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Over the past century, think tanks have become a driving force on the American political landscape. These nonprofit 501(c)(3) research bodies gather experts and political activists, shape political agendas, sketch out policy proposals, and increasingly provide staff members for incoming administrations and members of Congress. Given their growing importance, it is not surprising that think tanks are getting more attention lately, as we have seen with the hew and cry about Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's policy recommendations. For more than four decades, Heritage has been putting out policy books in presidential election years, building on its successful Mandate for Leadership in 1980, which influenced the Reagan administration.

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Koch-Funded Group Behind Calls for American Retrenchment Releases Poll Showing Support for US Involvement Abroad

The Defense Priorities think tank receives funding from the isolationist Koch family and is known for its ties to Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.), a fierce opponent of U.S. foreign aid. Yet a poll released by the group on Friday found Americans broadly support U.S. involvement on the international stage and want to arm Ukraine with the weapons it needs to defeat Russia.

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Biden Admin Under Pressure To Freeze UN Funding as International Body Boosts Iran

The Biden administration is under pressure from a coalition of outside advocacy groups to cut American funding to the United Nations over the international organization's appointment of Iran to several leadership positions.

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DHS Official Worked With Anti-Israel Group Tied to Embattled Biden Judicial Nominee

A top Department of Homeland Security civil rights official has previously unreported ties to a Rutgers University think tank that congressional investigators are calling a "hotbed of radical antisemitic, anti-American, anti-Israel, and pro-terrorist activity."

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Biden Food Stamp Chief Offloads Policymaking to Soros-Funded Think Tank, Ethics Complaint Charges

A top official at the Department of Agriculture fielded a question that she couldn't answer. Instead of consulting her colleagues at the Agriculture Department, she immediately forwarded the reporter's question to her former coworkers at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a George Soros-funded think tank.

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J Street Founder Had ‘Open Door’ to Deputy Secretary of State, Internal Emails Show

The founder of J Street, a leading anti-Israel group, had an "open door" to the Biden State Department and coordinated with top administration officials—including former deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman—to stymie political activity in Jerusalem, according to internal government emails obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

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Biden's Suspended Iran Envoy Employed at Least Three Members of Iranian Influence Network: Report

At least three advisers to disgraced Biden administration Iran envoy Robert Malley were part of an Iranian Foreign Ministry plot to influence U.S. policy, according to a Tuesday Semafor report based on leaked foreign ministry emails.

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Pentagon Mum on Biden Appointee's Alleged Membership in Iranian Influence Network

The Pentagon isn't saying whether it is concerned, or plans to take any action, over a report Tuesday alleging that a senior Defense Department official is part of an Iranian influence network.

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Ibram Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research Hasn't Produced Any Research

Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research made headlines this month when it announced it would axe a third of its workforce. But those layoffs may not have much of an impact, considering the center has hardly produced any original research at all.

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Council on Foreign Relations Under Fire for Decision To Host Closed-Door Confab With Iranian President

A prominent Washington, D.C., think tank is under fire for its decision to host Iran’s president while he is in New York City for the United Nations’ annual gathering.

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