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(CNBC) -- The debate over whether the top college athletes should be paid more like professional players continues to rage, even as those athletes now have more avenues for making money while playing collegiate sports. While opponents argue that college football and basketball stars receive free college tuition, stipends and a platform to showcase their…

A huge majority of Democrats – 79% – say they want "fundamental" changes in the government of the United States, according to a new Pew Research survey. In fact, they are so distressed by the constitutional republic that now exists that they are demanding "design and structure" changes that they believe will make "it work for…

(CNBC) -- Stocks rose sharply on Wednesday, continuing a strong start to September for the market as traders took profits out of high-flying names like Apple and Tesla and snapped up shares in more beaten-down parts of the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 454.84 points, or 1.6%, to close at 29,100.50. It was…

The arrest Wednesday by police in Australia of a pregnant woman in her home over a Facebook post promoting an anti-lockdown protest has prompted national outrage. Video of Zoe Buhler, 28, being handcuffed in front of her children and partner was posted on the woman's Facebook page. The resident of Miners Rest, a suburb of…

By Mary Margaret Olohan Daily Caller News Foundation Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will visit Kenosha, Wisconsin Thursday, his campaign announced Wednesday. The former vice president and his wife, Jill Biden, will hold a “community meeting” in Kenosha Thursday in hopes that it will “bring together Americans to heal and address the challenges we face,”…

(ZEROHEDGE) -- Not satisfied with watching from the sidelines as his city descends into a war zone, Mayor Bill de Blasio seems to be doing everything he can to drive citizens and business owners out of the city. His latest idea came on Monday, when de Blasio said he may not open indoor dining in…

After 2016, Republicans have been loath to trust polls, particularly those that have President Donald Trump's name on it. Now they have a new reason to distrust polling: The absence of it. If you've watched cable news for any of the election cycles in recent memory, the focus in the days and weeks following the…

President Trump on Wednesday slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her special trip to a San Francisco hair salon that is closed to the public due to the coronavirus, noting she is "constantly lecturing everyone else." Pelosi's staff released a statement arguing the salon had told her it was all right because they were allowed…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Investigations.] By John Murawski Real Clear Investigations If much of the dire rhetoric behind America’s moment of racial reckoning seems from an oppressive world of a half-century ago, that’s because it comes from "critical race theory," a decades-old philosophy deeply skeptical about the possibility of…

By Chuck Ross Daily Caller News Foundation As a top FBI counterintelligence official in early 2017, Peter Strzok expressed concern over the prospect that details of the Trump-Russia investigation would someday become public and be heavily scrutinized, according to newly released emails. The emails, released by Judicial Watch, provide insight on Strzok and other FBI…

  By Mary Margaret Olohan Daily Caller News Foundation A Democratic Texas state representative said her young conservative opponent “needs a whippin,” footage obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation shows. Incumbent Democratic Texas state Rep. Rhetta Bowers participated in a virtual fundraiser Thursday with former 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke and prospective donors where…

The State Department ordered employees to monitor the social-media accounts of 13 prominent Americans during the early days of the Ukraine scandal in 2019, according to State Department memos made public Tuesday. Some of the names include Donald Trump Jr., former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham,…

By Chris White Daily Caller News Foundation The Russian group responsible for trolling voters in 2016 is using a phony news website and recruiting American left-wing writers to create content designed to inflame the electorate before the presidential election, according to a report published Tuesday. Facebook removed a network of accounts and pages Tuesday tied…

(FOX NEWS) -- President Trump on Wednesday morning called on CNN to fire its most popular host, Chris Cuomo, after the anchor was heard denying apparent sexual-misconduct allegations on a secretly recorded audiotape amid a conversation with former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. In the audio recording obtained by "Tucker Carlson Tonight," Cuomo told the now-former…

(FOX NEWS) -- EXCLUSIVE: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited a San Francisco hair salon on Monday afternoon for a wash and blow-out, despite local ordinances keeping salons closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, Fox News has learned. In security footage obtained by Fox News, and timestamped Monday at 3:08 p.m. Pacific Time, the California powerhouse is…

(FOX NEWS) -- Joseph Mifsud, the mysterious Maltese professor who ex-FBI Director James Comey referred to as a “Russian agent” in an op-ed, denied any advance knowledge that Russia had dirt on Hillary Clinton and told investigators he never made any offers to George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign strategist, according to newly released FBI…

(WHIO) -- A local government advisory commission in Washington, D.C. has recommended sweeping name changes for schools, government buildings, and public spaces in the nation’s capital, and is urging city’s Mayor to call on the federal government to possibly ‘remove, relocate, or contextualize’ a group of federal memorials - including the Jefferson Memorial and the…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested over 2,000 "at-large individuals living illegally in the U.S., or who are removable from the U.S. due to their criminal histories," in July and August, the agency announced Tuesday. The recent actions mostly targeted people who have been arrested for -- or have pending charges or convictions related…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Mikko Paunio Real Clear Politics As an epidemiologist, I believe that America has been profoundly ill-served by the contribution of its public health authorities to the debate on the efficacy of treating vulnerable COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). It is a debate with…

  [Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Peter Berkowitz Real Clear Politics Communism is back in the news. That’s in part because the Trump administration has made a national priority of informing the public about the China challenge. Earlier this summer four senior officials -- National Security Adviser Robert…

  A federal judge is allowing a Kentucky family to sue a social worker who allegedly forced her way into their home and strip-searched several of their children on an unfounded suspicion of child abuse. U.S. District Judge Justin Walker said the worker "lacked even a shadow of probable cause," removing the immunity normally accorded…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Philip Wegmann Real Clear Politics They are the constituency no one wants, the crowd of “peaceful protesters” who aren’t all that peaceful. The one that does more to hurt than help even as both major political parties worry incessantly about how they can…

Actor Jim Caviezel, who burst on the Hollywood scene in 2004 with his iconic role as Jesus in “The Passion of the Christ,” is an outspoken Catholic who openly discusses his faith and devotion to God. “The way God sees us is who we really are,” Caviezel recently told the “Edifi With Billy Hallowell” podcast,…

On Monday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was finally forced to confront the left-wing violence that has been plaguing America's major cities for months on end: riots in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland and Seattle, among other cities. For a full week, the Democratic National Convention ignored that ongoing violence, driven by…

After appearing with new White House pandemic adviser Dr. Scott Atlas, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said his decision not to shut down the state two months ago amid a coronavirus spike has been vindicated amid a continued decline in cases, hospitalizations and deaths. "People said you have to shut down Florida, it will be…