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Connor Grant | March 24, 2021
As the surge of migrants continues to flood the U.S./Mexican border, the Biden administration is struggling to provide basic accommodations for thousands of unaccompanied migrant children being held in multiple holding facilities along the border.  As of March 17, a record total of more than 13,000 children were in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody - often being detained days past the…
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Connor Grant | March 23, 2021
On Tuesday, during a previously scheduled Senate Judiciary Committee gun violence hearing, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) pushed back on Democrats who he believes are using the recent mass shootings in Colorado and Atlanta to "[take] away guns from law-abiding citizens," calling it "ridiculous theater."  “Every time there’s a shooting, we play this ridiculous theater where this committee gets…
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Connor Grant | March 23, 2021
On Monday, Evanston, Illinois’ City Council voted 8-1 to approve the United States’ first reparations for black people, as the city plans to distribute $400,000 to qualifying households. Each household that qualifies "would receive $25,000 for home repairs or down payments on property," NBC News reported. The city has pledged to distribute $10 million over the next 10 years in reparations,…
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Connor Grant | March 23, 2021
On Monday, the United States, the U.K. and Canada, along with the European Union, all announced sanctions against China in a show of unity and strength as the communist nation continues to violate human rights through their targeted genocide of Uyghur Muslims in the northwest Xinjiang province. The Chinese government is currently holding millions of Uyghurs, a small Muslim turkic ethnic group …
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Connor Grant | March 22, 2021
William Clark, a high school student in Nevada, is suing his school for teaching critical race theory in the classroom, part of which asked students to label themselves as “privileged” or “oppressed” at one point. Clark, a biracial student (half-black, half-white) in the senior class at the Democracy Prep at the Agassi Campus falls under the “privileged” group according to classroom instruction…
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Connor Grant | March 19, 2021
China is now using the racial division plaguing the United States to discredit its' humanitarian efforts, saying that the U.S. is unqualified to speak to China “from a position of strength," citing “many problems” on “human rights” within the U.S. and pointing to Black Lives Matter as proof. U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with Chinese…
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Connor Grant | March 18, 2021
According to the New York Times, President Biden is “quietly pressing Mexico” to help decrease the flow of immigrants into the United States by using what leverage he's got - a move former President Trump pushed for as well, but for which was widely criticized. The article points out that in talks with the Mexican government, Biden suggested that our neighbors to the south could do more to…
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Connor Grant | March 18, 2021
During his announcement of a $106 million spending effort to support civic education, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis condemned the teachings of critical race theory (CRT), asserting that, "Teaching kids to hate their country and to hate each other is not worth one red cent of taxpayer money." The Republican governor added the controversial curriculum will not be taught in Florida, instead saying his…
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Connor Grant | March 17, 2021
Members of the Facebook group “Anti-Racist Parents of Loudoun County,” consisting of mostly teachers and parents, compiled a list of parents and groups who oppose the teaching of critical race theory in public schools, even suggesting the use of hackers to attack those who break from the progressive line. According to the Daily Wire, the 624-member "anti-racist" group, which includes parents as…
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Connor Grant | March 17, 2021
In an interview with ABC News on Tuesday, President Joe Biden said he believes embattled New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) should resign - and even be prosecuted - if the allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault against him are proven to be true. "If the investigation confirms the claims of the women, should he resign?" ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos asked the president. "Yes,"…