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AG Garland Testifies Before Judiciary Committee; Gets Shredded for DOJ Response for Threats Against SCOTUS Judges
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NBC: Attorney General Merrick Garland’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday grew heated when Republican lawmakers grilled him on the prosecution of protesters on both sides of the abortion fight ( NBC). Washington Examiner: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) got into a heated exchange with Attorney General Merrick Garland as the Texas senator accused the Justice Department chief of failing to protect conservative Supreme Court justices after they voted to overturn Roe v. Wade last summer. Cruz accused Garland of “sitting on (his) hands” while protesters gathered at the homes of Supreme Court justices who voted in favor of overturning Roe. The Texas senator specifically pointed to the pro-abortion rights group Ruth Sent Us, which leaked the home addresses of the justices online ( Washington Examiner). Benny Johnson: Lion Ted Cruz MAULS AG Garland to absolute SHREDS for ignoring threats against Supreme Court Justices ( Twitter). Katie Pavlich: Last summer, a man was arrested outside the home of Justice Brett Kavanaugh with the intent and tools to assassinate him. President Joe Biden failed to condemn or directly acknowledge the situation ( Townhall).
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AG Garland on Fentanyl: “It's an epidemic that's been unleashed on purpose”
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Fox News: Attorney General Merrick Garland says Mexican drug cartels unleashed the fentanyl crisis on the U.S. “on purpose,” and urged the Mexican government to “do more” to combat drug trafficking. Garland made the statement while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., pressed Garland regarding the opioid epidemic, highlighting that fentanyl is responsible for more deaths than guns and car accidents. “It’s a horrible epidemic, but it’s an epidemic that’s been unleashed on purpose by the Sinaloa and the new generation Jalisco cartels,” Garland said ( Fox News). Last year, more than 379 million doses of fentanyl were seized, which was enough to kill every American. Newsmax: South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham grills Attorney General Merrick Garland on the fentanyl crisis and holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing ( Twitter).
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Oregon Bill Would Provide $1,000 Monthly to Homeless People
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New York Post: A proposed Oregon bill would provide the deep blue state’s homeless population $1,000 per month that recipients could use at their own discretion. People who spend more than 50 percent of their monthly household income on rent, and those who earn 60% or less of the area median income would also be eligible for the funding ( New York Post). National Review: More than 14,000 people are homeless in Oregon, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness. More than 4,000 of those people are in the Portland area, where homeless encampments in busy neighborhoods and business corridors have become common ( National Review).
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House Passes Inflation Transparency Bill
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Just the News: The House on Wednesday passed an inflation transparency act introduced by New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik with the support of 59 Democrats. The bill would require the president to publish the inflationary impact of executive orders before they are enacted in response to President Joe Biden’s policies, said Stefanik, the bill sponsor. The bill passed 272-148, with 144 nay votes coming from Democrats and 4 coming from Republican ( Just the News). Townhall: Since taking office, Biden has signed a whopping 107 executive orders, which Republicans say have made prices skyrocket. The bill would mandate the Council of Economic Advisers and the Office of Management and Budget to publish a report for any executive action with an estimated economic effect of at least $1 billion. The bill’s proposal comes two weeks after the Labor Department announced consumer prices increased by 0.5 percent in January and 6.4 percent annually ( Townhall).
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Chicago’s Police Chief Resigns One Day After Mayor Lori Lightfoot Loses Reelection
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Bloomberg: Chicago’s police chief announced his resignation one day after Lori Lightfoot became the first mayor of the third-largest US city to lose a reelection bid in 40 years. Police Superintendent David Brown said on Wednesday that he would leave his post effective March 16, according to an emailed statement from the mayor. “I will be stepping down as Chicago Police Superintendent effective March 16, 2023 so the incoming mayor can begin the process as soon as possible to hire the next Superintendent,” Brown said ( Bloomberg).
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House, Senate End Biden’s Attempt to Push ESG Investments onto Seniors
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Spencer Brown: The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to kill the Biden administration’s attempt to push ESG investment practices on millions of American retirement accounts through a new rule from the Labor Department. By a vote of 50-46, Republicans were joined by Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) to pass the joint resolution that was approved by a bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday ( Townhall). Chad Pergram: The House approved the repeal of the rule yesterday. This could tempt President Biden to use his veto pen for the first time. The investment rule fight is a proxy war for the GOP taking on liberals promoting environmental interests and social equality in investments ( Twitter). Just the News: The bill comes as major asset managers such as Vanguard have bucked their ESG pledges citing fiduciary duty to their investors. Others, such as ESG proponent BlackRock, have sought to court Republicans amid their push to curtail so-called “woke” capitalism ( Just the News).
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Iran Reaches Uranium Enrichment of 83.7 Percent, Could Have Enough to Build a Nuclear Bomb in 12 Days
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Washington Examiner: U.N. nuclear watchdogs have detected uranium enriched to 83.7%, according to a new confidential report from the International Atomic Energy Agency. That finding raised the question on Capitol Hill of whether Biden will intervene in time to thwart Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. President Joe Biden ’s administration is “very, very” worried by Iran’s progress toward nuclear weapons-grade uranium, a top diplomat acknowledged Wednesday ( Washington Examiner). Axios: A top U.S. defense official said on Tuesday that Iran will need only 12 days to enrich enough weapons-grade uranium to build one nuclear bomb, though the U.S. has also said it doesn’t believe Iran has made the decision to resume its weaponization program ( Axios). BBC: Experts estimate that “weaponization” – manufacturing a nuclear warhead for a missile – would still take another one to two years ( BBC).
