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US General Won’t Respond to Reports of Taliban Capturing American Military Rifles, Weapons

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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]