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New York Voters Pull the Lever to Oust ‘Squad’ Member Jamaal Bowman
Socialist New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman lost in a Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District on Tuesday to county executive George Latimer. Bowman is a member of “the Squad,” an informal group of far-Left Democrat House members. He was endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America. Fellow Squad member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., appeared at a… -
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POT, MEET KETTLE: Left-Wing Group Slams Moms for Liberty Without Looking in the Mirror
The National Education Association has accused Moms for Liberty of being a pawn of “wealthy conservative donors,” even though the teachers union’s revenue is 185 times as great as that of the parental rights group. The nation’s largest teachers union—which charges its members dues, often totaling $1,000 a year—called Moms for Liberty, which offers free… -
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Charter Schools Are Even More Woke Than Public Schools, Study Finds
School choice should empower parents to select education options that align with their values, but many charter schools fail in this regard, experts warn. “School choice should yield schools with values that are aligned with those of parents,” Jay Greene, senior research fellow in the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy, told The Daily Signal… -
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525,000 Illegal Migrants Crossed Southern Border in Just 4 Months
Hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals descended on the U.S.-Mexico border between the time President Joe Biden declared there was nothing more he could do to stop illegal immigration and when he issued an executive order. Border Patrol agents made nearly 525,000 illegal immigrant encounters across the southern border in February, March, April, and May, according… -
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Can Democrats Legally Swap Biden Out for Another Candidate?
If Democrats seek to swap out President Joe Biden for another candidate on the Nov. 5 ballot, they’ll face legal challenges, according to an analysis by The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project. That’s because a patchwork of state laws determines what a political party must do to substitute someone else as a presidential nominee. “If there… -
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Biden’s Opening Obamacare to Illegal Immigrants Will Add Billions to National Deficit
The Biden administration’s plan to open Obamacare enrollment to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients will add billions to the national deficit, a Congressional Budget Office report found. Roughly 110,000 illegal immigrants in the DACA program will sign up for Obamacare, adding about $7 billion to the federal deficit over the 2025-2034 period, according to… -
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Women’s Reproductive Health Shouldn’t Be a Partisan Issue
The topic of infertility has received unprecedented attention in national politics since February, when the Alabama Supreme Court held that for the purposes of the state’s wrongful death of a minor statute, frozen embryos are considered persons. Until now, Congress has focused primarily on in vitro fertilization—where egg and sperm are combined to create an… -
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‘ABUSE OF POWER’: Texas Dad Suing for Retaliatory Arrest Reveals New Evidence of Corruption
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Jeremy Story, a dad in the Austin, Texas, area, who is suing his local school board and superintendent after police arrested him for speaking out at a board meeting in 2021, has uncovered what he claims to be more evidence that bolsters his case. Round Rock Independent School District has its… -
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Huge Percentage of EV Owners Want to Go Back to Normal Cars, Study Finds
Nearly half of American electric vehicle owners want to buy an internal combustion engine model the next time they buy a car, according to a new study from McKinsey and Co., a leading consulting firm. Approximately 46% of Americans who own an EV want to go back to a standard vehicle for their next purchase,… -
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DOJ Lawsuit Over Banning Sex Changes for Kids Doesn’t ‘Hold Water,’ Legal Expert Says
The Constitution doesn’t protect sex-change procedures for minors, an expert in civil rights law told The Daily Signal as the Supreme Court announced it would weigh the issue after its next term begins in October. The highest court in the U.S. agreed Monday to hear a Justice Department lawsuit against a Tennessee law, passed last… -
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Judges Temporarily Block Parts of Biden’s Student Debt Plan
Obama-appointed federal judges blocked parts of the Biden administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan on Monday in response to Republican states’ lawsuits. Judge John A. Ross of Missouri and Judge Daniel Crabtree of Kansas blocked parts of the administration’s SAVE Plan, which was an income-driven repayment program intended to lower monthly costs for borrowers…. -
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What Today’s Conservatives Get Wrong About Ronald Reagan, According to His Speechwriter
A former speechwriter for Ronald Reagan says today’s conservatives have much to learn from the 40th president. Peter Robinson addressed what he sees as misconceptions about Reagan’s leadership in an interview with Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts—beginning with the claim that Reagan supposedly supported open borders. Robinson recounted young conservatives as saying, “‘Well, Ronald Reagan… -
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Congresswoman’s Amendment Bars Pentagon Funding of Abortion
A Republican congresswoman from Texas succeeded in amending the annual National Defense Authorization Act to prevent the Pentagon from subsidizing abortions with taxpayer dollars. Rep. Beth Van Duyne’s amendment to the $883.7 billion fiscal 2025 NDAA would block President Joe Biden’s Defense Department from using federal funds to reimburse abortion-related expenses. The amendment passed the… -
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These 63 Companies Celebrate ‘Pride’ in LGBTQ Consumers
After transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney endorsed Bud Light last April, the beer brand lost about 25% of its sales in subsequent weeks. Bud Light’s website currently includes no sign of celebrating LGBTQ consumers. This Pride Month, however, as the list below reveals, many companies continued to signal support for and seek the business of LGBTQ… -
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Understanding the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Jeff Myers’ New Book Provides a Biblical Perspective
Long before Hamas’ horrific Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the Jewish homeland was already a flash point of controversy on college campuses and among an increasingly anti-Israel segment of younger Americans who make up Gen Z. Jeff Myers, president of Summit Ministries, had taken note of the troubling trend and embarked on a trip to… -
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Objections From Parental Rights Group Derails Vote on School District’s Trans Policy
A parental rights group successfully helped delay a Colorado school board’s vote on what parents call a radical transgender policy for students. The Colorado Parent Advocacy Network and its allies gathered 335 signatures in only six hours on its petition to delay the Douglas County Board of Education’s vote on the proposal to classify female-only… -
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Real Estate Agent Sues to Restore Her Good Name After Trans Activists Hounded Her Out of Business
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Transgender activists tried to hound a Georgia real estate agent out of business because the realtor spoke in favor of moving a sexually explicit book from the children’s section to the adults’ section of the public library. Now, she is suing for defamation and violation of her rights under Georgia law…. -
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Bans on Foreign Funding for Ballot Measures Gain Momentum in Congress, States
Opponents of foreign funding of U.S. ballot measures expect momentum at both the federal level and in states. In May, the House Administration Committee advanced a bill to amend federal election law to prevent foreign nationals from contributing to ballot initiatives by closing a loophole, since federal law and most state laws prohibit foreign contributions… -
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What Is the ERA? Pro-Abortion Activists Answer
Pro-abortion activists rallied Monday outside the Supreme Court in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. “ERA now,” the pro-abortion rallygoers chanted as they held signs reading “Safe abortion is a human right” and “Keep abortion legal.” Competing pro-life and pro-abortion activists stood outside the court, chanting on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 2022… -
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After Another Ugly Antisemitic Incident in LA, the Left Has Few Words, No Answers
A violent antisemitic mob descended upon a Los Angeles synagogue on Sunday and harassed the congregants, injuring several. Yet the response from the LA media and authorities has been pitiful. The initial protests were organized by Palestinian Youth Movement LA and Code Pink LA, the same coalition of people who’ve organized the protests on college…