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For Pete’s sake, Joey’s at it again – withholding aid for favors: The Biden White House has temporarily halted a military aid package to Ukraine that would include lethal weapons, a plan originally made in response to aggressive Russian troop movements along Ukraine’s border this spring.The aid package would be worth up to $100 million, according to four people familiar with internal deliberations. – PoliticoOnly this time he doesn’t need any more prosecutors fired. And since his surviving son - as Joey refers to him – has taken a new direction in the career department he likewise doesn’t need any...

The pharmaceutical sector is often characterized by 90 percent of wasted investments due to the rigorous process of drug approval. According to the Tuff Center for the Study of Drug Development, the average cost of drugs reaching market approval is $2.87 billion per approved drug. When the government limits incentives that motivate companies or individuals, the free market is hindered, and innovation is impeded. However, the remedy for lowering drug prices should not impede the ability of pharmaceutical companies to operate profitably. The Lower Drug Prices Now Act (H.R.3) will create substantial leverage for the federal government to set drug...

“Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astounded and stood up in haste; he responded and said to his high officials, ‘Was it not three men we cast bound into the midst of the fire?’ They answered and said to the king, ‘Certainly, O king.’ He answered and said, ‘Look! I see four men loosed and walking about in the midst of the fire without harm, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!’” (Daniel 3:24-25). God will never leave His children alone. King Nebuchadnezzar was livid with rage when he had Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego bound...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — New York immediately rolled back most COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday, a sign of recovery. But as many celebrate and rejoice, some are struggling with anxiety. "My anxiety comes from wanting to make sure that I respect others' wishes so I always have my mask in my pocket," said Bill Sanford. "My real biggest fear is how my son feels. I know he's scared, right? He doesn't feel safe out in public without having mask on. And I'm trying to do my part as father to let him know he's safe," said Kyle Bukolt. "My main concern was...

“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life’” (John 8:12, NKJV). Jesus was and still is the light of the world. John says this light was produced by the life that was in Christ: “In him was life, and the life was the light of men” (John 1:4). Simply put, the life that Christ possessed was his source of light to the world, and all who believe “shall have the light of life” (John 8:12). What is the “life...

Endless hours spent on virtue-signaling, coupled with a complete disregard for the fact that at least half the workforce might be Trump-supporters. I work for a woke company, and it is an alternate universe. Employees of woke corporations are exposed to the woke narratives every single day. It's as close to brainwashing as I could ever have imagined. I now understand how Millennials have become militant social justice warriors, for they are accustomed to the constant narratives and take them as righteous and true. Presently, because June is Pride Month, the company communications include rainbow banners proclaiming our support of...

As we all know, the most important task currently facing the world is the elimination of carbon emissions from energy consumption in order to save the planet from the existential crisis of climate disruption. The world actually got started on this task back during the 1980s and 90s, with the creation of the IPCC (1988), the issuance of the IPCC’s First (1990) and Second (1996) Assessment Reports on the climate, and the signing of the Kyoto Protocol (1997) for emissions reductions. And then after 2000 things really started to get serious. In 2005 the Kyoto Protocol officially took effect. It...

While the “unindicted conspirators” may not be FBI agents, it’s still possible the FBI was involved -- and Biden’s still going to crack down on all of us. On Tuesday, Revolver and Tucker Carlson made a stunning claim: They argued that the FBI’s charging papers against the people they arrested for entering the Capitol on January 6 (almost all of whom are still in solitary confinement) reveal that the FBI may well have been the ones encouraging people to engage in the activity the Democrats now claim was an “insurrection.” Having an “insurrection” now justifies AG Merrick Garland's forming an...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — It's been a historically hot week and it's only mid-June. So, what do we have in store for the rest of the summer? 13 Action News spoke with two climatologists to find out if this is the new normal in Southern Nevada and how much of this heat is tied to climate change. Matthew Lachniet, a climate scientist at UNLV, and Dan McEvoy, a regional climatologist with the Desert Research Institute and the Western Regional Climate Center, agreed that it's difficult to directly blame this week's historic heatwave on climate change, but they believe it is...

