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Washington Post Asks Court to Dismiss Covington Lawsuit
The Washington Post asked a federal court Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann in February. Several Covington Catholic boys, including Sandmann, were caught in a viral encounter with American Indian activist Nathan Phillips in January. An initial video made it appear like the boys donning Make America… -
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Covington Student Sues Washington Post
Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann is suing The Washington Post over its coverage of a January incident involving himself and Native American protester Nathan Phillips. Attorneys for Sandmann filed the lawsuit Tuesday, accusing the Washington newspaper of engaging in a “modern-day form of McCarthyism.” The lawsuit also blames CNN and NBC, “among others,” for taking… -
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Washington Post Calls Ocasio-Cortez’s Claim of ‘Doctored’ Green New Deal Documents ‘Misleading’
Washington Post fact-checkers ruled Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s claim of “doctored” Green New Deal FAQ documents floating around as “misleading,” but the outlet curiously did not give her any “Pinocchios.” “No one created ‘doctored’ versions of the Green New Deal that included these outlandish proposals,” Rizzo wrote in an article published Monday. Rizzo’s article… -
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A Freshman Senator Outlines the Reforms He Will Push in Washington
Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., joins us to discuss how he’s ready to change Washington, D.C. The businessman-turned-politician shares why he advocates term limits and wants lawmakers to lose pay if they don’t pass a budget on time. Listen to the podcast or read the transcript below. We also cover these stories: Second lady Karen Pence… -
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Re-Enactors Show How a Militia Ensured Washington’s Revolutionary Charge at Princeton
PRINCETON, N.J.—Before Gen. George Washington entered the battlefield with reinforcements on the morning of Jan. 3, 1777, members of the Pennsylvania militia fired off two cannons to halt the advancing British troops. What Washington needed most 242 years ago was for the militia to delay the bayonet-wielding British soldiers operating under the command of Lt…. -
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Census: Wealthiest Counties All Surround Washington
The five jurisdictions with the highest median income are all suburbs of the nation’s capital, according to numbers released by the United States Census Bureau Thursday. The rankings are a result of a five-year study called the 2013-2017 American Community Survey and measured over 40 features, including housing, demographics, as well as health insurance rates and education levels…. -
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Washington Voters OK Sweeping Gun Control Measure Raising Age for Some Purchases
Washington voters approved a ballot initiative on Tuesday that will raise the age to purchase semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 and impose a 10-day waiting period to purchase the firearms. According to the Seattle Times, Ballot Initiative 1639, or I-1639, passed with just over 60 percent of the vote at the time of reporting. The… -
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How George Washington Warned Us About Tribalism and Disunity
Sept. 19 is the 222nd anniversary of the publication of President George Washington’s Farewell Address. Appearing in newspapers nationwide, it announced Washington’s intention to retire from public life after his second term. For most of American history, the Farewell Address was required reading in grade schools across the nation and was continually invoked in the… -
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Rally in Washington Will Urge Disillusioned Democrats, Leftists to ‘Walk Away’
The founder of the movement that showcases stories of why people are walking away from leftist ideology and the Democratic Party is bringing a march and rally to Washington next month to send a message he hopes the mainstream media won’t be able to ignore. It’s a milestone for what he calls the #WalkAway Campaign…. -
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Trump to Shut Down Palestinian Liberation Organization’s Washington Office
The Trump administration will order the Palestine Liberation Organization to shutter its Washington, D.C., office in a bid to increase pressure on Palestinian leadership amid stalled peace talks. “We have been notified by a U.S. official of their decision to close the Palestinian mission to the U.S.,” PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat said in a statement… -
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School Discipline Policy Belongs at the Local Level, Not Washington
Teacher unions and progressive special-interest groups cried foul earlier this year when the White House suggested that federal directives on school safety could be rescinded. But if a recent hearing held by the Federal Commission on School Safety is any indication, state and local policymakers don’t need Washington to micromanage student discipline policies. These state… -
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Podcast: A High Schooler Goes to Washington
On today’s edition of The Daily Signal podcast, Rob Bluey and Ginny Montalbano interview high school student Genna Montalbano (Ginny’s younger sister) about her experience at Turning Point USA’s High School Leadership Summit. Genna reveals her favorite conservative speakers and what advice she’ll share with her peers. We also have: Clips from Attorney General Jeff Sessions,… -
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Podcast: New Hope for Washington Florist Who Refused to Make Arrangements for Same-Sex Wedding
Thanks to the Supreme Court today, florist Barronelle Stutzman’s case will be taken up again by the Washington state Supreme Court, in light of the Jack Phillips ruling. The Heritage Foundation’s Monica Burke joins us to discuss. Plus: Liberals are kicking White House officials out of restaurants and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., says that’s not… -
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Let’s Make Washington Work Like We Do
Last week, Washington, D.C., reminded us it lives by a different set of rules. That’s when Congress passed a spending bill that provided much-needed military funding—but also busted the budget caps that had previously held the line on federal spending. The result? An estimated $1.5 trillion will be added to the national debt, which is… -
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Washington Post: We Didn’t Attack The Daily Caller, and Don’t Know Why Google Is
Google’s relatively new “fact check” feature proves there’s something fundamentally wrong with at least some of its highly influential algorithms, after an investigation by The Daily Caller News Foundation found that the widget is both blatantly biased and tremendously faulty. The most powerful search engine in the world and a massive arbiter of online information, Google… -
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Washington State Schools Might Adopt Planned Parenthood Sex Ed Program
Washington state public schools are considering adopting a Planned Parenthood sex education program that already operates in four other states and is looking to go national. The Human Growth and Development Citizen Advisory Committee for Spokane, Washington, is considering using the abortion giant’s “Get Real” program, which will head to the school board as well… -
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George Washington’s Church Is Going to Rip Out His Memorial
The Virginia church that George Washington attended for two decades plans to tear out a memorial to the nation’s first president because the plaque could make some worshipers feel “unsafe or unwelcome.” Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia, where Washington became a founding member in 1773, will remove his memorial and a similar one to Robert… -
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What This Supreme Court Ruling Means for the Washington Redskins, Other Brands Deemed ‘Offensive’
Should “offensive” brand names be allowed to get a federal trademark? The Supreme Court answered “yes” on Monday, handing a decisive win to Simon Tam and his band, The Slants. Tam had tried to register a trademark for his band’s name, but the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied his application, citing a provision of… -
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Remembering George Washington’s New Year’s Victory Over the British at Princeton
PRINCETON, N.J.—What began as a retreat from battle-hardened, bayonet-wielding British soldiers 240 years ago, Gen. George Washington reorganized into a counterattack after arriving with well-armed reinforcements in a place known as Maxwell’s Field. This battleground in Princeton, New Jersey, is where the U.S. War of Independence reached a critical turning point. “Parade with us, my… -
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You may have noticed that when we describe The Daily Signal, we refer to it as a “multimedia” news organization. That’s because there’s not just one way to tell a story or cover an issue. Sometimes, the best way is via the written word and photos. Other times, it is through a series of information…