White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed on Wednesday that President Joe Biden does not need to take a cognitive test because Biden “passes a cognitive test every day” by being president. White House Dr. Kevin O’Connor claimed in a memo that there were “no new concerns” identified during the course of the exam from the last time that Biden was examined in 2023. Biden was not given a cognitive test during his exam despite recent polling showing the overwhelming majority of Americans having serious concerns about Biden’s ability to serve as president because of issues related to his mental fitness. “The president doesn’t need a cognitive test‚” Jean-Pierre said. “That is not my assessment. That is not my assessment. That is the assessment of the president’s doctor. That is also the assessment of the neurologist who has also made that assessment as well.” O’Connor’s memo makes no mention of any medical professionals saying that Biden does not need to take a cognitive exam. “The president‚ who is also the commander-in-chief — he passes a cognitive test every day — every day‚ as he moves from one topic to another topic‚ trying — understanding the granular level of these topics‚” she said. “You saw him talk about a fighting crime today. Tomorrow‚ he’s going to go to the border. Next week‚ he’s going to give a State of the Union address.” A reporter pressed Jean-Pierre on why Biden won’t take a cognitive exam if the White House is so confident in Biden’s abilities. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “I think folks need to understand that the president passes‚ again‚ a cognitive test every day‚” she claimed. “If you look at what a clinical cognitive test is actually‚ what it actually does‚ it is a 15-minute appointment that is — that is administered by someone that‚ most of the time‚ people don’t actually know.” Jean-Pierre repeatedly stated that Biden’s doctors do not believe that he needs to take a cognitive exam‚ yet none of those doctors attended the press briefing‚ which they have in the past‚ where they could have answered questions from reporters. When asked why the White House was not making any of the doctors available for reporters to speak to‚ Jean-Pierre claimed that it was because doing so was “actually not the precedent.” WATCH:

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My income tax is due in a few weeks! I hate it. I’m pretty good at math‚ but I no longer prepare my own taxes. The form alone scares me. I feel I have to hire an accountant because Congress‚ endlessly sucking up to various interest groups‚ keeps adding to a tax code. Now even accountants and tax nerds barely understand it. I can get a deduction for feeding feral cats but not for having a watchdog. I can deduct clarinet lessons if I get an orthodontist to say it’ll cure my overbite‚ but not piano lessons if a psychotherapist prescribes them for relaxation. Exotic dancers can depreciate breast implants. Even though whaling is mostly banned‚ owning a whaling boat can get you $10‚000 in deductions. And so on. Stop! I have a life! I don’t want to spend my time learning about such things. No wonder most Americans pay for some form of assistance. We pay big—about $104 billion a year. We waste 2 billion hours filling out stupid forms. That may not even be the worst part of the tax code. We adjust our lives to satisfy the whims of politicians. They manipulate us with tax rules. Million-dollar mortgage deductions invite us to buy bigger homes. Solar tax credits got me to put panels on my roof. “These incentives are a good thing‚” say politicians. “Even high taxes alone encourage gifts to charity. But “Americans don’t need to be bribed to give‚” says Steve Forbes in one of my videos. “In the 1980s‚ when the top rate got cut from 70% down to 28% … charitable giving went up. When people have more‚ they give more.” Right. When government lets us live our own lives‚ good things happen. But politicians want more control. American colonists started a revolution partly over taxes. They raided British ships and dumped their tea into the Boston Harbor to protest a tax of “3 pennies per pound.” But once those “don’t tax me!” colonists became politicians‚ they‚ too‚ raised taxes. First‚ they taxed things they deemed bad‚ like snuff and whiskey. Alexander Hamilton’s whiskey tax led to violent protests.  Now Americans meekly (mostly) accept new and much higher taxes. All of us suffer because politicians have turned income tax into a manipulative maze. We waste money and time and do things we wouldn’t normally do. Since I criticize government‚ I assume some IRS agent would like to come after me. So‚ cowering in fear‚ I hire an accountant and tell her‚ “Megan‚ don’t be aggressive. Just skip any challengeable deduction‚ even if it means I pay more.” I like having an accountant‚ but I don’t like having to have one. I resent having to pay Megan. I once calculated what I could buy with the money I pay her. I could get a brand-new motorcycle. I could take a cruise ship to Italy and back every year.  Better still‚ I could give my money to charity and maybe do some good in the world. For the same amount I spend on Megan‚ I could pay four kids’ tuition at a private school funded by SSPNYC.org. Or I could invest. I might help grow a company that creates a fun product‚ cures cancer‚ or creates wealth in a hundred ways. But I can’t. I need to pay Megan. What a waste. COPYRIGHT 2024 BY JFS PRODUCTIONS INC. The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Heritage Foundation. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Taxation Without Reason appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Police investigated over 400 cases related to human trafficking during Super Bowl week in Las Vegas‚ authorities said.   Cases involved pandering‚ adult and minor sex trafficking‚ and solicitation attempts (known also as “John” arrests)‚ Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said Tuesday during a town hall.   Las Vegas logged 12 confirmed arrests for human trafficking and 26 so-called bot cases online around the time of Super Bowl LVII‚ McMahill said.   In a bot (or robot) case‚ a detective uses the internet to covertly converse with individuals who say they desire to “pick up a kid and do sex trafficking with them” the sheriff said.   