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Biden’s ‘Garbage’ Comment About Trump Supporters Sparks Backlash
President Joe Biden made a crass reference to supporters of former President Donald Trump, sparking widespread condemnation from Americans. The remarks, originally reported on X by NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez, were intended to rally Latino voters Tuesday. They followed comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s off-color joke about Puerto Rico at Trump’s event Sunday at Madison Square Garden….Robert B. Bluey -
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‘Disgraceful’: Vance Responds to Madison Square Garden Rally Attacks
HOLLAND, Mich.—Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance said it is “disgraceful” that the Harris-Walz campaign branded Donald Trump and his supporters Nazis after Sunday’s Madison Square Garden rally. “I don’t care that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz attacked me, and I don’t care that they criticize us for this policy or that policy,” Vance…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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‘CRAZY’: Vance Addresses Whether Trump Administration Would Ban Sex-Change Surgeries for Kids
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. JD Vance told The Daily Signal transgender medical interventions for minors are “crazy” at a rally in Holland, Michigan, on Tuesday. “I think sex changes for minors, permanently altering, either chemically or surgically, the body of young child, is crazy,” the Republican vice presidential nominee said. “I can’t believe that…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Is Bezos Ushering in New Era at Washington Post?
Is Jeff Bezos going to bring back real journalism? In a shocking move, The Washington Post announced Friday it would not be endorsing a presidential candidate, after decades of doing so and after the outlet’s editorial board had written an endorsement of Kamala Harris. Two Post journalists reported that the decision had been made by…Katrina Trinko -
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‘I Don’t Trust Kamala Harris to Change Things for the Better,’ Swing State Businessman Says
GREENVILLE, N.C.—Entrepreneurship is in Fred George’s bloodline. “Every ancestor I know was a businessman,” George told The Daily Signal, as he stood on the floor of one of his five secondhand Trade It! retail stores in North Carolina. “I've got decades of experience, and the things that I learned growing up from my dad, who's a businessman,…Virginia Allen -
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Victor Davis Hanson Explains Why Trump ‘Terrifies’ the ‘Out-Of-Touch Wealthy Elite’ of Both Parties
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Victor Davis Hanson said Monday on Fox News that former President Donald Trump “terrifies” the “out-of-touch wealthy elite” because they lack compassion and understanding of the average American’s concerns. Hanson argued that Trump has redefined the Republican Party by recasting it as a coalition of upper-middle- and lower-middle-class citizens, leaving both traditional Republicans and…Mariane Angela -
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The Illusion of Growth: How Inflation Skews Our Perception of the Stock Market
Americans can readily see the effects of record-high inflation every time they shop. Prices have soared, from the grocery store to the gas pumps. Although inflation has cooled, families are still feeling the pinch. And the harm doesn’t end there: Inflation also is making stock markets appear stronger than they really are and cutting into…Alexander Frei -
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House Panel Demands Democratic Fundraiser Disclose Verification Practices in Probe of Possible Foreign Campaign Cash
The House committee that oversees election integrity demanded Monday the massive online Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue disclose to Congress how it verifies the identity of donors before accepting money, saying it fears Iran, China, Russia, and Venezuela may be exploiting weaknesses to inject foreign funds into the 2024 election. “Our investigation has indicated that these…John Solomon -
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‘Climate Extremism’: Biden-Harris Admin’s Own Data Undermines Its Push to ‘Electrify Everything’
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Biden-Harris administration released data earlier this month suggesting its push to electrify everything will ratchet up costs for American households, contradicting one of the White House’s favorite selling points for its green agenda, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Biden-Harris administration has cracked down on residential fossil fuel consumption, a…Owen Klinsky -
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In Daniel Penny Case, NYC Has Put Batman on Trial
Batman is a hero for stopping the criminals threatening the people of Gotham City. Daniel Penny is on trial for stopping a criminal threatening the people of New York City. It doesn’t get much more backward than this. On Monday, jury selection began in Penny’s trial. Prosecutors have charged him with second-degree manslaughter and criminally…Victor Joecks -
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Trump and Vance Target Swing States, Seek to Expand Map in Final Push to Election Day
Time is running out for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris to court voters before Nov. 5. With just one week until Election Day, the Trump-Vance campaign is not only looking to shore up its support in the all-important swing states, but also seeking to expand the electoral map. The former…Christina Lewis -
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Steve Bannon Unchained: Federal Prison ‘Empowered Me,’ Former Trump Advisor Says After Serving Sentence
Steve Bannon, a political pundit and former White House chief strategist for President Donald Trump, was released from prison Tuesday morning after serving a four-month sentence for refusing to comply with a Jan. 6 House committee subpoena. Bannon departed from the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, on Tuesday morning, and mere hours later was…Bradley Devlin -
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Meet Voters in This Swing County in a Swing State
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.—The 2024 presidential election is only the second election in which 38-year-old Cody Morris has voted. He says he chose to vote this time because he remembers a “way of life” he'd like to see again. Despite having “the best job I've ever had and [making] the most money I've ever had,” Morris told The…Virginia Allen -
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‘Wrong Side of History’: Jordan Peterson Promotes Short, Timely Documentary on Iran
More than a third of American Muslims deny the rapes and murders committed by the Hamas terrorist organization in Israel occurred, according to a poll first reported by The Daily Signal earlier this month. Just over a year after the Oct. 7 attacks and a week before the Nov. 5 presidential election, Muslim-American voters who…Audrey Streb -
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Former Democrats, First-Time Voters Flock to Trump Rally in Michigan
NOVI, Michigan—Concerns about the economy, religious freedom, and border security are driving unlikely Michigan voters to the polls to vote Republican for the first time. One of the most hotly contested swing states, with its 15 Electoral College votes, Michigan may determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. Members of Naomi Steury’s Amish community in…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Harris’ Plan to Spread California’s Economic Dysfunction
Vice President Kamala Harris was born and spent most of her life in California, where she was elected to the Senate. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that her proposed policy agenda is aligned with California-style governance. Since the effects that high taxes and heavy regulation have had on the Golden State are clearly…David Ditch -
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Former Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Released from Prison
Conservative podcaster and former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon was released from prison Tuesday morning. Bannon served four months in a federal prison in Connecticut for defying a subpoena to appear before Congress to testify as part of its investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. His scheduled release was announced by the Bureau…Joseph Weber -
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After Backlash, Bezos Explains Why Washington Post Won’t Endorse Harris
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos said Monday that the Post’s decision not to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris is in response to a larger issue of media credibility being eroded. Bezos pointed to the recent surveys on trust and public reputation, with media institutions consistently ranking near the bottom,…Mariane Angela -
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How ‘Rare’ Are Sex-Trait Modification Surgeries on Children?
As recently as two years ago, only three states banned surgeries on children to address gender dysphoria, up from just one a year earlier. Today, exactly half the states have such bans, and more are considering them. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a Tennessee case challenging those bans on Dec. 4….Jay Greene -
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Inflation: Government’s Secret Tax That Erodes Your Hard-Earned Cash
Those in power talk about inflation as if it’s a natural occurrence. They’d have you believe that there’s no more sense in blaming government leaders for a bout of inflation than in blaming them for rainy weather on the weekend. This is nonsense. The White House and Congress deserve to be blamed for inflation, because…Preston Brashers