Tag Archives: Heritage Foundation

The Associated Press reports: With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump, recruiting thousands of Americans to come to Washington on a mission to dismantle the federal government and replace it with a vision closer to his own. Led by …

The Washington Examiner reports: A conservative organization is debuting an ad during the Republican National Committee primary debate preshow on Wednesday in the hope that it sets up continued aid to Ukraine as one of the debate’s more crucial issues, particularly as candidates disagree about the path forward. The Heritage Foundation’s new ad on Ukraine aid is aimed at addressing …

The Washington Examiner reports: The Heritage Foundation filed two lawsuits against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Monday to force his office to turn over records related to its investigation into former President Donald Trump. The lawsuits come after Bragg failed to comply with two Freedom of Information Law, or FOIL, requests relating to his communications with the Justice Department, …

ABC News reports: Could Prince Harry have his U.S. Visa revoked? A federal court hearing is coming up to decide that. The Heritage Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to see if rules were followed in granting the prince his Visa. The foundation is identified as “an American conservative think tank based in Washington …

From the anti-LGBTQ Heritage Foundation: Fox News employees are allowed to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity, rather than their biological sex, and permitted to dress in alignment with their preferred gender. They must also be addressed by their preferred name and pronouns in the workplace. These are just a few of the policies outlined in the company …

“We’re not just talking about it. We have the plan. In fact, literally sitting on my desk is the draft of that plan. And I’ll be doing — reading through that today. And so, let me be really, really blunt. We will eliminate the Department of Education piece by piece, block by block. “It has to be part of the …

The Guardian reports: The advocacy arm of the Heritage Foundation, the powerful conservative thinktank based in Washington, spent more than $5m on lobbying in 2021 as it worked to block federal voting rights legislation and advance an ambitious plan to spread its far-right agenda calling for aggressive voter suppression measures in battleground states. Previously unreported 2021 tax filings from Heritage …

From the Heritage Foundation: Second- and third-generation heirs of Walmart founder Sam Walton’s fortune have funneled millions of dollars into LGBTQ-related causes in their home state of Arkansas. Among other things, these Walton-funded groups and the Walmart Foundation have sponsored local drag shows and story hours for kids; “teens only” events for LGBTQ-identifying youth; and other progressive causes such as diversity, equity, …

Via press release from the Heritage Foundation: No American who believes in marriage as the union of one man and one woman should be persecuted by the state or radical activists for their sincerely held convictions. Members of Congress who voted for this bill and claim to support religious liberty are either naïve or don’t understand the laws they are …

Glenn Beck’s right wing The Blaze reports: The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, is spending more than $1 million to run advertisements during the Thanksgiving weekend NFL and college football games to warn Americans that the new Respect for Marriage Act will “expose religious schools and nonprofits to lawsuits,” Fox News Digital reported. It is the biggest campaign the …

The Christian Post reports: Parents looking for more options and transparency when schooling their children may want to head toward the Sunshine State. A new report from conservative public policy think tank the Heritage Foundation ranked Florida as the most parent-friendly jurisdiction in the union, followed by Arizona, Idaho and Indiana. The inaugural 2022 edition of the “Education Freedom Report …

The Washington Post reports: Republican state attorneys general and other leading conservatives are quietly exploring a slew of potential lawsuits targeting President Biden’s plan to cancel some student debt — challenges that could limit or invalidate the policy before it takes full effect. In recent days, a number of GOP attorneys general from states including Arizona, Missouri and Texas have …

Axios reports: Top Republican congressional aides huddled this month with conservative think-tank leaders on Maryland’s Eastern Shore to hone tactics and messaging for Biden administration probes, Axios has learned. If the GOP wins control in the midterms, leaders want to kick off high-profile investigations as soon as the new Congress is seated. Republicans plan to draw on investigative power from …

The Hill reports: A major conservative group is urging Republican lawmakers to vote against a massive government spending bill, arguing it will increase spending on progressive priorities and railing against the limited time members will have had to read the legislation. Heritage Action, a conservative advocacy group and the sister organization of the Heritage Foundation, said it will use lawmakers’ …

Axios reports: Heritage Action for America, a conservative 501(c)(4), is taking its first shots at an incumbent Republican senator this cycle, hitting Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) with full-page ads for supporting voting rights legislation, Axios has learned. Heritage Action, which can raise unlimited donations, has been engaged in contentious cultural issues, like criticizing Major League Baseball for moving its All-Star …

Playbook reports: Remember when Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game out of Atlanta in protest of Georgia’s new law imposing restrictions on voting? Well, consider it payback time. Heritage Action is launching a new six-figure ad buy to air in Georgia and D.C. during Game 3 of the World Series tonight — when the Atlanta Braves will play host …

Mother Jones reports: In a private meeting last month with big-money donors, the head of a top conservative group boasted that her outfit had crafted the new voter suppression law in Georgia and was doing the same with similar bills for Republican state legislators across the country. “In some cases, we actually draft them for them,” she said, “or we …

Via press release: The Heritage Foundation announced today that former Vice President Mike Pence will join the organization as a distinguished visiting fellow. “Over the course of the past four years, our team at Heritage has worked closely with members of the Trump administration on a host of policy accomplishments,” said Heritage President Kay C. James. “That’s why I am …

Via press release from the Heritage Foundation: The Supreme Court got it wrong. The word ‘sex’—still today and when Congress passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964—refers to our biological reality as male or female. It doesn’t refer to our sexual orientations or gender identities. In fact, Congress has repeatedly rejected legislation that would have added sexual orientation and gender …

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: “Now is a time for unity in the global battle to push the COVID-19 pandemic into reverse, not a time to cut the resources of the World Health Organization (WHO), which is spearheading and coordinating the global body’s efforts.” American Medical Association: “During the worst public health crisis in a century, halting funding to the World …