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Republican Congressman Introduces Bill to Send National Guard from US Capitol to Southern Border

Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) introduced legislation on Tuesday aimed at reassigning 95 percent of the National Guardsmen who are at the U.S. Capitol and sending them to the southern border to help with the “humanitarian crisis” there. Murphy’s Guard Our Border Act (pdf) comes as Capitol Police issued a statement recently saying there is no “known […]

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Texas Dem Says Biden Admin Must Change Its Border Messaging, Show Migrants Being Returned

A Texas Democrat said Wednesday that President Joe Biden’s administration has to change its messaging about the border and show migrants being returned. Rep. Henry Cuellar said on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends First” that people have to be discouraged from coming incorrectly in “a more concise, clear message.” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said

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Amish Challenge Forced Water Treatment System in Supreme Court on Religious Grounds

An isolated Amish community in Minnesota is appealing a state supreme court ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court that allows a regulator to force its members to install a septic system that conflicts with their religious beliefs. The case is Mast v. Fillmore County, court file 20-7028. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled against the Amish

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Fed Holds Interest Rates Near Zero, Boosts Economic Projections

WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve announced on March 17 that it would keep U.S. interest rates near zero as the pandemic continues to pose “considerable risks” to the economy. The central bank, however, made a significant upgrade to its forecasts to reflect the acceleration of economic recovery after the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package. “Following a moderation in the pace

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Female Athletes Refused Chance to Testify to Senate Panel About Equality Act

Three present and former Connecticut high school biological female athletes were barred from testifying Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Equality Act that recently passed the House of Representatives. The Equality Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Christiana Holcomb, the Alliance Defending Freedom legal counsel for

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Ontario Superior Court Strikes Down Election Law Restricting Free Speech

An Ontario judge has declared as unconstitutional a section of Canada’s election law designed to prohibit certain kinds of “false statements” during the period of a federal election.  Ontario Superior Court Justice Breese Davies released a decision on Feb. 19 declaring Section 91(1) of the Canada Elections Act (CEA) as an unjustifiable infringement on the free-speech rights of

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DHS Officials Warned Biden Transition Team About Revoking Trump Border Policies, Former Top Adviser Says

Career officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned then-President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team that revoking President Donald Trump’s border policies would have “catastrophic consequences,” according to Stephen Miller, who served as Trump’s top adviser on immigration issues at the White House. “Biden’s transition team was warned by career DHS officials that terminating our

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