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By: Tobias Hoonhout – nationalreview.com – March 13, 2020 Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and Democrats for reportedly trying to ensure federal funding for abortion as part of the coronavirus economic stimulus plan. “While schools are closing and hospitals are gearing up, Speaker Pelosi is waging unnecessary culture wars. Speaker Pelosi should be…

By: Harry Stevens – washingtonpost.com – March 14, 2020 After the first case of covid-19, the disease caused by the new strain of coronavirus, was announced in the United States, reports of further infections trickled in slowly. Two months later, that trickle has turned into a steady current. 01,0002,000 cases in the U.S.Jan. 22Feb. 1Feb. 15March 1March 13March 132,179cases2,179cases Hover…

By: Charles Fain Lehman – freebeacon.com – March 12, 2020 As the nation braces for the effects of the Wuhan coronavirus, congressional Democrats and left-leaning groups have seized on the moment of crisis to push for the enactment of longstanding policy goals. Legislation introduced by House and Senate Democrats has snuck in universal, employer-funded sick leave alongside temporary emergency measures, potentially…

By: Amanda Prestigiacomo – dailywire.com – March 12, 2020 On Thursday, Democratic presidential candidate and open socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) warned that the coronavirus death toll could surpass the number of Americans that were killed in World War II, which was more than 400,000 people. “In terms of potential deaths, and in terms of the economic impact on our country,…

By: Jim Banks – dailysignal.com – March 12, 2020 Is the coronavirus China’s Chernobyl? It could be—but only if we hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for their early missteps that allowed the virus to spread unchecked for weeks. Chernobyl is the site of the worst nuclear power plant accident in history. Many consider it a pivotal cause of the…

By: Larry O’Connor – townhall.com – March 11, 2020 Well, so much for the “Joe Biden is such a nice guy, he’ll bring back civility to the political discourse” argument. Just hours before he declared a “revival of decency and honor and character” during his Michigan primary victory speech, he berated a Michigander as a “horse’s a**” who was “full of s**t” for…

By: Staff – firstliberty.org – March 10, 2020 Religious Liberty Firm to Supreme Court: End this Assault on Little Sisters of the Poor, Religious Organizations First Liberty Institute files friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of charity urging Court to preserve religious exemption from ACA’s contraceptive mandate Washington, DC—First Liberty Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v….

By: Victor Davis Hanson – townhall.com – March 12, 2020 Try this thought experiment. Envision the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as a living, breathing enemy — which, of course, is exactly what it is. But imagine for a moment that we are in real war with a cognizant, thinking and clever enemy whose sole reason to live is to hurt, maim…

By Erin Anderson – texasscorecard.com – March 11, 2020 Ballot-counting mistakes in last week’s Super Tuesday primaries are raising more questions about the competence of a Democrat election official in Texas’ second-most populous county. Days after the counting was finished, Dallas County Elections Administrator Toni Pippins-Poole discovered “discrepancies” between the number of voters accepted to vote and the number of ballots received at…

By: Sean Sullivan – WashingtonPost.com – March 10, 2020 After sustaining damaging losses in the March 3 Super Tuesday contests, Sen. Bernie Sanders had one critical week to grow his support, change the story line and revitalize his campaign. Instead, he spent it largely in combat against the party he hopes to lead. He accused former rivals of bowing to establishment…

By: Matt Shaheen – dallasnews.com – January 15, 2020 With the huge gains for education made this past legislative session, I have been spending a lot of time visiting schools across my Plano and North Dallas district. I’ve been listening to teachers, principals and parents about how to build on our legislative success. The overwhelming issue I’m hearing is frustration…