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Yellen Assures Senate Finance Committee: US Financial System “Remains Sound”
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Daily Wire: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told members of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday morning that the American financial system “remains sound” despite two recent bank failures ( Daily Wire). USA Today: “I can assure the members of this Committee that our banking system remains sound, and that Americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them,” Yellen said in prepared testimony before the Senate Finance Committee. Citing the steps regulators took in response to Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) failure, she added, “This week’s actions demonstrate our resolute commitment to ensure that depositors savings remain safe” ( USA Today).
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Bank Records Reveal Joe Biden’s Daughter-in-Law Hallie Biden Received China Cash
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Daily Caller: The GOP House Oversight Committee released the third Biden family member allegedly wrapped up in the shady Chinese business dealings. Hallie Biden, the widow of President Joe Biden’s son Beau, was identified as the third Biden family member who allegedly received money transfers from associate John “Rob” Walker after he received a $3 million transfer in 2017 from the Chinese State Energy HK Limited ( Daily Caller). New York Post: The records show Hallie Biden received $35,000 over two transfers in 2017 from Biden family associate John “Rob” Walker after he got $3 million on March 1, 2017, from State Energy HK Limited, a firm affiliated with CEFC China Energy ( New York Post). Charlie Kirk: So a Chinese energy company sends $3 million to a Biden family business associate 2 months after Joe leaves office as VP… And then Hallie Biden, Beau Biden’s widow and ex-girlfriend of Hunter, mysteriously starts receiving incremental payments. Not suspicious at all! ( Twitter).
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Poland First NATO Member to Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine
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Wall Street Journal: Poland said it would send four MiG-29 jet fighters to Ukraine in coming days, making it the first Western nation to supply warplanes to Kyiv, which is preparing a counteroffensive against Russia’s invading forces ( Wall Street Journal). Axios: National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters during a call that Poland’s decision did not change the Biden administration’s position on supplying Ukraine with aircraft. t doesn’t change our calculus with regard to the F-16,” Kirby said, referring to the U.S. fighter jets sought by Ukraine. “It’s not on the table right now” ( Axios).
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GOP Outraged as Biden's Border Chaos Costs Taxpayers $130k a Day
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Fox News: The Biden administration spends about $130,000 per day to store and maintain unused border wall panels at the southern border, and Senate Republicans are demanding answers. Republican members of the Senate Armed Forces Committee — using details provided to them in a request for information to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) — sent a letter Wednesday evening to the Defense Department asking why nearly $50 million is being spent each year to store the Trump-era border materials ( Fox News). Daily Wire: “The Department of Defense should not be incurring these daily charges but should be using these funds to bolster national security,” the GOP senators wrote. Republicans often criticize Biden for not doing more to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, not only to stop illegal crossings but also the flow of illegal drugs such as fentanyl. Border authorities encountered more than 2 million aliens in fiscal year 2022, according to federal data, a significant increase over the prior year ( Daily Wire).
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Republicans Fight to Protect Second Amendment Rights Through New Senate Bill
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Washington Times: Senate Republicans introduced legislation Thursday to codify the Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark ruling protecting the Second Amendment right to self-defense, holding that any gun control law must comply with the nation’s history dating back to the founding. The legislation, backed by all GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, would codify the high court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. The 6-3 decision, issued last June, was authored by Justice Clarence Thomas, who said New York’s gun-licensing requirement that a person must show proper need to carry a firearm ran afoul of the Second Amendment right to self-defense. In the opinion, the court said any gun control law must have a historic tradition in order to comply with the Second Amendment. By codifying the ruling, any future Supreme Court would struggle with changes or reversals. “We have a Bill of Rights and it is not an a la carte menu. Every right as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court matters,” said Sen. John Kennedy, Louisiana Republican. The legislation also creates a requirement for the government to pay attorney fees when an individual successfully challenges Second Amendment infringements in court ( Washington Times).
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Democrats’ Support for Palestine Hits Record Highs, Israel Support Plummets
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Daily Caller: For the first time in decades, Democrats’ support for Palestinians past support for Israel, increasing by 11% over the past year to 49% while the party’s positive view of Israel declined from 40% to 39%, according to a Gallup Poll released Thursday. Anti-Israel sentiment has been increasing among the Democrat party, according to the poll, as both lawmakers and the Biden administration have been heavily critical of the U.S. ally following Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to power. Support for Palestine among Democrats increased significantly from 2022 to 2023, going from 38% to 49%, as support for Israel declined to 39% ( Daily Caller). Axios: In 2016, 53% of Democrats said they sympathized more with the Israelis, and 23% with the Palestinians. By 2022, that gap had virtually disappeared. A majority of Democrats (56%) continue to view Israel favorably. That’s down from 63% last year and far lower than the 82% among Republicans, but is broadly in line with previous findings for Democrats over the two decades Gallup has been conducting the survey ( Axios).
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Department of Injustice: Biden's DOJ Plans to Indict Hundreds More for January 6
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Daily Wire: The Department of Justice (DOJ) could indict more than 1,000 additional people on charges related to the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The DOJ sent a letter to Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the District Court for the District of Columbia on October 28 warning that the court should prepare for another 700 to 1,200 defendants, according to Bloomberg, which reviewed the letter and first reported it Wednesday. At the time, the DOJ had filed charges against roughly 900 people. The number of DOJ arrests has since risen to roughly 1,000. The department’s estimate of the remaining cases corresponds roughly with the number of individuals that officials have estimated entered the U.S. Capitol during the riot, somewhere between 2,000 to 2,500 people. The current number of arrests and prosecutions has strained resources at the DOJ, federal public defender’s office, and court system. DOJ officials have made clear in public statements that the department is committed to seeing every potential case through ( Daily Wire).
