🚨ALERT: NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE 
Representative Mike Johnson from the 4th District of Louisiana has officially been elected as the House Speaker. Prior to today’s vote, Speaker Johnson served as Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference and Chair of the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution and limited government. He was elected in 2016 by the largest margin of victory in his region in more than 50 years and is serving his 4th term. The women of Independent Women’s Forum wish him the best in his new leadership role and look forward to seeing Congress getting back to the pressing matters that affect everyday Americans.

⚠️ TONIGHT: IWF’s Annual Awards Gala is Happening! Independent Women’s Forum (IWF) — the leading policy organization for women — is holding its 2023 Annual Awards Gala tonight at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C. This year marks IWF’s 18th Annual Awards Gala.

Since its founding in 1992, IWF has emerged as the nation’s top women’s organization dedicated to developing and advancing policies that aren’t just well intended, but actually enhance people’s freedom, opportunities, and well-being. The organization is the must-have participant in effective coalitions, the regular resource for innovative policy solutions, the go-to resource for legislative testimony, the essential voice for mainstream American women in the media, with multiple policy centers, a law center, and a grassroots network of women advocates nationwide. IWF’s work is leveraged by its 501(c)(4) sister organization, Independent Women’s Voice, to impact legislative and regulatory outcomes. Read More

CHAMPION MESSAGE

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HURTING NOT HELPING

Are You Creating or Allowing?

Whether you personally own firearms or not, you should recognize the value of the right and the liberty to do so. And what’s more, you should understand your responsibility to protect these rights for all future generations. Throughout the unrest of the past several years, with mandatory lockdowns, riots, and defunding of police departments across the nation, millions of people have realized the value of personal safety and gun ownership. Many of these same people had previously been actively anti-gun and had naïvely voted away their liberties. Read More
MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
 
The Bottom Line | Hamas Video Released to Counter Denial of the Attack’s Severity Watch

Making Money with Charles Payne | Economics of the American Family Watch

America Right Now | House GOP Votes Out Jordan as Speaker Nominee Watch

The Randy Tobler Show | College Campuses Across the Country Express Pro-Palestine Sentiment Listen

New York Post | How Texas Is Becoming the Frontlines for Parents-First School Choice Read

The Bradford Era | Edwin Drake’s Quest for Oil Lives on in Pa. Energy Producers Read

National Review | Science Shouldn’t Help Men Pretend To Be Mothers Read

DID YOU KNOW

USFWS Declares 21 Species Extinct, Blames Storage of Federal Funds

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, housed under the Department of Interior, blamed human action for the 21 species’ plight, but a review of the facts reveals a different story. The reality is that humans have been remarkably active in protecting wildlife through the agency. In fact, the 21 species in question were given Endangered Species Act protections in the 1970s and 1980s. The issue, instead of a lack of protections, is that these existing rules aren’t tailored to recovery plans, nor do they incentivize stakeholders to be involved in the process. Read More

IN THE NETWORK

Independent Women’s Network Launches New London County, CT Chapter

Independent Women’s Network (IWN), the grassroots arm of Independent Women’s Voice, celebrates the launch of its New London County, Connecticut chapter. This chapter joins 23 chapters around the country and an online community of more than 20,000 members.

The chapter leader is Mary Bell. Bell has served as a community activist most of her life. While working in health care and social services, the experiences of vulnerable populations opened Bell’s eyes to the hypocrisy of the Left and the fact that women are often subjugated to unjust practices.
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TWO TRUTHS & A LIE

The Value of Stable Two-Parent Families

Which of the following is NOT true about the value of stable two-parent families?

A. Coming from an intact family does not have an influence on one’s financial success.
B. Children who come from stable two-parent families have higher educational attainment and student behavior.
C. Children who come from single-parent families are more likely to get in trouble with the law.
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CAPSULE REVIEW

IW Calls on NCAA President Charlie Baker To Meet With Riley Gaines and To Roll Back NCAA Rules Allowing Men To Compete in Women’s Sports

Independent Women’s Forum and Independent Women’s Law Center are calling on former Massachusetts governor and current NCAA President Charlie Baker to take a stand for female athletes. On Tuesday, October 17, Baker testified before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Name, Image, and Likeness, and the Future of College Sports.” Under questioning from Republican Senators, Baker refused to say whether or when the NCAA might revisit its policies that allow males to compete on women’s college teams.
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The Tax Gap and the Venmo Crackdown

The tax gap grew to $688 billion for 2021, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Headlines suggest that tax cheating is on the rise and that the IRS needs more resources to catch the growing number of tax cheats. But we have to place this new data in context to gain a more complete picture of trends over time in the collection of government revenue, rather than making a snap judgment based upon a snapshot.
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