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Biden-Harris DOJ Attack on Youngkin, Virginia Voters Threatens Democracy and Ballot Sanctity
A standard progressive claim is that the Left truly cares about democracy but the other side, not so much. Yet the Biden-Harris White House is now suing my home state, Virginia, and our Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, for simply following and appropriately enforcing a 2006 law meant to protect our voting rights. That measure was… -
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How the Harris Boomlet Went Bust
When Kamala Harris first jumped into the 2024 race, the joy was palpable. Every major Democrat leaped to celebrate. The legacy media uncorked the Champagne. Rank-and-file Democratic voters had a pep in their step. After all, the Democratic Party had pulled off an unprecedented feat: After rigging the Democratic primaries to avoid any serious opposition… -
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Deceitful Campaign Promises—on Both Sides
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris keep making new promises. Trump fans applauded when he said he’ll eliminate taxes on tips. Then Harris proposed that, too. Her audience applauded. Trump then proposed not taxing overtime. More applause. But narrow tax exemptions are bad policy. In my new video, economist Allison Schrager explains how they create nasty,… -
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Who’s Bankrolling Ballot Initiative to Move Ohio Blue?
The institutional Left is dumping millions into what has become the most expensive redistricting ballot initiative in history—to change how a red-leaning state elects members of Congress and the state Legislature. The Sixteen Thirty Fund, a client of Arabella Advisors, is the largest donor to the Ohio ballot question, dubbed Issue 1. If voters approve… -
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FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Data, Now Showing Surge Instead of Reported Decrease
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Federal Bureau of Investigation quietly revised its national crime data for 2022, showing that violent crime actually increased instead of decreased, as was initially reported, according to RealClearInvestigations. The FBI Uniform Crime Report initially showed a slight 2.1% decrease in violent crime from 2021 to 2022, however, the revision, which was… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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,… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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”…