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EXCLUSIVE: McConnell Focuses on Raising Taxes, Not Trump Assassination Attempt, at Senate Luncheon
Time is running out for lawmakers on Capitol Hill to address a number of pressing issues before the session ends and they leave Washington until after the Nov. 5 election. The government will run out of funding come Sept. 30 without a continuing resolution; House Republicans are putting a full-court press on the Harris-Walz ticket… -
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Hillary Clinton Condemns Media for Their Coverage of Trump
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday condemned the media for not sufficiently covering the peril she believes former President Donald Trump poses to the planet while calling on Americans to be “outraged by what he represents.” Clinton’s remarks follow federal and local officials confirming Sunday the arrest of 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh for allegedly… -
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Taylor Swift’s Endorsement of Harris Has Had Minimal Effect, Poll Finds
The night of the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, pop star Taylor Swift decided to use her platform to endorse the Democratic nominee. But as some have pointed out, it did not seem to have the impact the Left thought it would. The singer, widely known for her catchy tunes… -
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Matt Walsh Exposes ‘Anti-Racist’ Grift Industry in Film ‘Am I Racist?’
Conservative commentator Matt Walsh’s movie “Am I Racist?” is a hybrid of mockumentary in the tradition of “Spinal Tap” and his signature ironic take on the inanities of our age. Walsh’s message in “Am I Racist?” is simple: Although racism in America is a faint ghost of its historic self—as professor Wilfred Reilly told Walsh,… -
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Given Its Past, Oppose the United Nations’ ‘Pact for the Future’
Every September, world leaders travel to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. While the floor speeches garner the most attention, most often the real action happens in meetings between the leaders and high-level meetings where governments finalize and agree to various statements and agreements. This year, the Summit of the Future is… -
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House to Vote on Stopgap Spending Bill With SAVE Act Wednesday
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday morning that the House will move forward with a vote on Wednesday on a continuing resolution to fund the government beyond the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. The continuing resolution would fund the government for six months and avert the looming government shutdown. Johnson has also… -
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NYT Column Omits Fact That China’s ‘Green Transition’ Is Built on Backs of Slaves
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The New York Times ran a column Monday applauding China’s green energy transition without mentioning that slave labor has played a massive role in the country’s progress on that front. The column—written by David Wallace-Wells under the headline “What Happens if China Stops Trying to Save the World?”—gives China great credit for scaling up green… -
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Trump Is Ultimately Responsible for Assassination Attempts Against Him, Alexander Vindman Says
Alexander Vindman, the retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel of Ukrainian descent whose testimony led the House of Representatives to impeach President Donald Trump in 2019, blamed Trump after a second gunman reportedly attempted to assassinate the former president on Sunday. Vindman's brother, Yevgeny who goes by Eugene, is running for Congress as a Democrat in… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Undercover Video Gives the Lie to Kamala Harris’ Narrative on Late-Term Abortion
The former chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party was caught on camera advocating that abortion take place "all the way to the end" of pregnancy in an undercover recording made at last month's Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The video was provided to The Daily Signal last week after Vice President Kamala Harris said during… -
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Don’t Jail Parents for School Shootings. Arm Teachers.
Understandably, we want to blame someone besides the 14-year-old who murdered four people Sept. 5 at Apalachee High School in Georgia. People are shocked and upset that the father taught the boy to shoot and hunt, and bought the boy a rifle for Christmas. But that doesn’t mean it made any sense for police to… -
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More Good News for Trump in Fani Willis’ Case Against Him
The second attempted assassination of Donald Trump over the weekend came just after the dismissal by a Georgia judge of more lawfare charges against the former president and other defendants in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ partisan prosecution. But on Friday, two days before Sunday’s second shocking attempt to kill Trump, another dismissal occurred…. -
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Parental Rights Advocate Challenges ‘Political Indoctrination’ at Rhode Island School District
Editor’s note: In this podcast episode, Nicole Solas said she submitted a public records request to the University of San Diego. She later clarified that she actually submitted the request to the University of Rhode Island. Rhode Island mom and parental rights advocate Nicole Solas was sued by teachers unions in 2021 after she requested… -
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Lack of Opt-Out Option Spurs Maryland Parents to File Suit Against K-5 Gender, Sexuality Indoctrination
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A group of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish parents in Maryland petitioned the Supreme Court on Thursday to ask it to take up a case regarding school board policies that keep parents in the dark on books with themes about “gender” and “sexuality” being taught to children. The case originates from the Montgomery… -
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‘Maybe God Wants Me to Be President’: 4 Takeaways From Trump’s Remarks on Surviving Second Assassination Attempt
God may have allowed Donald Trump to survive two assassination attempts so that he could be president again, the former president said in an X Space interview on Monday night. “There’s something going on,” said Trump, the Republican nominee for president. “I mean, perhaps it’s God wanting me to be president, to save this country. Nobody… -
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Expert: Harris’ ‘Two-State Solution’ Would ‘Wipe Israel Off the Map’
It’s been almost a year since the Hamas terrorist organization attacked Israel on Oct. 7. The massacre left over 1,200 people dead and over 200 kidnapped—including women, men, and children. Since the attack, the Biden administration has made its support for a two-state solution clear. And now, with Vice President Kamala Harris running as the… -
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12 Influencers Who Called for Violence Against Trump, Called Him an ‘Existential Threat to Democracy’
Ahead of the second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, many influential actors, journalists, and influencers warned that Trump is an “existential threat” to democracy, compared him to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, and suggested he or his supporters should face violent attacks. Some continued attacking Trump even after the first assassination attempt July 13…. -
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WATCH: Trump to Speak to Country After Second Attempt on His Life
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we deliver the quick news and analysis on the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump before we cover his remarks to the nation on X Spaces live. The corporate media’s coverage of the attempt on the former president’s life is not only as misleading… -
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DeSantis Questions Propriety of Federal Agencies Probing Assassination Attempt on Trump While Prosecuting Him
Having the same federal agencies prosecuting former President Donald Trump investigating Sunday’s assassination attempt on him “may not be the best thing,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a Monday press conference. Trump is being prosecuted in federal court in Fort Pierce, Florida, a little more than an hour northwest of the Trump International Golf… -
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7 Takeaways From Hawley Report on Secret Service Failures in First Trump Assassination Attempt
The Secret Service missed several opportunities to stop the first attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in July, according to a Senate report released a day after the second such attempt on Trump’s life at his golf club in Florida. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., released a 22-page report Monday that says the Department of… -
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Lawmakers Scramble to Make Sense of Second Trump Assassination Attempt
Just over two months ago, former President Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. On Sunday, law enforcement thwarted yet another attempt on Trump’s life. Now, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are scrambling for answers on what transpired at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club and how to protect…