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    Anti-ICE Protesters Want Agents to Wear Body Cameras, But Their Demand May Backfire
    All federal agents deployed to the field in Minneapolis will be equipped with body cameras, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced Monday.   “Effective immediately, we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis,” Noem said in a post on X. “As funding is available, the body camera program will be expanded nationwide. We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to [Department…
    Reagan Campbell
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    CORRECTING THE RECORD: Is Trump’s Former Weaponization Chief Really Planning to Leave DOJ?
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Though President Donald Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin no longer coordinates a Justice Department working group investigating the weaponization of government, he has no imminent plans to leave the agency, two sources familiar with the matter tell The Daily Signal. CNN reported that Martin was expected to leave his role in…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Clintons, House GOP Reach Deal for Testimony on Epstein Scandal, Averting Contempt Vote
    After months of resistance, Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before a House panel investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The depositions will be filmed and transcribed, a point of contention in the past between the Clintons and the members investigating crimes by Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and their connections to…
    Fred Lucas
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    House Passes Shutdown-Ending Package
    The House of Representatives passed a Senate-modified spending package to reopen the government by a 217-214 margin Tuesday. The measure passed with 42 defections: 21 Republicans voting against it and 21 Democrats voting for it. Hardline conservatives such as Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., and Keith Self, R-Texas, voted against the package. There were also Democrat…
    George Caldwell
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    Johnson Refutes Judicial Warrant Claim for Deportation Efforts
    Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters on Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not need a judicial warrant to arrest an illegal immigrant who already has an administrative warrant and decides to hide from the law in a private residence. “When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it’s an administrative warrant,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Bad Bunny’s Anti-ICE Grammy Rant Raises Red Flags Before the Super Bowl
    If you thought Bad Bunny’s anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement Grammy speech was bad, buckle up, because you’re not getting rid of him anytime soon. The Puerto Rican rapper, who took his acceptance speech slot to pontificate on behalf of illegal aliens, will be headlining the Super Bowl halftime show this upcoming Sunday. Will he bring…
    Elise McCue
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    Walz, Ellison Adopt Nullification Playbook Against Federal Law
    “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun,” King Solomon famously observed in the Koheleth (Book of Ecclesiastes). Truer words have never been written. Look no further than the present anarchic tumult in Minnesota. On Jan. 12, Minnesota…
    Josh Hammer
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    Why Violent Crime Fell 37% in DC
    The president’s tough-on-crime policies are to thank for the nation’s capital seeing a dramatic decrease in crime from last year, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. “When you have a president who makes a decision to focus on crime and then tries to figure out what he can do to effectuate a reduction in crime,”…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    The Urgent Need for the UK’s Muslim Rape Gang Inquiry and Lessons for the US
    The United Kingdom’s grooming gangs scandal, recently cited by Elon Musk, serves as a warning to the United States as the nation deals with issues of sex trafficking and child exploitation due to immigration policies. In 2025, Musk made nearly 200 posts, amplifying abuse allegations and paralleling U.S. concerns about exploitation and community influences. On…
    Peter McIlvenna
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    Minneapolis ICE Haters Are Not So Into Peace, Love, and Understanding
    WARNING: Images in this piece may disturb some readers. The fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis have put major heat on ICE. Investigations will discover whether Good, Pretti, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, or Border Patrol officers acted appropriately, poorly, criminally, and how much for each of these individuals. Meanwhile, those…
    Deroy Murdock
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    Turning Point USA Announces Lineup for Rival Super Bowl Halftime Show
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Turning Point USA announced the lineup for its “All-American Halftime Show” on Monday to rival Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny’s Sunday Super Bowl performance. Musicians Kid Rock, Brantley Lee, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett will perform during TPUSA’s halftime show, which will air on Rumble, Real America’s Voice, and other non-cable television platforms. The…
    Nicole Silverio
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    Trump Teases ‘Interesting Things’ From Georgia FBI Raid, as County Prepares Legal Showdown
    Georgia’s most populous county will take legal action against the Trump administration over the recent FBI raid looking for data on the 2020 election, County Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. said. Arrington announced plans for a motion on social media Monday morning after the FBI raid on the Fulton County Election Hub last week. Arrington said…
    Fred Lucas
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Why Minnesota Is Becoming America’s New Nullification Crisis
    In the months before the April 12, 1861, firing on Fort Sumter, there were lots of sharp divisions in the North about the proper reaction to the first seven Confederate states that had already left the Union. Not all Unionists believed that war was inevitable. Some, in fact, were happy to be done with the…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    SEISMIC: A Detransitioner’s $2M Jury Verdict Threatens Child Mutilation Pipeline
    A recent jury verdict marks the first tremor in a building earthquake that may sever the transgender child mutilation pipeline, setting the stage for a host of lawsuits that threaten to end the medical establishment’s promotion of “gender-affirming care.” Transgender activists push gender confusion and child mutilation in the name of “civil rights,” but we…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    The Other Golden Fleet: The Urgent Need for a Strong Merchant Marine
    “The President has been clear—we must bring back our American maritime industrial might.” This recent statement by Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan channels President Donald Trump’s strong commitment to a modern naval fleet that can protect America around the globe. While much has been made of the new Trump-class of battleships, any advances…
    Brent Sadler | Hollins Randolph
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    Johnson’s Shutdown Fight Could Hinge on 2 Republican Votes
    Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is in the hot seat this week, as he attempts to rally his majority around a Senate-modified spending package and avert a protracted government shutdown. Since Saturday, the federal government’s discretionary spending authority has expired for key agencies.  Senate Democrats and Republicans crafted a deal on Friday to fund…
    George Caldwell
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    Here Are the Latest Developments in Charlie Kirk Murder Case
    Setting aside all the conspiracy theories about who shot Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson stands accused by the state of Utah of committing that heinous crime. And his case had a flurry of pretrial activity and a rare and interesting motion by the defense that could shake up, or at least delay, the trial. The defense…
    Cully Stimson
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    EXCLUSIVE: DHS Slams ‘Gross’ ICE Rhetoric at Grammys
    The Department of Homeland Security on Monday shot back at criticism of immigration enforcement from celebrity artists at the 2026 Grammy Awards.   “It’s gross Hollywood would choose to demonize our law enforcement as they are putting their lives on the line to arrest murderers, pedophiles, rapists, kidnappers, and robbers from our communities,” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia…
    Virginia Allen
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    Planned Parenthood Ends Quest to Restore Half-Billion in Taxpayer Funding
    In a significant legal win for the Trump administration and the pro-life movement, Planned Parenthood dropped its court case to restore federal funding through Medicaid. Last year, President Donald Trump signed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” that, among other things, defunded the nation’s largest abortion provider for a full year. The defunding, though temporary, itself…
    Fred Lucas
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    From Capital Markets to Free Enterprise
    Institutions sometimes outgrow their names not because they erred, but because they succeeded. The Heritage Foundation’s Capital Markets Initiative has reached that point, prompting its transition to the Free Enterprise Initiative, a change that is candid rather than cosmetic. Our work expanded beyond its original remit, so its label must follow that reality. American prosperity…
    Allen Mendenhall
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