By Zachary Stieber President Joe Biden’s administration cannot ignore federal law that says authorities must arrest, detain, and remove illegal aliens convicted of certain crimes and/or aliens who are ordered deported, an appeals court has ruled. Federal law says the attorney general “shall take into custody,” “shall detain,” and “shall remove” illegal aliens convicted of certain […]
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Abbott Invokes ‘Invasion’ Powers to Return Illegal Immigrants to Mexico
By Charlotte Cuthbertson Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took an unprecedented step on July 7 toward mitigating the border crisis, issuing an executive order that directs state law enforcement officers to apprehend illegal immigrants and return them to Mexico at an international bridge. “I … do hereby authorize and empower the Texas National Guard and the […]
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What a Serious New Congress Must Do
By Jeffrey A. Tucker News analysis Let’s say that all the predictions come true and the Republicans sweep both the House and Senate in November, plus gain effective political control of most states. The presidency then becomes the main tool controlled by the Democrats. This will be a very satisfying rebuke of woke politics and possibly signal […]
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Conservatives in Nine States Calling for Closed Primaries by 2024
By John Haughey Conservative leaders in Georgia and Ohio are spearheading calls for Republicans to close their state primaries and allow only voters registered with their parties to participate in inter-party preliminary elections. Atlanta Tea Party president Debbie Dooley and Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci both told The Epoch Times last week that Democrats are “weaponizing” cross-over voting to skew […]
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Biden’s Inflation-Tackling Just ‘Theater,’ Says Top Republican on Ways and Means Committee
By Tom Ozimek The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee criticized President Joe Biden’s efforts to tame soaring inflation, arguing that his proposals—like rolling back some Trump-era tariffs on Chinese goods or a gas tax holiday—amount to a “political gimmick” and “theater.” Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), the Republican Leader on the House Committee on […]
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Biden’s Fiery Gas Station Twitter Post Trolled by US Energy Group
By Tom Ozimek A major American energy lobby has taken aim at a presidential Twitter post that called on gas stations to cut prices at the pump, with the U.S. Oil and Gas Association telling President Joe Biden that they’re “working on it” and that the author of the post should go back to school to learn […]
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More Companies Join the ‘Great Migration’ to Red States
By Kevin Stocklin Amidst predictions of a political “red wave” in the upcoming mid-term elections, an economic wave has been building for years with no end in sight as companies flood out of blue states and into red states. And as a result of its political divisions, America appears to now be dividing itself into prosperous, high-growth states […]
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DeSantis’s Team Responds to Newsom Ad Saying Florida Residents Should Move to California
By Jack Phillips Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office has responded to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s advertisements encouraging residents of the Sunshine State to move to the Golden State. “The people of Florida pay no mind to the pathetic smear campaigns from the Democrats and their allies in the corporate media,” DeSantis spokesman Dave Abrams told The […]
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Supreme Court Upholds Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Protecting Veterans
By Matthew Vadum Texas violated a federal anti-discrimination law protecting veterans by refusing to rehire a former state trooper after he was injured in the Iraq War while serving as a U.S. Army reservist, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on June 29. The Biden administration previously urged the court to reject the case, but switched sides during […]
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Oil and Coal Jobs Fall Sharply as Washington Promotes Green Energy
By Naveen Athrappully Jobs in the U.S. oil and coal industry fell in 2021 while employment expanded in the green energy sector, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Energy. The energy sector employed over 7.8 million Americans in 2021, a 4 percent increase from 2020, the Energy Department said in a report (pdf) released […]
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At Least 46 People Found Dead in a Truck Carrying Suspected Migrants in San Antonio
By Mimi Nguyen Ly At least 46 people were found dead in an 18-wheeler truck carrying suspected illegal immigrants on a remote back road in southwest San Antonio, according to officials. William McManus, the city’s police chief, said that a city worker was alerted to the situation by a cry for help shortly before 6 p.m. […]
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Pelosi Appears to Elbow Away Daughter of Newly Elected Congresswoman
By Darlene McCormick Sanchez Mayra Flores praises daughter for standing her ground. Rep. Flores (R-Texas) has responded to a video in which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) appeared to elbow away Flores’ daughter during her swearing-in ceremony last week. A video posted on social media Sunday night showed Pelosi standing next to Flores’ two daughters on stage as the speaker […]
