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Ocasio-Cortez Praises UK Leader Jeremy Corbyn, Accused of Anti-Semitism
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez expressed her gratitude on Sunday for a conversation she had earlier in the day with the leader of U.K.’s Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn. “Great to speak to [Ocasio-Cortez] on the phone this evening and hear first hand how she’s challenging the status quo,” Corbyn tweeted. “Let’s build a movement… -
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Rising Star From China Pulls First Novel After Being Accused of Racism
Young adult and fantasy author Amelie Wen Zhao announced Wednesday her decision to delay the publication of her highly anticipated first novel “Blood Heir” after an online barrage of social justice voices accused her work of being racist. “Blood Heir” is a fantasy adaptation of the story surrounding the legendary Russian Princess Anastasia, who was… -
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‘Vice’ Is a Travesty in Storytelling
Biographers usually paint their subjects in either a positive light or a morally complex one. Director and screenwriter Adam McKay chose a different path in his new film about Dick Cheney, instead casting his subject as a heartless and cruel man who embodies pretty much everything wrong with modern America. “Vice” includes enough kernels of… -
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School Will No Longer Play Sports Games at Christian School Over LGBT Stance
A self-described “progressive” K-8 school in Washington, D.C., is figuratively jumping through hoops in efforts to avoid playing basketball at a private Christian school in Northern Virginia that espouses traditional Christian sexual morals. The Sheridan School is refusing to play division basketball games at Immanuel Christian School, a private, evangelical school in Springfield, Virginia, affiliated… -
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This Black Lives Matter Activist Rallied With Trump Supporters. Find Out What Motivates Hawk Newsome.
NEW YORK—Hawk Newsome says he often makes it a point to meet people where he grew up. So on a cold day not long ago, I made my way to Papa Juan’s Cigar Room in the South Bronx to see the man who led Black Lives Matter of Greater New York. “I appreciate you having… -
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We Hear You: Teaching Our Children, Taming Woke Moralism, Unpacking Green New Deal
Editor's note: The left's blind appeal for young Americans stirs concern among The Daily Signal's audience. This week's mailbag leads off with such comments. Please write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Regarding Daniel Davis’s commentary, students are just that—kids in school (“Pulling Young Americans Back From the Brink”). Many of them, the ones… -
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Media Misses: Bias Exposed Over Abortion Extremism
Few topics bring out media bias more than the issue of abortion. This week was a perfect example of that. Virginia state Delegate Kathy Tran, a Democrat from Fairfax County, introduced a bill that, the lawmaker acknowledged Monday, would allow abortions to be performed as a woman is giving birth. Then Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam,… -
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Gov. Northam, Step Down and Let the Healing Begin
As a young girl growing up in Virginia, I experienced racism firsthand. I know what it looks like and how it feels. I’ve also spent a good part of my life defending the rights of preborn children to live and love among us. It’s my personal mission to fight for and defend the value and… -
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The Difference in How Socialism and Free Markets Work in the Real World
If the future of the nation were a function of logic, then conservatives would have a very easy job. No debate would be needed, really. In the choice between the two competing models Judeo-Christian civilization has given us, with socialist arguments for “big government” on the one side and a market-oriented system that favors the… -
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In Med School Yearbook, Virginia Gov. Northam’s Page Includes Photo of Men in Blackface, KKK Robe
A recently unearthed yearbook page for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat who has been under fire this week for his comments about a late-term abortion bill, includes a photo featuring one man in blackface and another man in Ku Klux Klan attire. “Racism has no place in Virginia,” said Jack Wilson, chairman of the… -
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8 Things to Know About Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams, the former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives who lost a race for governor in November, will deliver the Democrats’ rebuttal Tuesday night to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Here’s eight things you should know about Abrams: 1. She ‘Wouldn’t Oppose’ Noncitizen Voting Abrams, 45, said on the… -
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Trump Nominations Begin to Remake the Liberal 9th Circuit
President Donald Trump is moving to make over the liberal 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has delivered some of the most stinging judicial setbacks to his agenda. Trump announced three nominations this week to the San Francisco-based appeals court, which covers California, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and the eastern part of… -
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It’s Long Past Time for Leadership Change at US Agency for Global Media
After two years of stalling, it’s time for the Trump administration to get its own leadership in place at the U.S. government’s global media complex. After a few cliffhanging and nail-biting developments in late 2018, the Senate is positioned to move forward with the nomination for the top job at the U.S. Agency for Global… -
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Russian Disinformation Is a Serious Threat to Europe. Here’s How to Counter It.
The likelihood of an escalated conflict between the Ukraine and Russia has grown in recent years, and it reached a new level of intensity last November with Russia’s attack on Ukrainian naval vessels. But Russia’s meddling extends beyond the battlefield. Russia is also interested in impacting and corrupting foreign elections. Europe will host a slew… -
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US Suspends Cold War-Era Nuclear Treaty With Russia, and Ukraine Braces for the Fallout
KYIV, Ukraine—The U.S. announced on Friday that it was suspending its obligations under a Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia. “For far too long, Russia has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with impunity, covertly developing and fielding a prohibited missile system that poses a direct threat to our allies and troops abroad,”… -
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Jewish Therapist Sues New York City Over Law Banning Faith-Based LGBT Counseling
Licensed psychotherapist Dr. Dovid Schwartz is suing the city of New York for infringing on his and his patients’ religious faith and freedom of speech by way of a new ordinance imposing limits on counseling services to LGBT patients that the city discredits. Schwartz is a member of the Chabad Lubavitch Orthodox Jewish Community in… -
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Man With Down Syndrome Who Spoke About Sanctity of Life Says He Wants to Make Abortion ‘Unthinkable’
Former Special Olympian Frank Stephens spoke out about abortion on “Fox & Friends” Friday, after his video on the sanctity of life went viral on actor Ashton Kutcher’s Facebook page. “I’d like to thank my friend Ashton Kutcher for bringing back my testimony,” he said. “It’s like the walking dead because it just won’t stay… -
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Republican Senators Look to End Death Tax
Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and John Thune, R-S.D., reintroduced legislation this week to send the death tax to its grave. “Death should not be a taxable event, and I am proud to join with my colleagues to ensure working men and women, including America’s farmers, ranchers, and small business owners, are able to flourish,” Cruz… -
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Despite Government Shutdown, Job Growth Soars in January
The U.S. economy has rolled expert predictions yet again. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that employers added 304,000 jobs in January, crushing expert predictions that estimated only 170,000 jobs. This shows the continued strength of the U.S. economy, even in spite of the uncertainty created by the government shutdown. In addition to… -
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Gov. Ralph Northam: ‘I Don’t Have Any Regrets’ About Infanticide Comments
Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam said he doesn’t regret statements he made appearing to condone infanticide and late-term abortion, at a Thursday afternoon press conference with Virginia Democratic leaders. A reporter asked Northam if he has any regrets about his comments or the way he said them. “No, I don’t,” Northam replied. He later added that…