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Kamala Harris on Snob Hill
Vice President Kamala Harris visited San Francisco on Sunday to hold a fundraising event at an elitist venue in one of its richest neighborhoods. Her event was at the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill. If you visit that hotel’s website, you will see that its cheapest room on a weeknight this time of year is… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Swiss Government Took His Daughter to Transition Her. This Father Is Fighting Back.
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Her parents had prepared a happy “welcome home” scene for their daughter to return to. Balloons. A nice dinner. Family. Her little brother eagerly awaited her arrival. But when they finally returned home that night from a public hospital in Geneva, Switzerland, their daughter was not with them. “She’s not coming… -
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‘Kindergarten Math’: Georgia Considers Rule to Match Counted Votes With Counted Voters
The Georgia State Election Board is mulling a proposed rule to ensure that the number of votes considered for counting equals the number of votes cast by voters. That might seem to be a minor administrative matter under normal circumstances. But less than three months away from the Nov. 5 presidential election in one of… -
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Distorting the Truth About Native Americans
American kids are now taught that before Christopher Columbus wrecked things, peaceful Native Americans protected the environment. Hollywood movies feed the narrative. Disney’s “Pocahontas” sings, “I know every rock and tree and creature has a life, has a spirit, has a name.” Political science professor Wilfred Reilly says that’s ridiculous. “Native American hunters gave names… -
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The Weird, Creepy, Surreal—and Dangerous—2024 Campaign
The already-long 2024 presidential campaign has become the strangest in modern history. Here are 10 unanswered questions that illustrate how and why we’ve entered this bizarro world: 1. How can Kamala Harris merely promise us fixes to come in 2025 for inflation and an open border when she is still vice president for another six… -
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EXCLUSIVE: California School District’s Ethnic Studies Course Trains Students for ‘Social Justice,’ ‘Activism’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Los Angeles County school district offers an ethnic studies course covering the “intersectionality” of “identity markers” such as race, gender, and sexual orientation. “Ethnic Studies aims to educate students on social justice themes related to ethnicity, identity, and the historical element that is the common denominator, while providing students with… -
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NYC on Track to Spend $10 Billion on Illegal Aliens Over 3 Years
New York City plans to spend $4.75 billion on resources for illegal immigrants over the next year, according to the mayor’s office. The city is on track to spend nearly $10 billion on illegal aliens over three years. The Big Apple’s “sanctuary city” laws protect many illegal aliens from deportation, making the city a top destination… -
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DEI Policies ‘Offensive’ to Military Members Who Just Want to Be Trained as Leaders, Expert Says
Diversity, equity, and inclusion measures have created their fair share of controversy. While some claim that DEI is “designed to make people of various backgrounds feel welcome” in the workplace, there have been numerous instances in which the opposite seems to be the case. In fact, countless experts have exposed DEI as none other than a “well-funded Marxist movement.”… -
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WATCH: Harris Spurns Trump’s Debate Offers
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we cover the latest news from the biggest election in decades with the Harris-Walz campaign’s refusing to do multiple debates with former President Donald Trump, the economy’s shaky footing, and a new round of election data that no one is covering. With both sides blustering over… -
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2 New Ballot Initiatives Would Expand ‘Health’ Definitions to Legalize Abortion on Demand
Abortion initiatives in Missouri and Arizona will effectively ask voters to allow no restrictions on ending the lives of unborn children. Missouri and Arizona on Tuesday joined the list of states with abortion initiatives on the Nov. 5 ballot. Now, voters will decide pro-abortion measures in a total of eight states, the most on record… -
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‘Odds Are Against’ Trump in Lawsuit Vs. DOJ Over Mar-a-Lago Raid, Law Professor Turley Says
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Monday that former President Donald Trump would find it “difficult to prevail” in his potential $100 million suit against the Justice Department over a raid for classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump’s attorneys filed an administrative claim with the… -
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Leftist Slant of NPR Exposed Again by Trump Speech ‘Fact-Check’
How do voters know the prestige press is hopelessly partisan? For three weeks, Vice President Kamala Harris has been refusing all requests for interviews or press conferences, and that goes unpunished. Former President Donald Trump held a press conference, and he was absolutely punished. Taxpayer-funded National Public Radio demonstrated its ultraliberal tilt for the millionth… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Biden Admin’s Inflation Reduction Act ‘Disaster’ for Americans, Think Tank Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Two years on, the Biden-Harris administration’s so-called Inflation Reduction Act has been “devastating” for Americans who rely on the pharmaceutical industry, according to a memo from a think tank founded by former Vice President Mike Pence. “The American people have been forced to live with the disaster of the Inflation Reduction… -
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Oklahoma Has Best School Choice in America, State Education Chief Says
Every state should adopt Oklahoma’s school choice model, says Ryan Walters, the state’s superintendent of education. “We have the best school choice in the country, and it’s a national model that every state should follow,” Walters told The Daily Signal at talk-radio host Erick Erickson’s The Gathering conference in Atlanta over the weekend. “But frankly, I think that… -
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Kris Kobach: Biden-Harris Admin Has ‘Thumb on the Scales’ in Electioneering Order
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Known action by the Biden-Harris administration, combined with secrecy, “creates an impression” that the federal government has its “thumb on the scales” for the Nov. 5 presidential election, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach says. Kobach, a Republican, is leading a multistate lawsuit to strike down President Joe Biden’s 2021 executive order… -
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The Legacy Media’s Last Gasp?
This week, alleged comedian Stephen Colbert had on CNN’s Kaitlan Collins to discuss the 2024 presidential election. In the middle of the interview, Colbert began to ask Collins a question, in all sincerity: “I know you guys are objective over [at CNN], you just report the news as it is.” Colbert, presumably, expected his audience—all… -
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Tim Walz Gave Almost $100K in COVID-19 Funds to ‘Abortion Doula’ Trainers
Presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz directed almost $100,000 in COVID-19 relief funds to an organization specializing in “abortion doula” services, state contracts show. Walz, the governor of Minnesota, spent almost $2 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds without the approval of the state Legislature, using his emergency powers, according to the Minnesota-based outlet… -
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WATCH: The Liberal Media Get Overconfident
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we examine a bit of the overconfidence particular media institutions and political campaigns are showing as we count down to just 83 days before the general election on Nov. 5. The polls are spun in positive lights for both campaigns, as historical data is cast aside,… -
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Questions Remain About How Pro-Hamas Mob Overwhelmed Park Police in DC
The scene outside Union Station in our nation’s capital that day was almost apocalyptic. Anti-Israel, pro-Palestine protesters arrived at Columbus Circle in front of the historic train station after first marching to the nearby U.S. Capitol. They were supposed to demonstrate peacefully and then disperse. They didn’t do that. In defiance of a permit granted… -
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Allowing Transgender Participants Demeans Womanhood, Pageant Contestant Says
A talented and attractive Miss USA was crowned last week, and she deserves accolades, but we shouldn’t forget that there was a biological man who competed against her and the 49 other young women in the pageant. While conservatives are vocal in speaking out about biological men invading women’s sports, especially with the Olympics having…