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Tuesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing on combating forced labor and modern-day slavery. On June 20, the State Department released its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, documenting the progress of countries around the world in combating human trafficking. The enormous scope of the report underscores the …

Perhaps President John F. Kennedy said it best in 1960 when he professed powerfully that: “Israel was not created in order to disappear—Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It …

As the terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) threaten Baghdad, thousands of slaughtered Iraqis in their wake, it is worth recalling a few of President Obama’s past statements about ISIS and Al Qaeda. “If a J.V. team puts on Lakers’ uniforms that doesn’t make them Kobe …

Much is being made of HGTV’s decision to cancel a previously announced new series, “Flip it Forward,” because its stars, twin brothers David and Jason Benham, had expressed their faith-based, pro-life values and belief that marriage should be between one man and one woman. Many in the media have called …

Today my take is about the Trump factor. But does anyone really know what it even is? Is it his fame as a celebrity — Ala ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ — that’s driving his rise in the polls? Or is it his tough talk on the issues that apparently a lot of …

If you are one of the millions of people celebrating the trimming of federal fat, you’ll want to know that anewtaxpayer threat ofstunningproportions is rising, fast. This time it’s not coming from Washington, D.C.; it’s coming from your statecapital. A $1.3 trillion pension crisisis barreling toward American taxpayers, and common-sense …

Today’s 8-1 Supreme Court ruling defends free speech, not Westboro Baptist Church, its ideology or even its right to continue protesting at the funerals of fallen military personnel. Writing for the Majority, Chief Justice John Roberts was very clear about all three of these points when saying, “On the facts …

The deficit is a spending problem. That’s the simple truth. If federal government spending after President Clinton’s last budget had simply grown fast enough to keep up with inflation and the growth in population, the 2012 budget would be running over a $70 billion surplus. Instead, federal expenditures more than …

If left unaddressed, the Republican Party’s inability to connect with young voters will have catastrophic political consequences for the GOP. In 2008, the vast majority of America’s Millennial Generation – also known as “Generation Y,” “the 9/11 Generation” and “Generation Next” – chose Barack Obama over the older and, no …

If you’re stressed about finding the perfect gift for Mother’s Day this year, don’t worry. Some sweet, heartfelt words to Mom may be even better than that new blender. We went to Twitter to find the top 4 things to say to Mom this Sunday and the 4 things NOT …