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Joseph Loconte, Ph.D., is the director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies and AWC Family Foundation Fellow. Prior to arriving at Heritage, Mr. Loconte held the position of Associate Professor of History at The King’s College in New York City, where he taught courses on Western Civilization, American Foreign Policy, and International Human Rights. He is a scholar on John Locke and the religious influences on the development of liberal democracy.

US lawmakers unveil American hostage task force Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) and Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) announced the Congressional Task Force on American Hostages and Americans Wrongfully Detained Abroad, a bipartisan working group aimed at helping the families of detained US citizens. Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) speaks about his experiences during a trip to Israel and Auschwitz-Birkenau as part of a bipartisan delegation from the House of Representatives, Washington, Jan. 28, 2020. - Samuel Corum/Getty Images June 18, 2021 Members of Congress on Thursday announced a dedicated working ...

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would create a national clean drinking water standard, a key goal for environmentalists and health experts concerned about the lasting effects of "forever chemicals" that contaminate water supplies. Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, and Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, have introduced the PFAS Action Act of 2021, legislation that would mandate the Environmental Protection Agency to enact a national clean drinking water standard for PFAS and PFOS chemicals. The legislation would also designate the chemicals as haza...