Oregon Poised to Exacerbate Housing Shortage With Statewide Rent Controls
Facing a severe housing shortage and skyrocketing rents, Oregon is set to exacerbate the problem by imposing mandatory statewide rent controls. ...
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Warren Proposes Federal Universal Childcare Program
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) unveiled Tuesday her proposal to create a $70-billion federal program to provide free or low-cost childcare for American families. ...
AUMF Repeal Bill Named for Walter Jones Introduced
A congressman has introduced a bill to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, naming it after the late Representative Walter Jones. ...
Walter Jones, GOP Congressman Who Became War Critic, Dies at 76
Representative Walter Jones (R-N.C.), the congressman best known for going from a vocal Iraq War supporter to an even more vocal opponent, died Sunday after an extended illness. ...
Bezos, Getting Rich by Enabling Big Brother, Protests Invasion of His Privacy
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is upset that his private messages and photos fell into the wrong hands, yet his companies are helping governments to invade people's privacy on a...
Hawaii, West Virginia Considering Further Moo-ves Toward Raw Milk Freedom
Lawmakers in two states are considering legislation that would permit or expand the distribution of raw milk within their borders, defying the FDA’s attempt to impose an unconstitutional ban...
Booker Reveals Hostility to Religion; Cruz Rebukes Him
Senator Cory Booker questioned judicial nominee Neomi Rao about her views on homosexuality, including whether it is a "sin" — actions that drew a sharp rebuke from Senator Ted Cruz....
Howard Schultz: Democrats Are Too Far Left
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who is considering running for president as an independent, slammed leading Democrats' far-left proposals and painted himself as the centrist candidate. ...
Pakistani Christian Freed After Eight Years on Death Row for Blasphemy
A Christian woman who spent eight years on Pakistan’s death row after being convicted of blasphemy is free after the country’s Supreme Court upheld its earlier acquittal of her....
Dozens of Davos Denizens Descend in Private Jets to Discuss “Decarbonization”
World Economic Forum attendees claim that battlling climate change is their top priority, but hundreds of them are arriving in Switzerland on carbon-spewing private jets. ...
IRS Becoming Big Brother With $99-Million Supercomputer
The IRS is building a $99-million supercomputer that will enable it to monitor every aspect of Americans' lives. ...
Obama Not Radical Enough for Today’s Democrats
Today's Democratic Party, increasingly influenced by the hard Left, is reconsidering Barack Obama's legacy and finding him to be far more of an establishment figure than a radical. ...
Chicago Woman With Concealed-carry Permit Shoots, Kills Armed Robber
A Chicago woman with a concealed carry permit shot and killed a man who tried to rob her at gunpoint at a bus stop. ...
Planned Parenthood President: Abortion Is “Our Core Mission” — “Who We Are”
Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen recently declared abortion to be her organization's "core mission," saying, "It's who we are." ...
Lurching Further Leftward, Democrats to Push Single-payer Healthcare
Flush with success in the midterm elections, Democrats are preparing to renew their push for single-payer healthcare. ...
ObamaCare Cost-Cutting Program Costing Lives
An ObamaCare program designed to save money by reducing hospital re-admissions may also be costing thousands of lives, according to a new study. ...
Judge: School Officials and Cops Have No Duty to Protect Students From Shootings
A federal judge has ruled that school officials and police officers have no duty to protect students from violence such as the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. ...
California Democrats Want Taxpayers to Subsidize Two Years of Community College
California Democrats want to make the first two years of community college tuition-free for all students in the Golden State, and there’s nothing Republicans can do to stop them....
Most Federal Spending Occurs Without Congressional Approval: GAO
Only 14 percent of federal spending is explicitly approved by Congress, while the rest happens automatically, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. ...
British Schools to Teach “All Genders” Can Have Menstrual Periods
A school district in southern England will begin teaching grade-schoolers that “all genders” can have menstrual periods. ...