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The Heritage Foundation has released a report scrutinizing Vice President Kamala Harris’s policies and views on crime throughout her career. The report evaluates her tenure as the District Attorney of San Francisco, Attorney General of California, U.S. Senator for California, and current Vice President.
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The Heritage Foundation unveiled a report today highlighting China's role in fueling America's fentanyl crisis. The report redirects attention from Mexico to China, implicating the Communist Chinese Party (CCP) and suggesting policy solutions to hold it accountable.
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Last week, Heritage Foundation experts joined defense industry professionals and Congressman John Carter (R-TX) in Taylor, Texas, to evaluate the current state of the U.S. defense industrial base (DIB). The DIB encompasses a network of individuals, organizations, facilities, and resources supporting the Department of Defense (DOD). Since the end of the Cold War in 1989, the DIB’s decline has raised concerns about U.S. national security.
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The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on Friday to expedite the production of all documents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’ role as the Biden-Harris Administration’s “Border Czar.” The motion requests that all documents be produced by September 21, 2024.
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Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Director of the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment and the Herbert and Joyce Morgan Fellow in Energy and Environmental Policy, has criticized the Biden-Harris administration’s electric vehicle mandate.
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The Heritage Foundation today announced a million-dollar effort highlighting the Biden-Harris Administration's policies, which it claims have undermined the American dream for millions. This initiative aims to provide fact-based, concise, and informational content to educate Americans on policy matters.
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The Heritage Foundation’s national security and defense experts paid tribute today to the 13 U.S. servicemembers who died in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021. The bombing occurred during the Biden-Harris administration’s withdrawal from the region.
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The Heritage Foundation announced that Arizona State University professor Colleen Sheehan will join the think tank as the David and Patricia Caldwell visiting fellow in the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies.
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Over the past two days, both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Arizona Supreme Court have issued decisions in cases critical to maintaining the security of Arizona's elections.
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The Heritage Foundation released the third pillar of its year-long project, “Chinese Handcuffs: China’s Immobilizing Trap on U.S. Energy, Security, and Prosperity.” The four-part series examines the Chinese Communist Party’s strategy to control green energy production and critical mineral inputs, as well as how environmentalists enable the CCP's climate change agenda. According to Heritage, current Biden-Harris policies bolster the CCP while undermining America's energy dominance achieved over the last decade through increased oil and natural gas production.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released its preliminary annual benchmark report for nonfarm payrolls, indicating a decline of 818,000 jobs. This represents the most substantial revision since 2009 and accounts for approximately 30% of job growth for the 12-month period ending in March 2024.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its preliminary annual benchmark report for nonfarm payrolls, revealing a decline of 818,000 jobs. This revision is the most substantial since 2009 and represents approximately 30% of the job growth for the 12-month period ending in March 2024.
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On August 19, 2024, The Heritage Foundation's national security and defense experts called for clarity from the Biden-Harris administration regarding its policy on Latin America. President Biden's recent call for a new presidential election in Venezuela appears to conflict with the stance of his National Security Council, raising concerns about the leadership and direction at the White House.
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WASHINGTON—Sarah Parshall Perry, Senior Legal Fellow for the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation and former Senior Counsel to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, issued a statement regarding the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend the Biden administration's revisions to Title IX.
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The Heritage Foundation has joined Attorney General Ken Paxton and the state of Texas in a lawsuit filed Thursday, challenging the Biden administration's recent guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC’s guidance, issued last spring, requires employers to allow men into women-only spaces, including restrooms and locker rooms, and mandates employees to use pronouns that contradict a person’s biological sex.
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Richard Stern, director of the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation, released a statement addressing concerns about a potential U.S. economic slowdown following recent significant losses on Wall Street.
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The Biden administration's revised Title IX rule, aimed at addressing sex discrimination in education, takes effect today in public and many private schools across 24 states. The new regulation has sparked significant controversy as it expands protections to include gender identity, leading to changes in women's private spaces, educational opportunities, and athletics.
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The Heritage Foundation has released a report titled "The Prioritization Imperative: A Strategy to Defend America’s Interests in a More Dangerous World," outlining a defense strategy for the incoming U.S. administration in 2025. The report emphasizes prioritizing the defense of the U.S. homeland and countering China's ambitions, while empowering allies to handle lesser threats.
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The Heritage Foundation published a comprehensive report today detailing the current state and challenges of the United States’ nuclear arsenal. The report, titled "A Nuclear Posture Review for the Next Administration: Building the Nuclear Arsenal of the 21st Century," serves as an executive and congressional blueprint to build a modern nuclear arsenal. It warns that without significant changes, the United States risks becoming a second-tier nuclear power, with China and Russia surpassing it.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress today, marking his first visit to Washington in nearly four years and his first trip abroad since the October 7th Hamas attacks in Israel. The attacks resulted in at least 1,200 deaths, including American citizens.