Terence P. Jeffrey is investigative editor for the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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President Joe Biden met last week for the third time with Chinese President Xi Jinping—the leader of a regime Biden’s own administration has repeatedly declared… Read More
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The 1972 presidential election—which pitted incumbent President Richard Nixon against Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota—was an absolute wipeout. Nixon won 49 of the 50… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Vice President Kamala Harris and the 16th-century British monarch Henry VIII share at least one trait in common: The belief that the government can force… Read More
With the Nov. 5 election approaching, much attention is focused on the presidential contest—but at least as significant are the contests that will determine who… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The state of Florida had a population of 22,610,726 as of July 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That ranked third among all states—exceeded… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The median age in the United States in 2023 was 39.1 years, according to the Census Bureau. That means that approximately half the people in… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Do native-born Americans have higher household incomes than naturalized citizens? It is a simple question the Census Bureau answered this week. The answer? No. Do… Read More
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East Blake Lane Park in Oakton, Virginia, sits about 16 miles down the road from the White House, where President Joe Biden lives, and about… Read More
InternationalCommentary
When an unnamed “senior administration official” briefed reporters last Friday about national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s trip to the People’s Republic of China—to meet with… Read More
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Vice President Kamala Harris visited San Francisco on Sunday to hold a fundraising event at an elitist venue in one of its richest neighborhoods. Her… Read More
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“She is a San Francisco liberal.” That’s how Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas—who graduated from Harvard and Harvard Law School—described Vice President Kamala Harris… Read More
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When Vice President Joe Biden met in 2011 with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing, the two men joked about their age. “I note that… Read More
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Since President Joe Biden was inaugurated, the federal debt has increased by more than $7 trillion. On Jan. 20, 2021, the day of Biden’s inauguration,… Read More
LawCommentary
Suppose Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping made an agreement: All their personnel stationed in Washington, D.C., would vote for the same… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited Harvard University last week to accept the Radcliffe Medal, which, says Harvard, “is presented annually to an individual who… Read More
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For Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi—who died this week in a helicopter crash—the question was not whether terrorism was good or evil, but who perpetrated… Read More
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The public schools in the state of New York doled out $29,284 per pupil in “current expenditures” in fiscal year 2022, according to a report… Read More
InternationalCommentary
When Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a press conference April 22 on the State Department’s release of its 2023 country reports on human rights… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives last Saturday voted 311 to 112 to approve a bill to spend $60.89 billion on aid for Ukraine. Among House… Read More
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Back on May 30, 2023, after then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy cut a deal with President Joe Biden to suspend any limit on the federal debt through… Read More
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Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming all share common borders and something else that matters more. According to data the Census Bureau gathered in 2020, these were… Read More
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There is one competition where Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia aren’t beating other major locations in this country. It is in persuading people… Read More
SecurityCommentary
There seems to be at least one impenetrable barrier connected to this country’s southwest border. It’s the one that stands between Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro… Read More
SecurityCommentary
From February 2022 to December 2023, Congress appropriated about three times as much money for its response to the conflict in Ukraine as the federal… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
President Joe Biden—wearing a brown leather jacket and a black baseball hat—walked out onto the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday morning on… Read More
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A few minutes before the ball came down on Times Square in New York on New Year’s Eve, Paul Anka sang a song that has… Read More
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If you want to drive through the seven wealthiest counties in the United States, as measured by median household income, you will have to visit… Read More
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When President Barack Obama named retiring Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., to serve as his administration’s secretary of transportation, LaHood brought with him a vision for… Read More
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When I graduated from Princeton in 1981, there were two things that I wanted to do: make my living as a writer and live in… Read More
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After President Joe Biden met last week with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted a statement and a photo on… Read More