Without providing details‚ McMahill also listed 303 arrests or citations for solicitation‚ loitering‚ and trespassing; 21 “John” arrests or citations; and 49 other transgressions related to human trafficking.  In total‚ the Police Department reported 411 violations of law connected with trafficking.   From 2013 to 2016‚ Nevada logged only 356 cases of human trafficking. In 2021‚ the state recorded 201 cases.   Cases may include multiple victims‚ but represent individual instances of trafficking‚ police say.  As The Daily Signal previously reported‚ Las Vegas police worked with a local nonprofit‚ Signs of Hope‚ to counter an expected increase in human trafficking cases surrounding the NFL’s Super Bowl.  Kimberly Small‚ CEO of Signs of Hope‚ which fights sexual violence and exploitation‚ talked about the issue in an interview with the Las Vegas Sun before the Feb. 11 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.  “We do focus a lot of our resources around these larger events because we know that there’s going to be an uptick in numbers‚” Small said.  A direct connection exists between child trafficking and the crisis of illegal immigration at the southern border‚ according to a 2023 report from Emma Waters‚ a research associate in The Heritage Foundation’s Devos Center for Life‚ Religion‚ and Family. (The Daily Signal is Heritage’s news outlet.)  About 60% of children who cross into the U.S. unlawfully will end up in “prostitution‚ forced labor‚ and child pornography‚” Waters’ report says.  The Biden administration reported releasing over 400 children last year to “nonrelated” adults in the U.S. Most had other children already in their care‚ officials said.  A whistleblower told Congress last April that the U.S. government is the “middleman” in the multibillion-dollar industry of human trafficking of minors across the southern border.  Half of the most wanted child traffickers sought by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are from Mexico‚ according to Waters’ report.  “The link between human trafficking and the porous southern border highlights the need for strong border security‚” Waters told The Daily Signal in an earlier interview. “The Biden administration’s negligent enforcement at the southern border directly corresponds with the increase in human trafficking into the United States‚ especially during major national events such as the Super Bowl.”  Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Las Vegas Police Log Over 400 Human Trafficking Cases in Super Bowl Week  appeared first on The Daily Signal.

A county in Northern Virginia has declined to hand over almost $2 million in federal COVID-19 relief to a liberal immigration activist group that calls itself a “national powerhouse.”   The Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted Feb. 20 to deny the proposed reimbursement of about $1 million in federal funds to the organization‚ called CASA‚ after a county audit discovered over $200‚000 worth of misallocated funds.  The pro-amnesty group was supposed to use the federal COVID-19 aid to build a “training lab” and cover “programming start-up costs” for a new welcome center to be built in Prince William County.   According to the audit obtained by local news site InsideNOVA‚ however‚ CASA used the funds to offset infrastructure costs at a separate location and to pay for an employee’s English language classes.  Prince William found that CASA also used “thousands of dollars” to create merchandise‚ including lip balm‚ hoodies‚ and “fidget fun blocks‚” InsideNOVA reported.  The Daily Signal sought comment from the pro-amnesty organization and will update this article if it responds. The immigration group CASA is not the same as the organization Court Appointed Special Advocates‚ also known as CASA‚ which operates on behalf of children in court systems across the nation.  CASA made waves in June 2020 when it disrupted another board of supervisors meeting in Prince William. Members of the group joined Black Lives Matter demonstrators in protesting the county’s cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement‚ the agency known as ICE‚ as well as calling on county officials to defund the police.  During that meeting‚ a CASA representative made harsh remarks about a Republican supervisor‚ Yesli Vega.   The CASA rep told Vega she “is the devil” and should “zip your mouth‚” according to several news reports.  The CASA rep apparently condemned Vega for her support of a federal program in Prince William to identify illegal aliens who had committed crimes. Vega is also the first Hispanic member of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.   CASA considers itself a “national powerhouse” that is dedicated to “building power and improving the quality of life in working-class: Black‚ Latino/a/e‚ Afro-descent‚ Indigenous‚ and Immigrant Communities‚” according to its website.   The website says the group aims “to create paths to citizenship” for illegal aliens.   In one such effort‚ CASA partnered with Baltimore’s Office of Immigrant Affairs to help over 1‚000 immigrant families “access federal‚ state‚ and local aid.”  The organization often uses the phrase “Latinx‚” a phrase for gender-nonconforming Hispanics who won’t use Latino or Latina to describe themselves.   The group focuses on what it calls “LGBTQIA+” initiatives. It participates regularly in the District of Columbia’s Pride Parade‚ chanting “Si Se Puede” (meaning “Yes‚ We Can”)‚ a common phrase for activists started by labor leader Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers of America.  CASA also recently hosted “Café Con CASA‚” a presentation dedicated to “addressing the imperialist roots of the gender binary‚ anti-LGBT legislative trends‚ and more.”  The group also touts its political initiatives to achieve “climate justice.” On its website‚ CASA says the “climate emergency humanity faces today is fueled by capitalism‚ colonialism‚ and imperialism.”  Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email?letters@DailySignal.com?and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state.  The post Radical Immigrant Rights Group Denied Almost $2 Million for Misusing Federal COVID-19 Funds  appeared first on The Daily Signal.