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Speaker Voting Stalemate Continues
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New York Times: Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid failed for an 11th time, after his latest concessions failed to win over enough Republican hard-liners. The chamber has been deadlocked for three days and cannot move on to any other business until a speaker is chosen. Lawmakers will return at noon Friday ( New York Times). This is now the longest speaker race since 1856 ( National Review).
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Buffalo Bills Damar Hamlin Awake and With Family in Hospital
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CNN: Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin is awake in a Cincinnati hospital, his agent and a teammate said Thursday morning, eliciting immediate relief and joy from supporters across the nation three days after the 24-year-old’s in-game cardiac arrest. Hamlin, who had been sedated during his hospitalization, is awake and has been holding hands with family in the hospital ( CNN). Bills teammate Kaiir Elam: Our boy is doing better, awake and showing more signs of improvement. Thank you God. Keep the prayers coming please. All love 3 ( Twitter)!
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Biden Says Border Plan Is Late Because, “Republicans haven’t been serious about this at all”
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Townhall: Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Biden conceded his plan will not completely solve the issues at the southern border but it will be a step in the right direction. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will start processing Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Cubans through an app to make appointments to self-surrender at ports of entry so they can start their asylum claims. Those who are caught illegally crossing the border will be deported and will not be able to participate in the program ( Townhall). Julio Rosas: After recently stating there were more important things to do than visit the southern border, Biden now says he hasn’t visited because Republicans aren’t serious about border security and he wanted to see what was going to happen with the legal challenges over Title 42 ( Twitter).
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Rep. Byron Donalds Responds to Cori Bush’s Race-Fueled Attack
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Townhall: The profile for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) has certainly picked up in recent days, as he has emerged as an alternative to Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for speaker. To squad member Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), however, Donalds’ nomination is only “not progress,” it’s pathetic,” and Donalds “is a prop.” The congressman, after having been called out and tagged on Twitter, has since responded to the charges ( Townhall). Congressman Byron Donalds: CoriBush, if you see a Black man rise, let the man rise even if you disagree with them. I’d be happy to sit down and debate our policies one on one whenever you’d like. As a Black man to a Black woman, I’d never do that to you. It’s a shame you did it to me ( Twitter).
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Gun Sales Reach Record Numbers with 16.4 Million in 2022
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Washington Examiner: Gun sales have crossed into new and historic territory, averaging over 16 million sold annually as buyers who are concerned about violent crime arm up. According to the FBI, the last three years have recorded new highs in gun sales and background checks. In 2022, the FBI this week said that it handled 31.5 million applications in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which includes an estimated 16.4 million gun sales. The rest are for other security checks, including for concealed carry permits ( Washington Examiner).
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South Carolina Supreme Court Strikes Down Six- Week Abortion Ban
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CBS: The South Carolina Supreme Court struck down Thursday a ban on abortion after cardiac activity is detected — typically around six weeks — ruling the restriction violates the state constitution’s right to privacy. The decision comes nearly two years after Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed the measure into law. The ban, which included exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest or pregnancies that endangered the patient’s life, drew lawsuits almost immediately. Since then, legal challenges have made their way through both state and federal courts ( CBS). National Review: The state’s privacy clause enshrines the right to “be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures and unreasonable invasions of privacy shall not be violated” ( National Review).
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Biden Admin Publishes Report on Positive Impact of Keystone XL Pipeline
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Fox News: The Biden administration published a congressionally mandated report highlighting the positive economic benefits the Keystone XL Pipeline would have had if President Biden didn’t revoke its federal permits. The report, which the Department of Energy (DOE) completed in late December without any public announcement, says the Keystone XL project would have created up to 59,000 jobs and would have had a positive economic impact of up to $9.6 billion. Immediately after taking office in January 2021, Biden canceled the pipeline’s permits, effectively shutting the project down ( Fox News). MRCTV: Had it not been canceled, the pipeline would have been completed by the beginning of this year and would have funneled about 830,000 barrels of Canadian crude oil to refineries in the U.S. In the meantime, gas hit between $5 and $7 a gallon – and even higher in some states – last year before finally falling to more manageable prices, though the cost of goods and services remains high and inflation hovers about 7% ( MRCTV).
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Bed, Bath & Beyond Stocks Continue Free Fall, Company Considers Bankruptcy
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Just the News: Fears of bankruptcy and insolvency sent Bed, Bath & Beyond stocks plunging this week, continuing a long slide in stock for the home goods company as it continues to struggle to stay afloat. The company in 2022 saw considerable turmoil as it closed over 100 stores and made major layoffs at corporate, even as it arranged hundreds of millions of dollars in financing as it scrambled to keep its doors open ( Just the News). CNBC: Bed Bath’s debt load has been weighing on the company. The retailer has nearly $1.2 billion in unsecured notes, which have maturity dates spread across 2024, 2034 and 2044. In recent quarters, Bed Bath has warned it’s been quickly burning through cash ( CNBC).
