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Economic Freedom in US Falls to Lowest Level in 30 Years in 2024 Global Index
The foundations of economic freedom have been declining around the world for three consecutive years, according to the 2024 Index of Economic Freedom, which annually assesses the economic governance and entrepreneurial environments of 184 countries. Despite the disappointing downward trend of global economic freedom, the overall findings of the 2024 index, released Monday by The… -
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Moms Inadvertently Expose Daughters to Predators on Instagram
Mothers inadvertently are exposing their young daughters to male predators on Instagram in a quest to garner money and fame, an investigation published Thursday by The New York Times found. The Instagram accounts, numbering in the thousands, reveal how social media platforms are altering the definition of childhood and the increasing commodification of young girls,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Female Inmate Forced to Bunk with Masturbating Transgender Prisoner Who Raped Daughter, Messages Claim
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Katelyn McGraw is currently incarcerated in Taycheedah Correctional Institution in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, serving a sentence for possession of narcotic drugs and bail jumping. She’s been at Taycheedah since the end of summer 2023, records show, and her fiancee says that she’ll soon be sent to a minimum security… -
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Challenging ‘Racial Profiteers’
The national tragedy of more drug overdose deaths, suicides, and homicides won’t be solved “if we have to look at each other through the prism of race,” activist Bob Woodson says. “There are people who are profiting from the grievance of our society, and we must challenge these racial profiteers,” says Woodson, an author and… -
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Phone Records Could Get Fani Willis Disbarred, Jailed, Legal Experts Say
Special prosecutor Nathan Wade’s cell phone data suggests that he and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis may have lied on the witness stand about their romantic relationship, opening them up to consequences greater than disqualification from the racketeering case the couple brought against former President Donald Trump, legal experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation…. -
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EXCLUSIVE: Kentucky AG Investigates Company at Center of $200,000 Payment to Bidens
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Kentucky’s attorney general is investigating a health care company that wired $200,000 to James Biden the same day he wrote a check for that amount to his brother and future president Joe Biden. James Biden worked as a consultant for Americore Holdings LLC, a Florida-based hospital chain that later collapsed. Americore… -
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Sorry, Politico: You Don’t Get to Rewrite the Declaration of Independence
Politico reporter Heidi Przybyla, a finalist for journalism’s Pulitzer Prize, thinks she knows the Christian faith better than practicing Christians—and, for that matter, the Declaration of Independence. In an appearance Friday on MSNBC, Przybyla said “Christian nationalists” aren’t to be trusted because, in her words, they don’t believe their rights come from any human or… -
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How All Americans Are Paying for San Francisco’s Pork-Barrel Spending
Washington is once again facing a potential shutdown. Funding for the federal government will run out in early March unless the House and Senate can bridge their differences and pass spending legislation. At the same time, the city of San Francisco seems to have few problems doling out huge amounts to well-connected activist groups and… -
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Are We the Chump on the Latin American Block?: The BorderLine
The interests of our Latin American friends (and enemies) are not the same as ours when it comes to immigration. They want to get foreign migrants out of their territories while making money. They also want their own access to the U.S. labor market—for example, Mexicans working in the U.S. sent back $55 billion in… -
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While Biden Pushes Ukraine to Fight, He Demands Israel Surrender
President Joe Biden has not only promised to veto any stand-alone Israeli aid, but he’s reportedly circulating a draft resolution within the United Nations Security Council that would compel the Jewish state to stop its ground offensive in Rafah and, effectively, give Hamas a pass. Beyond that, the U.S. is also reportedly thinking about circumventing… -
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What Federal Health Agencies Aren’t Disclosing About COVID-19 Vaccines
For more than two years, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has pushed federal health agencies for more information about adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines—and about the agencies’ efforts to censor criticism. Johnson said it was “beyond despicable,” for example, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could be “actively hiding information about vaccine safety signals… -
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‘Christian Nationalism’: Scaremongering Left’s Newest Red Herring
Hollywood director Rob Reiner’s new documentary “God & Country,” released in theaters last weekend, warns Americans of an impending “Christian nationalist” takeover of the country. The Associated Press declared Saturday, “Many believe the Founders wanted a Christian America. Some want the government to declare one now.” On Tuesday, Alexander Ward and Heidi Przybyla warned in Politico, “Trump allies prepare to… -
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Why Won’t Legacy Media Investigate James Biden?
Politico is a member in good standing of the “establishment media.” Its journalists rotate in and out, to and from other pro-Biden outlets. But when Politico has a reporter who delves into the Biden family influence-peddling business, you can expect that work to be ignored routinely. Ben Schreckinger authored a book in the fall of… -
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Why Senate Has a Solemn Obligation to Conduct a Mayorkas Impeachment Trial
Rumors abound that Senate Democrats want to avoid holding a trial on the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by “tabling” or otherwise dismissing the House impeachment articles. But doing so would be contrary to the Senate’s impeachment trial rules and its own historical practice. The Senate has never refused to hold… -
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Blue Laws for Red Citizens
One state prosecutor and one civilian plaintiff have already won huge fines and damages from former President Donald Trump that may, with legal costs, exceed $500 million. Trump awaits further civil and criminal liability in three other federal, state, and local indictments. There are eerie commonalities in all these five court cases involving plaintiff E…. -
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Georgia Board of Education Affirms Firing of Teacher Who Read Gender Book to Fifth Graders
The Georgia Board of Education upheld a previous decision Thursday to fire Katie Rinderle, a former fifth-grade teacher, for reading a book about gender identity to her students, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Rinderle, who had taught for 10 years, was fired in August 2023 by Cobb County School Board for reading the book “My… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Women’s Sports Leaders Call on New York Collegiate League to Protect Fairness as Male Sets League Records
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Independent Council on Women’s Sports sent a letter to the Liberty League, an intercollegiate athletic conference in New York, demanding that the league adopt new rules to protect fairness for female athletes as a male set school records in women’s track. ICONS—a network and advocacy group that spans all levels… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Biden Rule Would Deprive Pregnancy Resource Centers of Funds and Favor Abortion Groups, Conservatives Warn
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Former Vice President Mike Pence’s organization, Advancing American Freedom, is leading conservative groups in calling on Republicans in Congress to defund a pro-abortion rule backed by President Joe Biden’s administration that would punish pro-life centers. “We, as leaders of the pro-life movement, request that you defund the rulemaking process for the… -
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Alabama Supreme Court’s Embryo Ruling Embodies America’s Legal Heritage
Leftists have spent much of the past week up in arms about a ruling Feb. 16 from the Alabama Supreme Court. At first blush, it is curious that a state supreme court case would engender so much vitriol and bellyaching. But the groaning from the left-wing media and political class can be easily explained: The… -
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Trump’s Legal Cases 101: Where They Stand
Former President Donald Trump is still facing multiple legal cases against him, including federal charges. In Manhattan, Trump is looking at felony charges over alleged hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has accused Trump of seeking to interfere with the results of the 2020 election….