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opinion
It’s Too Late, Joe
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden’s letter announcing that he is standing down from the general election documented all the reasons the incumbent had to go. But it’s too late, Joe. Your legacy is lost. Biden should have announced he was not running for reelection a year ago—or, at the very least, before he blew the June 27… -
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BREAKING: Secret Service Director Resigns Following Attempted Trump Assassination
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle announced Tuesday she is resigning from her post over the agency’s failures to properly protect former President Donald Trump from an attempted assassination on July 13. In an email sent to staff obtained by The Oversight Project, a division of The Heritage Foundation, Cheatle admitted that the Secret Service fell… -
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The Left and Right Have Very Different Definitions of Terrorism
As people grow increasingly wary of dangers around them, a split-screen has again opened up on how the Left and Right approach the threat of terrorism. On the Left, you have the Army being trained on the purported terrorist threat posed by Christian pro-lifers. On the other, elected officials are finally probing pro-Hamas groups. The pro-life groups… -
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‘NO SENSE’: Sloped or Not, No Reason Why Roof Shouldn’t Have Been Secured, Sheriff Says
It makes “absolutely no sense” that the roof of the building from which the gunman fired was not secured by the Secret Service, Dodge County, Wisconsin, Sheriff Dale Schmidt told The Daily Signal in an interview discussing the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Following the attempt on Trump’s life during a campaign rally… -
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Kamala Harris Tried to Scare Conservatives Into Silence
Shortly after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, he endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, in what is now an open Democratic primary. In addition to Biden’s endorsement, Harris enjoys many advantages, such as the fact that her candidacy will face fewer fundraising and ballot-qualifying challenges than other potential… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Democrats’ Gun Control Push After Trump Assassination Attempt Draws Rebuke
House Republicans criticized Democrats on Monday for using a hearing on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump to call for gun control. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was at the House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing to testify about security failures that led to a 20-year-old gunman opening fire at a Trump rally… -
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Are We on Verge of Stagflation?
Editor’s note: The following is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Two of America’s biggest banks just warned of incoming disaster. Even poker-face Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is starting to crack, sprinkling his usual sweet nothings with warnings that the Fed’s close to being forced to restart… -
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Here’s Why Congress and the Administration Can’t Be Trusted to Conduct Investigation Into Trump Assassination Attempt
The horrid attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Bulter, Pennsylvania, has the entire nation justifiably outraged and demanding answers to fundamental questions about the colossal security failure that nearly ended the life of the 45th president of the United States. Few actions rise to the level of a clear and present danger to our nation’s… -
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Dem Convention Expert Says There’s ‘No Time’ for Another Candidate to Usurp Kamala Harris
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democratic National Committee member Elaine Kamarck said on Monday there’s “no time” ahead of the party’s August convention for another candidate to become the nominee after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden announced Sunday that he was withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race following calls from allies… -
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Why I Started a Digital Platform for Young Conservatives to Take on the Left
In the back seat of a Toyota Sienna headed north through the winding roads of the Blue Ridge Mountains, I rapidly bought an internet domain name and a WordPress subscription. I then furiously began constructing a website on my iPhone 12 Mini—a task not for the faint of heart. On this vacation with my family… -
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Kamala Harris Ex-Lover Willie Brown, Who Promoted Her Through CA Politics, Praises Her ‘Outstanding’ Track Record
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown praised his ex-lover Kamala Harris during conversations with reporters on Sunday, touting her youth and “outstanding” track record as evidence of her capability to serve as president of the United States. Brown, known for his political influence on the California political scene, spoke to reporters outside the historic John’s… -
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23 Takeaways From Secret Service Director’s Testimony Before House Oversight Panel
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testified before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, in the wake of the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Numerous lawmakers—from both sides of the aisle—have called for Cheatle to resign after a gunman fired multiple shots at Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, about… -
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New Central American President Follows Through on Pledge to Cut Illegal Immigration to US
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Panama’s government is touting progress on efforts to reduce illegal migration through the Darien Gap, a dense jungle region that long has served as a gateway point for South American migrants making their way to the United States. The National Border Service, Panama’s version of the U.S. Border Patrol, reported that 11,363… -
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Taliban Could Abscond With Hundreds of Millions in US Aid to Afghanistan, Watchdog Finds
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—An “increased risk” exists that at least $293 million in U.S. aid disbursed by the State Department in Afghanistan between March and November 2022 could fall into the Taliban’s hands, a new report finds. Two subagencies of the State Department—the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Bureau of International Narcotics… -
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Trump Was ‘a Gust of Wind Away’ From Being Assassinated. Security Expert Analyzes Shooting.
MILWAUKEE—Security expert Brian Cavanaugh says former President Donald Trump was “a gust of wind away” from being assassinated on July 13th. “To have a round pierce your ear, which is attached to your head, we’re talking less than two millimeters away,” says Cavanaugh, a senior vice president at American Global Strategies. For a bullet to… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Top Pediatrician Promoting Trans Procedures for Texas Kids Now High Ranking NIH Official
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The chief pediatrician at Texas Children’s Hospital resigned in April 2022 after just seven months in her role, shortly after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott forced the hospital to pause attempted sex-change procedures on children, such as puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries. Now she’s working for President Joe Biden’s administration in a… -
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Who Will Replace Biden as Democrats’ Presidential Candidate?
Who is most likely to replace President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket now that he has stepped aside in the presidential race? Biden announced Sunday that he was dropping out of the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take on former President Donald Trump. “Today I want to offer… -
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Top Secret Service Officials Reportedly Denied Trump Security’s Repeated Requests For Additional Resources
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Secret Service officials repeatedly denied requests for additional resources made by former President Donald Trump’s detail prior to the July 13 assassination attempt, the Washington Post reported. Trump was slightly wounded in the right ear on July 13 when a gunman fired multiple shots during the attempted assassination at the Butler County, Pennsylvania,… -
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‘Not Fit to Serve’: Donald Trump Reacts to Joe Biden Dropping Out of 2024 Race
Former President Donald Trump reacted Sunday to news that President Joe Biden will not seek reelection in 2024, promising to “remedy the damage” that he said Biden has done to the United States. “Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and is certainly not fit to serve—And never was!” Trump said in… -
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‘Not Fit to Serve’: GOP Lawmakers Say Biden Should Resign as President If Unable to Run for Office
Republican lawmakers are calling for President Joe Biden to step down after he announced Sunday that he will not seek reelection after all, with the Democratic National Convention just four weeks away. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden said in a statement on Sunday. “And while…