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    Harvard Sued for Stonewalling on Race-Based Admissions
    The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is suing Harvard, accusing the university of unlawfully withholding admissions data necessary to help the government determine if race-based discrimination is occurring. In Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College in 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that colleges cannot consider race in the admissions…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    How to Fall in Love With America Again
    Americans are losing love for their country. The education system is taking our young in a different direction by dismissing our nation’s past and introducing ideologies contradicting our founding principles. Much of our culture seems determined to treat America’s 250th birthday with condemnation rather than celebration.  Yet, in this age of pessimism toward our nation’s past, Matthew Spalding offered a new invitation: to fall in love…
    Reagan Campbell | Jenna Lee
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    3 Months In: Is Texas Winning the War Against Islamization?
    In November, a “WarRoom” clip exposed two Sharia courts in Texas, operating for years and handling hundreds of cases. While legal if both parties agree, Muslim women often face strong pressure to use Sharia courts over county courts. Under strict Sharia, women inherit less, divorce is difficult, and testimony counts for less. Refusal can lead…
    Peter McIlvenna
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    DHS Shutdown Coincides With Senators’ Trip
    With a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security all but guaranteed, many senators are leaving for a security conference in Europe without having passed a bill to fund the agency. When the clock strikes midnight on Friday, the agency’s funding from a previous two-week stopgap extension will expire. With no sign of consensus, the…
    George Caldwell
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    Former Obama WH Counsel Resigns From Goldman Sachs After Epstein Disclosures
    Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler has resigned after documents released by the U.S. Justice Department last month showed Ruemmler accepted gifts from late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and advised him on how to address media inquiries regarding his crimes. Ruemmler previously served as White House counsel to former President Barack Obama, before leaving her post…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Jordan Vows Crackdown Bill on Sanctuary Cities, States
    House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said his committee could clear legislation in the next two weeks to crack down on sanctuary jurisdictions.   In an interview with Just the News, Jordan said sanctuary jurisdictions include 11 states, 18 major cities, and three counties, as well as the District of Columbia. He said this represents about one-third of the nation’s population.   “We’re looking…
    Fred Lucas
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    He Had Near-Perfect SAT Scores. Was He Rejected in Favor of Foreign College Applicants?
    Who are America’s public universities really for? A growing backlash argues that domestic students—many with near-perfect test scores—are being edged out in favor of full-pay international enrollments.  Steve Cortes’ new documentary, “The Foreign Student Crisis Destroying American College Admissions,” focuses on the University of Illinois where more than 6,000 Chinese nationals are enrolled at this…
    Reagan Campbell
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    Shut Up and Slide, Team USA
    “I learned a long time ago, keep your d— mouth shut if you want to stay in show business,” said the great Dolly Parton. Do you know where she stands on immigration enforcement, veganism, or Gaza? Me neither.  Uninformed virtue signaling is a staple of the U.S. entertainment industry. Freeing Tibet, global warming, masking, and…
    Simon Hankinson
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    Bad Bunny vs. Turning Point USA Super Bowl Halftime Shows Still Sparking Viral Reactions, Highlighting Cultural Divide 
    Four days later, the Super Bowl halftime debate appears to be outlasting memories of the game itself. Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show”—staged in response to the NFL’s selection of Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl halftime act—triggered viral reactions, celebrity criticism, and extreme online responses—exposing deep cultural divides.  The Final Numbers  Bad Bunny’s performance drew over 128 million viewers, according to audience measurement firm Nielsen. That’s 5.3 million…
    Reagan Campbell
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    $10 Billion for Crime Victims Missing—Lawmakers Call for DOJ to Fix Biden-Era Failure
    The Justice Department is missing out on collecting $10 billion from convicted criminals to go to crime victims, according to federal prosecutors.  Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, led a letter with four other Republican senators telling Attorney General Pam Bondi that “there appears to be billions of dollars right at the DOJ’s finger tips that could be collected.”   Congress created the Crime…
    Fred Lucas
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    Artificial Intelligence Is Here for Your Children
    All the parenting books in the world five years ago could not have fathomed the ubiquitous presence of artificial intelligence in our children’s lives today.   If parents remain ignorant of AI’s true power, we risk surrendering our children to the deepest, darkest psychological abyss humanity has ever encountered.  With hindsight, we can see the true devastation new technologies like smartphones and social…
    Tina Descovich
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    Florida Becomes Only the Fourth State to Offer English-Only Driver’s License Exams
    Last Friday, Florida began administering English-only driver’s license exams, only the fourth state to do so. English-only driving exams make the roads safer for all drivers, and every other state should follow suit. Recently, the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles office announced that all driver’s license exams will be administered in English only, including…
    Erin Schniederjan
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    Why Are the Media Bending Over Backward to Be ‘Sensitive’ to the ‘Identity’ of a Mass Murderer?
