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May 23

In the most recent Washington Examiner magazine: • The damning Durham Report • When great American brands sabotage their own success • Biden and Trump: Our worst-case candidates Read it here: washingtonexaminer.com/magazine/2023-

An activist is accusing Disney's remake of The Little Mermaid of erasing the history of slavery in the Caribbean. Marcus Ryder says the picture's racial harmony does damage to the real history.

Activist accuses The Little Mermaid of erasing slavery and whitewashing

An activist is accusing Disney's remake of The Little Mermaid of erasing the history of slavery in the Caribbean.

President

has selected former

Secretary

to be the next head of

@CDCgov

, according to multiple reports. Cohen will replace Rochelle Walensky upon her departure on June 30.

Biden picks former North Carolina health secretary Mandy Cohen for CDC: Report

President Joe Biden has selected former North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen to be the next head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to multiple...

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Student loan payments are set to resume three years after they were put on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The debt limit plan terminates the loan pause and requests a full return to a pre-pandemic schedule starting around Sept. 1.

Student loan payment freeze gets end date in debt ceiling bill

Student loan payments are set to resume three years after they were put on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In his latest theatrical performance, actor and playwright Max McLean looks at the life of renowned Christian author C.S. Lewis and how he became “perhaps the most influential Christian thinker of the 20th century.”

CS Lewis’s life onstage: Playwright Max McLean brings Further Up & Further In to nationwide tour

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#EXCLUSIVE — A liberal dark money-linked advocacy group calling for Supreme Court "transparency" is being accused by a conservative watchdog in an IRS complaint of unlawfully overpaying its executive director.

Liberal dark money-linked Supreme Court group slapped with IRS complaint

EXCLUSIVE — A liberal dark money-linked advocacy group calling for Supreme Court "transparency" is being accused by a conservative watchdog in an IRS complaint of unlawfully overpaying its executive...

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"Marijuana use and abuse have grown wherever it has been legalized. This means whenever the Drug Policy Alliance succeeds, there are more addicts, more brain damage, and more ruined families." -

How George Soros is spreading addiction, death, and chaos across the US

The Drug Policy Alliance, a group that has received millions of dollars from international banker George Soros, takes credit for “creating cutting-edge policies that have fundamentally transformed...

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A Massachusetts federal court declined a temporary injunction request from a local seventh grader who sued his school district to wear a "there are only two genders" T-shirt.

Twelve-year-old Massachusetts boy who sued to wear 'two genders' T-shirt faces legal setback

A Massachusetts federal court declined a temporary injunction request from a local seventh grader who sued his school district to wear a "there are only two genders" T-shirt.

A new

put

on the throne of public approval. He now has a 50% favorable rating, higher than former

@SpeakerPelosi

reached in her second stint in the top job, according to a

@YouGov

polling timeline for her.

McCarthy nears best speaker territory, 50% approve

With his latest big win secured, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is moving into rare space.

"What may seem like purely political disputes are not actually so. Politics is downstream of culture, and conservatives all but abandoned the culture to the Left." -

@tylercurtis42

Has conservatism failed in America? The answer seems to be an obvious yes. The national debt is now almost $32 trillion, corporate workplaces and public schools are becoming increasingly filled with...

Has conservatism failed?

It’s never great when people use actuarial life charts to make a point, but for President

’s supporters, it’s the best evidence they have that he will live through a second term.

Top Democrats argue 67% chance Biden lives through a second term

It’s never great when people use actuarial life charts to make a point, but for President Joe Biden’s supporters, it’s the best evidence they have that he will live through a second term.

A Fulton County, Georgia, investigation into former President Donald Trump's alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election results is also looking into his activities in other states, according to a new report.

Fulton County investigation into Trump probing activities in other states: Report

Chairman

is launching an investigation into FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan after the sudden resignation of FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson earlier this year.

Oversight Chairman James Comer opens investigation into FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan over alleged abuse...

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is launching an investigation into Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan after the sudden resignation of FTC Commissioner Christine...

Donald Trump discussed President

's mental and physical state Thursday evening at his

@FoxNews

town hall. Trump claimed that Biden "doesn’t understand what’s happening" amid the "most dangerous time in the history of our country."

Trump on Biden's mental state: 'We have somebody that doesn’t understand what’s happening'

Former President Donald Trump discussed President Joe Biden's mental and physical state Thursday evening. He expressed concern over the president's mental state amid tensions around the world.

@RonDeSantis

chided that President

's onstage fall at a graduation ceremony Thursday. "Isn't it kind of just symbolic about the state of the country? You have a president who lacks energy, who's stumped, stumbling around," DeSantis said.