Democrats’ desperation to pass a federal election takeover has reached a fever pitch. The latest proof: The left is recruiting Hollywood elites to scare the American people into undermining our elections. We all know why Democrats are desperate. A few weeks back, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) publicly refused to vote for the so-called “For The People Act.” His exasperated colleagues know this means almost certain death for their bill, which would give D.C. more control over elections and all but guarantee liberal victories. But they’re not ready to throw in the towel just yet. Enter: singer Katy Perry and actor...

We now know who he was, how he escaped, how COVID happened, and how deeply China’s tentacles have sunk into America – and into certain Americans. We already knew that a man with a high-level position in the Chinese Communist Party had defected to America. We also knew that the Defense Intelligence Agency (“DIA”) refused to let the other intelligence agencies in on the secret because it was immediately apparent that our government is riddled with Chinese spies, agents, true believers, and people on the payroll. Now, though, we know who the spy is and the broad outlines of the...

You'll find the answer at your next Fourth of July backyard barbecue. As Americans approach a post-COVID celebration of the Fourth of July, it's an appropriate time to consider why the most extreme elements of the far Left have been able to take control of American institutions so quickly — despite polls showing that the overwhelming majority of citizens oppose the "woke" agenda almost in its entirety. During the Fourth of July, the root cause of this national nightmare will be on display for all to see. I'm speaking of the backyard barbecue. The barbecue is the hermeneutical key to...

VATICAN CITY — Archbishop Augustine Di Noia, adjunct secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said a letter he sent in late May to the president of the U.S. bishops' conference was simply "a letter of acknowledgment" of the receipt of communication from him. Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, read from Di Noia's letter June 16 at the U.S. bishops' meeting. Di Noia said he thought the letter was read "in order to demonstrate the collaborative relationship between the CDF and the USCCB, in order to counter...

I think I can still hear them partying in the Kremlin. Vladimir Putin and his inner circle are toasting each other with shots of vodka and loud singing. I can’t understand Russian, but I recognize the tune – “Happy Days Are Here Again.” After the thrashing Putin gave to President Joe Biden at their “summit” meeting in Switzerland this week, the devilish former KGB operative has every reason to celebrate. Someone asked me on a scale of 1 to 10 what score I’d give to Biden for his G7 meeting in Britain and his one-on-one meeting with Putin in Geneva....

he Dream Exchange promises to provide space for smaller IPOs, which would ideally benefit minority-owned enterprises. The world of securities trading is about to get a new player: The Dream Exchange -- advertised as the first minority-owned stock exchange in the U.S. -- is preparing to open for business in 2021. Founded in 2018, the Dream Exchange is a partnership between Joe Cecala, a veteran securities lawyer, and Cadiz Capital, a majority Black-owned mergers-and-acquisitions boutique based in St. Louis. A key mission of the exchange will be to provide a market in which minority-owned businesses can raise capital. It believes...

A revolution won without firing a shot (except at the firing range). Don Surber posted an amazing pair of maps yesterday, showing the way that federalism is working to enable citizens to defend themselves with firearms. While the federal Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms, states regulate firearms licensing, and in the past 35 years, a landslide of states have recognized the right to carry a firearm. Check out the night and day contrast between 1986 and 2021: SNIP This is correct. The “no issue” red states have gone from predominant to zero. The “may issue” states, where the...

Albuquerque FReepers; we are taking a necessary road trip that requires an overnight in your fair city. Can you please recommend a safe, good, pet friendly motel/hotel in the area. We will be traveling West to East on I40. Thank you in advance.

A New York priest has made his first public statement regarding the dismissal of charges against him. Today Father George W. Rutler reached out to LifeSiteNews and other media today with the following remarks: I want to express my gratitude to the many people who have written to me and offered their support over these last seven months. After having diligently and thoroughly examined accusations, the Manhattan District Attorney has stated that he is not going forward against me September 8, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, will be the 40th anniversary of my ordination as...

PHOENIX - Extreme temperatures like the ones blistering the American West this week aren’t just annoying, they’re deadly. The record-breaking temperatures this week are a weather emergency, scientists and health care experts say, with heat responsible for more deaths in the U.S. than all other natural disasters combined. With more frequent and intense heat waves likely because of climate change and the worst drought in modern history, they say communities must better protect the vulnerable, like homeless people and those who live in ethnically and racially diverse low-income neighborhoods. Scientists say the number of heat deaths in the U.S. West...