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Senators Look to Raise Retirement Age, Rework Social Security
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Daily Mail: A group of bipartisan senators is quietly meeting to retool Social Security before funds run out in 2032. On the table is gradually raising the retirement age to 70 and creating a $1.5 trillion sovereign wealth fund, which would invest in stocks. That fund would be separate from the already existing Social Security Trust Fund. If it underperformed, Social Security would be shored up by increasing the maximum taxable income and payroll taxes ( Daily Mail).
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USPS Purchases Fleet of EV’s
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Hill: The U.S. Postal Service will buy more than 9,000 Ford electric delivery vehicles, one year after an initial plan to buy predominantly gas-powered vehicles sparked controversy. USPS said it has awarded contracts to buy 9,250 Ford EVs, part of a vehicle electrification plan Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced in December. USPS will also buy an equivalent number of gas-powered vehicles from Stellantis and 14,000 charging stations ( Hill). CBS: The goal is to have a fleet of 66,000 electric vehicles deployed by 2028 ( CBS).
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Deadly Train Accident in Greece Leaves at Least 43 Dead
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Associated Press: Rescuers searched for survivors Wednesday in the mangled, burned-out wreckage of two trains that slammed into each other in northern Greece, killing at least 43 people and crumpling carriages into twisted steel knots in the country’s worst-ever rail crash. The impact just before midnight Tuesday threw some passengers into ceilings and out the windows. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called the collision of the passenger train and a freight train “a horrific rail accident without precedent in our country,” and pledged a full, independent investigation. He said it appears the crash was “mainly due to a tragic human error” ( Associated Press). Wall Street Journal: Local police said they arrested a station manager in connection with the crash and that a preliminary investigation was under way ( Wall Street Journal).
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Brandon Tatum discusses recent reports that roughly 50% of homicides go unsolved and relates a funny and true personal story of proactive policing
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Officer Tatum: I’m sure many of you guys probably would be horrified at what I’m about to read, but it’s true: “Roughly half of the homicides go unsolved in the United States of America. The FBI data analysis by the Murder Accountability Project and The Marshall Project revealed that in...
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Julie Hartman continues her point-by-point discussion on what makes America different — and yes, exceptional
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Julie Hartman: So, the first way America is exceptional is the tremendous upward mobility that America allows. The second is our religious pluralism. And third, I would like to say is our Bill of Rights. Our Bill of Rights is one of the things that has made this country so exceptional.
The way that...
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Julie Hartman offers reasons to be unapologetically proud of the United States of America
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Julie Hartman: I would like to talk to you about American exceptionalism, which may seem like a total 180 from the previous subjects that I was discussing on the show. But actually, the previous subjects inspired me to do this final one.
If you look at what I have talked about today — Hungary’s...
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Dennis Prager discusses stunning new polling information revealing that nearly 20% of Gen Z identifies as LGBTQ
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Dennis Prager: What the left is doing to this country is destroying it. It’s as simple as that. And if you vote for the Democratic Party, you are participating in the destruction of the country and the consequences to your children and grandchildren.
So, I should probably give you an example of...
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Hugh Hewitt and Mike Pompeo discuss the US Energy Department concluding that the covid virus likely escaped from a Wuhan lab
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Hugh Hewitt: Joined by the former Secretary of State and CIA Director of the United States, Secretary Mike Pompeo. Good morning, Mr. Secretary. Welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show.
Mike Pompeo: Good Morning, Hugh. Great to be with you.
Hugh Hewitt: The first question has to be the story that came...
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Charlie Kirk gets an inside account of the spontaneous and continuing worship at Asbury University from seminary student, Michael Aper
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Charlie Kirk: Joining us now is Michael Aper, an Asbury Theological Seminary student. You’ve probably heard or seen about the revival that is now sweeping the nation that started at Asbury University in Kentucky. Michael, welcome to the program.
Michael Aper: Thank you, Charlie.
Charlie Kirk:...
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Sebastian Gorka talks with Joe DiGenova and Victoria Toensing about the questions likely to be raised and answered by the January 6 footage
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Dr. Sebastian Gorka: Alright, we’re going to leave Tucker’s team to do the heavy lifting over the next few days to sift through the 41,000 hours of footage. But given that two years has elapsed since January the sixth, given the charade, the farrago, the clown show that was the January 6th...
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Dinesh D’Souza discusses the looming troubles for Social Security and how Democrats seek to demagogue rather than solve the issue
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Dinesh D’Souza: There’s a huge amount of demagoguery coming from Democrats and from the left on the issue of Social Security, and now also Medicare. It’s pretty much the same line of attack: “Republicans are trying to cut your Social Security and Medicare and we won’t let them.”
Biden...
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Mike Gallagher reacts to President Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv
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Mike Gallagher: I know you’re probably worn out by all of the hyperventilating going on over Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv. The media just thinks it’s the greatest thing ever since Ronald Reagan said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”
It’s a “Winston Churchill moment” — I...
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Eric Metaxas and Naomi Wolf discuss the very dark, very troubling plans the Davos oligarchy has for America and the world
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Eric Metaxas: Naomi, I’m a simple person in many ways, and I just have to over and over and over, you know, repeat the obvious or try to remind myself, I’m not dreaming this, I’m not making this up. This is real. You have bravely and brilliantly uncovered what is happening because there are...
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