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House to vote on two anti-abortion bills
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House to vote on two anti-abortion bills

By Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: Gazette House Republicans are bringing two anti-abortion bills to the floor this week, coinciding with the 51st annual March for Life on Friday. “Make no mistake, conservatives are here for unborn children and their mothers, and we want to ensure an expectant mother is empowered to raise her family,” said Rep. Michell Fischbach (R-MN), author of the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, HR 6918. HR 6918, to be voted on Friday, seeks to prevent the Department of Health and Human Services from discriminating against pregnancy resource centers in receiving federal funds under Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, or TANF. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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Understanding the Constitution: How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration—Part II
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Understanding the Constitution: How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration—Part II

By Rob Natelson | SOURCE: INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE This essay first appeared in the Jan. 9, 2024 Epoch Times. Part I of this series showed that under the Constitution, an “invasion” triggers powers and obligations for both federal and state governments. It also showed that mass unauthorized immigration at the Southern border meets the constitutional definition of an “invasion.” This Part II explains federal and state responsibility in the face of invasion. Further, this Part introduces the topic of trans-national criminal gangs, and how states may respond to them. All the installments in this series are based on a research article I co-wrote with legal scholar Andrew T. Hyman (pdf). READ FULL ARTICLE ON INDEPENDENCEINSTITUTE.COM
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Vivek Ramaswamy suspends his 2024 Republican presidential bid, endorses rival Donald Trump
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Vivek Ramaswamy suspends his 2024 Republican presidential bid, endorses rival Donald Trump

By BILL BARROW - Associated Press | SOURCE: COLORADO POLITICS Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy suspended his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Monday and endorsed former President Donald Trump after finishing fourth in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses. Ramaswamy said he made the decision after determining there is no path forward for him in the race, "absent things that we don’t want to see happen in this country.” The 38-year-old political novice, who sought to replicate Trump’s rise as a bombastic, wealthy outsider, said he called the former president earlier Monday evening to congratulate him on his victory in Iowa. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came in second, with former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley just behind in third. READ F...
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Voters think Trump would beat Biden in 2024: Poll
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Voters think Trump would beat Biden in 2024: Poll

Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, SOURCE: Gazette.com More people believe former President Donald Trump would beat President Joe Biden in a 2024 matchup than vice versa, according to a new poll. A recent Economist-YouGov poll asked U.S. citizens to predict who would win regardless of who they preferred. Of those surveyed, 44% said Trump, 35% said Biden, and 21% didn't know. They were split down the middle regarding support, with 43% saying they were supporting Biden and 43% supporting Trump. Respondents also seemed confident about Trump's victory in the GOP primary, with 57% expecting Trump to be the Republican nominee, including 76% of Republicans. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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Trump notches commanding win in the Iowa caucuses, as DeSantis edges Haley for second place
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Trump notches commanding win in the Iowa caucuses, as DeSantis edges Haley for second place

By STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT - Associated Press | SOURCE: Colorado Politics DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that sent a resounding message that the GOP's 2024 presidential nomination is his to lose. Trump was on track to set a record for a contested Iowa Republican caucus with a margin of victory exceeding the nearly 13 percentage points that Bob Dole won by in 1988. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis finished a distant second ahead of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. In what was expected to be a low-turnout affair, caucus-goers endured life-threatening cold and dangerous driving conditions to meet in hundreds of schools, ...
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Rand Paul claims Fauci ‘should be in prison’ over COVID ‘dishonesty’
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Rand Paul claims Fauci ‘should be in prison’ over COVID ‘dishonesty’

By Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: The Gazette Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said on Sunday that Dr. Anthony Fauci “should go to prison” for his “dishonesty” regarding how he handled the COVID-19 pandemic as the nation’s chief medical adviser.  Paul, a former ophthalmologist, made the comments in an appearance on WABC 770 AM’s The Cats Roundtable while rehashing his differences with Fauci on the pandemic’s origins and the latter’s transparency with Congress.  “For his dishonesty, frankly, he should go to prison. Do you think the scientific knowledge that was gained from this research was worth the deaths of 20 million people?” Paul told host John Catsimatidis of Fauci. “If you lie to Congress, and you’re dishonest, and you won’t accept  ...
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How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration
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How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration

By Rob Natelson, SOURCE: Independence Institute This essay was first published in the Jan. 8, 2024 Epoch Times. As unauthorized foreigners continue to flood across the Southern border, state officials continue to cast about for solutions. In normal times, the federal government would remedy the problem. But these are not normal times: The administration of President Joe Biden actually seems to be aiding the influx. State officials are hampered by a Supreme Court doctrine called “implied federal preemption.” The courts use this doctrine to void some state laws as contradicting federal statutes, even when the federal statutes do not explicitly override them. For example, the Arizona legislature adopted four measures to address illegal immigration. They were consist...
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Fauci’s Congressional Hearing Exposes Troubling Revelations
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Fauci’s Congressional Hearing Exposes Troubling Revelations

SOURCE: thelobby-co.com This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of the US Covid response, faced a two-day closed-door congressional hearing aimed at uncovering crucial facts about his role in gain-of-function research in Wuhan, scientific censorship, and the societal harms of Covid policies. While a public hearing is scheduled for later this year, Chairman of the US Select Subcommittee on Covid, Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), released a summary statement detailing some of the shocking revelations that emerged from the closed-door session. One of the most alarming revelations was the admission that the widely accepted "6 feet apart rule" for social distancing was not based on any data. According to Chair Wenstrup, Fauci was quoted as saying, "it just sort of appeared." This admissio...
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Education Department accelerates student loan debt cancellation plan
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Education Department accelerates student loan debt cancellation plan

By Breccan F. Thies, Washington Examiner SOURCE: Gazette The Biden administration announced Friday morning that it is expanding and accelerating its income-driven student loan forgiveness plan. Borrowers who originally took out loans of $12,000 or less and have made at least 10 years of payments will be eligible for debt cancellation as early as next month under the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan. “Beyond being the most affordable student loan repayment plan ever available, the Biden-Harris Administration designed the SAVE Plan to put community college students and other low-balance borrowers on a faster track to debt forgiveness than ever before,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a press release. “With lower monthly payments, protection from runaway ...
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Inflation rises slightly to 1% in December in producer price index
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Inflation rises slightly to 1% in December in producer price index

By Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: The Gazette Wholesale inflation, as measured by the producer price index, ticked up slightly to 1% for the year ending in December as the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates high. The new numbers were released on Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The December increase came after a 0.8% annual increase the month before. Most forecasters anticipated a slight uptick in wholesale inflation in December. On a month-to-month basis, the wholesale price index fell by a tenth of a percentage point. READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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