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Opinion: Young people’s embrace of socialism shows why we shouldn’t lower the voting age

Why would Pelosi and others on the left want to give high school children — hardly known for deep wisdom and sound judgment — a vote? A new poll perhaps demonstrates why.

March 21, 2019 in U.S..
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Poll: 1 In 5 Americans blame global warming for cold winter weather

Forty-three percent of Americans surveyed said temperatures where they live were colder than normal, with 19 percent blaming global warming for colder weather. However, 23 percent said the cold was due to “natural variation.”

March 21, 2019 in U.S..
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Trump says John McCain put him in ‘jeopardy’ by giving Steele dossier to FBI

“You hear about the dossier? It was paid for by Crooked Hillary Clinton. And John McCain got it. He got it. And what did he do? He didn’t call me. He turned it over to the FBI hoping to put me in jeopardy.”

March 20, 2019 in U.S..
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Gun-rights groups stunned after court lets Sandy Hook families sue gun makers

The Connecticut Supreme Court’s Thursday ruling allowing victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre to sue gun manufacturer Bushmaster Firearms left Second Amendment groups bewildered.

March 20, 2019 in U.S..
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GOP Rep. Devin Nunes sues Twitter for $250 million

Republican California Rep. Devin Nunes filed suit against Twitter and some Twitter users Monday for $250 million in compensatory damages, alleging the social media platform engaged in “shadow-banning conservatives.”

March 20, 2019 in U.S..
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Bernie Sanders pledges to ban ‘fracking’ if elected president in 2020

Sen. Bernie Sanders, a 2020 presidential candidate, pledged to ban the drilling technique that’s turned the U.S. into the world’s largest oil and natural gas producer.

March 19, 2019 in U.S..
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Warren wants to get rid of Electoral College

Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced Monday at a CNN town hall in Mississippi that she wants to get rid of the Electoral College.

March 19, 2019 in U.S..
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Eco-activist’s sordid history sheds light on parents’ role in children’s climate crusade

A parent of one of the children suing the U.S. government for not doing enough to confront climate change has a long criminal record connected to her attempts to derail energy projects.

March 18, 2019 in U.S..
Courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture

Supremes to decide if states can prosecute illegal immigrants for identity theft

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether states can prosecute illegal aliens for using fraudulent information to obtain employment, the justices announced Monday.

March 18, 2019 in U.S..
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Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign will be the first to unionize

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Friday that his 2020 campaign voluntarily recognized a bargaining unit organized with a labor union, making it the first major party presidential campaign to do so.

March 17, 2019 in U.S..
Wikimedia Commons/Erik Charlton

Democrats encourage kids to ditch school and join the ‘climate strike’

Backed by well-funded environmental groups, youth strikers are protesting “for the Green New Deal, for a fair and just transition to a 100 percent renewable economy, and for ending the creation of additional fossil fuel infrastructure,” according to the Youth Climate Strike website.

March 15, 2019 in U.S..

Bernie Sanders says ‘many thousands’ will die if cuts made to Medicare and Medicaid

“You obviously studied how many people would die as a result of a lack of access to health care,” Sanders said. “What kind of conclusion did you reach? How many thousands do you think will die because of massive cuts to Medicare and Medicaid?”

March 14, 2019 in U.S..

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