    It is a journalist’s duty to report the truth, yet so many news outlets covered themselves in shame by bowing and scraping to honor the “transgender identity” of the man who carried out one of the deadliest mass shootings in Canadian history. Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, was born a man and he died a man….
    Tyler O’Neil
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    THUNE: DHS Shutdown Very Likely
    Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced that a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is likely when the clock strikes midnight on Friday, due to a lack of agreement with Democrats on funding the agency. “We don’t have a solution yet,” Thune, R-S.D., told reporters outside the Senate floor Thursday afternoon. “The Democrats, at…
    George Caldwell
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    Democrats Stand Firm on ICE Demands as FEMA, TSA, and Coast Guard Funding in a Lurch
    A partial government shutdown appears imminent as Democrats are standing firm and refusing to provide funding to the Department of Homeland Security. There is only one day left to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the lone department awaiting appropriations from Congress through the rest of the fiscal year. The White House has attempted to negotiate, but the proposal doesn’t seem to be enough…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Judge Weighs in on War Department Censure of Sen. Mark Kelly
    A federal judge stopped War Secretary Pete Hegseth—at least temporarily—from censuring Sen. Mark Kelly for his role in a video telling American soldiers to refuse illegal orders. Judge Rich Leon, an appointee of Republican President George W. Bush, on Thursday ruled in favor of Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired Navy captain, who had joined five other Democrat members…
    Fred Lucas
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    ‘That’s a Lie’: Minnesota AG Accused of Enabling Fraud  
    Sen. Josh Hawley accused Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison of having knowledge of massive welfare fraud in his state, yet enabling the fraud to continue. “I should call you ‘prisoner’ because you ought to be in jail,” Hawley, R-Mo., told Ellison in a heated exchange during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing Thursday. Hawley specifically…
    Virginia Allen
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    MAHA Could Hold the Key to Winning Midterms
    Republicans can “win big” in midterm elections if they “unwrap the gift of MAHA” that President Donald Trump has handed them, according to a new memo from Tony Lyons, president of MAHA Action. Four to six percent of former non-Trump voters cited the “Make America Healthy Again,” or MAHA, movement in explaining their decision to…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Victor Davis Hanson Gives Update 6 Weeks After Cancer Surgery
    Six weeks after surgery to remove lung cancer, Victor Davis Hanson shared in his most recent podcast about his recovery and the hope he has gained from well-wishers.   “I never expected so many people to be so nice. … I knew they were nice. I didn’t know there were so many of them,” said Hanson,…
    Fred Lucas
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    Democrats to ‘Disenfranchise Voters’ With Election Integrity Opposition, GOP Says
    Republican lawmakers on Wednesday accused Democrats of being “anti-American” and wanting to “disenfranchise” American voters by “allowing noncitizens to vote.” Their remarks come after Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, became the sole House Democrat to vote in favor of legislation that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship and voter identification before casting a ballot….
    Pedro Rodriguez
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