPR

The public version of the intelligence report on the investigation into Russia's interference in the U.S. elections concludes that Russia "aspired to help" Trump's election chances when possible.

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Will Republicans cave to Trump on Kremlingate?: Max Boot

Election hacks and Russia-friendly nominees pose historic choice of party or principle.

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America's Educational Divide Put Trump in the White House

Even controlling for race and income, the concentration of college degrees was the strongest indicator of whether a county would back the Republican.

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Alt-Right Exults in Donald Trump’s Election With a Salute: ‘Heil Victory’ - The New York Times

The alt-right, an extremist fringe popular with white supremacists, has celebrated the election of Donald J. Trump, and now hopes to have the ear of his White House.

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The world’s most reckless president

Donald Trump was declared by the entire mainstream media to be unfit for office – the voters ignored all that

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Charles Krauthammer: Who I’m voting for, and why

The case against Hillary Clinton could have been written before the recent WikiLeaks and FBI disclosures...

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Five things to watch in tonight’s last debate - POLITICO

Clinton's on defense and Trump has nothing left to lose.

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Where the Candidates Stand on Your Taxes | MONEY

How much of your paycheck will you keep? Ahead of the election, see what Clinton and Trump are planning for your taxes.

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‘I Think He’s a Very Dangerous Man for the Next Three or Four Weeks’

At one of the most explosive moments of the campaign — and with a month to go — Politico Magazine reconvened the top Trumpologists to dissect The Donald’s final days as a presidential candidate and what comes next.

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13 times Trump was dead wrong at the debate, and 2 times Clinton was

Plus a host other instances in which the candidates bent the truth.

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Bono: ‘Trump is potentially the worst idea that ever happened to America’

“I think he’s hijacked the party. I think he’s trying to hijack the idea of America," Bono says.

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Facebook Categorizes You Politically-See How

You may think you are discreet about your political views. But Facebook, the world’s largest social media network, has come up with its own determination of your political leanings, based on your activity on the site.

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Paul Manafort resigns from Trump campaign

The departure of Trump's campaign chairman comes two days after the nominee shook up his leadership team.

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The Appalling Last Act of Rudy Giuliani - The New Yorker

Trump’s campaign has compromised so many prominent conservatives that it’s almost possible to overlook the way it has initiated the grim denouement of Giuliani’s career.

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Son of slain Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin warns Donald Trump about 'incitement' - CNNPolitics.com

Yuval Rabin, whose father, Yitzhak Rabin, was assassinated while serving as Prime Minister of Israel, criticized Donald Trump for appealing to "Second Amendment people" in a speech and warned that the words that politicians use can incite violence and und

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50 G.O.P. Officials Warn Donald Trump Would Put Nation’s Security ‘at Risk’ - NYTimes.com

Fifty of the nation’s most senior Republican national security officials, many of them former top aides or cabinet members for President George W. Bush, have signed a letter declaring that Donald J. Trump “lacks the character, values and experience” to be president and “would put at risk our country’s national security and well-being.”

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A Letter From G.O.P. National Security Officials Opposing Donald Trump

Dozens of the nation’s most senior Republican national security officials, many of them former top aides or cabinet members for President George W. Bush, have signed a letter saying they will not vote for Mr. Trump, the Republican nominee.

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Obama said Israel supports the Iran deal — here’s their response

What could President Obama have been thinking when he claimed that Israel’s “military and security community” now supports his disastrous nuclear deal with Iran? “The country that was most opposed …

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5 Things You Need to Know About Donald Trump’s Tax Returns | TIME

Donald Trump has said he will not release his tax returns before the presidential election, a standard practice by presidential candidates.

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Clinton: I 'short-circuited' on 'truthful' email answer - POLITICO

Asked about the inconsistency of three emails marked classified, Clinton noted that Comey had testified that they were not appropriately marked.

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George Will: Trump Doesn't Want to Release Tax Returns "Because He Is Deeply Involved In Dealing With Russia"

FOX News' Bret Baier said the Democratic party would "not go down" the road of making a connection between Russia and Donald Trump, but on Monday's Special Report conservative columnist George Will said the Republican nominee for president may n

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Trump’s RNC address: Fact or fiction?

The GOP nominee rolled out a series of frightening statistics about the state of the nation. They ranged from accurate to incomplete to outright false.

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Trump to Pick Mike Pence, Says Source

Donald Trump is planning to announce that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is his choice for his vice presidential running mate.

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USA TODAY Network: Dive into Donald Trump's thousands of lawsuits

A deep dive by USA TODAY shows how Trump amassed thousands of lawsuits over three decades, unprecedented for a presidential nominee.

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Trump deletes tweet with image of the star of David, Hillary Clinton and money

Graphic also included controversial phrase ‘America first’, which has antisemitic connotations that date to the second world war

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How Political Ads Sway Our Emotions Using Classic Filmmaking Techniques | Mental Floss

The "montage" is a century-old technique that's beloved by film directors, and presidential hopefuls.

