There are troubling signs that the Biden administration, rather than aiming to ensure Ukraine achieves that victory, is setting the stage for...      

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⚠️⚠️⚠️ Beware of the Biden administration’s definition of what it would mean for Ukraine to win the war with Russia. The White House's policy approach continues to be to too little, too late.

WATCH: Foreign Policy Fellow Claudia Rosett explains what true victory would look like for Ukraine. Watch below. ([link removed])
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READ: There are troubling signs that the Biden administration, rather than aiming to ensure Ukraine achieves that victory, is setting the stage for some sort of “peace” deal. IWF Visiting Fellow and Ukrainian Maria Chaplia explains the potential consequences. Read more. ([link removed])
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"When I say blatant, I just mean anyone with common sense can see where the unfairness lies in this whole ordeal.”

- University of Kentucky Swimmer Riley Gaines on competing against transgender athlete Lia Thomas ([link removed])


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** The Student Loan Pause Is Completely Lawless ([link removed])
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One might have argued that the student loan pause had legal grounding at the beginning of COVID (but you would not have needed to, as Congress itself passed a short COVID-related student loan pause). Today, however, there’s no real question that the student loan pause is lawless ([link removed]) . The question, then, is what can we do about it? The court system is not well-suited for this challenge, as courts don’t like to answer legal questions in the abstract. That leaves Congress. Read more. ([link removed])


** Just In: Does the U.S. Need To Conserve 30% of Waters and Lands By 2030? ([link removed]) Read ([link removed])
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** NEA Pays Lavish Salaries, Spends Little Representing Teachers ([link removed])
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Given the NEA’s frequently professed concern about low teacher pay, critics wonder why the union spends so little of the $377 million ([link removed]) it received mostly in dues paid by 2.9 million members in 2021 on “representational activities” — that is, bargaining for better pay and working conditions for rank-and-file classroom teachers. But rather than doing that, union leaders lobby for more federal and state funding so school districts will hire more dues-paying members, many of whom aren’t actually teachers. Read more. ([link removed])


** Spotlight: Vaping Not a Gateway To Smoking, States CCC Policy Paper ([link removed]) Read ([link removed])
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** Chapter Leaders Circle This Friday ([link removed])
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Time to disrupt the status-quo: Independent Women’s Network (IWN) Chapters are popping up across the country and making a REAL difference in communities. We have the tools and support you need to grow your network and get involved.

If you are interested in learning more about starting a Chapter in your local community, we encourage you to join IWN's next Chapter Leaders Circle THIS Friday, April 29 at 1:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. CST) ([link removed]) .
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** Trending Now: Celebrating a More Perfect Environment ([link removed]) Read ([link removed])
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** True Conservation ([link removed])
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Undoubtedly, the most American form of environmentalism is conservation.

Can you identify which of the following statements is not true?

A. The U.S. is a leader in environmental stewardship.
B. The best way to protect the environment is to preserve it through government stewardship.
C. Individuals play an important role in environmental progress.
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* New Episode: Riley Gaines, a senior on the University of Kentucky's swim team, joins the program to explain from firsthand experience why competing against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas isn't fair to females. Listen here. ([link removed])

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* Next Episode: This Friday (4/29), Gabriella Hoffman, a freelance writer and podcaster, joins the show to discuss the best way to protect the environment. Spoiler alert: it's not the Green New Deal! Hear it here. ([link removed])


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** Intellectual Property Theft Steals America’s Brightest Ideas ([link removed])
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Knock-off Louis Vuitton purses, counterfeit software, and bootleg movies are examples of how great ideas and products get stolen, copied, or pirated. To stay at the forefront, we need to protect innovators and creators. Intellectual property rights are fundamental and critical to innovation and discovery because they allow creators to profit from their work.
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** The Child Tax Credit Is Alive and Well ([link removed])
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Everyone remembers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ludicrous comment to the New Yorker in February, saying, “the child tax credit just ran out, on December 31st, and now people are stealing baby formula.” The fact is that the tales of the child tax credit’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.
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