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opinion
Nevada Taxpayers Foot $100 Million Bill for Illegal Immigrant College Students
One out of every 32 students enrolled in a public university in Nevada is an illegal alien. They have no legal basis for being in this country, but these unlawful students are enjoying their university’s classes, recreational facilities, parties, and sporting events—all of which are subsidized by hardworking Nevada taxpayers. The Nevada System of Higher… -
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CEASE AND DESIST: Trump Sends a Legal Warning to Anyone Trying to Cheat in the Election
Former President Donald Trump sent a “cease and desist” message on Truth Social and X, issuing a legal warning to anyone attempting to cheat in the 2024 presidential election. “CEASE & DESIST: I, together with many Attorneys and Legal Scholars, am watching the Sanctity of the 2024 Presidential Election very closely because I know, better… -
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Lame-Duck McConnell Lashes Out at Trump as Senate Turns Away From His Leadership Style
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had one job in 2022: reclaim the Senate majority from Democrats. The longtime Kentucky Republican had a lot going for him in that cause. Two years ago, electoral map heavily advantaged Republicans, with vulnerable Democrat seats up for grabs in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, and Wisconsin. Joe Biden’s approval rating dropped… -
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Harris Swings, Misses at CNN’s Town Hall Softballs
The ideal of a town hall meeting—where citizens can spontaneously ask politicians the questions they would like answered—doesn’t match what the town hall is in today’s politics. There’s too much risk for politicians, or the TV networks who platform the event. A humorous example came on Monday at a so-called town hall with Vice President… -
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Migrant Caravan Headed for Border Ahead of Election
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico—Jairo Salvador Salinas, a migrant from Honduras, was riding a northbound train toward the Mexico-U.S. border. But Mexican immigration officials detained him at a checkpoint near the city of Monterrey, just 100 miles south of the border. Instead of being deported back to Central America, he was put on a flight to southern Mexico…. -
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Detransitioner Bullied Into Canceling ‘Born in Right Body’ Event at College
A college student who formerly identified as transgender faced threats, harassment, and cyberbullying for attempting to host an event on his college campus intended to raise awareness about the dangers of gender transition procedures for minors. Simon B. Amaya Price, 20, was tasked with creating an event about social change for a class at Berklee… -
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Harris’ Open Border Has Turned US Into ‘Garbage Can for the World,’ Trump Says
Under the Biden-Harris administration, the United States has become a “garbage can for the world,” former President Donald Trump said at a campaign rally Thursday in Tempe, Arizona. “When [Vice President Kamala Harris] came in, she deliberately dismantled our border and threw open the gates … to an invasion of criminal migrants from prisons and… -
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‘QUIET AMNESTY’: 1 Million Illegal Aliens Get Assist From Biden-Harris Admin, House Report Reveals
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Nearly 1 million illegal aliens in the United States have benefited from “quiet amnesty” by the Biden-Harris administration’s immigration court system, according to a report released Thursday. Over 700,000 illegal migrants have had their cases administratively closed, terminated, or dismissed, allowing them to remain in the country “indefinitely” without being subject to… -
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Biden-Harris Admin Tried to Dump Illegal Aliens in Tennessee, AG Says
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Tennessee’s top prosecutor said Wednesday that his office uncovered a scheme by the Biden-Harris administration to release a massive number of illegal aliens into the state, but the plan ultimately was derailed. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, attempted to release illegal aliens into Tennessee, but those plans were scrapped… -
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‘Rebels, Rogues, and Outlaws’: Meet the Characters Behind Bannon’s ‘WarRoom’
Stephen K. Bannon is set to be released from federal prison on Tuesday, ending his 120-day sentence for contempt of Congress. That same day, a new book chronicling Bannon’s hit show, “WarRoom,” makes its debut. The timing is purely coincidental, but there’s perhaps no better way to celebrate Bannon’s release than purchasing a copy of… -
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Why America Must Care About UK’s Deal With Mauritius in the Indian Ocean
China benefits over America in a recent agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius over the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago, seven atolls comprising about 60 islands in the Indian Ocean. The agreement’s end result is a strategic loss for the U.S. that releases the U.K.’s sovereign control over the archipelago to Mauritius, including the… -
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Poll: Most Americans Support Requiring Photo ID, Proof of Citizenship to Vote
THE CENTER SQUARE—Americans—Democrats, Republicans, and independents—support both early voting policies as well as photo ID and proof of citizenship requirements for elections, according to a new poll. Despite the ongoing divide between elected Republicans and Democrats over requiring photo ID to vote, a whopping 86% of Americans support it. The poll comes just days from the presidential… -
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Voters in 4 States Will Decide on Raising Minimum Wage
Voters in four states will decide the fate of ballot questions Nov. 5 proposing to raise the minimum wage, while voters in two other states will resolve related issues. Here is a breakdown of what’s happening where on the ballot. Arizona Arizona’s ballot proposition would require tipped workers to be paid 25% less than… -
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Will Obamacare Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control? Yes, If Biden-Harris Proposal Goes Through
The Biden-Harris administration has proposed a rule implementing Obamacare’s controversial contraception mandate—again. Under the proposal announced Monday, certain health insurance plans would be required to cover over-the counter birth control. The text of the law creating Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, doesn’t explicitly require that plans cover contraceptives, so how did we get here? What’s… -
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My Job Was Getting Countries to Take Back Their Criminal Illegal Aliens. Under Biden-Harris, I’d Be Unemployed—The BorderLine
In the United States today, there are over 660,000 illegal aliens with pending criminal charges for crimes other than just crossing the border illegally. By all law and logic, they should be behind bars. Instead, they are allowed to roam free throughout the country, putting all the risk of their future misbehavior on American communities… -
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‘Winning Issue’?: Michigan Dems Hope Abortion Will Help Harris Thwart Trump in Swing State
With the Kamala Harris campaign reportedly fearing it will lose Michigan, Democratic strategists in the key Midwestern swing state are placing their hopes on the issue of abortion to give the vice president an edge on Nov. 5. Democrats participated in a Monday webinar, co-hosted by midwestern lobbying firm Kelley Cawthorne and news service Gongwer… -
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BOOMLET GONE BUST: ‘Vibes’ Turn Bad for Harris
Kamala Harris is running a campaign against herself. The vice president is a left-wing Democrat with an unsalable record in office. So, candidate Harris pretends to be something else—a newcomer with a happy message and a bevy of Republican supporters. The trick isn’t working, as recent polls favoring Donald Trump demonstrate. It’s almost as if… -
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Child Services Dept Working With Biden-Harris Admin Tracked ‘Trans Kids’ on Secret Database
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—An Ohio child welfare agency created a “confidential spreadsheet” tracking the sexual orientation and transgender identity of children as young as 5, according to a document exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services created a database tracking the sexual orientation, transgender identity, and… -
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THE LAW IS CLEAR: Biden-Harris DOJ Can’t Stop States From Striking Aliens Off Voter Rolls
The Biden-Harris Justice Department is wrong in claiming that federal law bars Virginia and other states from removing aliens from their voter rolls. And if the law DOJ cites is misinterpreted by a court to agree with the agency’s erroneous claim, then the law likely would be unconstitutional. The Justice Department sued Virginia after it… -
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Why Trump at McDonald’s Matters
This week, Donald Trump set the political world afire with an appearance at a McDonald's in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. There, he donned the famous McDonald's apron, cooked up some fries and served customers at a drive-thru window. All the while, he looked like he was enjoying himself thoroughly—which he certainly was. Trump has the momentum,…