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‘Breath of Fresh Air’: Washington Post Admits More Data Needed on ‘Gender Transitioning’ Minors
In a significant shift away from reflexive support for minors undergoing “gender transition” procedures, The Washington Post editorial board published an op-ed on Sunday that called for more robust scientific research to be conducted to determine the health outcomes of puberty blockers and hormones on children. The Post, considered among the most preeminent outlets of the legacy… -
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Fighting Communism After The Cold War
Communism didn’t win the Cold War, but it’s doing surprisingly well in the 21st century, including in America. Elsewhere, especially in East Asia, Communism is the tyrannical creed of a ruling class that stays in power by jailing its opponents—or rolling tanks over them. Here, especially on college campuses, Communism is a status marker and… -
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Congress Sneaks Massive Pay Raise for Itself Into Spending Bill as Americans Struggle to Make Ends Meet
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Members of Congress are slated to receive a pay raise for the first time in 15 years if the massive spending bill released by House leaders Tuesday evening passes both chambers and is signed into law. The 1,574-page bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), contains language allowing for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA),… -
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Supreme Court Justice’s Broadway Debut Puts Spotlight on Left’s Double Standard
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the Broadway cast of “& Juliet” in New York City this past Saturday. On the surface, Jackson is having fun and fulfilling what she said was a dream of hers, but the implications of such a stint are much more reprehensible than meets the eye. “& Juliet” is… -
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Christian School Shooter Manifesto Documents Family Breakdown
Just days before Christian students’ scheduled vacation to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, a lonely and radicalized high school student opened fire inside Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, killing two people and wounding six more. Police say 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name “Samantha,” opened fire with a 9mm handgun during study… -
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Remembering a Great Man and Important Conservative Leader
And the King said unto his servants, “Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel.” (II Samuels 3:38) This is the feeling about my oldest friend, Dr. Lee Edwards, who went to his heavenly reward Dec. 12, 2024. A prince and a great man. In the… -
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Why Are Americans Still Feeling the Economic Squeeze?
The Biden-Harris administration sought to redefine a “recession,” and almost every jobs report for the last four years has been revised downward. There is a grand plan to convince Americans that the economy is fine—but are they buying it? If the economy is in good shape, why is our government lying about growth, and why… -
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Freeing People From the Left Starts With the US Census
Any day now, President-elect Donald Trump will nominate a new director of the U.S. Census Bureau, replacing President Joe Biden’s man, Robert L. Santos. Whoever Trump’s nominee will be needs to grasp how vital the job is for the long-term unity of the United States and for the need to free people from the Left’s balkanizing mission…. -
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Congresswoman Sounds Alarm on Fundraising Platform Under Scrutiny for Raking in Millions With Thousands of Tiny Donations
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—How did fewer than two dozen people give almost $1 million through controversial Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue with political donations as small as $5? Federal Election Commission records show that in recent elections, some elderly Americans made thousands of small donations to Democrat fundraising political committees through ActBlue—which currently is under… -
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Time for Justice for Pro-Life Prisoners and the DC 5
Can you imagine being thrown in jail for peacefully protesting the deaths of babies in the womb? Well, you don’t have to, because it has happened. Today, the Left’s weaponization of a federal law called the FACE Act has led to exactly that, unjustly persecuting pro-life advocates who are its ideological opponents. But finally, after… -
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Report: Education Department Targets Christian Schools, Career Colleges
THE CENTER SQUARE—A new report highlights a disparity in the Department of Education toward both Christian and career colleges through its Office of Enforcement, an “obscure agency” created during the Obama administration and revived under President Joe Biden. The American Principles Project’s report reveals that “nearly 70% of penalties imposed by the Office of Enforcement have been… -
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Building the Iron Dome
This is an excerpt from Victoria Coates’ new book, “The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel—and America—Can Win.” President Ronald Reagan’s rationale for launching SDI [the Strategic Defense Initiative] in his 1983 speech could have been written by any Israeli Prime Minister: “I’ve become more and more deeply convinced that the human spirit must… -
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HOSTAGE: Siblings Recount Day Their Sisters Were Taken
The free world is in a fight against terrorism, according to Yarden Gonen, the big sister of Romi Gonen who has been held hostage in Gaza for over 14 months. If action is not taken soon to release her sister and all the hostages still in Gaza, “maybe they won't stay alive, and then… -
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Mitch McConnell Attacks Trump’s ‘America First’ Approach Despite Electoral Mandate
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A notable critic of President-elect Donald Trump appears to be gearing up to oppose key parts of the incoming administration’s foreign policy agenda, despite the electoral mandate of Trump’s “America First” slogan. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is going on offense against Trump’s foreign policy worldview, calling on him Monday in a published… -
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BREAKING: ABC News Publishes False Information About Trump Education Nominee
On Dec. 11, ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reported false information about Linda McMahon, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. secretary of education, on “ABC News Live Prime.” In the first minute of an eight-minute overview, O’Brien stated that McMahon has no formal education training and little experience: “If she receives Senate confirmation, McMahon, who has… -
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Latest Woke Triumph: Feminist Spelling for Third Graders
The team behind the Scripps National Spelling Bee whacked a hornet’s nest when it identified specific words for potential competitors to ponder. Its list of “50 challenging third grade words” includes giraffe, groceries, and jigsaw. So far, so good. But beneath the “preferred spelling” of women, a permitted option appears: “womyn.” Naturally, this feminist twist… -
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‘DEEPLY DISTURBING’: Biden Pushing Abortion on Black-Majority Country, Sources Say
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Biden administration is pressuring Sierra Leone to pass an unpopular pro-abortion bill before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a former senior U.S. government official who has worked in the West African region told The Daily Signal. It is common knowledge among nongovernmental organizations, or NGOs, in Sierra Leone that a… -
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Dem Rep Urges Biden Admin to Be More ‘Forthcoming’ on Drones, Warns How CCP May Be Accessing Backdoor Data
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The top Democratic member of the House committee on the Chinese Communist Party, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, urged the Biden administration Sunday on Fox News to be more “forthcoming” with information regarding multiple drone sightings on the East Coast, warning that the CCP could be accessing data through them. In early December, New… -
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Trudeau’s Liberal Government Tears Itself Apart as It Scrambles to Address Trump’s Tariff Threats
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A top official within Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet abruptly resigned, citing growing policy disagreements on how the country should respond to tariff threats posed by President-elect Donald Trump and his “America First” economic agenda. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland officially resigned from Trudeau’s Cabinet on Monday, according to a letter she posted publicly… -
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Proposed Bill Risks $196B Hit to Social Security, Accelerating Insolvency
Lame ducks never make for good policy. Having passed a lame-duck vote in the House, HR 82, the so-called Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 is now set for a lame-duck Senate vote. Despite its name, the Social Security Fairness Act is neither fair, nor accurate, nor fiscally responsible. It violates Social Security’s progressive…