DeSantis calls Biden's fall 'symbolic about the state of the country'

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) chided that President Joe Biden's onstage fall at a graduation ceremony Thursday is symbolic of the state of the country.

A Supreme Court gun decision slammed by President

could be key to Hunter Biden's legal defense if he's charged by the DOJ for lying about his crack cocaine addiction to purchase a gun in 2018.

Supreme Court Bruen gun ruling panned by Biden could be son's legal lifeline

A Supreme Court gun decision slammed by President Joe Biden could be key to Hunter Biden's legal defense if he's charged by the Department of Justice for lying about his crack cocaine addiction to...

Netflix shareholders voted against compensation packages for the video streaming company’s top executives in protest of their proposed plush 2023 pay. The investors’ vote comes in support of the Hollywood Writers strike, which has gone on for five weeks.

Netflix shareholders reject plush pay packages for top executives

Netflix shareholders voted against compensation packages for the video streaming company’s top executives in protest of their proposed plush 2023 pay.

An Orlando-area school district is reportedly offering parents of a local high school the opportunity to trade in their yearbooks for reprinted ones that omit pages with gay and transgender content.

Orlando-area school district offers parents reprinted yearbooks without LGBT pages

An Orlando-area school district is reportedly offering parents of a local high school the opportunity to trade in their yearbooks for reprinted ones that omit pages with gay and transgender content.

#WATCH:

@TheView

hosts spent part of their Friday discussing

@ChrisChristie

's electability ahead of his anticipated campaign announcement. "You know what? I think he can take on Trump easier than the others because he’s from New Jersey,"

@JoyVBehar

said.

The View hosts credit Chris Christie with ability to 'take on Trump'

The View hosts spent a segment on the show Friday discussing former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's electability ahead of his anticipated campaign announcement.

Chairman

is pressing Attorney General Merrick Garland on the

@FBI

’s role in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into former President Donald Trump in the wake of special counsel John Durham’s report.

Trump Mar-a-Lago investigation may be 'poisoned' by FBI bias Durham exposed: Jordan

A top Republican is pressing Attorney General Merrick Garland on the FBI’s role in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into former President Donald Trump in the wake of special counsel John...

@FBI

Director Christopher Wray has agreed to allow top members of

@GOPoversight

to view a subpoenaed document relating to the committee's investigation into President

and his family.

@RepJamesComer

will receive an FBI briefing on Monday.

Comer gets win in FBI fight as Wray agrees to show top members Biden 'bribery' memo

FBI Director Christopher Wray has agreed to allow top members of the House Oversight Committee to view a subpoenaed document relating to the committee's investigation into President Joe Biden and his...

Jaguar's I-Pace electric vehicles have been recalled due to their batteries' fire risk. The luxury vehicle company is recalling at least 6,000 of the EVs in the US.

Jaguar's I-Pace EVs recalled to due fire risk in batteries

Jaguar's I-Pace electric vehicles have been recalled due to their batteries' fire risk.

The son of an elderly Home Depot employee who died last year after he was shoved to the ground by a shoplifter is demanding action against the rising retail crime crippling businesses across the country.

Son of Home Depot worker killed by shoplifter urges action against retail crime

The son of an elderly Home Depot employee who died last year after he was shoved to the ground by a shoplifter is demanding action against the rising retail crime crippling businesses across the...

"History makes clear there is no reason for Republicans to cede ownership of the child tax credit to Democrats. The Republican origins of the child tax credit make it ripe for reforms that would finish the work the GOP started decades ago." -

@JoshuaTMcCabe

Reclaiming the GOP legacy on the child tax credit

With debt ceiling negotiations wrapping up, Republicans are already putting together a comprehensive tax package, expected to be released in June, that will likely include changes to the child tax...

Despite announcing his run for president in late May, Gov.

@RonDeSantis

still trails former President Donald Trump by a substantial amount for the Republican nomination. However, both Trump and DeSantis trail behind President

DeSantis launching his campaign hasn't made a dent in Trump's primary lead

Despite announcing his run for president in late May, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) still trails former President Donald Trump by a substantial amount for the Republican nomination.

The DOJ will not bring charges against

@Mike_Pence

for classified documents found in his Indiana home earlier this year. The Department closed its investigation, saying "no criminal charges will be sought."

Pence won't be charged by DOJ for classified documents found in his Indiana home

The Department of Justice will not bring charges against former Vice President Mike Pence for classified documents found in his Indiana home earlier this year.

