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| Happy Columbus Day from Washington, where policymakers fret about terrorists recruiting followers in America. Josh Siegel profiles a British program that aims to intervene before youth are radicalized. Will a cease-fire in Ukraine hold as Russia has its way in Syria? Nolan Peterson reports from Kyiv. This Arizonan knows what she's up against in championing the privacy of donors to nonprofit groups. Leah Jessen finds out. Plus: Walter Williams on discrimination and the free market, and Hans Von Spakovsky and Jennifer Matthes on the taint of illegal votes. |
NewsHow the British Government Tries to Stop Youth From Becoming Terrorists "What [British program] Prevent is trying to do … are the sort of things you don't see happening much in places like France or Belgium. Britain has a structure in place to help people who may be vulnerable [to extremist influences], and that's the nature of this work," says Hannah Stuart, a terrorism expert at the Henry Jackson Society, a British think tank. Read More |
CommentaryWhen Zombies, Aliens, and Felons Steal Our Votes A Denver TV station identified multiple cases of dead men and women in the state voting, with dozens of other deceased individuals still on the rolls. Colorado confirmed these instances and both state and county investigations have been launched. Read More |
NewsAfter a Gutted Rabbit Was Left on Her Doorstep, She's Leading Charge to Keep Donor Information Privater Darcy Olsen says she found a decapitated rabbit head on the doorstep of her house, along with guts and blood smeared on the front door, after her organization got involved in a political issue. Read More |
NewsCease-Fire in Ukraine Could Be at 'Tipping Point' as US, EU Spar With Russia Over Syria "Sanctions are bringing results," a top Ukrainian official says of EU actions against Russia. "An aggressor country must feel the price for the brutal violation of international law." Read More |
CommentaryWhy Ulysses S. Grant Was One of America's Greatest Leaders The nature of Grant's greatness is a puzzle with many pieces. Like his namesake, the Greek hero Ulysses, his contemporaries came to know him as a tragic hero who had failed again and again before he succeeded. Read More |
CommentaryHow the Free Market Helps Combat Racial Discrimination In South Africa, the U.S., and elsewhere, the private desire for profits and other personal gain challenged racial loyalty. Racists need the force of government to have success. Read More |
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Daily on Defense: Jeffries plots end run for Ukraine aid, Austin back working from home, Ukraine donor group meets, Russian warship sunk, Putin’s poor memory
Follow us on Twitter View this as website BY JAMIE MCINTYRE ADVERTISEMENT JEFFRIES: ALL LEGISLATIVE OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE: The pressure is on House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to find a way to bypass House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to bring the $95 billion foreign aid bill that sailed through the Senate 70-29 to a vote on the House floor, where it would surely also pass with a wide bipartisan majority. "There are clearly more than 300 members of the House of Representatives, the overwhelming amount of Democrats and a significant number of Republicans, who would support the national security legislation, were it to receive an up-or-down vote on the floor of the House," Jeffries said on CNN yesterday. Jeffries’s best bet is a long shot, a rarely successful legislative maneuver known as a "discharge petition," which would require at least four Republicans