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‘TOTALLY OUT OF WHACK’: Senate Prioritizes Ukraine Over Americans’ Interests
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, a group of conservative senators ran out of procedural options for debating a $95 billion funding bill for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific. In the middle of the night, Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.; Mike Lee, R-Utah; Rand Paul, R-Ky.; Pete Ricketts, R-Neb.; Marco Rubio, R-Fla.; Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.;… -
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‘Gender-Based Political Violence’: Former Lawmaker Targeted for Calling a Man Who Identifies as a Woman a Man
Mexican authorities convicted civil society leader and former Mexican Congressman Rodrigo Iván Cortés of “gender-based political violence.” His crime? Criticizing a man who identifies as a transgender woman. Cortés drew fire over posts on Facebook and X, formerly known as Twitter, that referred to a trans-identifying Mexican congressional representative as a “man who self-ascribes as… -
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The Left’s Double Standards on Display Over Biden’s Memory Lapses
Since the disastrous special counsel report on President Joe Biden and his subsequent impromptu press conference on Thursday, left-wing journalists have been floundering to find a leg to stand on in their defense of the president. For the past eight years, liberal journalists and pundits have taken every opportunity to criticize former President Donald Trump’s… -
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This Education Proposal Would Reduce Federal Subsidies, Increase Accountability
The Higher Education Act, signed into law in 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson, profoundly influences almost every facet of higher education in America. Today, this law governs federal student aid, including all loans and grants and work-study. It defines what constitutes an academic year and “gainful employment.” And it authorizes numerous other federal programs that… -
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5 Charts Show Why Congress Must Stop Deficit Spending
Both chambers of Congress are locked in fierce battles over spending legislation. A “supplemental” package has found bipartisan support in the Senate after the removal of flawed border and immigration provisions. However, its $95 billion price tag—$60 billion of which would go to Ukraine—means there will be stiff resistance in the House. Meanwhile, Congress is… -
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These GOP Senators Pull All-Nighter in Last-Ditch Effort to Stop Ukraine Funding
Several Republican senators engaged in a marathon of speeches in a last-ditch effort to halt $61 billion in new aid to Ukraine from passing the Senate, but came up short Tuesday morning. “Open the champagne. Pop the cork. The Senate Democrat leader and Republican leader are on their way to Kyiv,” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Next George Soros’ Recruiting Republican Lobbyists for Influence
A company run by a liberal billionaire dubbed by some as the “next George Soros” employs former senior Republican staffers on Capitol Hill in what a watchdog group warns is an effort to sway GOP lawmakers to move to the left. Arnold Ventures LLC is a private company founded by left-leaning philanthropists John Arnold and his… -
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Shift in Marital Trends Is Reflected in Valentine’s Day Celebrations
Fewer Americans are planning to celebrate Valentine’s Day in 2024 than in years past. America isn’t totally losing its love for the saccharine holiday, though. In fact, spending on Valentine’s Day gifts—for everyone from a significant other to one’s cat—has increased. Russell Stover and Hallmark may not need to worry then. Declining celebration of the… -
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Nuclear Threat Posed by Iran, a Nation That Shouts ‘Death to America, Death to Israel’
If Iran acquires nuclear weapons, the threat it would pose to the U.S. would be significantly different from that of other aggressors, such as Russia, according to Simone Ledeen. There’s significant concern of “a nuclear bomb with a country that says routinely, ‘Death to America, death to Israel,’” says Ledeen, a former deputy assistant secretary… -
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Pakistani Illegal Alien on Terror Watchlist Released Before Being Caught Again
Federal immigration authorities caught and released a Pakistani man who illegally crossed America’s southern border and whose name appeared on the nation’s terror watchlist, according to a memo from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Pakistani national entered the U.S. illegally Nov. 9 and was nabbed by… -
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Is Ukraine Bill a Pretext for Third Trump Impeachment?
The Ukraine funding bill poised to pass the Senate could be used as a predicate to impeach Donald Trump should he win a second term, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, argued Monday. Vance joined a forum on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, along with Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.,… -
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Leaker of Trump Tax Returns, and Thousands More, Gets a Slap on Wrist From Biden Admin
“I made my decision with the full knowledge that I would likely end up in a courtroom,” former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn said. Littlejohn didn’t just leak years of Donald Trump’s tax returns to The New York Times in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election. He also leaked the tax returns of thousands of… -
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The US Strikes in Iraq and Syria Don’t Go Far Enough
Last weekend’s bombing campaign against Iranian proxies in Iraq and Syria enacted by U.S. Central Command in response to the Jan. 28 drone strike that killed three American troops in Jordan did not go far enough. Because they did not target any Iranians, any assets inside Iran, or any of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps vessels in… -
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Was the Joel Osteen Church Shooter Trans? Police Fail to Clarify
A woman who used male aliases shot two people at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston on Sunday, according to police. Two off-duty police officers fatally shot the suspect, whose gun reportedly bore the word “Palestine,” after she had opened fire in the megachurch. Houston police confirmed to The Daily Signal in a phone call… -
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An Open Border Policy Is Not a Biblical Mandate
When the Supreme Court ruled recently that the federal government could remove razor wire on the border between Texas and Mexico that was put in place by the state of Texas, it set off a legal, political, and even theological debate about the federalism and border policy. Despite the ruling, the state of Texas has said it… -
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Democrats Lavish Illegal Immigrants With Valentines. Citizens Take the Arrows.
They’re just not that into you. Today’s Democrats treat the American people like a spouse who has grown routine, sometimes ungrateful, and decreasingly alluring. And they cannot forgive America for running off for four years with that damn contractor. But Democrats swoon over the 8.8 million illegal aliens who they have helped invade the country on President Joe Biden’s watch. These arrivistes are… -
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2 Hamas Hostages Freed in Dramatic IDF Raid in Gaza
Two Israeli hostages in Gaza were rescued during a raid Sunday in the city of Rafah, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed Monday. IDF troops on the ground rescued the two hostages during a nighttime raid that involved firefights with Hamas operatives and airstrikes across the region, IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a public… -
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A Black History Month Tribute to Clarence Thomas
Carter G. Woodson is widely credited with the activism that, in 1926, established a week, and later a month, to focus on the history and contributions of black Americans. In his message on the observance of Black History Month 50 years later, President Gerald R. Ford connected Black History Month to “the realization of the… -
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Conservatives Now Have a Credit Card That Aligns With Their Values
Americans love spending money. Imagine being able to do so and support conservative causes using your credit card. Now you can. Coign is seeking to fill a void in the credit card market by giving conservatives an alternative its competitors, many of which embrace left-wing causes. The credit card has all the features and benefits… -
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VOTER FRAUD ALERT: Georgia Specialist Finds Thousands of Illegal Votes in 2020, 2021, and 2022
An expert in election data asserts that almost 35,000 Georgia voters in 2020 cast ballots from the wrong jurisdictions, but Georgia’s top election official hasn’t responded to his request for an investigation. Mark Davis, president of Georgia-based Data Productions Inc., has pushed for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office to investigate his data since May…