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Democrats’ Monopoly on Black Vote Is Over
The dean of the nation’s political analysts, Michael Barone, sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss the 2024 election. The headline that emerged from that discussion was “Donald Trump’s Rainbow Coalition,” noting that the monopoly of the Democratic Party over the nation’s black vote seems to be over. If this is true, and… -
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W.Va. Rep.-Elect Riley Moore: How GOP Can Deliver for Working-Class Families
President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election marked the first time in 20 years that a Republican presidential candidate won the popular vote in addition to the electoral vote. The commanding fashion of Trump’s historic comeback was further proof that the political realignment Trump started nearly a decade ago—transforming the Republican Party into the… -
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Supreme Court Case on ‘Transgender’ Procedures for Kids Could Threaten Women’s Sports, Defendant Says
Does the fact that cross-sex hormones affect children differently based on their sex make it unconstitutional for states to protect minors from transgender medical procedures? This is the key issue of the case heard Wednesday by the Supreme Court, says Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, a Republican who is the named respondent in United States… -
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Pete Hegseth Tells Megyn Kelly He Believes He Is Being ‘Kavanaugh’d’ During Confirmation Process
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, told SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly on Wednesday that he believes he is the target of a “smear” campaign, comparing his experience to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process. After Trump nominated Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court in 2018, Democratic lawmakers quickly sought to… -
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Trump Tackles Government Waste, Digital Currency, Space With Slew of Nominees
President-elect Donald Trump announced a slew of nominees who will, if confirmed, impact administration policy on Big Tech, space, cryptocurrency, slashing government waste, and the economy. Several are new faces, while others are returning from the first term. Here’s a look at the announced nominations and appointees and how they could affect the Trump agenda… -
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It’s Time for Washington to Protect Our Daughters
America wants Republicans to roll back the Left’s “transgender” agenda. Here’s how they can do it. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti, a case challenging a 2023 Tennessee law banning genital surgery and puberty blockers for minors suffering from gender dysphoria. The case is an important reminder that,… -
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What I Saw Outside the Supreme Court Amid Oral Arguments About Whether States Can Protect Minors from ‘Gender-Affirming Care’
About 1,000 transgender activists and parental rights champions rallied outside the Supreme Court as it heard oral arguments in a case that will decide whether states may ban transgender medical interventions for children. LGBTQ+ activists with the American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, the Human Rights Campaign, the Gender Liberation Movement, the Young Feminist Party, and other groups… -
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CNN, MSNBC Nosedive as Fox News Surges After Trump Victory
Podcasters and social media personalities are getting deserved praise for their growing influence, but November’s TV ratings serve as a reminder that Fox News Channel is still the go-to destination for political and election news. Since the Nov. 5 election, Fox News has dominated its competition—both cable and network TV—with more than 4 million prime-time… -
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College Closures Expected to Skyrocket as Americans Turn Away From Higher Education
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Annual college closures may increase as enrollment at higher education institutions continues to decline, according to a new report. If enrollment at universities continues its downward trend, as many as 80 additional colleges may be forced to shut down, according to the December report published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Recent data shows freshman… -
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Most Justices Skeptical of Interfering With Tennessee’s Ban on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors
The U.S. Supreme Court had only one case slated for oral argument Wednesday morning, but it was a doozy. With protesters chanting outside, the court heard arguments for two-and-a-half hours from attorneys for the state of Tennessee, the Department of Justice, and the ACLU in a challenge to the constitutionality of Tennessee’s ban on “gender-affirming”… -
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A Tale of Two Michigan Colleges and DEI
As a sophomore at the University of Michigan, I have seen the effects that left-wing academic policies can have on the overall health of an educational institution firsthand. Those influences take many forms, from “mandatory” gender and sexuality modules to required classes for many majors on racial and ethnic intolerance and “inequality.” One thing that… -
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Understanding the ‘Transgender’ Case Before the Supreme Court
After the Civil War, the equal protection clause was added to the Constitution as part of the 14th Amendment to protect the rights of black Americans. Simply stated, the equal protection clause provides that every American is to be treated equally under the law. In the case United States v. Skrmetti, attorneys representing the U.S…. -
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After Dems Flip California Seat, Johnson Says There’s ‘Nothing to Spare’ for House GOP
The narrow Republican House majority in the 119th Congress will “have nothing to spare,” as it aims to “fix everything,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Wednesday, the morning after Democrats flipped a seat in California. That narrows the GOP majority in the House to 220 to 215, and it’s set to become even narrower,… -
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5 Facts and 5 Worst Offenses From Report Showing Government Made $161B in Improper Payments in 2024
As many Americans shopped for Black Friday deals, the Biden-Harris administration released annual data on improper payments showing that the federal government spent at least $161 billion of taxpayers’ money sending payments to the wrong people and in the wrong amounts in fiscal year 2024. Although this amount marked a decrease from the pandemic-era average… -
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6 False Claims Backing ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ in Key Supreme Court Case
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on the pivotal transgender case U.S. v. Skrmetti, and both the lawyers arguing against a Tennessee ban on “gender-affirming care” and three Supreme Court justices made dubious claims and stated outright falsehoods in support of experimental transgender “treatments.” Tennessee’s SB1 bans medical procedures on minors for the purpose of… -
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The Press Still Pretends the Justice Department Is Pristine
No one should be surprised that President Joe Biden lied when he said he would not pardon his corrupt son Hunter before wandering out of office. As much as journalists want to pretend this is just a Dear Old Dad rescue scenario, Hunter Biden enriched most of the Biden clan in his foreign influence-peddling projects,… -
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‘Affirm and Support LGBTQIA+ Identities’: Biden Admin Dishing Out Millions to Treat Eating Disorders With Gay Pride
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Biden-Harris administration has granted millions of dollars in funding for a virtual treatment that aims to help cure eating disorders by “affirming” LGBTQIA+ patients’ sexual orientation and gender claims. The U.S. National Institutes of Health awarded Auburn University assistant professor of psychological sciences Tiffany Brown and San Diego State University professor of psychology Aaron… -
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28 AGs Call on US Supreme Court to Intervene in Mexico Gun Violence Case
THE CENTER SQUARE—A coalition of 28 attorneys general has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a case in which Mexico is blaming U.S. gun manufacturers for Mexican cartel gun violence. At issue is a 2022 lawsuit brought by the Mexican government against U.S. gun manufacturers arguing they are responsible for Mexican cartel crime… -
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US Struggles to Remove Chinese Hackers From Major Telecom Networks
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Chinese government-backed hackers have infiltrated major U.S. telecom networks, and officials are now struggling to remove their access, U.S. authorities announced Tuesday. Jeff Greene, a senior official at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, pointed out the complexity of the situation, according to CNN. He explained that it’s tough to figure out just… -
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CDC Report Reveals Significant Shift in National Abortion Statistics Since Dobbs Ruling
Pro-life laws in some states are saving lives, according to the annual “Abortion Surveillance” report released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC’s report covers 2022. Roughly half of it accounts for abortion under the Roe v. Wade regime, before the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 ruling that allowed abortion…