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Fearful Democrats: Over 50% Say Pre-Covid Life Is a Thing of the Past
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Townhall: A new Gallup survey reveals a striking political divide in perceptions of returning to pre-COVID normalcy. The survey found 53% of Democrats believe their lives will never return to normal, compared to just 33% of Republicans. In contrast, half of Republicans say their lives are “completely back to normal,” while only 24% of Democrats agree. This divide underscores the ongoing fears and mistrust surrounding the pandemic. The majority of Democrats feeling this way can be seen as an indictment of President Biden’s failure to lead the country out of the pandemic effectively. His promises and statements have not convinced his party’s voters, and his broken promises and missed goals have further eroded trust in his administration’s ability to restore normalcy ( Townhall).
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J.K. Rowling Stands Her Ground on Transgender Movement, Says “It Must Be Challenged”
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Washington Examiner: Harry Potter series author J.K. Rowling has clapped back at threats she’s faced since making comments in defense of using biological sex as the standard for how a man or woman is defined ( Washington Examiner). Daily Caller: In the latest episode of “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling” podcast, the author said she has listened to the transgender movement and attempted to understand its viewpoint, but still felt it was important to speak her thoughts on the matter ( Daily Caller). J.K. Rowling: “I can only say that I’ve thought about it deeply and hard and long and I’ve listened, I promise, to the other side. I believe absolutely that there is something dangerous about this movement and it must be challenged” ( Twitter).
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Libs of TikTok Hosts Family Friendly Alternative to Drag Queen Story Hour
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Fox News: Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik has decided to host an alternative book event to one that’s reportedly occurring this weekend in New York City. … The event, according to the notice, is being held on Sunday, March 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eleven local legislators’ names are listed on the document ( Fox News). Libs of TikTok: NY AG Letitia James is hosting a drag story hour for kids this Sunday. I decided to host my own story hour down the street from hers! Protect your kids and come hear an important message at an event that’s actually family friendly ( Twitter).
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Dennis Prager makes the sad realization that Democrats have sunk to a new low as they seek to criminalize protecting children against transgender mutilation
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Dennis Prager: It is difficult for me to express how bad a human being our president is because I’ve never done that, and I have been broadcasting 40 years, Democratic presidents, Democratic politicians with whom I differed entirely, thought they were making the country worse, like Barack Obama....
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Julie Hartman discusses the overwhelming rejection of the pot bill in the Sooner State and relates the true dangers of weed
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Julie Hartman: Voters in Oklahoma rejected a bid to legalize recreational marijuana. So this was State Question 820 that was up for the vote, and 62% of voters in Oklahoma said no.
This was a provision that would have allowed adults 21 and older to buy and consume weed products and it also would...
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Charlie Kirk reacts to a federal judge being heckled by Stanford Law students
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Charlie Kirk: So last Thursday, Stanford Law School Federalist Society hosted an event with Fifth Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan. Well, it was supposed to. But the event was derailed by an army of law students who want to become lawyers, who screeched and hollered to keep it from happening.
This isn’t...
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Hugh Hewitt talks with former Bridgewater CEO Dave McCormick about the causes and implications of the SBV implosion
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Hugh Hewitt: Welcome back America. I’m Hugh Hewitt. Welcome, as well, to our new audience in Memphis, Tennessee, joining the 480 other affiliates of the Hugh Hewitt Show. If you were listening last year when Pennsylvania was holding its Republican primary, I came in heavy for Dave McCormick,...
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Dinesh D’Souza exposes the little-known executive order that is inching the U.S. ever closer to the surveille-and-control mechanism of digital currency
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Dinesh D’Souza: Technology, we know, can be a force for liberation, but it can also be a force for repression. Now, for many years there has been circulating in the United States anxiety that technology will produce a kind of comprehensive regime of repression. And one of the ways to achieve this...
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Sebastian Gorka talks with Judicial Watch’s Chris Farrell about getting 1.2 million ineligible voter registrations removed from L.A. County's voter rolls
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Dr. Sebastian Gorka: We’re back with Chris Farrell, the amazing organization is Judicial Watch. He is the chief, Director of Investigations & Research. Please support them right now, judicialwatch.org, follow them @JudicialWatch.
Chris, let’s talk about some good news. What happened...
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Brandon Tatum takes issue with Colin Kaepernick accusing his white adoptive parents of perpetuating racism
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Officer Tatum: I want to start the show off by talking about Colin Kaepernick. I know that he’s in a dying sport, no pun intended. But Colin Kaepernick had come out in this very bizarre — well, the interview wasn’t bizarre. The concept of his comic book is bizarre, leading to him doing a...
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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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Mike Gallagher reacts to Tucker Carlson's coverage of the J6 footage, exposing what is turning out to one of the biggest scandals in U.S. history
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Mike Gallagher: There are topics in our culture that are the third rail. You touch them, you’ll get electrocuted. And what happened on the day of January 6th is one of those topics. Anybody who dares to push back against the narrative that this was an armed insurrection where multiple law...
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