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No, Choosing Family Over Career Isn’t ‘Settling For Less’

Women have been saddled with some version of the 'Don't settle' narrative for decades, and it's made them miserable.

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Suzanne Venker

Trump Ousts Leftist Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chair, Other DEI-Pushing Military Officials

'Under President Trump, we are putting in place new leadership that will focus our military on its core mission of deterring, fighting and winning...

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Shawn Fleetwood

Georgia, Utah Move Closer To Ditching Leftist-Linked Voter Roll ‘Maintenance’ Group ERIC

Georgia and Utah Republicans advanced bills that would withdraw their respective states from a leftist-linked voter roll maintenance group.

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Shawn Fleetwood

Dear Secretary Kennedy: Please Stop Schools From Needlessly Drugging Kids

I hope Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the new Make America Healthy Again Commission won’t need prescription stimulants to notice this crisis.

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Adrian Gaty

Wyoming Sees Flurry Of Election Integrity Bills, But Time Is Running Out

Prospects for passing some key proposals remain murky, with bills stuck in the Senate President's drawer, says the Secretary of State.

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M.d. Kittle

Attorney General Pushes Indiana Supreme Court To End Lawfare Targeting Pro-Life Speech

Since 2020, hundreds of Republican attorneys have faced challenges to their law licenses for making conservative arguments in court.

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Joy Pullmann

If Anything, J.D. Vance Was Polite To Europe

It's hypocritical to rally the free world around defending democracy if Western democracies themselves abandon democratic values.

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Cliff Sims

Will Someone Please Explain The Birds And The Bees To The Washington Post?

Americans agree on the sex binary by a bigger majority than any president has won in two centuries, which means most Americans are smarter than The...

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Elle Purnell

Here’s How The Media Are Lying Right Now: ‘Rewriting’ Ukraine War History Edition

When people like Peter Baker claim that it's 'rewriting' history to acknowledge the truth, what they really mean is that the propaganda they prefer...

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Eddie Scarry

Democrat Operative Turns Herself In On Election-Tampering Charges

Bridgeport Democrat Party Vice Chair Wanda Geter-Pataky turned herself in to Connecticut State Police on Friday over election-tampering charges...

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Brianna Lyman

In Ukraine Interview, Rubio Gives Master Class In Handling Foreign Affairs

Marco Rubio outlined American interests in the administration's pressure campaign to force friendly a peace deal on Ukraine.

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Tristan Justice

The Economist Blames Trump For Europe’s Weakness, But Europe Should Blame Itself

The Economist says President Donald Trump poses a "threat" to Europe. But instead of blaming Trump, Europe should look in the mirror.

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Logan Washburn

Trump Calls Out Maine Governor For Refusing To Protect Women

When Democrat Gov. Mills fails to come to the aid of other women, her accomplishments in the name of womanhood are meaningless.

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Beth Brelje

Health Policy ‘Experts’ Won’t Give Up Marxist Agenda Despite Election Trouncing

The American people just voted to end racial discrimination under the guise of 'equity,' yet the health care clerisy continues to act as if nothing...

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Christopher Jacobs

Your ‘Farm Fresh’ Produce Might Be Fertilized With Forever Chemicals And Human Waste

Some farms avoid expensive commercial fertilizers by using free treated human sewage, which can contain anything that goes down a sewer.

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Jenni White

WI Supreme Court Candidate’s Rich Leftist Friends Expect Much For Their Generosity

Planned Parenthood, the AFL-CIO and others are heavily invested in electing leftist Judge Susan Crawford to the state's highest court.

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M.d. Kittle

Trump’s Border Success Proves Republicans Never Had To Negotiate Our Sovereignty

One year ago, a handful of so-called Republicans, led by Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, backed a border bill that would have sold out American...

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Brianna Lyman

Notre Dame Undermines Catholic Mission In Pursuit Of DEI

Notre Dame faculty conflated the goals of DEI with Catholic social teaching, doubling down on its diversity push in the days before Trump's...

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Breccan F. Thies

If The Drug Cartels Are Terrorist Groups, Mexico Is Their State Sponsor

The naming of the Sinaloa Cartel as a terrorist organization might mean the collapse of the Mexican government.

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John Daniel Davidson

Use The DOGE Playbook To Expose The Corporate Activism Destroying America

American corporations and their government regulators serve radical left-wing interests rather than the common good.

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Jack Weir

Rift Grows In Southern Baptist Convention Over Support For Leftist Immigration Policy

Many Southern Baptists believe the gospel hinges on Jesus' redemptive work, not leftist politics, and are increasingly resistant to what they see...

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Jon Harris

For America’s 250th Celebration, Bring Back The American Freedom Train

For America's bicentennial, a train loaded with historical artifacts was visited by 7 million Americans — it's time to board the Freedom Train...

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Jeffrey H. Anderson

Trump Designating Cartels Terrorists Isn’t ‘Worrisome’ To Lawful U.S. Gun Manufacturers

The assertion that U.S. firearm manufacturers 'sell arms to criminals' is a flat-out lie.

