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A ‘Cold Genocide’ of 100 Million People Is Happening in Plain Sight: Levi Browde

Falun Gong practitioners have endured 24 years of persecution. In 1998, an official survey by the Chinese communist regime estimated that 70 million to 100 million people were practicing Falun Gong in China. A new report details the current state of the persecution in China. Here to speak with us about what this looks like…


[PREMIERING 7/22, 7:30PM ET] [EXCLUSIVE] Matt Taibbi: How Hidden Actors Distort Reality, Manipulate the Public, and Enforce Consensus

“This is the new technology of speech in America: You can dial people all the way up to ‘everybody sees it,’ and you can dial someone else down to ‘it’s almost impossible to see them.’ And that is extremely dangerous, and it’s especially dangerous if it’s done in secret and nobody knows exactly how it…


One of the Biggest Organizations Helping Democrats Win Elections

The election of state supreme court justices doesn’t always garner national attention. But Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s win in Wisconsin earlier this year hit the spotlight with a campaign that shattered previous national fundraising records, and flipped the Wisconsin Supreme Court to the left for the first time in 15 years. Judge Protasiewicz’s win against former…


Mayorkas Claims Illegal Border Crossings Are Down 65 Percent Due to New Biden Policies

The number of illegal crossings at the U.S. Southern border is down more than 60 percent owing to the Biden administration’s sweeping new immigration regulations, according to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Mr. Mayorkas made the comments in an interview at Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on July 20. The Homeland Security Secretary said officials have seen an…


Trump State Department Aide Federico Klein Convicted in Jan. 6 Case

A former President Donald Trump aide who worked at the State Department has been convicted in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Federico “Freddie” Klein was convicted on multiple assault charges and other felony offenses on July 20 by U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee. His co-defendant Steven Cappuccio was also…


Vast Majority of Americans Say Illegal Immigration Is Either ‘Crisis’ or ‘Major Problem’

Amid a historic wave of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border unlawfully, an overwhelming majority of Americans polled say that illegal immigration is a crisis or—at best—a “major problem.” A recent poll by Gallup found that 39 percent of Americans believe the border situation is a full-blown “crisis.” Another 33 percent think it’s a “major problem,”…


House Republicans, Democrats Sound Off After Contentious Government Weaponization Hearing With RFK Jr.

House Republicans saw testimony at a congressional hearing on Thursday as evidence that the federal government has engaged in political censorship. Meanwhile, Democrats at the hearing pushed back on the censorship allegations and focused much of their criticism on one of the four witnesses who testified—Democratic 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Mr. Kennedy…


Maine Governor Vetoes Bill to Ban Foreign Influence in Elections

Maine’s Democrat Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a bill on July 19 that would bar foreign governments from influencing state elections or ballot measures, but the state Legislature will make the final decision next week on whether the measure becomes law. The governor cited constitutionality concerns as one of her reasons for blocking the bill (pdf),…


IN-DEPTH: ‘A Monumental Achievement’: Constitutional Rights Attorney Regards Missouri v. Biden Ruling the Most Important of its Time

A Louisiana federal judge’s temporary injunction against the federal government’s extensive censorship operation is one of the most consequential decisions in First Amendment jurisprudence in 200 years, according to Aaron Siri, managing partner at Siri & Glimstad. In Missouri v. Biden (pdf), Judge Terry Doughty—appointed by former President Donald Trump—issued a “sweeping injunction” on July…


Pentagon Cyber Chief Nominee Calls on ‘Whiz Kids’ to Defend Nation on Digital Battlefields

A “dual hat” consolidation of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) cyber warfare operations will improve critical infrastructure resiliency while sharpening the Pentagon’s ability to preemptively eliminate cyber threats before they manifest, the deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command said during a Senate Armed Forces Committee hearing on July 20. The proposed permanent merger of the…