Melissa Quinn previously worked for The Daily Signal as a senior news reporter.
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Despite repeated U.S. airstrikes ordered by President Obama to blunt the advance of the Islamic State, the brutal terrorist group — also known as ISIS… Read More
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Just weeks before the Export-Import Bank’s charter expires, top bank officials embarked on a nationwide tour designed to drum up support for the agency. Such… Read More
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Veteran consumer advocate Ralph Nader says Republicans and Democrats in Congress shouldn’t miss a chance to unite as “unlikely allies” by declining to reauthorize the… Read More
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Facing criticism from opponents of the Iraq War after ordering a troop surge in 2007, President George W. Bush issued a warning of what would… Read More
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Thousands of fast-food workers across 150 cities nationwide gathered today to call for a $15-an-hour minimum wage. However, a report released today by James Sherk,… Read More
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With just nine legislative days left before the Export-Import Bank’s charter expires Sept. 30, House Republicans are reportedly working on a deal to extend the… Read More
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“Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson’s appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity” last night earned him headlines across a host of media outlets from The Washington Post… Read More
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More than 6,000 foreign nationals in the United States on student visas have vanished after overstaying their time here, raising alarm at the Department of… Read More
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President Obama has led a chorus of cries for a review of a Pentagon program supplying “excess” weaponry and equipment to state and local police… Read More
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The Cold War ended long ago, and according to one survey, it’s time for politicians to leave Cold War-era terms such as “big government,” “socialism”… Read More
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During an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y., reminded viewers al-Qaeda didn’t need an “excuse” to attack the United States on… Read More
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One of the concerns other countries have regarding the Islamic State is citizens who have trained with the terrorist group using their passports to return… Read More
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Transgender Americans who previously wrestled with the high cost of gender reassignment surgery may find relief now under the Affordable Care Act. Before implementation of… Read More
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A new poll found that the majority of Americans believe the Department of Justice is motivated primarily by politics. According to a Rasmussen poll released… Read More
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The MTV Video Music Awards and Emmy Awards this week offered pop culture fans a foretaste of awards season, which — say those who notice… Read More
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Justice Department lawyers say that it would be “too onerous” to retrieve lost emails from Lois Lerner when she was head of the Internal Revenue Service’s tax-exempt division. Last… Read More
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St. Louis County residents who wanted their voices to be heard decided to show up in Ferguson, Mo. Their goal: To give some much-needed business to… Read More
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For Army Staff Sgt. James Harrington, it was a day he thought would never arrive. It had been two and a half years since he… Read More
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It’s the chilly challenge that’s sweeping the nation. So it’s no surprise that the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has spread to Capitol Hill, state houses… Read More
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The flood of illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexico border has made immigration a top issue for Americans, new polling shows. Job-seeking U.S. citizens are increasingly… Read More
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Amid civil unrest in Ferguson, Mo., some St. Louis County residents hope to help the town move toward recovery with a “buycott” in support of… Read More
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Much of the weaponry and apparel on display during police action to quell riots and looting in Ferguson, Mo., doesn’t look like surplus equipment supplied… Read More
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, who yesterday said he was “thunderstruck” to learn how militarized police in Ferguson had become, signed off as recently as January… Read More
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It’s hard for Americans who fought in the war in Iraq to watch the rapid advances being made there by the brutal terrorist force that… Read More
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Stephen Hadley, national security adviser for President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2009, has experienced insight into what U.S. strategy in Iraq should entail. In a brief interview… Read More
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Police in Ferguson, Mo., this morning released stills from a video that they said shows 18-year-old Michael Brown strong-arming a smaller, older man during a robbery inside… Read More
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President Obama appealed for calm in Ferguson, Mo., as tensions mounted between some black residents and police in the St. Louis suburb on the fifth… Read More
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A beleaguered federal agency has overspent its travel budget by at least $3 million, House investigators determined. The Export-Import Bank allocated $1.3 million for travel this year, but is… Read More
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A new map—presented as a GIF—is putting unemployment rates in historical context. Courtesy of Metric Maps, the image shows how unemployment rates have changed state-by-state from 1976 to… Read More
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For Robert and Susan Blair, it was time for an exit strategy. The couple had been in the business of home health care for three… Read More