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Lawrence Keane

Trump’s Whole-Of-Government Approach To MAHA Is The Holistic Health Strategy We Need

A holistic approach to solving the country’s chronic disease epidemic is the only way to reverse it.

20.02.2025 2

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Jennifer Galardi

Disney Would Ruin Warm ‘Malcolm In The Middle’ Reboot Vibes With ‘Nonbinary’ Kid

Writers should stop inserting distracting gender ideology into entertainment.

20.02.2025 10

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Beth Brelje

Video: Official Admits Dept. Of Education Is Spending Tax Dollars On Illegals And Dodging DOGE Oversight

"'What are you going to do if they put you on leave?' I’m like, 'Go to the beach on the taxpayer’s dime.'"

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Logan Washburn

Kash Patel Confirmed With A Popular Mandate To Clean House At Corrupt FBI

Patel enters with eyes open to the bad actors that cost this nation millions in bogus political investigations.

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Beth Brelje

Fired Government Workers Are Right To Be Mad. But They’re Mad At The Wrong Person

As fun as it is hearing the testimonies of weeping “career civil servants” (unaccountable bureaucrats) dismissed from their make-work jobs by Elon...

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Eddie Scarry

Trump Administration Vows To Fight Any Schools That Defy Order To End DEI

The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights will need to open investigations into school districts and find their policies violative of...

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Breccan F. Thies

Thanks To Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs, Arizonans Can Keep Expecting Delayed Election Results

'When we don't have elections that respect voters, that's voter suppression,' Arizona Speaker Steve Montenegro told The Federalist.

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Shawn Fleetwood

Meet The Group Writing The Blueprint For Dismantling Bureaucracy In Every Red State

The State Leadership Initiative is a coalition-building organization aimed at ensuring 'red states' operate in GOP voters' best interests.

19.02.2025 2

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Shawn Fleetwood

Leftist-Led WI Supreme Court Ruling ‘Guts’ Challenges To Election Law Violations

The decision, a troubling exhibit of judicial activism with far-reaching consequences, comes as a critical court election looms.

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M.d. Kittle

The Most Pro-Family Thing Trump Can Do Is Ditch His Support For Child-Commodifying IVF

The moral pitfalls posed by IVF are not synonymous with the thriving and fruitful family-friendly society the Trump administration desires.

19.02.2025 10

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Jordan Boyd

Democrats’ Beef Isn’t With Executive Power, It’s With Trump And His Voters

Democrats like broad federal and executive power if it expands the state for their goals, but not if it advances Republicans' interests.

19.02.2025 3

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J.t. Young

In Oregon, Motor Voter And Mass Mail Ballots Invited Cheating. Even The Top House Democrat Admits It

State officials discovered hundreds of potential noncitizens on the rolls in September, as The Federalist previously reported.

19.02.2025 3

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Logan Washburn

Kash Patel Is Perfect For FBI Director Because He Already Fought The Deep State And Won

Kash Patel has been targeted not due to a lack of qualifications but because he has the qualifications required to challenge the deep state.

19.02.2025 1

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Ben Weingarten

Sex Isn’t A Bad Word, But ‘Gender’ Is

Popular confusion around 'sex' and 'gender' has laid the groundwork for far-left activists to promote radical gender ideology.

19.02.2025 3

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Neeraja Deshpande And Beth Parlato

Even Trump-Hating Judge Tanya Chutkan Knows DOGE Lawsuits Are Dogs

The Obama-nominated judge rejected an urgent filing from more than a dozen leftist state attorneys general attempting to stop DOGE.

19.02.2025 2

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M.d. Kittle

Whistleblowers: FBI Weaponization Is Real, And Here’s Proof

'Ensuring that they no longer work at the FBI is not retribution; it’s responsible leadership.'

19.02.2025 1

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Ben Weingarten

Why SCOTUS Needs To Reevaluate The Problem It Created In Obergefell

The Obergefell ruling rode rough-shod over religions and dozens of state constitutions on the bases of a moral — not legal — opinion.

19.02.2025 1

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Jeremiah Keenan

Congressional Republicans Must Codify Trump’s Executive Orders To Make Them Permanent

In his first weeks holding office, President Donald Trump has done far more than any Republican in recent history to restore the justice system,...

19.02.2025 40

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Logan Washburn

Trump’s Immediate Border-Crossing Plummet Shows Biden Could Have Secured The Homeland But Didn’t

Upon President Donald Trump assuming office in January, illegal migrant apprehensions dropped sharply from more than 2,000 per day to just 786,...

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Brianna Lyman

Leftist ‘Nonprofits’ Fighting The SAVE Act Lead Back To Two Soros-Backed Groups

While Republicans are hardly talking about the SAVE Act, Democrats are coordinating a war to defeat the measure.

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Beth Brelje

Education Association Tells Administrators Across The Country To Ignore Trump Guidance on Ending DEI

'It seems unwise for the professional association for superintendents to advise its members to continue flouting longstanding federal law,' Erika...

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Breccan F. Thies

DOGE Cost-Cutters Should Audit These Education Department Programs Next

There are numerous ways in which left-wing ideologies are laundered through the Education Department, and the Trump administration needs to find...

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Breccan F. Thies