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Every Senate Democrat Votes Against Protecting Babies Born Alive From Botched Abortion
Every Senate Democrat on Wednesday afternoon voted against protecting the lives of babies born alive after botched abortions. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, introduced by Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Jim Banks, R-Ind., states that a baby born alive from a failed abortion deserves the same protection and medical care as other newborns. “Almost… -
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It’s Time to Defund PBS—and NPR, Too
PBS receives hundreds of millions of dollars in federal taxpayer funding, but its bias against conservatives threatens democracy by spreading fake news and pitting Americans against each other. President Donald Trump and Congress should fix this. On Monday, PBS falsely reported: “Billionaire Elon Musk gave what appeared to be a fascist salute Monday while making… -
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‘I Didn’t Do Anything’: Pardoned ‘January 6er’ Says He Was Railroaded, Rejected Plea Deal
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump on Monday commuted or pardoned all individuals convicted of offenses related to the “events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.” Trump’s mass-pardon actions followed then-President Joe Biden’s extensive use of the pardon power. On his last day in office,… -
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Ernst Introduces Legislation to Defund Planned Parenthood
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa introduced legislation in the Senate Wednesday to prohibit federal funding for Planned Parenthood after the organization received COVID-19 relief funds. At least $120 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans were provided to affiliates of Planned Parenthood in 2020 and 2021 contrary to “applicable affiliation rules and… -
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‘You Just Can’t Stand the Fact That He Won’: GOP Rep Fires Back at Jim Acosta After Endless Trump J6 Pardon Questions
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett accused CNN’s Jim Acosta on Wednesday of being unable to cope with President Donald Trump’s November election victory following nearly nine minutes of queries regarding Trump’s decision to pardon Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioters. Trump signed an executive order on Monday granting “full, complete and unconditional pardons” to an… -
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MAGA and King’s Dream
I have written often that there is a common denominator in our deeply divided nation. That is the general sense that something is wrong. The points of departure among our large and diverse population are the perceptions about what the problems are and what must be done. In this spirit I ask, as many have… -
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Election Integrity Notches Major Wins in 2024
In a presidential election year like 2024, it’s natural that the concerns of voters and state legislators should turn to the security of their elections. And turn they did. Where legislators and voters set to work on elections, they generally improved the integrity of the procedures we use to choose our representatives. Since 2021, The… -
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Will Cain Is the Right Man at Right Time for Fox News
Fox News switched up its daytime lineup this week, introducing a new look and fresh face to the network’s 4 p.m. slot. If his first show is a taste of what’s to come, Will Cain just might revolutionize how cable news is done. Already dominating the ratings for daytime and prime time, Fox News decided… -
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NPR’s Pathetic ‘Fact-Check’ of Byron Donalds After Trump Inauguration
Even on Inauguration Day, you can count on taxpayer-funded National Public Radio to act like a hive of Democrats. It’s not surprising. As longtime NPR editor Uri Berliner reported last year, he investigated D.C. voting records and found “87 registered Democrats working in editorial positions and zero Republicans.” On “Morning Edition” before Donald Trump was… -
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Trump Immediately Shuts Down Biden-Era Website Promoting Abortion
Among its first acts in office, the Trump-Vance administration closed a federal government website opened by the Biden administration to promote abortion-on-demand at taxpayers’ expense. Users noted the website ReproductiveRights.gov had gone offline on Monday afternoon, shortly after Chief Justice John Roberts swore in Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. “Reproductive… -
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I Was Evacuated During the California Fires. The Same Politicians Responsible for LA’s Destruction Shouldn’t Oversee Its Rebuilding.
Virtually the entire town of Pacific Palisades, my home, has been destroyed by the recent fire. The fact that Pacific Palisades and so much of Los Angeles is in ruins is all one needs to know to conclude that Los Angeles’ and California’s leaders were grossly negligent. This simply cannot happen in a modern, wealthy,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Chip Roy Unveils His Cure to America’s Health Care System
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued a diagnosis for America’s broken health care system, and he says the problem isn’t what people think. America’s health crisis doesn’t come from health insurance, Big Pharma, or even food additives, Roy says. “It’s the fact that politicians, bureaucrats, and corporations are all benefitting from a… -
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EXCLUSIVE: New Bill Would Require States to Be Transparent About Annual Number of Abortions
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Joni Ernst is introducing a bill Wednesday to require states to accurately report abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. States are currently asked but not required to provide this information to the CDC. If passed and signed into law, the bill, titled the ‘‘Ensuring Accurate… -
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What Biden Gets Wrong About ‘Oligarchs’
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. The word “oligarchs” is in the news lately. I think all of you may have heard or tuned in to Joe Biden’s farewell address, where… -
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Trump Plants His Flag on Mount McKinley
We may be seeing the beginning of the end of the war on history. The Left has waged a decades long effort to fundamentally transform America, to turn the people of this country against their own heritage so that they may redefine our national political and cultural institutions. That effort reached a crescendo in 2020… -
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Episcopal Bishop Chides Trump on Politics. He Pushes Back.
Mariann Edgar Budde, who holds one of the nation’s most prestigious clerical posts as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, curried controversy and drew pushback on Tuesday when she used a sermon to criticize President Donald Trump for some of his politics and policy prescriptions. The remarks came at a church service hosted by… -
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Scrapping ‘Bidenbucks,’ Trump Pulls Federal Government Out of Election Meddling
The “Bidenbucks” executive order directing federal agencies to boost voter participation has gone the way of the Biden administration. President Donald Trump eliminated Executive Order 14019, which President Joe Biden signed in March 2021, calling for federal agencies to partner with private “voter-advocacy groups” and to develop “strategic plans.” Trump signed what amounted to an… -
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Fact Check: Vance and Trump Don’t Disagree on Jan 6. Pardons
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s pardoning of 1,500 people charged with crimes committed on Jan. 6, 2021, corporate media outlets are suggesting Vice President JD Vance was out of step with Trump when he said, “If you committed violence on that day, obviously, you shouldn’t be pardoned” in a recent interview with Fox… -
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‘This Is Just Egregious’: Megyn Kelly Slams Biden’s Last-Minute Pardons, But Those Pardoned Can Still Face Prosecution
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly called out former President Joe Biden’s last-minute pardons Monday on her show, outlining how those pardoned could still face prosecution at the state level. On Monday, Biden issued a series of pardons throughout the day, with some announced just minutes before President Donald Trump was sworn into office. On “The Megyn… -
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Trump Inaugurates a New Era
Breathtaking: There’s no other word for the sheer ambition and scope of Donald Trump’s second inaugural address. President Trump is back with all the confidence of a man delivered from death for a purpose. Voters save his political life and legacy, too, by reelecting him in the face of every accusation and criminal charge against…