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Postponing This Partisan Lecture Isn’t Enough
Radical political historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat was scheduled to speak at the U.S. Naval Academy on Oct. 10 as part of the Bancroft Lecture series, but according to a recent article from The Federalist, this lecture has been “postponed.” In September, Ben-Ghiat announced that she would be speaking at the Naval Academy in a Substack post,…Matthew Lee -
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With Tax Cuts Ending Next Year, Americans Firmly Oppose Paying More
Regardless of who is in the White House come Jan. 20—whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris—the next president will face a deadline at the end of 2025 that could trigger a tax increase for Americans across all 50 states. A recent survey by Americans for Prosperity, a grassroots organization that seeks to transform policy around…Christina Lewis -
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RNC Scores Win Over Benson in Michigan Ballot Case
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson took a recent loss in a mail-in ballots case. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are fiercely competing for Michigan’s 15 electoral votes, separated by no more than 1% or 2% in most polls, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average. The Republican National Committee and the…Fred Lucas -
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Strong Biden Economy? The Statistics Scream Otherwise
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. The media’s beloved strong Biden economy is a lie, and Reagan adviser David Stockman has the receipts. In recent videos I’ve talked about how the blockbuster economic statistics we’re being spoon-fed is manipulated to irrelevance: In a recent…Peter St. Onge -
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Stunning Jobs Report Actually Not So Great
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Last week, we got another stunning employment report. The finest money can buy. So stunning, in fact, that it had Federal Reserve watchers fretting that maybe the Fed cut rates too early—a so-called policy error. As in, the…Peter St. Onge -
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How Donald Trump Can Win the Popular Vote
Democrats should brace for a shock four weeks from now—the possibility not just of a victory for former President Donald Trump but a win so big Trump even beats Vice President Kamala Harris in the popular vote. Trump doesn’t need to do that, of course: He can return to the White House just by winning…Daniel McCarthy -
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America’s Cutting-Edge Weaponry Is Dependent on Chinese Tech, Experts Warn
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—American defense startups are far too reliant on Chinese parts—and that poses a serious risk of exploitation by Beijing, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Business is booming as hundreds of defense startups have joined the growing U.S. military-industrial complex since 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal. But defense contractors are heavily…Jake Smith -
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Media Neglect of Emhoff Allegations Signals the Cynical End of ‘Me Too’
The era of Me Too is dead and gone. The age of ignoring women who are politically inconvenient to the Left has come. Or maybe it never went away. That’s the obvious take from a series of new, disturbing stories about Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff. It’s already been confirmed that Emhoff acted…Jarrett Stepman -
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Pro-Life Diaper Brand Partners With Christian Credit Union to Support New Moms
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—Pro-life diaper company EveryLife is partnering with America’s Christian Credit Union to celebrate new life and support women in crisis pregnancies. EveryLife, America’s fastest-growing diaper company, announced Wednesday that it will partner with the credit union “to champion the sanctity of life and provide meaningful support to families across the nation.” The…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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History Returned With a Vengeance a Year Ago on Oct. 7
In the West, we are on vacation from history. That’s because we are living on the interest earned by our parents and grandparents. The European continent, until the war in Ukraine, had never experienced a more peaceful respite from history than since the end of the Cold War. America has enjoyed its own peace dividend,…Ben Shapiro -
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Transgender ‘Medicine’ Essential to Military Recruitment, Say Democrats in Tight Races
Several Democrats running in tight races for the U.S. House and Senate joined a larger group of Democrats in signing a letter urging Congress not to defund a measure providing experimental transgender medical interventions that's included in a bill to fund the U.S. military. The vast majority of the Democrats in the House (162 of…Tyler O’Neil -
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Kamala Harris’ Parade of (Mostly) Softball Interviews
For more than two months, Republicans have mocked Vice President Kamala Harris for hiding in the basement and not granting interviews and press conferences, which could give voters an idea of how she might handle the presidency. So, after she and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, have engaged in debates, Team Harris decided…Tim Graham -
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Ghost Guns at SCOTUS: The ATF Once Again Seeks an Expansive View of Its Own Authority
It’s like déjà vu all over again. Another Supreme Court term has started and another government agency finds itself before the justices trying to justify taking an expansive view of its own authority. In Garland v. VanDerStok, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives seeks to defend a rule it promulgated two years ago…Zack Smith -
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TRANSGENDER CANCEL CULTURE? Christian Mom Says She Was Blocked From Substitute Teaching Because of Her Faith
A conservative Christian mother of five who narrowly lost a contentious school board election in Virginia that involved transgender issues nonetheless decided she would apply to be a substitute teacher. After the school district ran a background check, approved her, and assigned her to a class, the school board denied her employment, and she suspects…Tyler O’Neil -
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CDC Advisory Panel Should Boost Patient Choice in Fighting This Lung Disease
A panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that advises the U.S. government on vaccines is expected to endorse a recommendation this month to lower the age from 65 to 50 for getting a routine pneumococcal vaccination, a shot to ward off a serious lung infection. Health policy experts and patient advocates say…Jerry Rogers -
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North Carolinians Band Together on Long Road to Recovery After Hurricane Helene
Life is on pause in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Hurricane Helene devastated the small city, located about 25 miles south of Asheville. Most people have not returned to work, and in some instances, there is no workplace to return to, because floodwaters swept entire buildings from their foundations. Hendersonville resident Alexander Potter told The Daily Signal…Virginia Allen -
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#MeToo Hypocrisy? Leftists Silent as Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Faces Domestic Violence Claim
Left-leaning domestic violence prevention groups and legacy media figures have touted Doug Emhoff, the husband of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, as a positive example of masculinity, yet they have remained silent after Emhoff faced an accusation of domestic violence. Last week, The Daily Mail reported that Emhoff assaulted his then-girlfriend while waiting…Tyler O’Neil -
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Battleground Countdown: 7 Charged With Voter Fraud in Michigan Weeks Before Election
With just a month before Election Day, one of the most contested battleground states in the country—Michigan—has a major alleged voter fraud case involving three election officials and four voters. State Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, announced Friday that her office had secured felony charges against the seven individuals in St. Clair Shores, part…Fred Lucas -
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‘I SEE NO APOLOGY’: Naval Academy Postpones Anti-Trump Lecturer, Critics Demand Answers
The U.S. Naval Academy announced that it would postpone a lecture featuring a politically charged speaker who suggested she would use the event to attack former President Donald Trump, less than a month before the 2024 presidential election. While the academy postponed the speech, critics demanded answers as to why it selected the speaker in…Tyler O’Neil -
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‘Zuckerbucks’ Hit Small Towns as Tech Group Finances More Election Offices
The Center for Tech and Civic Life—which four years ago doled out controversial election grants that became known as “Zuckerbucks”—recently notified White Pine County, Nevada, of a $20,000 grant. The county, in a major battleground state going into the Nov. 5 presidential election, has a population of about 9,000 and is part of what the…Fred Lucas