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    Portland’s Journey From Symbol of Chic to Shabby

    In December, bestselling author and humorist David Sedaris wrote a New Yorker magazine essay about a recent trip to Portland, Oregon. While on a walk to a donut shop, he “lost count of the strung-out addicts I passed on my way” before eventually encountering four homeless people huddled around an empty baby carriage and smoking drugs…
    Mark Hemingway
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    The Super Bowl Storyline Players Keep Repeating

    The biggest game of the sports year is here: Super Bowl Sunday. The fact that this game takes place on a Sunday seems fitting for this year’s clear theme among the players preparing for the game of their lives. Amid the countless interviews, many players have said their faith is the most important thing in…
    Thomas Griffin
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    Boys vs. Girls

    Am I sexist? I think there are differences between men and women—traits beyond obvious physical ones. But when I was young, feminist leaders said there were no differences. The only reason men ran most things was sexism. There was plenty of that. One example people forget: Until 1974, women couldn’t get a credit card without…
    John Stossel
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    Speaking of Reality: Men Are Not Women

    Recently, the Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases about the validity of state laws banning boys from girls sports, West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox. The lawyers on the trans side bizarrely claimed that puberty blockers erase whatever athletic advantage men who say they are women may have. That’s crazy enough—as the…
    Prof. J Budziszewski
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    ICE Operations: What Americans Actually Want  

    President Donald Trump says a “softer touch” may be needed to carry out his immigration enforcement agenda. “I learned that maybe we can use a little bit of a softer touch, but you still have to be tough. These are criminals – we’re dealing with really hard criminals,” Trump told NBC News following the deaths…
    Virginia Allen
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    Tim Tebow’s Mistake: Empowering a Radical Left Politician on Child Protection

    For years, Tim Tebow has been working with state and federal officials to raise awareness to help get laws passed to end human trafficking and child pornography. It’s a cause that is super commendable—for sure. And he’s on the verge of success. Just last month, legislation meant to strengthen investigations of sexually abusive images of…
    Rob Maness
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    Billions in Tax Dollars Pay for Empty Federal Buildings

    FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—Selling off unused or underused federal property could save taxpayers $3 billion in deferred maintenance costs, and more than $100 million in operation costs each year, according to one government report. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chairwoman of the Senate DOGE Caucus, introduced legislation to expedite the sales of these properties.   “Why should taxpayers be stuck with billion-dollar bills for bureaucrats…
    Fred Lucas
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    5 Egregious Examples of Leftist Earmarks in Shutdown-Ending Funding Bill

    The bill President Donald Trump signed in order to end the government shutdown also included mandatory spending that will contradict his policy goals. The $1.2 trillion package included funding for specific entities—some of which the Trump administration is currently threatening to defund. Other funded entities provide legal defenses for illegal aliens facing deportation, while some…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    What to Expect in PLA Activities Near Taiwan Leading Up to Trump and Xi Summit

    With a summit fast approaching between President Donald Trump and Secretary General Xi Jinping in April, expect China’s military activities around Taiwan to be subdued for now. Since the summer of 2022, China’s People’s Liberation Army has conducted routine military drills around Taiwan, practicing blockades and simulating invasions of the island. This includes the late…
    Brent Sadler
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    Trump Admin Suspends 111,620 ‘California Borrowers’ for Allegedly Committing Billions in Pandemic-Era Fraud

    THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced Friday her agency has suspended 111,620 borrowers in California over alleged fraud related to pandemic-era loan programs. These borrowers had secured a total of 118,489 Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster loans, which amounted to more than $8.6 billion, according to an SBA news release. Loeffler said…
    Ireland Owens
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    With Judge’s Ruling on TPS, Springfield Is Back in the News

    Prominent Ohio lawmakers have been reacting swiftly to a last-minute court ruling maintaining Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the United States. Springfield, Ohio, has been the epicenter of the effort to end TPS for Haitian migrants. The Ruling and Reactions On Monday night, Judge Ana Reyes blocked the Trump administration from ending TPS for…
    Rebecca Downs
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    DHS Responds to Claims of ICE Targeting Polling Locations

    After commentator and former White House adviser Steve Bannon claimed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will “surround the polls come November,” the Trump administration has denied any such plans. “ICE is not planning operations targeting polling locations,” a Department of Homeland Security official told The Daily Signal. “ICE conducts intelligence-driven targeted enforcement, and if an…
    Virginia Allen
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    USAID Strikes Back, as Judge Says Elon Musk Must Testify in Lawsuit

    Lawyers for former employees of the shuttered U.S. Agency for International Development will depose Elon Musk, the former aide to President Donald Trump who led efforts to shut down the agency and cut other wasteful spending. The Trump administration closed the agency after auditors with Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found multiple examples of waste.  …
    Fred Lucas
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    Homeland Security: ACLU ‘Demonizing’ ICE Agents With Demand for UN Probe

    If the United Nations launches an investigation in Minnesota, it should be into the plight of crime victims, a Department of Homeland Security official says.   This week, the American Civil Liberties Union asked the United Nations to launch a probe into the Trump administration’s actions in the state, regarding immigration enforcement and response to agitators.   This comes amid the…
    Fred Lucas
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    Is the American Medical Association Really Changing Course on Transgender Surgery for Minors?

    After the world’s largest organization of plastic surgeons recommended delaying “transgender” surgery until a patient reaches the age of 19, the American Medical Association stated it would follow that guidance—but added a key word that set off alarm bells for one medical watchdog group. The AMA, America’s most influential doctor association, has long advocated against…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Trump Unveils Drug Savings Website ‘Trump Rx’

    President Donald Trump unveiled a new website seeking to offer Americans massively discounted prescription drugs. The website, TrumpRx.gov, offers “Most-Favored-Nation” prices on prescription drugs. “This launch represents the largest reduction in prescription drug prices in history, by many, many times, and it’s not even close,” Trump said Thursday night. “You can see numbers that you’re…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    FBI’s Fulton County Election Raid: Better Six Years Late Than Never

    Finally! The FBI’s Jan. 28 raid on Fulton County, Georgia, election offices was sorely needed. It should have happened in 2020. Americans should be proud of this country but ashamed of its Fourth World voting system. While Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has modernized Florida’s elections, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has light years to go before…
    Deroy Murdock
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    Civil Rights Chief Urges Women to Challenge Trans Policies

    Women who have experienced transgender-identifying males invading their private spaces at work have grounds to file a claim with the government’s civil rights agency, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas told The Daily Signal. “I do think that it’s important for women to realize that they could have a claim if they are in…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Americans Vote With Their Feet

    It may seem that it’s impossible to get anything done in Washington these days. Nevertheless, the free spirit of Americans cannot be suppressed. Americans are voting with their feet. Per the Census Bureau’s just released annual report on population growth and migration in the U.S., Americans are packing up and moving from anti-growth blue states…
    Star Parker
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    Who’s Leading the Race to Replace McConnell?

    The first two independent polls of the Republican Senate primary in Kentucky show Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., in the lead against businessman Nate Morris and former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The Kentucky Senate seat is open because Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the long-time Republican leader in the upper chamber, is retiring. Election observers are…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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