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February 6, 2024
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| 8 Items in the Senate Border Bill |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| The Senate Appropriations Committee on Sunday released long-awaited text for a compromise bill to address the crisis at the southern border. Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray (D-Wash.) filed an "amendment in the nature of a substitute" to H.R. 815, a bill that had dealt with veterans' health care. In addition to border issues, the 370-page bill also authorizes additional funding for Ukraine, Israel, the military, and other issues. A Washington Stand analysis found the bill's contents to include the following items. |
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| High Consumer Prices among Top Concerns as Voters Lose Confidence in Biden, Polls Show |
| by Dan Hart |
| As new polls indicate that American voters remain worried about the persistently high cost of goods and have largely lost confidence in President Joe Biden's handling of the economy, a leading economist is pointing out that the economies in red states that feature free market policies are outpacing the economies of blue states. |
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| Believers Have Less Suffering, More Hope, and Volunteer More: Studies |
| by Ben Johnson |
| New studies from the world's leading research institutions show that Christians who actively practice their faith are less likely to become unhappy during times of global crisis and isolation, more hopeful, and more likely to lend a hand to their fellow citizens. |
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| Americans Support Border Wall, Fear Civil War |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| A new poll is revealing that the majority of Americans support building a border wall and enabling states to defend the border in the federal government's absence. According to an I&I/TIPP survey released on Monday, 59% of American voters back the construction of a southern border wall, including 41% who "strongly" support the wall and 18% who "somewhat" support it. Only 32% oppose it, either "strongly" (17%) or "somewhat" (15%). Notably, nearly half (43%) of Democrats support a border wall, with only 47% opposing it. The border wall also has support from minorities, with 52% of black Americans and 54% of Hispanic Americans backing it. |
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| 'Institutions Have Become Ideologically Captured,' and Now Is the Time to Speak Up |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| "[O]ur institutions have become ideologically captured," said Vernadette Broyles, president and general counsel of the Child and Parental Rights Campaign, on "Washington Watch" last week. In light of this reality, she added, now is the time to speak up. "[T]he church has no choice [but] to stand in the gap, to uphold biological truth, and to stand with parents that are otherwise sitting ducks for the wolves." |
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| SPLC Added Immigration Group to 'Hate Map' after It Reported SPLC's Attacks on Trump to IRS |
| by Tyler O'Neil |
| A recent interview with the leader of an immigration reform organization that the Southern Poverty Law Center has branded a "hate group" potentially shines new light on how the SPLC allegedly uses its "hate" accusations as a tactical political weapon. |
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