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West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Integrity of Women’s Sports
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ADF: A federal district court issued a decision Thursday that upholds West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act, H.B. 3293, rejecting a legal challenge to the law that would have undermined women’s sports in the state by allowing males who identify as female to compete with females in girls’ and women’s sports. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys represent Lainey Armistead, a former West Virginia State University soccer player who intervened in the lawsuit, B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education, to defend the law. West Virginia enacted the law to ensure equal opportunities for women in sports ( ADF). Kristen Waggoner: Today, a West Virginia court affirmed the state’s law protecting fairness & safety for female athletes. We applaud the courage of our client, Lainey Armistead & the wisdom of the court for recognizing the truth that #BiologyMatters ( Twitter).
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Orthodox Jewish Group Begins Campaign Against NYT to Highlight Antisemitic Reporting
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Daily Mail: An Orthodox Jewish group has launched a campaign against The New York Times blasting the newspaper for its investigative coverage into the city’s private yeshiva schools over the past few months. At least three billboards were put up in Manhattan by the Agudath Israel of America group that accuse the newspaper’s investigation of threatening their way of life and call the articles ‘misleading and one-sided portrayals’ of their community ( Daily Mail). Daily Signal: The newspaper’s articles in question highlighted Orthodox Jewish political organizing as if it were negative and condemned Orthodox Jewish schools, called yeshivas, urging more regulation of these schools and claiming they fail to provide a quality education ( Daily Signal).
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Brandon Tatum takes a moment to huddle with listeners and bring God into the conversation about Damar Hamlin, politics and life
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Officer Tatum: Glory be to God, man. I feel like that there’s something moving here. There’s something moving here in the spirit realm, and if you’re not paying attention, you’re going to miss it.
This is bigger than a football player falling unconscious in front of the world. This is...
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Dennis Prager sings the praises of the Sunshine State and its freedom-loving governor, Ron DeSantis
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Dennis Prager: I listened to and watched Ron DeSantis’s inaugural address. He was inaugurated governor again in Florida. And I watched it and listened to every word.
I will actually play it for you as he is a significant hope for this country, this man. I like everything about him, including the...
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Charlie Kirk talks with detrans activist Chloe Cole about the dangers, regrets — and ultimately, the impossibility — of transitioning to the opposite sex
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Charlie Kirk: Joining us now is Chloe Cole, who is a “female (XX), suspiciously photogenic, former trans kid, T + Blockers at 13, Double Mastectomy at 15, detransed at 16.”
Quite a story. Chloe, welcome to the program.
Chloe Cole: Thank you for having me.
Charlie Kirk: Chloe, tell our audience...
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Dinesh D’Souza discusses the Ray Epps “orchestrated” text and urges Republicans to get to the bottom of January 6
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Dinesh D’Souza: The real issue is, did Ray Epps orchestrate people going into the Capitol?
Whether he knew that they were there at that point, whether he knew it was against the law, whether he knew that anybody was inside or outside is all irrelevant and has nothing to do with what he meant when...
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Julie Hartman turns to former covert CIA officer Andrew Bustamante for insights about how to reduce the politicization of the CIA
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Julie Hartman: Some people have life experiences that are just so fascinating that I have to interview them for the entire episode, and Andrew Bustamante is one of them. He is a former covert CIA officer and a U.S. Airforce combat veteran. He is also the founder of EverydaySpy, which according to...
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Hugh Hewitt explains how and when private enterprises like Twitter cross the line into being government actors
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Hugh Hewitt: I want to lay out for my audience so that you understand. There are two kinds of private companies: private-private companies, and publicly traded private companies. Neither of them are the government, all right? Neither of them are the government. The First Amendment does not apply to...
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Sebastian Gorka talks with Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn about what’s behind the J6 referrals and ahead for President Trump
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Dr. Sebastian Gorka: Senator Blackburn, I have to ask you: Yesterday, Congress forwarded multiple criminal referrals to the DOJ for the 45th president of the United States, that if they went through and he were convicted, would lead to 40 years in prison for President Trump. Your reaction to the...
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Eric Metaxas talks with stream.org’s John Zmirak about the metastatic corruption of big tech, hastened by the misapplication of Section 230
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Eric Metaxas: John, thank you for coming on. I want to ask you the same question I always ask you. What have you been writing about at stream.org? What shall we discuss first, my friend?
John Zmirak: I’ve been closely following the Twitter revelations and what they show us about the internal...
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