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Mar 12 2021
News
US Condemns China at UN Rights Forum for Abuse of Uyghurs, Tibetans
The United States on Friday condemned China’s abuse of ethnic and religious minorities, including what it called “crimes against humanity and genocide” in Xinjiang against Muslim Uyghurs and severe restrictions in Tibet.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who meets his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Alaska next week, is due to raise the treatment of Uyghurs, U.S. officials have
The Epoch Times
May 26 2023
Perspectives Blog
Misinformation Watch: Book Bans in the United States
Book bans, especially with political intentions, are nothing new in the United States – or even just the states.
The first one on American soil pre-dates the uniting of the federation itself. In 1637, what is widely considered the first American book ban took place in Quincy, Massachusetts, when Thomas Morton’s New English Canaan was outlawed by a Puritan government that considered it
Andy Gorel
Dec 02 2022
News
DNC set to shake up presidential nominating calendar
The Democratic Party is poised for a major overhaul of its presidential nominating process, with plans to add Midwest battlegrounds Michigan or Minnesota to the mix of coveted early primary states and demote Iowa from a leadoff spot occupied for decades.
A key Democratic National Committee panel was set to meet in open session Friday and Saturday inside a Washington, D.C., hotel to hash
Washington Examiner
Nov 29 2022
News
Uyghur Activists Want Biden Admin To Press China for Answers on Deadly Building Fire
Uyghur activists are demanding that the Biden administration extract details from China about the fire that the Chinese government says killed 10 people trapped in a building, alleging that the true number of deaths is far higher due to China's coronavirus lockdowns.
"The Chinese government officially recorded 10 deaths," said Salih Hudayar, who heads a human rights group focused on
Washington Free Beacon
Feb 24 2023
News
Biden’s Laughable Spin on the Trump Tax Cuts
The numbers tell a different, positive story that will likely only improve.
In March 2022, the Biden White House issued a statement claiming that “even before the pandemic, the Trump tax cuts had added $2 trillion to deficits over a decade. The deficit increased every year of the previous administration.” Just last month, Senator Elizabeth Warren went further, writing that these tax
National Review (News)
Sep 18 2022
News
Pelosi condemns Azerbaijan over Armenia attack
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, said Sunday that the United States deplores recent attacks by Azerbaijan and called for a negotiated solution to the countries’ conflict.
Pelsoi’s visit to the Armenian capital, Yerevan, with a congressional delegation came just a few days days after two days of shelling by both sides that killed more than 200 troops. It
Associated Press
Jan 11 2023
News
New York GOP says Santos ‘disgraced’ House, should resign
Local Republican leaders in New York on Wednesday called for the immediate resignation of their new GOP congressman George Santos, who is facing multiple investigations by prosecutors over his personal and campaign finances and lies about his resume and family heritage.
“His lies were not mere fibs. He disgraced the House of Representatives,” Joseph Cairo Jr., chair of the Nassau County
Associated Press
Jul 07 2021
News
After Embracing Critical Race Theory, Nation's Largest Teachers Union Scrubs Website
During its annual representative assembly recently, the nation’s largest teachers union voted to promote Critical Race Theory in roughly 14,000 school districts it collaborates with across the country. But following pushback, the agenda item has been scrubbed from the National Education Association’s website.
The NEA stated that it opposed “attempts to ban critical race theory and/or
Townhall
Dec 14 2022
News
Texas Gov Abbott Demands Investigation Into NGOs ‘Aiding Illegal Crossings’ At Border
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is demanding an investigation into nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) he says could be aiding and abetting the surge in illegal immigration at the southern border, according to a Wednesday statement.
Abbott sent a letter Wednesday to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton instructing him to investigate the groups’ roles in the border crisis. His concern
The Daily Caller
Dec 16 2021
Opinion
What Are Putin’s Intentions in Ukraine?
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops continue to amass at Ukraine’s snowy border. A tense atmosphere permeates the cold. And one question is on many minds: Will Russia invade again?
Alexis Mrachek, research associate for Russia and Eurasia at The Heritage Foundation, says she thinks it’s quite possible. (The Daily Signal is Heritage’s multimedia news organization.)
“I think
The Daily Signal