Philly's Shifting Burbs; 'Equity Math' Myths; Leaving Texas

Philly's Shifting Burbs; 'Equity Math' Myths; Leaving Texas

Good morning, it’s Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Despite the gruesomely hot and humid weather, this is tourist season in Washington and today the nation’s capital welcomes some 55 Texans to town. All of them are Democrats who ostensibly serve in the state legislature. But they left Austin to deny Republicans a quorum. The issue at…

Biden nominee claims Trump-era Title IX regs protecting due process allow students to ‘rape with impunity’
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Biden nominee claims Trump-era Title IX regs protecting due process allow students to ‘rape with impunity’

President Biden‘s pick to head the civil rights division under the Department of Education (DOE) testified Tuesday that she would uphold a Trump-era Title IX regulation even though she claimed it lets students “rape and sexually harass students with impunity.” Title IX is the 1972 law barring discrimination based on sex in education and has…

‘We’re Ruining Our Nation’: Rep. Herrell on Border Crisis

‘We’re Ruining Our Nation’: Rep. Herrell on Border Crisis

DALLAS, Texas—The high number of illegal immigrants streaming into the United States threatens to destroy America, Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) believes. “I think we’re ruining our nation. I think this is a national security issue. I think we’re diluting the people that are coming here for the right reasons,” Herrell told The Epoch Times at…

House Republicans Post Record Fundraising Ahead of 2022 Race

House Republicans Post Record Fundraising Ahead of 2022 Race

WASHINGTON (AP) – The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House in 2022 raised $45.4 million over the last three months, a record quarterly haul during a year without a national election. That total was bolstered by $20.1 million raised in June, the highest ever monthly off-year total, according to numbers shared…

Biden administration to relocate Afghans who aided US military effort as they await visa process
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Biden administration to relocate Afghans who aided US military effort as they await visa process

The Biden administration is launching an operation to relocate Afghan nationals who aided the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan and are in the process of applying for residency in the United States. “At President Biden’s direction, the United States is launching Operation Allies Refuge to support relocation flights for interested and eligible Afghan nationals and…

Rand Paul, GOP senators introduce bill to prohibit federal mask mandates on public transportation
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Rand Paul, GOP senators introduce bill to prohibit federal mask mandates on public transportation

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Rand Paul, along with several Republican colleagues, is introducing legislation to prohibit federal mask mandates on public transportation related to the coronavirus pandemic. The bill, “Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2021,” is set to be introduced by Paul, R-Ky., Wednesday, and is co-sponsored by Republican Sens. Mike Braun of Indiana, Tom Cotton…

George W. Bush: Afghanistan Withdrawal “A Mistake”

George W. Bush: Afghanistan Withdrawal “A Mistake”

Former President George W. Bush said the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan was “a mistake” during an interview this week with German TV “I’m afraid Afghan women and girls are going to suffer unspeakable harm,” he told state news broadcaster Deutsche Welle during an interview that will be featured in an…

Which Party Is Sane Enough to Win Philly's Suburbs?

Which Party Is Sane Enough to Win Philly's Suburbs?

In last year’s presidential election, the voting precinct surrounding suburban Philadelphia’s Radnor High School – a high-performing school on the tony Main Line – went for Joe Biden by 43 percentage points. A few months later, 75% of surveyed Radnor community members opposed changing the high school’s mascot name from “Raider” – the source of…

House Republican demands Biden admin reveal cost of canceling border wall construction
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House Republican demands Biden admin reveal cost of canceling border wall construction

The ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee is pressing the Biden administration to account for how much money it is costing taxpayers in litigation and settlement costs after President Biden halted construction on the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, canceling government contracts in the process. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., accused the Biden administration of…