Jan 18, 2019
Happy Friday from Washington during the 46th annual March for LIfe, when folks from across America gather in the nation’s capital to celebrate the sanctity of life and urge that abortion really be rare. Abby Johnson, who used to run a Planned Parenthood clinic, joins the podcast. Our Rachel del Guidice has attended the march for half her life, and shares what makes it special. Nancy Pelosi won’t be there, for reasons Rep. Debbie Lesko spells out—although the House speaker is still in town, thanks to the president, as Fred Lucas reports. Plus: Mike Howell on Pelosi’s silly standoff with Trump. Enjoy the weekend.
I’ve Been Going to the March for Life Since I Was 12. Here’s 3 Things I’ve Learned.
I went to my first March for Life as a middle school student who was somewhat of a nerd and news junkie.
The Left’s Extremism Will Continue to Drive Support for Trump
In early 1994, Bill Clinton’s approval rating after two years in office was a dismal 40 percent. The first midterm elections of the Clinton presidency were an utter disaster. But that wasn’t the end of the story.
Back in Power, Pelosi Is Putting Abortion First Once Again
No amount of language about a woman’s right to choose can conceal the left’s actual agenda: not helping women, but helping groups like Planned Parenthood boost their abortion numbers, writes Rep. Debbie Lesko.
New Missile Defense Review Is a Well-Considered Response to a Changing Global Threat Landscape
Unlike the 2010 review, which advised dialogue with China and increased cooperation with Russia, the 2019 review takes a much more clear-eyed view of these countries.
Trump Cancels Pelosi Travel to Push More Shutdown Talks
“In light of the 800,000 great American workers not receiving pay, I am sure you would agree that postponing this public relations event is totally appropriate,” Trump writes to Pelosi.
Podcast: A Former Planned Parenthood Employee Shares Why She Changed
Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood employee, shares why she had a change of heart and is now a pro-life advocate.
Child Sex Offender Nabbed Crossing the Border With Migrant Caravan Families
Customs and Border Protection agents were able to apprehend a previously deported child sex offender who tried re-entering the country with a group of other foreign nationals.
Pelosi's Petulance Is Wearing Thin
Pelosi commands a Capitol Police force with a near half-billion-dollar annual budget. The Capitol Police would play the largest role in securing the State of the Union and are completely unaffected by the current lapse in appropriations funding.
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Jan. 17, 2019
The California Democrat’s bill appears premised largely on anti-gun rhetoric and isn’t based on facts. It uses purposefully misleading terminology and focuses on the firearms least likely to be involved in firearm-related deaths.
“I think America at its best has affirmed the dignity of every individual and their right to free speech, free press, and freedom of worship,” says Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., who sponsored the resolution.
Among the 100,000 who gathered last year in the nation’s capital for the annual March for Life were high school and college students who support stricter regulation of abortion, or outlawing the procedure completely.
Gov. Ron DeSantis says state employees no longer will be reimbursed for Airbnb stays while traveling and more sanctions will be imposed if the company doesn’t reverse its decision to delist properties in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
For years, the Environmental Protection Agency moved forward with regulations when there were little to no benefits to achieving stated objectives. If this meant the rules did more harm than good, that was fine to the EPA.
Neomi Rao, a brilliant legal scholar with decades of experience writing as a lawyer and law professor, is the latest target of liberal activist groups and media smears.
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Jan 17, 2019
Good morning from Washington, where the president’s nominee for a top appeals court takes fire from the left for her written opinions in college. Kelsey Harkness for the defense. Trump’s pick to head the EPA fields tough questions in a confirmation hearing. Kevin Mooney reports. Sen. Mike Braun, Indiana’s new voice in the nation’s capital, lays out his reform agenda. Plus: Fred Lucas on liberals’ lack of enthusiasm for religious freedom, Rachel del Guidice on intolerance of the vice president’s wife, and Star Parker on the legacy of abortion.
The Left Attacks Trump’s Pick to Replace Brett Kavanaugh for Her Smart College Writings
Young conservatives, be warned: Reasonable ideas written in college—such as the notion that binge drinking can lead to dangerous consequences for young women—can and will be twisted and used against you should you be nominated for high-powered positions two and a half decades later.
6 Takeaways From New EPA Chief’s Confirmation Hearing
“President Trump has indicated his belief that climate change is a hoax. … Do you agree?” asks Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., of Andrew Wheeler.
A Freshman Senator Outlines the Reforms He Will Push in Washington
Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., a businessman-turned-politician, shares why he advocates term limits and wants lawmakers to lose pay if they don’t pass a budget on time.
Marking Anniversary of Religious Freedom Law, Acting AG Whitaker Laments Loss of Support From Left
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, sponsored by then-Rep. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., cleared the House unanimously and passed the Senate 97-3.
We Will Look Back and View Abortion as We View Slavery Today
Slowly, albeit too slowly, awareness is building in America that true freedom starts with respect for the mystery and sanctity of life.
A CNN Analyst Accuses Black Radio Host of Benefiting From White Privilege. Now He’s Speaking Out.
"There is no such thing as white privilege,” says David Webb. “There’s earned privilege in life that you work for."
Liberals Bash Karen Pence for Teaching at Christian School
“Anyone willing to allow their kid to be taught by a dangerous monster like Karen Pence is unfit to be a parent,” tweets one critic, amid news that the school Pence will be teaching at upholds traditional Christian norms on sexual morality.
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Jan. 16, 2019
Pundits talk as if government is the most important part of America, but it isn't.
The case was never about whether state-run schools are good or bad, but about who has the right and the responsibility to raise children.
Just 18 percent of fourth-graders in the Los Angeles school district can read proficiently; the figure is 19 percent for eighth-graders.
The maker of razor blades will be remembered as the company that did itself in by sacrificing a massive consumer base at the altar of progressivism.
The Labour Party’s leader has never done a proper job—only politics. He never held office, and for years was regarded as an unserious figure.
“I will not be bullied into doing anything I think is wrong. By anybody. Whether it be editorial boards, or Congress, or the president,” Trump’s nominee for attorney general says.
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