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Donald Trump's 'sleaze' attack on reporter hits new level of media animosity

Donald Trump pointed at a reporter today and called him a

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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders Accepts Trump's Challenge to Debate Before California Primary | RedState

Share on Facebook 1 1 SHARES . Donald Trump appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday night on ABC, and both made and sparked news. For one thing, he challenged Senator Bernie Sanders to a debate. Shortly afterward, Bernie accepted the challenge and Tweeted abou

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Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News

Facebook workers routinely suppressed news stories of interest to conservative readers from the social network’s influential “trending” news section, according to a former journalist who worked on the project. This individual says that workers preve

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No, Trump Isn’t Actually Better than Hillary

Donald Trump's fans like to argue that Hillary Clinton would be worse in the Oval Office. In this, as in many other things, they are wrong.

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BREAKING: Ted Cruz drops out of presidential race - POLITICO

“We gave it everything we’ve got, but the voters chose another path."

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Donald Trump's War on Truth

The Republican front-runner’s repetition of a blatantly ridiculous story about Ted Cruz’s father shows his symbiotic relationship with the press.

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5 numbers that explain the New York results

New York came through for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

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The Many Scandals of Donald Trump: A Cheat Sheet - The Atlantic

A rough guide to controversies surrounding the Republican front-runner, from mafia ties to anti-trust violations to bankruptcy.

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9/11: What Would Trump Do? - POLITICO Magazine

How would President Trump react to a terrorist attack on U.S. soil? 17 foreign policy experts, historians, psychologists and biographers weigh in.

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Exclusive: Marco Rubio rejected 'unity ticket' with Ted Cruz - POLITICO

Utah Sen. Mike Lee sought to arrange a shotgun wedding of his two Senate colleagues, but Rubio wasn't interested.

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Trump’s Week of Errors, Exaggerations and Flat-out Falsehoods - POLITICO Magazine

POLITICO Magazine subjected the GOP frontrunner to our fact-checking process. This is the result.

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Marco Rubio's #NeverTrump press conference goes viral a little too late

Rubio goes viral with a human plea against Trump.

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45 percent of Americans pay no federal income tax

Many Americans don’t have to worry about giving Uncle Sam part of their hard-earned cash for their income taxes this year. An estimated 45.3 percent of American households — roughly 77.5 million — …

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Trump’s truly absurd claim he would save $300 billion a year on prescription drugs - The Washington Post

If you believe The Donald's math, he will virtually eliminate the cost of prescription drugs in the United States

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg released a moving tribute to her 'best buddy,' Antonin Scalia

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sunday released a statement paying tribute to a man she called her

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Who is John Kasich? - CNNPolitics.com

Ohio Governor John Kasich placed second Tuesday night in New Hampshire behind Donald Trump, who won the first-in-the-nation primary. Who is he?

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Insults, threats and more insults: What it’s like to be a reporter covering Trump

Reporters, particularly the female kind, get a daily lashing from the billionaire candidate.

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Donald Trump isn’t politically incorrect. He’s simply incorrect.

His insults of Megyn Kelly are rude and childish, not clever or refreshing.

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The Republican Race That Might Have Been

Without Donald Trump dominating the stage, the GOP candidates offered a glimpse of a very different primary election.

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Obama delivers the most boring speech of his presidency

Look, if Barack Obama didn’t consider Barack Obama’s presidency a success, who would? Of course his last State of the Union was filled with happy talk about the current condition of the United Stat...

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Obama is the Worst President Since World War II, Poll Finds

Falling behind his predecessor George W. Bush. ore Americans consider Barack Obama to be the worst President since World War II than they do any other president, according to a new poll.

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U.S. Spy Net on Israel Snares Congress - WSJ

The National Security Agency’s targeting of Israeli leaders also swept up the content of private conversations with U.S. lawmakers.

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Boos Overtake Laughs as Donald Trump Stumbles on Jerusalem Before G.O.P. Jews - First Draft. Political News, Now. - The

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American Universities Are Imploding | National Review Online

For over half a century, American universities, with few exceptions, have ceased teaching and begun indoctrinating. In the past few weeks, this downhill spiral has accelerated. The university is now a caricature of an educational institution.

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Obama Insists ISIS Is Contained

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Bill O’Reilly slanders Ronald Reagan - The Washington Post

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Do the Rich Pay Their Fair Share?

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Iranian aggression since Obama nuclear deal looms as 2016 headache for Democrats - Washington Times

For any Democrat anxious to see the unpopular Iran nuclear agreement fade from public view between now and November 2016, it's been a rough couple of weeks.

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Team Obama winks at incitement against Israelis

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Under speaker pressure, signs pointing to a reluctant Paul Ryan - The Washington Post

The Wisconsin congressman faces increasing pressure to lead his fractured party in the House.

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Email: Hillary Clinton Complained about Gay-Friendly Passports at State Dept. | National Review Online

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Kill the Department of Ed.? It’s been done

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Tech company: No indication that Clinton’s e-mail server was ‘wiped’ - The Washington Post

If data traces still exist, there is a chance that deleted personal e-mails could be recovered.

