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House Republicans Asked AG Merrick Garland to Withdraw Memo Tasking Feds to Investigate Parents

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Republicans on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary have asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to withdraw the memo (PDF) he wrote in response to the National School Boards Association’s letter (PDF) to President Joe Biden requesting that the federal government investigate parents under the Patriot Act for “domestic terrorism.” Parents across the country have been … Continued

Climate Financing Plan Won’t Help Climate, but Will Push Country to Totalitarianism: Experts

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The Biden administration’s plan to impose a slew of financial regulations in order to counter climate change would end up having little impact on reducing global temperatures. But the measures would be quite effective at hurting economy, expanding government authority, and moving the country toward totalitarianism, according to several experts. Biden’s plan, sketched out in a recent … Continued

Marine Corps Warns Marines Will Be Kicked Out for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine

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New guidance from the U.S. Marines has said that Marines who don’t get the COVID-19 vaccine face separation. A Marine Administrative Message (MARADMIN) was posted to the Marine Corps’ website over the weekend, saying that “Marines refusing the COVID-19 vaccination, absent an approved administrative or medical exemption, religious accommodation, or pending appeal shall be processed for administrative separation … Continued

Tim Scott warns Dems’ plan to tax unrealized gains risks wrecking the entire US system

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South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott joined “Life, Liberty & Levin” on Sunday to analyze the state of Congress, criticizing Democratic majority leadership for locking out Republicans from negotiations on the multi-trillion-dollar socioeconomic overhaul legislation dubbed human infrastructure. Scott told host Mark Levin that Democrats did not receive a proverbial mandate from voters in 2020 … Continued

China launches suspected anti-satellite weapon into space

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China has launched a new satellite that analysts say can be used as a weapon capable of grabbing and crushing American satellites. The Shijian-21 satellite was sent aloft on Sunday atop a rocket booster from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, ostensibly for cleaning “space debris.” The satellite reportedly is “tasked with demonstrating technologies to alleviate … Continued

Billionaire tax gains momentum

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Democrats are facing hurdles to making a new annual tax on billionaires’ investment gains a reality. The proposal, championed by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), is seen as a way to help pay for the party’s social spending package while accommodating Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (D-Ariz.) opposition to raising tax rates. But some Democratic … Continued

Rebekah Koffler: Biden nominee prefers Soviet system to free-market economy – don’t let them destroy the US

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President Joe Biden’s choice for comptroller of the currency, Saule Omarova, wants to transform America’s free market economy into a Soviet-style system – the same kind of central planning that destroyed her native country, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. As an immigrant from the former Soviet Union and communism survivor, I know firsthand the … Continued

Catholic Bishop Urges Pro-Life Americans to Pray to End Abortion

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Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City encouraged Catholics to join him in “urgent prayers” this fall for an end to abortion and a renewed respect for every human life. In a message on the archdiocese website, Coakley reminded people that every human life is valuable from conception to natural death, the Catholic News Agency reports. “We … Continued

‘Woke’ Federal Reserve in danger of losing control of inflation, economists warn

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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers’ criticism that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are too focused on “woke” social issues reflects a growing concern that policymakers aren’t paying enough attention to inflation. Mr. Summers, a Democrat, is arguing his point as Senate Republicans try to prevent congressional Democrats and President Biden from pressuring the Fed to install regional directors who would devote … Continued

Nancy Pelosi’s Radical Spending Bill Would Overturn Pro-Life Laws, Force Americans to Fund Abortions

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On Friday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hosted a roundtable on the Hyde Amendment and taxpayer funding of abortions as part of an ongoing series about the Build Back Better reconciliation bill. Members of Congress attending the roundtable included House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Representative Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Representative Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.), and Representative … Continued

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