House Lawmakers voted on July 19 to pass a bill banning public K-12 school facilities from being used to provide shelter for immigrants who entered into the United States illegally. H.R. 3941, also known as the “Schools Not Shelters Act,” was introduced earlier this month by Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.) in an attempt to prevent…
House Passes Bill Banning Public Schools From Sheltering Illegal Immigrants
Democrat AGs Push Back After SCOTUS Ruling, Say They Will Support Corporate DEI Efforts
A group of Democrat attorneys general are pushing back on the behalf of corporations, stating on Wednesday they would not be prosecuting companies for their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling against the use of race in the consideration of college applicants had a quick ripple effect, bringing on a…
‘Keep the Faith’: US Lawmakers Share Hopeful Message With Falun Gong Adherents on CCP Persecution Anniversary
As the Chinese regime’s persecution of the spiritual practice Falun Gong enters its 25th year, U.S. lawmakers and former officials decried the heinousness of Beijing’s ongoing abuses, while highlighting that its repression has even reached America’s shores. Despite enduring such brutality, Falun Gong practitioners in China should hold fast to their faith and know that…
Physician-Owned Hospitals Foster Competition and Reduce Costs, Doctors Say
Dr. Terry Gerard became a doctor because he wanted to help people. The emergency room physician from Durant, Oklahoma, told The Epoch Times that he now feels he spends more time helping insurance companies get paid than he spends with his patients. “Medicine has a lot of bureaucracy; it creates a barrier between the patient…
Lab Grown Artificial ‘Meat’ May Actually Be Worse for the Environment
Lab grown “meat” may be potentially worse for the environment than actual beef and may have an even larger carbon footprint, according to a recent study. This follows the USDA’s approval of the FDA’s decision on June 21 to greenlight the sale of lab-grown meat to American consumers. GOOD Meat, a company that grows cell-based meat…
Military Academy Chiefs Grilled Over Race-Based Admissions, DEI Programs
Three United States military service academy superintendents held their ground under withering questioning by Freedom Caucus conservatives about race-based admission goals and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) curriculum during a July 19 hearing before a House Armed Forces Committee sub-panel. U.S. Military Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steven Gilland, Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Sean Buck,…
Sens. Gillibrand, Hawley Bring Bipartisan Bill to Block Lawmakers, Executive Branch Leaders From Stock Trading
Sen. Kirstin Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) are bringing forward a new bill to block their fellow U.S. lawmakers, senior officials in the executive branch, and their spouses and dependents from owning stocks while in office. On Wednesday, the two Senators announced they intend to co-sponsor a bipartisan bill, to be named the…
ANALYSIS: Courts, Lawmakers Struggle to Restore Americans’ Fourth Amendment Rights
News Analysis In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision that police officers had acted illegally in collecting months of cell phone data from a private company, without a warrant, to track the movements of a robbery suspect. The Court majority opinion stated that “in light of the deeply revealing nature of…
Tropical Storm Calvin Passes Over Hawaii, Leaving Minor Flooding in Its Wake
HONOLULU—Tropical Storm Calvin brought high surf, heavy rain and gusts to parts of Hawaii’s Big Island on Wednesday, only inflicting minor damage. By late morning, the storm had passed to the west and the National Weather Service called off its tropical storm warning. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, home to Kilaluea volcano, reopened at 11 a.m….
US Religious Freedom Advocate Targeted by Chinese Hackers in Microsoft Breach
WASHINGTON—Religious freedom advocate Nina Shea didn’t think that she’d ever be a target of the Chinese regime. At the Hudson Institute think tank where she worked, there are more prominent critics of the communist regime like former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his former China policy advisor Miles Yu. But the expert recently found…
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