January 24 2023
 
Good morning from Washington, where a group of Republican senators joined Democrats to support a controversial nominee. Samantha Aschieris reports. Meanwhile in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis rejects a woke American history course. Lindsey Burke and Mike Gonzalez applaud his decision. Plus: Jarrett Stepman on President Biden's failures; Diana Furchtgott-Roth on Virginia's rejection of a China electric vehicle battery plant; and Tyler O'Neil on a religious freedom case in Malta.
 
 
 
COMMENTARY
6 Failures of Biden's Presidency in Year 2
By Jarrett Stepman

To mark the second anniversary of Biden’s presidency, I’ve updated my analysis of some of his biggest failures that are affecting Americans today.
NEWS
Christian Charity Worker in Malta Prosecuted for Sharing His Personal Testimony About Rejecting Homosexual Activity
By Tyler O'Neil

A Christian charity worker in Malta faces prosecution for sharing his personal testimony about rejecting homosexual activity on the radio.
NEWS
'Making a Mockery of the Military': 13 GOP Senators Vote to Confirm Green Activist for Energy Post in Defense Department
By Samantha Aschieris

Brendan Owens' LinkedIn bio includes his pronouns "He/Him" and that he's "working for equity, human health and climate."
NEWS
Archives Silent on Biden Docs After Public Complaints of 'Torn-Up' Trump Docs and 'False' Reports on Obama-era Docs
By Fred Lucas

The National Archives declined to answer whether anyone told the agency not to notify the public or Congress about the classified documents before the 2022 midterm elections in November. 
COMMENTARY
Joint Ford-China Electric Vehicle Battery Plant Contrary to American Interests
By Diana Furchtgott-Roth

Gov. Glenn Youngkin rightly removed Virginia from competing for a joint Ford Motor-China electric vehicle battery plant.
ANALYSIS
American History Crisis: Most High Schoolers Flunked US Citizenship Test. They're Now Adults.
By Virginia Allen

A survey conducted among public high school students that revealed that only 3% could pass a U.S. citizenship test.
COMMENTARY
DeSantis Exposes Marxist Slant of African American History Course, Demands Rewrite
By Lindsey Burke, Mike Gonzalez

The program DeSantis rejected seeks to have students read the likes of radical communist Angela Davis who, as a Black Panther, was on the FBI’s most wanted list.
COMMENTARY
ICYMI: I Confronted a Reporter Over Her Biased Coverage of a Black Man's Death Following His Arrest
By Larry Elder

As usual, the media highlighted the suspect’s race, implying that he would have been treated differently had he not been black.
 
     
 
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