By Jack Phillips A U.S. general said he won’t respond to reports of Taliban members capturing American military weapons and vehicles. Photos and video footage over the past week showed large caches of weapons, including M-16 rifles and Humvees, being commandeered by the Taliban, considered by some governments to be a terrorist organization. Taliban members were seen […]
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Russian Embassy Claims Afghan President Fled With Cars and Helicopter ‘Full of Money’
By Lorenz Duchamps The former president of Afghanistan reportedly fled the country with four vehicles and a helicopter “full of money” as Taliban insurgents closed in and took control of the nation’s capital, according to Russian embassy staff in Kabul. President Ashraf Ghani, whose current whereabouts are unknown, confirmed in a statement on Aug. 15 that he fled the Middle Eastern nation, explaining […]
Biden Responds to Afghanistan Collapse: ‘This Did Unfold More Quickly Than We Anticipated’
By Jack Phillips After facing a bevy of bipartisan criticism, President Joe Biden on Monday afternoon acknowledged that the collapse of Afghanistan happened more quickly than his administration had anticipated. “This did unfold more quickly than we anticipated,” Biden said at the White House, blaming Afghanistan’s political and military leaders for giving up and fleeing the country. The president […]
Democrats Double Down on Election Laws
By Joseph Lord Shortly before going into August recess, Senate Democrats gave approval for the For the People Act (S.1) to move out of committee for future debate. While the issue has been harshly debated for nearly a year now, it is likely to be near the top of Democrats’ docket after they return. For some congressional […]
Gender Reassignment Surgery Is Child Abuse, Says Texas Commissioner
By Allan Stein Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday he received a letter from the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services determining that genital mutilation of a child through gender transitioning surgery constitutes child abuse. Abbott had directed DFPS to issue a determination on the matter last week and the department’s commissioner Jaime Masters replied with his findings. […]
One Democrat Joins All GOP Senators to Pass Anti-Critical Race Theory Amendment
By Jack Phillips The Senate on Tuesday passed an amendment that bans federal tax dollars from being used to promote or teach critical race theory (CRT), a quasi-Marxist ideology, in schools. The amendment, introduced by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), was included in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation budget package. Last month, the Arkansas senator introduced the Stop […]
Watchdog to Probe NSA After Tucker Carlson Allegedly Targeted
By Zachary Stieber A federal watchdog is probing allegations that a top spy agency improperly surveilled Fox News host Tucker Carlson. The National Security Agency (NSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on Tuesday announced it is conducting a review into the allegations, though it did not mention Carlson by name. “The OIG is examining NSA’s […]
Texas Supreme Court Allows for Arrest of Democrats Who Don’t Show Up at Capitol
By Jack Phillips The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday voided a lower court’s order that restricted Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s authorization to arrest and detain state Democrats who fled the state in July to block a GOP-backed voting overhaul bill. The high court issued a stay of Travis County State District Judge Brad Urrutia’s order, giving Democrats until […]
Texas State Troopers Ramp Up Arrests of Illegal Alien Trespassers
By Charlotte Cuthbertson BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—Texas State Troopers have started delivering van-loads of illegal aliens to the Kinney County Sheriff’s Office to be charged with criminal trespass. The parking lot, and an old steel picnic table under a tree outside the sheriff’s office, have become a proxy booking center as the building is more suited for […]
Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds State’s Gun-Carrying Law
By Matthew Vadum The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a state law requiring individuals to possess a permit to carry a handgun in public is constitutional and doesn’t contravene the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The ruling comes as President Joe Biden presses for a ban on so-called assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and for […]
Job Openings Surge to Record High as Firms Struggle to Hire Workers
By Tom Ozimek Job openings in the United States surged to a record high of over 10 million in June, while hiring lagged behind that figure by over 3 million, painting a picture of an economic recovery held back by a labor shortage as businesses struggle to find workers. The Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor […]
Biden’s Target of Electric Power in Half of All US Vehicle Sales by 2030 Is a Bonanza for China
By Mark Tapscott When President Joe Biden announced in the White House August 5 that he wants half of all cars and trucks sold in the United States to be Electric Vehicles (EV) by 2030, the loudest applause may well have been in Beijing. Biden told an assembly of labor and political leaders as well […]