Month: March 2022

President Joe Biden takes a question after announcing the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of administration efforts to lower gasoline prices at the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2022. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) A White House fact sheet
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Senator Mark Kelly (D., Ariz.) offers remarks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 19, 2021. (Rod Lamkey/Pool via Reuters) Arizona attorney general Mark Brnovich, the front-runner in the 2022 GOP Senate primary, tells National Review in a written statement that Democratic Arizona senator Mark Kelly’s comments on parental-consent abortion laws are
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Actor Bruce Willis reportedly struggled on set for years, former coworkers have said amid his family’s declaration that the action star is retiring due to an aphasia diagnosis. Aphasia is a neurological condition affecting a person’s speech and other communications including writing and understanding language and directions in both verbal and written forms. What are
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British actress, author, and speaker Dame Joan Collins says that she fears for the future of young men for having to evolve in what she suggested is an overly woke society. What are the details? Collins, 88, recently told the New York Times that the #MeToo movement has left in its wake an “anti-maleness” sentiment
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New York Times columnist Tom Friedman has a hot take about the Ukraine War, and of course, it involved trying to freak people out about climate change. Friedman blurted in a new op-ed that the Ukraine War “needs to end with America finally, formally, categorically and irreversibly ending its addiction to oil.” Friedman’s op-ed, headlined “How
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference in Surfside, Fla., June 14, 2021. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Axios reports that Ron DeSantis’s favorability among Hispanics has increased by seven points since December: The survey does not show a mass defection to the Republican Party, but DeSantis’ favorability among Latinos improved by seven percentage points
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(Sam Edwards/Getty Images) This is the last Jim-written Morning Jolt until April 11. On the menu today: contrasting corporate America’s quick, sweeping response to Russian aggression with its steadfast refusal to speak ill of the Chinese government; President Biden’s approval rating drops to the high 30s; and a quick refresher on what it means to
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Billionaire and expert Twitter troll Elon Musk commented on the state of Twitter, suggesting that the social media platform failed to provide the requisite level of free speech in any balanced fashion and, therefore, should probably be replaced by a better system. Chad Prather, host of the “Chad Prather Show,” explained that Musk’s scintillating missive
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Broadcaster Megyn Kelly blasted Disney after one of its executives made headlines for a video leak that indicated the company is set to push a “gay agenda” for children. What’s a brief history here? The video in question showed Disney Corporate President Karey Burke — mother of transgender and pansexual kids — announcing that the
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President Joe Biden attends a European Union leaders summit at the Europa Building in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2022. (Johanna Geron/Reuters) After President Biden’s Build Back Better social spending bonanza stalled due to obstruction from moderates, progressives began urging him to bypass Congress and enact his policy priorities via executive order. The package that stalled
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President Joe Biden at a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., January 19, 2022. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Title 42, a Trump-era public-health restriction on immigration, is reportedly set to end on May 23. The AP reported that the administration “would halt use of public health powers to absolve the
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Few states in the union are turning bright red as quickly as Florida. Registered Republicans now outnumber Democrats by more than 100,000 which gives Republican candidates a significant advantage. It certainly doesn’t hurt that Florida has a strong Republican governor like Ron DeSantis. FOX News reports: TRENDING: JUST IN: Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich Refers
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I know most people find it extremely annoying to deal with questions when they are confronting totalitarianism in the name of democracy. But why isn’t there even one English-language source estimating Ukrainian casualties in this war? We have extensive contacts with the Ukrainian government, and many outlets pass on what the Ukrainian ministry of defense
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As Americans suffer under the heavy financial burden of sky high gas prices, reports indicate that the Biden administration may announce a plan to release one million barrels of oil per day from the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The Associated Press reported that Biden is preparing to call for dispensing up to one million barrels
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A Border Patrol helicopter searches for immigrants who illegally crossed the border from Mexico into the U.S. in the Rio Grande Valley sector near McAllen, Texas, April 2, 2018. (Loren Elliott/Reuters) Zack reports that: The Biden administration will end the Title 42 public health order that allows border agents to immediately expel illegal border crossers, according
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Judge Valerie Bailey Rihn Dane County Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn ordered Speaker Robin Vos to turn over emails he kept on the 2020 election investigation. Retired Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman released his findings last week. During his opening testimony, Justice Gableman listed a series of unlawful acts that took place during the 2020 presidential election.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield holds a news conference to mark the start of the U.S. presidency of the U.N. Security Council for March, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, March 1, 2021. (Mike Segar/Reuters) A bipartisan group of senators urged U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield to introduce a
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After two hundred and sixty-one days of ignoring Hunter Biden’s mounting scandals and corrupt business activities, the evening network newscasts finally reported on President Biden’s corrupt son. Yet despite the rediscovery, ABC’s World News Tonight decided to defend Hunter, while NBC Nightly News made the segment about former President Trump requesting Russian President Vladimir Putin
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Calling it an “inflation tax,” Bloomberg reports that the average American household will spend an additional $5,200 this year if they want to enjoy last year’s lifestyle. Last year, the median American household income was $68,703. Minus the average household tax burden of $15,322, that’s about $53,000 in spendable income. So a $5,200 “inflation tax”
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Arizona Governor Doug Ducey speaks with attendees at the end-of-year board meeting for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Phoenix, Ariz., June 17, 2021. (Gage Skidmore) Republican Arizona governor Doug Ducey signed a bill Wednesday restricting participation in women’s sports to female athletes and another bill banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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