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‘Frustrating and Disheartening’: 3 Girls, Losing to Biological Males in Track, Announce Lawsuit
When Chelsea Mitchell, ranked as the fastest girl in the 55-meter dash in Connecticut high school track, showed up for a competition last year, she knew it would be a challenge. Her competitors included two biological males who said they identify as girls. Mitchell, a senior at Canton High School, had seen the speeds posted… -
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Exploring ‘A More or Less Perfect Union’
The three-part documentary TV series “A More or Less Perfect Union,” produced by Free to Choose Network, will air on various PBS stations across the nation this month. The documentary is a personal exploration of the U.S. Constitution by Justice Douglas Ginsburg, who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and… -
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‘An Era of Great Uncertainty’: Retired Army Gen. Carter Ham on Today’s Military Challenges
Gen. Carter Ham, retired from the United States Army, is currently president and chief executive officer of the Association of the United States Army. On today’s podcast, he tells his story of why he decided to join the military, what he learned in some of his deployments in places like Africa and Somalia, as well… -
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The ‘Public Option’: Government-Run Health Care on the Installment Plan
Don’t get caught up in reports of divisions within the Democratic Party over “Medicare for All” vs. “public option” legislation. Its candidates act as if there is some meaningful difference between the goals of Medicare for All and the so-called moderate public option legislation, but in truth, other than timing, there is little difference between… -
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Police: Driver Who Targeted GOP Voter Registration Tent ‘Did Not Like’ Trump
The man who allegedly drove his van through a Republican voter registration tent in Florida did so because he dislikes President Donald Trump, according to a copy of the police report reviewed by The Daily Caller News Foundation. Gregory William Loel Timm, the alleged driver, showed police videos he recorded on his phone up until… -
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After Years of Paying Illegal Union Fees, Government Workers Seek Refunds
After successfully leading a nationwide charge against government-sanctioned union mandates, Mark Janus could end up back before the Supreme Court. In a continuation of his legal case, the former child support specialist for the Illinois government asked the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rule that union officials must refund thousands of dollars in… -
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‘I’d Like It to Start Over’: Ginsburg Says It’s Too Late for Equal Rights Amendment
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg urged supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment Monday to begin the amendment process anew, rather than reviving a ratification campaign that has been dormant since the 1980s. The justice’s comments, which align with the Trump administration’s views, come amid late-breaking efforts to ratify a constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights… -
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‘We’re Talking About Babies’: Ben Sasse Says Born-Alive Bill Is Not About Abortion Access
Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse defended a born-alive bill Tuesday and told lawmakers the legislation deals with babies born alive and not abortion access. The senator spoke Tuesday morning at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “The Infant Patient: Ensuring Appropriate Medical Care for Children Born Alive.” He emphasized the hearing is not about overturning… -
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Bank Reverses Decision, Picks Kids Over LGBT Activists
Seven hundred kids. That’s how many students would have lost their scholarships—and a chance at a better life—if Fifth Third Bank hadn’t come to its senses. Instead, after a week of uncertainty, the company sat down with Florida parents and pastors and decided not to listen to Florida’s cultural bullies. It’s one thing for a company to… -
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US Shouldn’t Rejoin UN ‘Tourism’ Agency, Despite Trump’s Budget Request
The Trump administration is continuing its curious fixation with rejoining a United Nations “tourism” agency, amid numerous reasons why the move wouldn’t help the U.S. diplomatically or economically. The State Department’s summary of its budget request for fiscal year 2021, including the U.S. Agency for International Development, contains a bullet point that reads: Engagement with… -
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Attorney General Vows Lawsuits, ‘Significant Escalation’ Against Sanctuary Jurisdictions
Attorney General William Barr vowed Monday to escalate the fight against sanctuary jurisdictions and announced a round of lawsuits that target states and localities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The top attorney for the Trump administration announced that the Department of Justice would be slapping several states and localities with lawsuits over… -
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How to Reform Journalism
Marvin Olasky, editor-in-chief of World magazine and author of the new book “Reforming Journalism,” joins The Daily Signal News Podcast today to discuss journalistic independence, Christian journalism, and Olasky’s journey out of communism to Christianity. Read the lightly edited interview, posted below, or listen on the podcast: We also cover these stories: President Donald Trump releases… -
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Trump’s Budget Weighs In at $4.8 Trillion, Projects Deficits Until 2035
The Trump administration on Monday presented a $4.8 trillion spending proposal for fiscal 2021 to Congress that would balance the federal budget in 15 years, cut foreign aid, and boost the nuclear arsenal. President Donald Trump’s spending plan also asks Congress to increase spending for border security, infrastructure, and NASA. “The plan offered today proposes… -
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On TikTok App, Abortion Becomes Hot Topic
The Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, which temporarily banned a U.S. pro-life organization, is becoming a major conversation hub in the abortion debate. Many young American adults have begun using TikTok as a platform to present political opinions, increasingly on the topic of abortion. Live Action, the organization banned briefly by the app late last… -
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Trump Administration to Loosen Restrictions on Land Mine Use
President Barack Obama tried to end the United States’ use of anti-personnel land mines, but President Donald Trump is bringing them back. The Trump administration announced on Jan. 31 that it would loosen restrictions on the employment of antipersonnel land mines. This reverses the Obama administration policy of not using antipersonnel land mines outside of… -
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This Is The Biggest Political Issue Affecting Increasingly Polarized Dating Decisions
Abortion affects dating decisions more than any other political issue, data from the American Enterprise Institute show. Almost 1 in 4 Americans, 24%, said that they would never date someone who did not share their views on abortion, according to AEI’s January 2020 American Perspectives Survey. Forty-four percent of Americans said that it would be… -
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‘I’m Not Female and I Menstruate’: Queer User Targets Fitbit’s ‘Female Health’ Tracker
A queer Twitter user targeted Fitbit’s “female health” tracker for alienating transgender and intersex users in a Saturday tweet, saying, “I’m not female and I menstruate.” Twitter user “Lilo the Autistic Queer” criticized the popular health tracker company Fitbit for using the category “female health” instead of a category that Lilo the Autistic Queer considers… -
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Barr: Justice Department Handling Giuliani’s Ukraine Information With Caution
Attorney General William Barr said Monday that the Justice Department has set up an “intake process” to handle Ukraine-related information from Rudy Giuliani, but that the agency is being “very careful” with what the Trump lawyer has provided. “We have to be very careful with respect to any information coming from Ukraine. There are a… -
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Once Again, Big Businesses Side With LGBT Activists
Nike loves selling kids’ shoes—it just doesn’t care if they have a home to wear them in. That’s the amazing revelation from a new campaign against Tennessee adoption. The sports giant, which is still on a lot of Americans’ you-know-what list after dissing the national anthem, isn’t doing itself any favors by signing a letter… -
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A Missed Opportunity
For 68 years the National Prayer Breakfast has been a political oasis, a chance for Republicans, Democrats, and national and world leaders to assemble and pray for each other and the nation. Not this year. One could tell where things were headed when President Donald Trump arrived later than most other presidents and held up…