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February 17, 2025

Happy Birthday, Mr. Washington, by Gayle McQueary

By Gayle McQueary, The Stream - On this Monday, we’d like to bring you some little-known facts in honor of President’s Day... But first, a question: Is it “President’s Day”? or “Presidents’ Day”? Or even “Presidents Day”? Enquiring minds want to know whether it belongs to one president, a group of them, or is just an admission that our nation has had multiple presidents, and therefore we should all get a day off... President’s Day Isn’t a Federal Holiday ...

February 17, 2025

Is There a Democrat Blueprint to Regain Power? by Victor Davis Hanson

By Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness - Democrats seem stuck in a cycle of rage and resistance, recycling failed anti-Trump tactics while losing ground with voters and donors alike... What is the long-term Democratic Party’s strategy to return to power?... Americans may ask that only because so far, the Democrat agenda seems to entail polarizing and alienating as many voters as possible... They gleefully double down on their 2024 defeat. And they seem almost to grow ecstatic at ensuring that Donald Trump and his record poll at unprecedented highs.

February 17, 2025

JD Vance Slams Europe for Violating Free Speech of Pro-Life Christians, by Steven Ertelt

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews - Vice President JD Vance used a speech addressing European leaders at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday to slam Europe for violating the free speech and religious rights of pro-life Christians... “When I look at Europe today, it’s sometimes not so clear what happened to some of the Cold War’s winners,” he said. “And perhaps most concerningly, I look to our very dear friends, the United Kingdom, where the backslide away from conscience rights has placed the basic liberties of religious Britons, in particular, in the crosshairs.” ...

February 17, 2025

‘President Trump Saved My Life’: Pardoned Pro-Lifers Reflect on Incarceration, Newfound Freedom, by Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal - Pro-lifers convicted under the FACE Act and released from prison after President Donald Trump pardoned them on Jan. 24 tell The Daily Signal they are grateful to God and to Trump for returning them to their families... Trump pardoned 23 pro-lifers who were convicted for actions including praying outside abortion clinics and encouraging women in unplanned pregnancies to choose life... “They should not have been prosecuted. Many of them are elderly people. They should not have been prosecuted,” the president said. ...