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Debra J. Saunders

Debra J. Saunders is a fellow at the Discovery Institute's Chapman Center for Citizen Leadership. Contact her at dsaunders@discovery.org.
by | Oct 14, 2024

WASHINGTON — It’s been a little over a week since the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget sent a letter to Kamala Harris and Donald Trump suggesting they get serious about “skyrocketing” national debt, which now exceeds $35 trillion. Washington…

by | Oct 13, 2024

WASHINGTON — Mark Memmott, senior director of standards and practices at CBS News, advised his team not to refer to Jerusalem “as being in Israel,” The Free Press reported Wednesday. The warning was included in an email sent to network…

by | Oct 9, 2024

WASHINGTON — Asking Kamala Harris about the historic surge at the southern border during most of President Joe Biden’s tenure, 60 Minutes anchor Bill Whitaker wondered if it was “a mistake to loosen the immigration policies as you did.” Harris…

by | Oct 3, 2024

WASHINGTON — This time, the oddsmakers got it wrong. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was their betting favorite going into Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, but Ohio Sen. JD Vance did the better job of talking to the American people on…

by | Oct 2, 2024

WASHINGTON — Last week, the Department of Homeland Security delivered alarming news to Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, about the number of noncitizens with serious criminal records inside U.S. borders. There were 662,566 noncitizens with criminal histories on ICE’s docket as…

by | Sep 26, 2024

WASHINGTON — Public opinion on the Oct. 7 attacks that killed 1,200 in Israel has flipped among Gazans, according to a recent poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research. A majority of Gazans now believe the Hamas…

by | Sep 21, 2024

The park next to JD Vance’s house in Alexandria, Virginia, is closed. After two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump, security is tight near the Vance home in Del Ray, the upscale, family-friendly neighborhood that leans very much to…

by | Sep 18, 2024

WASHINGTON — Under pressure to grant more interviews to journalists, Kamala Harris took questions from the National Association of Black Journalists Tuesday, weeks after an NABJ panel grilled Donald Trump on July 31. During Trump’s July 31 NABJ interview, ABC…

by | Sep 17, 2024

WASHINGTON — There were no questions during Thursday’s White House media briefing about what the Biden–Harris administration is doing about the beleaguered city of Springfield, Ohio. No reporter asked press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre whether President Joe Biden or Vice President…

by | Sep 14, 2024

WASHINGTON — The debate over the debate is just getting started. Here are a few takes on the ABC News debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. ABC Lost Everyone knew the ABC News debate would be one-sided. Moderators David…

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