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    From My Father’s Gift to My Children’s Future
    Across generations, the American dream has been sustained by one simple idea: Hard work and smart decisions can lead to a better life. That belief shaped my own family’s story, and it’s what drives my work today. My parents came legally to America from Nigeria, believing this country would give them and their future children…
    O.J. Oleka
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    ‘Want to Cheat’: Noem Rips ‘Conspiracy Theories’ Against SAVE America Act
    Advocating for an election reform measure that passed the House this week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said elections are a basic infrastructure responsibility for her department.  “It’s a fact that noncitizens have been voting in our elections,” Noem said Friday during a press conference in Phoenix. “They’ve been registered, and they have voted from…
    Fred Lucas
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    GOP Trolls Democrat Opposition to Voter ID When Elected Officials Need IDs to Vote in the House
    The Democratic Party has vowed to vote against legislation to require voters to provide identification before casting a ballot, despite actively using identification to vote in Congress and requiring attendees of their events to present identification when entering. Republicans pointed out the Democrats’ double standard on identification after 213 Democrats voted against Rep. Chip Roy’s,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Ohio Bill Would Protect Parents for Refusing to Go Along With Transgender Ideology
    A bill from Republican Ohio state Reps. Josh Williams and Gary Click looks to continue Ohio Republicans’ fight against transgender ideology. The legislation introduced this week, titled the Affirming Families First Act, “is about protecting families from government overreach and ensuring parents are not punished for raising their children consistent with biological reality.” Williams told…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Court Rules in Critical Virginia Redistricting Fight
    REUTERS—The Virginia Supreme Court said on Friday it would allow a Democrat-backed redistricting effort to head to a voter referendum in April. The decision potentially paves the way for the party to flip as many as four Republican seats in the U.S. House of Representatives this fall. A state judge last month blocked the Democrats’ redistricting effort,…
    Joseph Ax
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    Jeffries and Schumer Denounce Trump’s ‘Racist’ Video—but Who Are They to Complain?
    On President Donald Trump’s social media platform, someone in the administration—the White House offered different versions of how this happened—posted a 62-second cartoon video set to the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” This was posted on a Thursday night and, following cries of “racism,” was removed by noon the following day. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt…
    Larry Elder
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    Don Lemon Pleads in Court After Church Invasion Charges
    Former CNN host Don Lemon pleaded not guilty in federal court in Minnesota Friday for accompanying agitators who invaded a Sunday service in a Minnesota church, Reuters reports.  Lemon, who professes he was covering the outburst in the church as a journalist, and eight agitators were charged with conspiracy in violating the Freedom of Access…
    Fred Lucas
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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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