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Should Parents Play God? New Tech Lets Parents Test Embryos for Obesity, Autism Risk
“Have it your way” isn’t just for fast-food burgers anymore. It’s also for babies. Orchid, which labels itself as “the world’s most advanced whole genome screening for embryos during IVF,” was highlighted in a recent New York Times article headlined “This baby was carefully selected as an embryo.” Orchid, writes journalist Anna Louie Sussman, “screens…Katrina Trinko -
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Climate Myths, Continued
“Climate change will make earth a living hell!” claims popular astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson. I don’t believe him. The media say, “All Arctic ice will soon melt away! Polar bears are dying off! Global warming causes food shortages!” Bunk, bunk, bunk. They are addicted to scaring us. My new video covers four more myths about climate change:…John Stossel -
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2 Bills Cutting Red Tape for Employee Benefits Advance in House
Two bills that would cut red tape and make it easier for employers to provide child care and elder care benefits and educational opportunities for their employees have advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The House Committee on Education and Workforce moved the two bills forward on April 9—the Empowering Employer Child and Elder…Rachel Greszler -
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‘I Can’t Have a Boss’: Fiercely Independent Megyn Kelly Expands ‘Podcast Space’
Megyn Kelly is a tour de force in American journalism. Her daily podcast boasts several million subscribers. She’s recently launched a morning briefing news segment in addition to her afternoon show. In March, she announced she was expanding her platform into a video and audio podcast network called MK Media, which will work with creators…Salena Zito -
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Key Hollywood Players Quietly Turning Away From Wokeism
One of the unintended—but providential—side effects of America’s anti-woke wave isn’t just that companies are walking away from LGBT extremism, but that entertainment is. In a market pivot that’s gone somewhat under the radar, key Hollywood players seem to be quietly turning away from the wokeism that’s financially punished the industry for years. Families in…Suzanne Bowdey -
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DOJ Launches ‘Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias’
A new task force within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) convened Tuesday to rectify the “anti-Christian bias” perpetrated by the federal government under President Joe Biden. Attorney General Pam Bondi created the task force with President Donald Trump’s Feb. 6 executive order, “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias.” “My Administration will not tolerate anti-Christian weaponization of government or unlawful…Joshua Arnold -
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California’s Homeless Crisis Shows the Need for Government Accountability
With 187,000 residents homeless, California leads the nation—not in solutions, but in expensive failures. This year, major cities like Oakland saw a 9% increase in homelessness. If the state’s goal was to increase homelessness, its policies are a resounding success. The state isn’t short on resources. California has some of the nation’s highest taxpayers and receives $322 billion in…Richard Stern -
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The High Cost of Big Government—A Heist on Taxpayers
$521 billion. That’s the estimate the federal government itself put forward of annual fraud levels. That’s enough money to rebuild every crumbling bridge and school in the country—all squandered due to government incompetence. In fiscal year 2024, just 16 agencies reported improper payment estimates that totaled $162 billion—money lost to error, fraud, overpayments, or ineligible…Richard Stern -
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The Poseurs Who Think They’re the Heroes Opposing Today’s Hitler
Is there any political schtick more tedious now than comparing President Donald Trump to Hitler? Politico posted an article noting Al Gore did this at a Climate Week event in San Francisco, and RealClearPolitics co-founder Tom Bevan tweeted with a smirk, “Gore says the same thing Democrats have been saying for a decade.” The Democrats…Tim Graham -
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes a Powerful Argument for School Choice
During oral arguments in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson unintentionally made a practical and convincing case for universal school choice. A few years back, the Montgomery County, Maryland, school board instituted an “LGBTQ-inclusive” curriculum that included storybooks for kids as young as prekindergarten. The books are ostensibly part…David Harsanyi -
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You Don’t Just Pay Taxes on April 15. Here’s a Hidden Tax That Picks Your Pocket All the Time.
The government doesn't just directly charge Americans in taxes—it also imposes a hidden tax that makes everything more expensive, according to a new report. The federal government doesn't just pass laws in Congress. Each year, many of the 438 federal agencies—nominally under the president's control through the executive branch—publish tens of thousands of pages in…Tyler O’Neil -
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Now, Democrats Can’t Even Do Socialism Right
America’s two highest-profile socialists once had real Marxist street cred. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was a young barista who steamed her way into public service. Bernie Sanders is a U.S. senator from Vermont with a vaudeville-grade Brooklyn accent. Endearingly rumpled, he appeared to embody the phrase “living paycheck to paycheck.” These two joined forces early. Their Grandpa-and-Granddaughter-of-Government-Overreach shtick was…Deroy Murdock -
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No One Is Above the Law. Not Even These Rogue Prosecutors.
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I think you’re all aware—you who are religious or maybe secular—you’re all aware of a force…Victor Davis Hanson -
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New Study Debunks Claim About OB-GYNs Fleeing Pro-Life States
A new study by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health and other major universities has put a damper on the claim that obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) are systematically fleeing pro-life states or ones with more liberal abortion laws. To the contrary, the cohort study measured data collected from Jan. 1, 2018,…Jacob Adams -
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Democrats Rally to Blindly Defend Judge Accused of Aiding Fugitive Illegal Immigrant
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Numerous prominent Democrats are blindly rallying to the defense of a Wisconsin judge arrested Friday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant avoid arrest. FBI personnel arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan of Milwaukee on Friday morning after she allegedly helped an illegal immigrant accused of violent…Nick Pope -
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What’s Behind the ‘Trump 2028’ Hat? Karoline Leavitt Responds to Speculation
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt drew laughter Friday with her response to a question about the new Trump 2028 hat, which the Trump Organization is selling for $50. “It’s just a hat,” Leavitt told Axios co-founder Mike Allen during an event at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. “It’s not something he’s thinking…Robert B. Bluey -
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ORWELLIAN: Conservative Group Targeted by Michigan AG’s ‘Hate Crimes Unit’ Gets Day in Court After 4-Year Delay
A Judeo-Christian law firm will finally get its day in court after Michigan's Democrat attorney general targeted it when launching a “Hate Crimes Unit” in 2019. Attorney General Dana Nessel and then-Michigan Department of Civil Rights Executive Director Agustin Arbulu announced the Hate Crimes Unit in 2019, which would “fight against hate crimes and the…Tyler O’Neil -
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Contender to Replace Durbin as Senate Democrat Whip Is Pro-Abortion, Pro-LGBTQ
Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, a hard-core liberal, is seen by insiders as a leading contender to succeed the retiring Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois as the Senate Democratic whip in the next Congress. Schatz has served in the Senate since December 2012 and currently serves in a party leadership role as the chief deputy whip….Jacob Adams -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Unveils Digital Social Security Card Access
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration is introducing digital access to Social Security numbers, refuting the left-wing media narrative that the president is cutting entitlement programs. The Social Security Administration’s new digital Social Security number feature will allow account holders to have secure digital access to their Social Security number, The Daily Signal has…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Here’s How the Left Reacts When a House Dem Says Only Citizens Should Vote
Democrats heckled and booed a Democrat congresswoman from Washington state for backing a proposal to prevent noncitizens from voting in U.S. elections. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a second term U.S. House member, was unable to say much when she held a town hall event in Vancouver, Washington, Thursday night, both CNN and CBS affiliate KOIN…Fred Lucas