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The Answer is No

The Answer is No What to know: The Associated Press is asking Americans whether they truly want electric vehicles. The news outlet is shocked that most Americans say they don’t. The TPPF take: Automakers can’t sell what consumers don’t want. “The Biden administration’s stringent fuel economy standards and regulatory manipulations are driving American automakers toward bankruptcy and adding thousands...

June 12, 2024
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A Weaponized Justice System

A Weaponized Justice System What to know: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been ordered to pay an $8,000 fine for misreporting money it spent on the opposition research that we came to call the Steele Report, which has long since been debunked. The TPPF take: This is precisely the crime that former President Donald Trump is...

June 11, 2024
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Uniting All Americans!

Uniting All Americans! What to know: President Joe Biden’s latest executive order on the southern U.S. border has brought together both sides of the aisle—in opposing it. The TPPF take: The president’s new executive order won’t ease the crisis at the border. “Biden’s policy shift upon entering office triggered a tsunami of illegal immigration,” says TPPF’s Rodney Scott. “The border...

June 10, 2024
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Is This Justice?

Is This Justice? What to know: The media is amazed that former President Donald Trump’s recent convictions in court haven’t hurt his standing in the polls. The TPPF take:  Americans are realizing how politicized our justice system has become against the left’s political targets. “Politics is quickly taking over any fidelity to the Constitution or the rule of...

June 7, 2024
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It’s Time for School Choice

It’s Time for School Choice What to know: A new essay in Politico says that school choice drove Texas elections this cycle—providing a model for other states. The TPPF take: Texas voters showed they want school choice—and they won’t take no for an answer. “Voters have spoken very loudly and very clearly, and they want school choice,” says...

June 6, 2024
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Too Little, Too Late

Too Little, Too Late What to know: President Joe Biden has announced new executive orders he says will slow illegal immigration. The TPPF take: Biden’s executive orders won’t change the situation at the border—or anywhere else. ““The executive order does nothing to end the release of inadmissible aliens using CBP One at ports of entry and does not enforce...

June 5, 2024
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Back Door Amnesty

Back Door Amnesty What to know: The Biden administration has been caught effectively offering amnesty for hundreds of thousands of immigrants who are claiming asylum—allowing them to remain in the country. The TPPF take: Mass amnesty isn’t the answer to the Biden border crisis. “The solution most Americans are looking for is to secure the border to protect our...

June 4, 2024
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Don’t Panic!

Don’t Panic! What to know: The media is reporting that millions of Texans have been kicked off Medicaid. Is it time to panic? The TPPF take: Don’t panic! The media is just using its usual scare tactics. “Studies conducted by the Urban Institute and Paragon Institute found that of the 18 million people across the nation set to...

June 3, 2024
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Hope is Here!

Hope is Here! What to know: School choice advocate Corey DeAngelis, along with baseball great Mark Teixeira, appeared at a TPPF event on Thursday, declaring, “We have the votes for school choice for Texas for the first time in history.” The TPPF take: Now is the time for school choice in Texas. “What it takes is for parents to...

May 31, 2024
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The Civil Rights Issue of Our Time

The Civil Rights Issue of Our Time What to know: Author and influencer Corey DeAngelis, along with former Texas Ranger Mark Teixeira, will speak at a TPPF event today in Austin about the civil rights issue of our time, school choice. The TPPF take: Now is the time to empower Texas parents with real school choice. “In...

May 30, 2024
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Squatters

Squatters What to know: New York City has a plan to “fix” the surge in squatting—in which people occupy a property with no legal claim to it—by helping the squatters, not the property owners. The TPPF take: The Left is using squatting regulations to undermine property rights. “States have laws against trespassing, but also laws that protect tenants,” says...

May 29, 2024
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Baked In

Baked In What to know: Anti-Semitism is at the heart of progressive ideology, Edward Halper writes. That’s because in the progressive mind, Jews are part of the oppressor class—just by existing. The TPPF take: Progressivism—in the form of diversity, equity and inclusion offices and initiatives—has played a huge role in incubating campus violence and radicalism. “DEI offices and personnel...

May 28, 2024
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