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Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, the top Democrats in the Senate and House, condemned the arrest of Don Lemon and other church invaders.

Democrats Carry Water for Agitators Who Invade Church Services and Traumatize Children

SocietyCommentary

Involved fatherhood isn't just great for kids, it's fulfilling for dads, too

Involved Fatherhood Isn’t Just Great for the Kids—It’s More Fulfilling for Dads, Too

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 20: Mayor of San Jose, Matt Mahan, speaks during the NWSL Championship Welcome Reception at Rotunda at San Jose City Hall on November 20, 2025 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Eakin Howard/NWSL via Getty Images)

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan Enters California Governor’s Race

InternationalCommentary

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses the opening of a study session at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee National Academy of Governance for principal officials at the provincial and ministerial level, Jan. 20, 2026. (Photo by Li Xiang/Xinhua via Getty Images)

The Loneliest Man in Zhongnanhai: Xi Jinping’s Purges and the Price of Absolute Power

New video shows Alex Pretti attacking federal agents' vehicle.

New Video Shines Light on Alex Pretti’s Confrontation With Federal Agents

PoliticsCommentary

Donald Trump listens to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem as they sit at a table.

Go Big, Then Go Smart: Trump, ICE, and the Law. How to Skip the Left’s PR Trap.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in a blue jacket speaks behind a podium next to a photo of a semi-automatic handgun.

Trump Admin Places Agents in Alex Pretti Shooting on Administrative Leave

LawNews

Venezuelan Illegal Immigrant Sentenced for Shocking Crime in Ohio Town

InternationalCommentary

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses the opening of a study session at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee National Academy of Governance for principal officials at the provincial and ministerial level, Jan. 20, 2026. (Photo by Li Xiang/Xinhua via Getty Images)

The Loneliest Man in Zhongnanhai: Xi Jinping’s Purges and the Price of Absolute Power

SecurityCommentary

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China,

Canada Should Warm to Trump’s Arctic Plans

Health CareCommentary

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 22: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after holding a signing ceremony for the “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 22, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The US-backed “Board of Peace” is intended to administer the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after the war between Israel and Hamas. The final makeup of the board has not been confirmed. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump Is Making the Right Call in Leaving the WHO

Health CareNews

TOPSHOT - Paramedics move a patient suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus into the 22 Battalion of the Military Police Hospital, in Mexico City, on December 30, 2020. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)

How Biden and Fauci Suppressed the COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory

LawNews

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hold a hearing on the fraud in Minnesota.

Congress Places Minnesota’s Rampant Fraud Center Stage

John Thune speaks to reporters in the capitol.

Thune Saves Funding Deal in Senate

The Real Reason Democrats Are Threatening Noem Impeachment, One Member Says

Lindsey Graham walks down a hall.

Sen. Graham Receives Concessions After ‘Hold’ on Senate’s Funding Deal

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-SD) speaks as (L-R) Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), and Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) (L) listen during a news briefing after the weekly Senate Republican Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senate GOPs gathered for a weekly luncheon to discuss the Republican agenda. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

‘HUGE DEAL’: Thune Pledges Election Security Vote in Senate

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 12: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel (L) speaks as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt looks on during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on November 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Patel spoke about a recent meeting he attended in Beijing regarding fentanyl production and distribution. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Before FBI Raid, Georgia Elections Board Questioned Fulton County Over Voter Rolls

Analysis

Voters fill out their ballots at a polling station in the Hillsboro Old Stone School on November 04, 2025 in Hillsboro, Virginia.

If Illegal Aliens Don’t Vote in Virginia Elections, Then Why Are Democrats Trying to Ban ICE From Polling Places?

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) walks out of the Senate Chamber on December 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Two opposing health care bills intended to avert rising health care premiums failed. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Scott Calls for Standing Filibuster on Voter ID Bill

‘War Was Visited Upon These People’: Play About Oct. 7 Comes to DC

Education Commentary

Security personnel stands guard outside a mosque.

Are Americans Being Radicalized Online and Converting to Islam?

International Analysis

Protests in Iran are threatening the survival of the regime, and President Trump can take credit.

Why Is the Iran Regime on the Verge of Collapse?

Trump Envoy Announces Next Phase of Gaza Peace Plan

SocietyCommentary

Why the Next Generation Is Ditching Alcohol

PoliticsCommentary

Jack Fowler sits at a table with Dr. Elizabeth Spalding against a blue backdrop and screen reading "The Daily Signal."

‘We Were Anti-Nazi, but Not Anti-Communist’: Hollywood’s ‘Come to Jesus’ Moment That Never Was

News

1960s Liberalism Killed Michael Brown | Victor Davis Hanson

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Biggest Issue Facing Fight For Life

Politics Commentary

Someone holds up sign reading "Black Lives Matter" in front of burning police car.

Ivy League Prof: ‘Black Lives Matter Was Created From a Fabrication’

Society Commentary

Black-and-white photo of Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn taking notes at a desk with a large manuscript in front of him.

Why ‘The Gulag Archipelago’ Is the Greatest Book of the 20th Century

Commentary

The construction site for the California High-Speed Rail Project.

California’s ‘Futureland’ High-Speed Rail Is Still Stuck at the Station

Society Commentary

Black-and-white photo of a group of marchers behind sign reading "March for Life: Support the life principles."

The Early, Ideological Diversity of the Pro-Life Movement

Video: First Obamacare Vote Adds $247 Billion to Debt

Gerrit Lansing | October 20, 2009

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“It’s very telling that the first vote that we’re going to make on health care, Neil, is to add a quarter of a trillion dollars to the federal debt.”

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