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Complaint Alleges Michigan’s Top Election Official Misrepresented Facts to Keep RFK Jr. on Ballot
Michigan’s top election official, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, is the subject of a bar complaint over her department’s actions to keep independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name on the ballot. State Sen. Ruth Johnson, a Republican who immediately preceded Benson as secretary of state, filed the bar complaint alleging that…Fred Lucas -
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Who Wants to Increase the National Debt? Both Trump and Harris
It’s been a little over a week since the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget sent a letter to Kamala Harris and Donald Trump suggesting the two presidential candidates get serious about “skyrocketing” national debt, which now exceeds $35 trillion. Washington is spending $1.8 trillion more than it collects annually. “Our publicly held debt will…Debra Saunders -
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US Boots Hit Ground in Israel as Threat From Iran Looms
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—U.S. service members arrived in Israel on Monday amid the country’s chaotic multifront war with various actors in the region, and more troops will arrive soon, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The Pentagon previously announced on Sunday that the troops would be deployed to the Middle East along with a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense…Jake Smith -
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Why Veterans Are Voting for Trump
Vice President Kamala Harris has a problem with veterans. They overwhelmingly support her opponent—favoring former President Donald Trump by a lopsided 61%-37%, according to the latest Pew Research Center survey. For years, civilians have been sold a narrative that just isn’t true. Democrats and liberals in the media invested heavily in trying to portray Trump…Daniel McCarthy -
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Where’s the ‘Foreign Aid’ for Hurricane-Ravaged Florida and North Carolina?
Hurricanes Helene and Milton may be gone, but they won’t be forgotten, certainly not by the hard-hit residents and businesses of the Southeast. The immense economic devastation and loss of life wrought by those hurricanes—and, in the case of Milton, the tornadoes it spawned—will be felt for years to come in Florida and Western North…Peter Parisi -
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Sex Trafficking of Migrant Girls Exploded Under Biden-Harris Admin, Expert Says
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—An activist who fights sex trafficking argues that the trafficking of migrant girls has exploded since the beginning of the Biden-Harris administration, according to The Free Press. A woman who identifies herself as Lisa and runs a nonprofit dedicated to dismantling sex trafficking rings said that the number of girls being trafficked…Jason Hopkins -
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RELENTLESS: Growth of Obama-Era Foster Care Policy Unmasks Transgender Orthodoxy’s Inherent Threat to Parental Rights
A groundbreaking new report from The Daily Caller exposes the backstory behind the Biden-Harris administration’s regulation on foster care rules for children who identify as LGBTQ, and underscores the inherent threat that transgender orthodoxy poses to the parental rights of moms and dads who reject the idea that children can be “born in the wrong…Tyler O’Neil -
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Indiana’s Aggressive Divestment From China
State leaders in Indiana have taken significant steps to divest from China and from the environmental, social, and governance agenda. “We have the good fortune in Indiana to have a Legislature that is on top of making sure that we divest from Chinese entities and from ESG-focused funds,” Indiana state Comptroller Elise Nieshalla says. The…Virginia Allen -
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‘I’M A CHRISTIAN’: Democrat Appeals to His Faith in Denying His Record of Voting for Men in Women’s Sports
Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, brought up his faith in an attempt to deny his own voting record on men who identify as transgender competing in women’s sports during a candidates’ debate Tuesday night with incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Debate moderator Gromer Jeffers Jr., a political reporter with The Dallas Morning News, asked Allred about…Tyler O’Neil -
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Biden-Harris Admin Gives Israel Ultimatum: Improve Dire Gaza Conditions or Risk Losing Military Aid
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Biden-Harris administration is warning Israel that if it does not improve the humanitarian conditions in Gaza, it will risk losing military aid, according to multiple reports. The Palestinians in Gaza have been caught in the crossfire in the war between Israel and Hamas, the latter of which invaded Israel on Oct. 7 and…Jake Smith -
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Trump Buoyed in 2 Polls in Battleground Pennsylvania
The Nov. 5 presidential election could be won or lost in Pennsylvania, and a recent Cygnal poll in the state’s key communities shows that Donald Trump may be in the driver’s seat. In a poll released Oct. 3, Cygnal surveyed 420 likely general election voters in Pennsylvania’s two “bellwether counties,” Erie and Northampton. The poll,…Christina Lewis -
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Harris and Walz Brutally Mocked for ‘Masculinity’ Ads
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we gaze in amazement at the brutal failure of ads by a political action committee supporting the Harris-Walz ticket attempting to appeal to men in the name of “masculinity.” The sheer chaos that followed with just three weeks left until the presidential election has everyone, including…Tony Kinnett -
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Biden-Harris Admin Paves Way for Bureaucrats to Take Gender-Confused Kids From ‘Non-Affirming’ Parents
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—“Transphobia is child abuse,” Alex Roque, who runs the Ali Forney Center for homeless LGBTQ+ youth in New York City, asserted on a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services webinar last fall. In less than three minutes, he cast a vision for completely transforming child protective systems nationwide. Family rejection of…Katelynn Richardson -
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‘The Most Important Election That Has Ever Happened’
BUTLER, Pa.—Elon Musk said the reason he was in Butler on Oct. 5 to speak at former President Donald Trump’s rally was because of the critical nature of this year’s presidential election. “The reason I’m here is because I think this is the most important election in our lifetime. This may be the most important…Salena Zito -
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Americans’ Trust in Media Hits Historic Low Ahead of Election, Poll Finds
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Americans’ trust in the mass media has fallen to a record low leading up to the November election, according to a new survey released by Gallup on Monday. About 36% of those surveyed said that they have “no trust at all” in the mass media, while only 31% expressed a “great deal”…Ireland Owens -
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The Delegitimization of Israel in the Airline Industry
This article is the first in a series examining the expanding scope of efforts to delegitimize Israel as it fights a war for survival against Iran and its proxies in the Middle East. As a small country in a hostile neighborhood, Israel is overly reliant on international flights for business and tourism. So, it’s troubling…Daniel Flesch -
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Why the Founders Considered America a ‘Second Israel’
It is a truism that the West was formed by Athens and Jerusalem—meaning the rational thinking introduced by Greece and the moral and religious thought introduced by Israel. Of the two, Jerusalem’s contribution was the more enduring. Relatively few Westerners read Aristotle and Plato. Virtually every citizen of the West—even the illiterate—until the last generation…Dennis Prager -
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Kamala Harris Doesn’t Care About You, Only Herself, Senator Says
Over the past nearly four years, Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administration have created more crises than I can count. Because it’s an election year, they are running around like firemen desperately trying to put out a fire. The only problem is, they’re the ones who lit the match. Now, less than a…Sen. Tommy Tuberville -
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Naval Academy Ignores Students’ Right Not to Recite Preferred Pronouns
Something is amiss in Annapolis, home of the U.S. Naval Academy. A rot growing like kudzu across this bucolic campus is undermining the Naval Academy’s core mission: to prepare young officers to take command at sea. How else can you explain the academy’s insistence that the Supreme Court’s holding that it is unconstitutional for colleges…Cully Stimson -
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Debunking Democrats’ Oft-Repeated Anti-Trump Lies
If you are reading these words, you are paying unusually close attention to Election 2024. Most Americans are too busy to follow campaigns in depth. Politicos often speak in shorthand and wrongly assume that everyone understands us. Phrases like “very fine people” and “bloodbath” echo across party offices and newsrooms. But they escape normal people….Deroy Murdock