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How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration
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How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration

By Rob Natelson, SOURCE: Independence Institute This essay was first published in the Jan. 8, 2024 Epoch Times. As unauthorized foreigners continue to flood across the Southern border, state officials continue to cast about for solutions. In normal times, the federal government would remedy the problem. But these are not normal times: The administration of President Joe Biden actually seems to be aiding the influx. State officials are hampered by a Supreme Court doctrine called “implied federal preemption.” The courts use this doctrine to void some state laws as contradicting federal statutes, even when the federal statutes do not explicitly override them. For example, the Arizona legislature adopted four measures to address illegal immigration. They were consist...
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Fauci’s Congressional Hearing Exposes Troubling Revelations
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Fauci’s Congressional Hearing Exposes Troubling Revelations

SOURCE: thelobby-co.com This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of the US Covid response, faced a two-day closed-door congressional hearing aimed at uncovering crucial facts about his role in gain-of-function research in Wuhan, scientific censorship, and the societal harms of Covid policies. While a public hearing is scheduled for later this year, Chairman of the US Select Subcommittee on Covid, Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), released a summary statement detailing some of the shocking revelations that emerged from the closed-door session. One of the most alarming revelations was the admission that the widely accepted "6 feet apart rule" for social distancing was not based on any data. According to Chair Wenstrup, Fauci was quoted as saying, "it just sort of appeared." This admissio...
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Education Department accelerates student loan debt cancellation plan
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Education Department accelerates student loan debt cancellation plan

By Breccan F. Thies, Washington Examiner SOURCE: Gazette The Biden administration announced Friday morning that it is expanding and accelerating its income-driven student loan forgiveness plan. Borrowers who originally took out loans of $12,000 or less and have made at least 10 years of payments will be eligible for debt cancellation as early as next month under the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan. “Beyond being the most affordable student loan repayment plan ever available, the Biden-Harris Administration designed the SAVE Plan to put community college students and other low-balance borrowers on a faster track to debt forgiveness than ever before,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a press release. “With lower monthly payments, protection from runaway ...
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Inflation rises slightly to 1% in December in producer price index
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Inflation rises slightly to 1% in December in producer price index

By Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: The Gazette Wholesale inflation, as measured by the producer price index, ticked up slightly to 1% for the year ending in December as the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates high. The new numbers were released on Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The December increase came after a 0.8% annual increase the month before. Most forecasters anticipated a slight uptick in wholesale inflation in December. On a month-to-month basis, the wholesale price index fell by a tenth of a percentage point. READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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Poll: Democrats would rather see Michelle Obama in the White House than Biden
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Poll: Democrats would rather see Michelle Obama in the White House than Biden

By Brett Rowland | The Center Square, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: The Gazette (The Center Square) – If Democrats had a magic wand, they'd put Michelle Obama in the White House.  The former first lady has more political star power than incumbent President Joe Biden and other famous and not-so-famous Democrats ahead of the November election, according to The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll, conducted Jan. 2-4. The poll, conducted with Noble Predictive Insights, found that if Democrats and Democrat-leaning likely voters could wave a magic wand, 24% would pick Michelle Obama. The former first lady was followed by Biden (20%), U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (12%), someone else (9%), U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (9%), former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clin...
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No Labels has 13 contenders for ticket against Biden and Trump
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No Labels has 13 contenders for ticket against Biden and Trump

By Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: Gazette No Labels, the centrist organization plotting a potential 2024 presidential ticket, has 13 possible candidates to challenge a rematch of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The group is expected to determine sometime after March 15 whether to put forward a unity ticket. If Trump appears to be the likely Republican nominee, No Labels is most inclined to announce its choice for a president and vice president alternative, according to the group. No Labels has found that a potential ticket with a Republican presidential nominee coupled with a Democratic vice presidential nominee performs better than the opposite scenario. The organization's founder and CEO, Nancy Jacobson, and chief strategi...
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Danaher: Colorado high court snubs due process with Trump decision
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Danaher: Colorado high court snubs due process with Trump decision

By Charlie Danaher | SOURCE: Complete Colorado Page Two In ruling that Trump should be removed from the primary ballot, the Colorado Supreme Court furthers and promotes the legal madness, while pretending to defend Democracy. In the opinion, the majority states, “We are also cognizant that we travel in uncharted territory…” One might ask if, upon finding themselves in “uncharted territory,” they just happened to pause and reflect on over a thousand years of western jurisprudence, and at least ponder the idea of presumed innocence until proven guilty?  Apparently not. It’s important to note that this is the same court who, in 2016, could not even find it in themselves to bother taking up the Masterpiece Cakeshop case. That case went to the U.S Supreme Court, which slapped...
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Natural Asset Companies proposed rule threatens property rights
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Natural Asset Companies proposed rule threatens property rights

By Shad Sullivan, R-CALF USA | SOURCE: The Fence Post Quietly, on Sept. 29, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission, at the request of the New York Stock Exchange, proposed a rule to create a new type of company called a Natural Asset Company or NAC. According to the proposed rule, a NAC would “hold the rights to ecological performance,” giving these companies license to control the management of both public and private lands through quantifying and monetizing natural outputs such as air and water. In other words, NACs would use the air you breathe as currency.  Under the guise of climate change, NACs would make this “control” mechanism profitable without the actual use of the land itself. By monetizing and leveraging the management of these natural outputs their war cry of “eco...
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Colorado Department of Higher Education is slamming other states’ who they believe are anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion
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Colorado Department of Higher Education is slamming other states’ who they believe are anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion

SOURCE: thelobby-co.com The Colorado Department of Higher Education has recently made headlines for its support of Colorado College's new initiative, the Healing and Affirming Village and Empowerment Network (HAVEN). The HAVEN Initiative aims to assist any student who wishes to leave institutions of higher education in five states with anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) legislation. These states include Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, and North Dakota. However, this move has raised concerns and sparked criticism from those who believe these policies are based on a misguided and divisive ideology. The Colorado Department of Higher Education, along with Colorado College, claims that these anti-DEI laws create unwelcome learning environments for students...
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Christie withdraws, Trump out to insurmountable lead in Iowa primary polling
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Christie withdraws, Trump out to insurmountable lead in Iowa primary polling

Chris Christie, formerly the governor of New Jersey, has become the latest to withdraw from the Republican primary race for President. His criticism of President Donald Trump had been relentless throughout debates and on the campaign trail. On Wednesday, Jan. 10, he withdrew from the race five days before the Iowa caucuses. “I promise you this: I will make sure that in no way do I enable Donald Trump to ever be President of the United States again,” Christie posted on Twitter-X. “That’s more important than my own personal ambition.” Christie was polling at just 3 percent in the right-leaning Trafalgar Group poll entering Iowa, with Trump leading the field at 52 percent. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Halley were the closest in the field a...
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