Senator Mark Warner is the vice-chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI). In his position he is also a member of the intelligence community oversight group known as the “Gang of Eight.”  Senator Mark Warner replaced Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2017 for his SSCI position. Dianne Feinstein’s former chief-of-staff Dan Jones was a […]

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The Heritage Foundation has announced that former Polish President Andrzej Duda has joined the organization as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow.

“I am honored to join The Heritage Foundation as a Visiting Fellow,” Duda said in a Monday press release from The Heritage Foundation.

“As President of Poland, I saw firsthand how deterrence, defense investment, strong democratic alliances, and national resolve preserve freedom,” Duda continued. “I look forward to contributing that experience to Heritage’s long-standing work advancing conservative policy solutions for Europe.”

Dr. Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, welcomed Duda to Heritage.

“President Duda governed with a clear-eyed understanding of what nations owe their people: secure borders, public safety, and the courage to stand up to self-appointed global elites,” Roberts said in a press release. “His experience defending Poland’s national sovereignty in Europe offers valuable lessons for Americans committed to restoring self-government at home.”

“We are pleased to welcome him to Heritage at a moment when the future of the West depends on nations that still remember who they serve,” Roberts added.

The Heritage Foundation said that Duda’s new position as a visiting fellow will include “work on transatlantic security, European defense readiness, democratic resilience, and policy recommendations for the future of Europe’s conservative leadership.”

Poland remains one of NATO’S most strategically important member countries. As president, Duda repeatedly challenged the European Union’s social policies while strengthening Poland’s defense posture. Like President Donald Trump, Duda has advocated for increased defense-spending commitments from NATO allies.

Victoria Coates, vice president of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, praised Duda’s tenure as Poland’s president.

“Under President Duda’s leadership, Poland moved decisively to reinforce national defenses and improve military readiness while much of Europe hesitated,” Coates said. “His leadership is proof of the positive impact that dedicated conservatism has on our national security and global cooperation.”

In years past, The Heritage Foundation has partnered with European leaders to encourage conservative governance across the Atlantic, such as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) displayed a blowup poster of an AI-generated image falsely depicting the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti — in which one AI-created federal agent is clearly missing a head — while delivering remarks on the Senate floor.

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BELLEVUE, WA – Canadian media is reporting that half of all the provinces, plus the Northwest Territory and Yukon governments are telling Ottawa the country’s massive gun “buyback” scheme is a non-starter, and they will not participate.

“This is a remarkable—and welcome—wake-up call to Canada’s liberal national government, and it is long overdue,” said Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, one of the largest U.S. gun rights organizations. “Gun control in Canada has crossed the line when it pushes a massive ‘buyback,’ which is really nothing more than compensated confiscation. What the governments in those provinces, and the territories are saying on behalf of the citizens is that this massive gun control scheme is a non-starter.”

According to published reports, the Newfoundland and Labrador government is the latest to reject the gun “buyback” proposal, for which Canada’s federal government has reportedly allocated $250 million to compensate gun owners for the firearms they would be required to surrender because they were banned by the stroke of a pen.

“We definitely stand with the common-sense response from provinces which are turning their backs on this gun buyback nonsense,” Gottlieb said. “CCRKBA has friends in Canada, and we’re proud of the fact that literally half of the country is telling the government in Ottawa to abandon this effort and re-allocate the money to fight crime and provide funding for drug intervention and other genuine anti-crime measures.”

Canada does not have the equivalent of the Second Amendment, which prevents the U.S. government from attempting a similar gun grab. Nearly all of the 50 states have specific right-to-bear-arms provisions in their state constitutions as well.

“In addition to Newfoundland and Labrador, and the territories,” Gottlieb noted, “we understand the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta have also rejected the plan. That’s virtually half of Canada’s land mass. The people in those provinces need guns for their very survival, and their voices are being heard.

“Freedom and liberty are highly contagious,” he observed. “They’re the only known antidote to government demagoguery, and once people get a taste, they want more.”

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The Angel Mom of Megan Bos, the 37-year-old woman found dead and decapitated in a garbage can on an illegal alien's property in the sanctuary state of Illinois, is defending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents against attacks from the organized left. 

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GOA senior VP Erich Pratt said Thursday GOA's comments on exercising 1st and 2nd Amendment rights together were not specific to Alex Pretti. 

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Democratic Rep. Ilhan Smollett — er, Omar — of Minnesota has a serious credibility problem. Never mind the distinct possibility that she staged a liquid-spraying incident at a town hall […]

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President Donald Trump on Thursday directed the opening of commercial airspace over Venezuela, allowing U.S. citizens to travel to the country soon.

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