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Suspect Charged With 5 Federal Crimes in Mail Bombs Sent to Trump Opponents
The Florida man arrested Friday in connection with 14 suspicious packages sent to Democrat politicians and other public figures has been charged with five federal crimes and faces up to 48 years in prison, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. Cesar Sayoc Jr., 56, from the Miami suburb of Aventura, was charged with threats against former… -
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Calls Congress the ‘Culprit’ in Polarizing Judicial Confirmation Process
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg points the finger at an increasingly partisan Congress for polarizing the judicial confirmation process. Speaking at the federal courthouse in Washington on Wednesday, Ginsburg said a lack of collegiality and bipartisanship among lawmakers was to blame for polarizing the confirmation process for federal judges, The Washington Post reported. Ginsburg… -
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The Left Goes Full Open Borders
It wasn’t long ago that both sides of the aisle believed America’s border laws should be enforced. As President Donald Trump pointed out on Twitter, even former President Barack Obama, at least rhetorically, said that illegal immigrants couldn’t be let into the country en masse and without restrictions. (He said that as a senator.) I… -
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Proof That ‘See Something, Say Something’ Can Stop a School Shooting
What could have been a news cycle about yet another mass school shooting in America instead focused on a different type of terrorism this week—suspicious packages sent to high-profile public figures, all of them critics of President Donald Trump. Thankfully, none of the apparent mail bombs actually detonated, and everyone is safe. Law enforcement authorities… -
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Planned Parenthood Says It Puts Women First. This Missouri Clinic Proves Otherwise.
Planned Parenthood claims to put women first, yet the atrocious health code violations found at a Missouri clinic earlier this month suggest otherwise. The abortion giant was campaigning against newly proposed regulations on Missouri abortion clinics when state inspectors discovered a clinic in Columbia, Missouri, was already in violation of existing state regulations. The clinic’s… -
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No, This Is Not the Most Important Election of Our Lifetimes
If you believe that a midterm election in a time of relative peace and economic prosperity is the most important in history or even the most important in your fortunate lifetime, you either are oblivious to history or don’t have a single nonpartisan synapse firing in your skull. Yet it’s now become standard for partisans… -
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Florida Man Held, Van Searched in Case of 12 Suspicious Packages Sent to Public Figures
Law enforcement officials on Friday arrested a Florida man identified as Cesar Sayoc Jr. in connection with 12 suspected mail bombs sent to Democratic politicians and other public officials in the past few days. Sayoc, who resides in Aventura, Florida, north of Miami, is suspected of sending at least 12 potential explosive devices to Democrats… -
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14 Young Conservative Professionals Awarded New Fellowship in DC
A group of 14 “promising young professionals” has completed three days of meetings and events in the nation’s capital as the initial recipients of a fellowship to study the conservative movement that was initiated by a Texas couple. The Conservative Partnership Institute announced the inaugural class for its Ryan & Regan Haggerty Family Fellowship, which… -
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Trump’s Use of Pardon Power Aims at Rectifying Injustice
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has granted pardons and sentence commutations for a number of individuals who he thinks received an unjust federal prison sentence or were unjustly prosecuted and convicted of a federal crime. In some cases—particularly in granting the early 20th-century black boxing champion Jack Johnson a posthumous pardon, and taking meetings… -
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In Light of the Caravan, Trump Is Right to Reassess US Aid to Central America
Responding to scenes of thousands of would-be migrants from Central America trudging north in hopes of a better life in America, President Donald Trump has faulted the governments of the migrants’ home countries for not stopping those people from putting themselves and their children in jeopardy on the mean streets of southern Mexico. Trump has… -
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$1,280 Per Coffee Cup Is a Bad Look. Here Are Some Changes the Military Should Make.
The Air Force recently came under scrutiny for spending $1,280 apiece on hot cups. The cups have become a symbol of two facts that shape our military: The military needs to be a good steward of taxpayer dollars, and an older military leads to increased costs. The cups in question were being used in KC-10… -
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Podcast: Why Are Western Nations Pushing Abortion on Africa?
Western funding for “population programs” in Africa has historically been the lowest of all aid initiatives, dwarfed by much more critical needs like clean water, sanitation, and education. But now, these “population programs”—which include contraceptives and abortion—are the most highly funded on the continent, with groups like the Gates Foundation and Planned Parenthood pushing dangerous… -
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More Political Figures Targeted as Manhunt Intensifies in Mail-Bomb Case
The search for suspects in the attempted delivery of packages resembling bombs to prominent Democratic political figures continues as investigators try to figure out who sent the suspicious packages and why. The number of potential crime scenes reached 10, as law enforcement officials found more packages addressed to high-profile figures, including former Vice President Joe… -
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The Empty Promises of Socialism
What are the costs of adopting socialism? It’s a good question, and one not asked frequently enough. But a new report by the Council of Economic Advisors at the White House does ask the question. The answer? Socialism destroys lives and societies. The historical record is clear: Everywhere it has been tried, socialism has done… -
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Problematic Women: Meghan Markle Says University Education Is a ‘Right’
The Trump administration proposes changes to Title IX, Meghan Markle says university education is a “right” in her first royal tour speech, and Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court, reveals that she has been diagnosed with dementia. O’Connor was named to the highest court in the land by… -
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Judiciary Chairman Refers Avenatti and His Client to Justice Department Over Kavanaugh Claims
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has referred attorney Michael Avenatti and his client, Julie Swetnick, to the Justice Department and FBI for investigation into their claims about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. “I am writing to refer Mr. Michael Avenatti and Ms. Julie Swetnick for investigation,” Grassley, an Iowa Republican, wrote in a letter to Attorney… -
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Rep. Steve Scalise Calls for New York Times to Remove Trump Assassination Short Story
The New York Times should take down and apologize for a short story about assassinating President Donald Trump, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “The media needs to take accountability for the role they are playing in promoting dangerous rhetoric and division in this country, particularly against President Trump and… -
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Before Jim Jones’ Followers Drank the Kool-Aid, San Francisco Did
Forty years ago this November, the Reverend Jim Jones orchestrated the murders and suicides of 918 people at his jungle commune, Jonestown. It marked the largest loss of civilian life in American history until 9/11. Since the Jonestown massacre, the phrase “drinking the Kool-Aid” has become a popular term for blind trust in bizarre or… -
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On the Street: Trump Supporters on the Growing Migrant Caravan
The Daily Signal traveled to Houston, Texas to attend President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” rally. While we were there we talked to attendees about one of the most important issues to them—immigration and the migrant caravan traveling to the southern U.S. border. “I’m an immigrant from Mexico,” one attendee told us. “We paid… -
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Second Suspicious Package Addressed to Joe Biden Found at Delaware Postal Facility
A second suspicious package addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden turned up Thursday morning at a Wilmington, Delaware, postal facility. The package is similar to others containing pipe bombs that were sent to high-profile figures, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a source told The Associated Press. Postal supervisor Sherina Dawson told WPVI-TV in Philadelphia that an…