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Jordan Pushes White House for More Information on FBI Targeting Parents

June 7 2023

Good morning from Washington, where Americans may be surprised to learn that two of President Biden’s nominees for Air Force promotions appear more interested in diversity than deadliness. Fred Lucas reports. In California, a gay teacher gets sidelined for complaining about the transgender agenda at a school board meeting. Tony Kinnett has details. A worried Left calls a national emergency on LGBTQ rights, Jarrett Stepman observes. On the podcast, why antisemitism is on the rise in the U.S. Plus: a new congressional probe of the Justice Department’s interest in investigating school parents; ESG investing gets slammed in a House hearing; and female athletes go to court to protect women’s sports. On this date in 1913, Alaskan missionary  Hudson Stuck leads the first successful ascent of Mt. McKinley, now called Denali, the highest point in North America.

Award-Winning Gay Teacher Suspended for Speaking Out Against Transgenderism

NEWS
By Tony Kinnett

A gay fifth grade teacher in Glendale, California, was placed on leave after complaining at a school board meeting that his school promotes transgenderism.

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Left-Wing Advocacy Group Declares LGBT ‘National Emergency.’ What They’re Really Afraid of Is Americans Bypassing Their Institutional Power.

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By Jarrett Stepman

The institutional Left senses that its dominance over our societal mores faces a sudden and unexpected challenge. It is responding with predictable derangement.

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1 Biden Nominee Wants Wokeness in Air Force’s ‘DNA,’ Another Decries ‘Whiteness’

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By Fred Lucas

One of President Biden’s nominees for top Air Force posts calls for diversity, equity, and inclusion to be part of the military’s “DNA,” while another has tweeted about “whiteness.”

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‘Asset Managers Are Prioritizing ESG Goals Over Profit,’ Rep. Pat Fallon Says

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By Samantha Aschieris

A GOP congressman criticizes the use of environmental, social, and governance investing and says that asset managers are “risking Americans’ hard-earned money.”

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Antisemitism Is Rising in America, Left and Right. The Bible Helps Explain Why, Philos Project Leader Says

ANALYSIS
By Tyler O’Neil

Antisemitism “is on the rise in general,” Luke Moon, deputy director at The Philos Project and leader of Philos Action League, says. Philos Action League mobilizes Christians to fight antisemitism.

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Former New Jersey Governor Launches Presidential Bid

NEWS
By Samantha Aschieris

“We have candidates for president who say we shouldn’t care about what’s happening in Ukraine,” says Gov. Chris Christie.

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Jordan Pushes White House for More Information on FBI Targeting Parents

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By Fred Lucas

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan presses the Biden administration for more answers about targeting parents at school board meetings, in a letter to the White House chief of staff.

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4 Female Athletes Ask Circuit Court to Keep Biological Males Out of Women’s Sports

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By Mary Margaret Olohan

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit heard arguments Tuesday in a case pertaining to four female athletes who competed against biological males.

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Catholic Super Bowl Champ Surprises Biden White House With Pro-Life Message

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By Mary Margaret Olohan

“I want to give the most vulnerable, the unborn, a voice at a place where every effort has been made to allow and normalize the tragic termination of their lives,” says the Kansas City Chiefs kicker.

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ICYMI: Southern Poverty Law Center Adds Parental Rights Groups to ‘Hate Map’

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By Tyler O’Neil

The SPLC, which brands mainstream conservatives “hate groups,” plotting them on a map with the KKK, adds parental rights groups to that map in its 2022 report.

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