Tag: Policies & Impacts

Special Forces Structure, Budget Need Revamping to Counter China, Russia, Experts Testify

May 18, 2023
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For more than 20 years after 9/11, United States special operations forces were primarily engaged in counterinsurgency campaigns and operations against terrorist organizations, mostly in the Middle East. But now, U.S. special operations forces (SOF) are engaged in a “great power competition” against China and Russia, a transition that is exposing deficiencies in force structure…

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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Twitter, Google, and Facebook in Liability Case over User-Posted Content

May 18, 2023
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The Supreme Court unanimously sided with Twitter, Google, and Facebook, finding in a pair of decisions on May 18 that the Silicon Valley giants are shielded from liability for content posted by users. The lawsuits arose after Islamic terrorist attacks claimed victims’ lives overseas. Their families argued that the Big Tech companies were liable because…

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Sen. Cotton Fears CDC’s New Vaccine Schedule for Children Will Lead to School Vaccine Mandate

May 18, 2023
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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) has commenced an action to see if Congress can block the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new vaccine schedule for children and adolescents, saying he’s concerned that schools will use the guidelines to impose a vaccine mandate. In a May 16 letter (pdf), the lawmaker asked the Government Accountability Office…

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Videos of ATF Visits Spark Concern Among Gun Rights Advocates

May 18, 2023
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Videos of law enforcement agents knocking on doors to question residents about firearms or gun parts they may have purchased are causing alarm in the Second Amendment community online. Aidan Johnston, director of Federal Affairs for Gun Owners of America (GOA), said such encounters have the ingredients for a Ruby Ridge/Waco-type tragedy. “This is an…

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Mortgage Demand Declines as Rates Continue to Rise

May 18, 2023
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Demand for mortgages dropped as interest rates rose to new highs, with both purchase and refinance mortgage applications registering weekly declines. MBA’s Market Composite Index, which measures mortgage loan application volume, fell by 5.7 percent for the week ending May 12 compared to the previous week, according to a May 17 press release. Joel Kan,…

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LIVE CHAT WITH JOSH: Will Self-Defense Become Illegal Through the Jordan Neely Case?

May 18, 2023
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Join us for this live Q&A with Joshua Philipp! Immediately after the live chat, we’ll replay the latest episode of Crossroads Tonight! – If someone you love were threatened, or even physically attacked, do you have the right to defend them? And even more so, when police are being defunded and when criminals are being…

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[LIVE NOW] CHAT WITH JOSH: Will Self-Defense Become Illegal Through the Jordan Neely Case?

May 18, 2023
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Join us for this live Q&A with Joshua Philipp! Immediately after the live chat, we’ll replay the latest episode of Crossroads Tonight! – If someone you love were threatened, or even physically attacked, do you have the right to defend them? And even more so, when police are being defunded and when criminals are being…

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[LIVE 10AM ET] CHAT WITH JOSH: Will Self-Defense Become Illegal Through the Jordan Neely Case?

May 18, 2023
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Join us for this live Q&A with Joshua Philipp! Immediately after the live chat, we’ll replay the latest episode of Crossroads Tonight! – If someone you love were threatened, or even physically attacked, do you have the right to defend them? And even more so, when police are being defunded and when criminals are being…

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Texas Senate Passes Bill Limiting Authority of Cities, Counties to Impose Local Regulations

May 18, 2023
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Texas Senate lawmakers passed a bill on May 16 designed to take some authority away from cities and counties in the state that impose regulations exceeding state law. House Bill 2127, known as the “Texas Regulatory Consistency Act” is sponsored by state Sen. Brandon Creighton and state Rep. Dustin Burrows, both Republicans. It passed the Senate…

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IN-DEPTH: Majority of US Power Grid Faces ‘Elevated Risk’ of Summer Outages Amid Biden’s Green Energy Push: Report

May 18, 2023
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More than two-thirds of North America could see electrical outages when temperatures spike this coming summer because utilities in many areas do not have sufficient reserve generation capacity to meet surges in demand. According to an annual summer reliability assessment published on May 17 by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the power grid…

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