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Iran nuclear deal: Senate Dems block GOP measure to kill Iran deal - POLITICO

The 58-42 vote ensures the Iran deal’s survival.

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The Left Sees Only White Evil - Dennis Prager - Page 1

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Democratic Blues - Jeff Greenfield - POLITICO Magazine

Barack Obama will leave his party in its worst shape since the Great Depression—even if Hillary wins. As historians begin to assess Barack Obama’s record as president, there’s at least one legacy he’ll leave that will indeed be historic—but not in the way he would have hoped.

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Inside the Beltway: The majority of Americans support a 'criminal investigation' of Hillary emails - Washington Times

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At American University last week, President Barack Obama gave a vigorous defense of the Iran nuclear agreement. In the belief that every student who was present — indeed, all Americans — should hear the other side, here are responses to claims the pre

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Donald Trump Suggests Support of Some Federal Funding for Planned Parenthood - ABC News

The candidate veered from the rest of the GOP when it comes to the organization.

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FBI investigation of Hillary's emails is 'criminal probe'

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Iran and the Bomb - Prager University

Many countries have nuclear weapons, and many more want them. Only one, though, has its neighbors and the world terrified. That country is Iran. Why is everyone so concerned? Because the Islamic theocracy has repeatedly threatened to destroy Israel, spons

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Clinton aide may have 'delivered favors' for friends, IG finds | Washington Examiner

An investigation may have found evidence a top State Department aide to Hillary Clinton took advantage of government employment rules with potential conflicts of interest and overpayments. In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday, Sen. Chuck

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What Hillary Doesn't Know (Or Want To Understand) About The Bush Tax Cuts

The Bush tax cuts resulted in more tax revenue not less

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It's not us, it's the Chinese! Iran's supreme leader mocks Barack Obama with letter

'Some of the six states participating in negotiations are not trustworthy at all,' the Ayatollah wrote in a letter to Obama posted on Twitter 8 minutes after his press conference ended.

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Why All Is Not As It Was for Jews in America – Tablet Magazine

Probably the scariest sentence in the Bible, and maybe in all of Western literature, comes early in Exodus. “Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.” It suggests how era changes to era, way leads to way, evening darkens to nig

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Americans bomb Pew test of basic political knowledge - Nick Gass - POLITICO

Only one-in-three Americans knows how many women serve on the Supreme Court, but 91 percent can identify Martin Luther King Jr., 47 years after his assassination. That’s according to the latest Pew Research Center News IQ survey released Tuesday, which

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Joyful Iranians dance into night after nuclear breakthrough - Yahoo News

From Yahoo News: Hundreds of Iranians took to the streets in Tehran early Friday to celebrate a breakthrough in talks with the West that may end the country's 12-year-long nuclear crisis. The capital's longest street, Val-e-Asr Avenue, was lined with cars

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Netanyahu’s zero-sum game on Iran - The Washington Post

The Israeli prime minister gave a powerful speech and raised the bar on an Iran deal.

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Blog: Shades of Churchill's 'Iron Curtain Speech'

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Who’s dividing US on backing Israel? | New York Post

How long can it last that the Republicans are the party that’s more supportive of Israel but the Democrats are the ones that get the Jewish vote? Could it be that President Obama is upending the ol...

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The American catastrophe waiting to happen if Obama gets his way - Israel Video Network

An important examination of what the Obama; administration's policies would really mean for Israel if they were realized.

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Why the Teenage Girls of Europe Are Joining ISIS – Tablet Magazine

Teenage girls are the West’s center of gravity: Virtually all of Western pop culture, the key to our soft power, is tailored to the tastes of teenage girls. Through the wonders of information technology, the mobile phone mass-produced the mores and habi

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Russia Responds To Canada's Sarcastic Geography Lesson

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Kerry to Mother of Fallen IDF Soldier: ‘How’s Your Day?’

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Obama Jokes About How He Helps Suffering Children Around the World: 'I Just Don't Watch TV'

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‘My bad’: State Dept. official apologizes for #UnitedForGaza tweet

Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Richard Stengel gave a peculiar apology to outraged Twitter users on Sunday after he tweeted #UnitedForGaza to his 15,000 followers.

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Though Scorned by Colleagues, a Climate-Change Skeptic Is Unbowed

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BDS: The Attempt to Strangle Israel - Prager University

The latest strategy employed by those who wish to strangle Israel is called BDS. It may sound harmless, but do not be fooled. It stands for Boycott, Divestment�and Sanctions, and not only is it poisonous for Israel, but for the world as well. Israel is on

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Report: Obamacare contractors paid to do nothing

Private contractor has hired employees to process Obamacare applications, but there's little work to be done, employee tells CBS affiliate

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The Anti-Semitism of the Obama Administration

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Israeli Arabs: We don't want to be part of Palestinian state

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Pro-Israel groups slam US court decision on Jerusalem passports

American Jewish Committee expects controversial ruling to be petitioned to the US Supreme Court.

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      Senator: 'Increasingly Clear [Obama's] Comfortable Going Off the Cliff'

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