Two more film productions have been put on pause due to the Writers Guild of America strike. 11,500 writers remain on strike for the fifth consecutive week after failing to negotiate higher wages.

More movies on pause due to Writers Guild of America strike

Two more film productions have been put on pause due to the Writers Guild of America strike.

The GOP released its criteria for the 2024 presidential debates, the first of which is scheduled in Milwaukee on Aug. 23. But Donald Trump, the current front-runner candidate, has made no indication he will attend.

RNC releases 2024 debate criteria as questions about Trump's attendance loom

The Republican National Committee released its criteria for the 2024 presidential debate on Friday, the first of which is scheduled in Milwaukee on Aug. 23. But former President Donald Trump, the...

"It might be unfair to say the Texas A&M Aggies are cheating, but they definitely are not playing by the same rules as every other college football program." -

@conncarroll

College football schools aren’t playing by the same rules

It might be unfair to say the Texas A&M Aggies are cheating, but they definitely are not playing by the same rules as every other college football program.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey called for a Democratic Party primary debate following the footage of

falling at the US Air Force Academy. "Open the Democrat primaries and debates," he captioned the video of the fall. "This isn’t fair to anyone."

Jack Dorsey joins in chorus calling for Democratic primary debate

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey called for a Democratic Party primary debate following the footage of President Joe Biden falling at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

"Vandalism, out-of-control behavior in school hallways, verbal abuse—all have increased since before the pandemic. Yet the new letter from Washington redirects attention to students’ ethnicities instead of classroom safety." -Jonathan Butcher

Biden’s Education Department tells schools to go back to race-based discipline

The school year is over, but a new race-based missive from Washington will loom over teachers and students all summer.

"Do Republicans really want a nominee that is going to pal around with establishment media and praise Democrats while letting them run roughshod on culture war issues? That is exactly what Trump is offering." -

@ZacharyFaria

Nothing about Trump's campaign makes sense

The reality of the GOP primary race is that former President Donald Trump remains the polling front-runner despite the fact that he has offered no plausible path to victory. In fact, he seems intent...

"Walensky’s tenure in charge of the CDC was an embarrassing failure, a combination of anti-science COVID panic and public health authoritarianism. Cohen’s record only shows more of the same." -

@ZacharyFaria

Biden's new CDC director is just as bad as the old one

Dr. Rochelle Walensky was a terrible director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and President Joe Biden’s replacement for her promises to be just as bad.

Facebook parent company Meta is blocking news for some users in Canada, an escalation in its efforts to fend off legislation from parliament that would force it to share revenues with journalism outfits.

Facebook blocks news for some as it seeks to fend off Canadian journalism bill

Facebook parent company Meta is blocking news for some users in Canada, an escalation in its efforts to fend off legislation from parliament that would force it to share revenues with journalism...

The Chinese government’s envoy to Ukraine called on foreign governments to stop sending weapons to the embattled country, as Western allies continue to boost Kyiv. Beijing has sought to portray itself as neutral, but has not called the war an "invasion."

Chinese envoy to Ukraine urges countries to ‘stop sending weapons’ to Kyiv

The Chinese government’s envoy to Ukraine called on foreign governments to stop sending weapons to the embattled country, as Western allies continue to boost Kyiv’s military.

#EXCLUSIVE — An administrative judge in Iowa has dismissed allegations the company chosen to administer the state's education savings accounts misrepresented itself to win the school choice contract.

Company running Iowa's education savings accounts overcomes fraud allegations

EXCLUSIVE — An administrative judge in Iowa has dismissed allegations the company chosen to administer the state's education savings accounts misrepresented itself to win the school choice contract.

"The Oklahoma Supreme Court decided that three recently enacted pro-life laws violated the state constitution. While abortion advocates are claiming victory, the state legislature can easily correct those narrow decisions." -Thomas Jipping

Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling striking down pro-life laws can be easily fixed by legislature

The headline blared “Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Abortion Laws Unconstitutional.”

The developer behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline said the project could be completed this calendar year after Congress approved legislation designed to expedite the construction and operation of the interstate natural gas pipeline.

Manchin-backed Mountain Valley Pipeline completion expected by year's end thanks to debt deal

The U.S. Army renamed North Carolina's Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty during a ceremony Friday. Fort Liberty is one of nine military bases to experience a name change. The base was named after Gen. Braxton Bragg of the Confederate Army.

US Army renames Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty

The U.S. Army renamed North Carolina's Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty during a ceremony Friday.

#WATCH: Husband praises pregnant wife after she gunned down man who attacked family.