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Why Taylor Swift, Super Bowl, and Mark Zuckerberg Get a Shoutout in This Election Reform Hearing
Impartial referees are just as important in the big election in November as in the big game this Sunday, a lawmaker argued Wednesday during a congressional hearing on private funding for administering elections. “The millions of private dollars being funneled to local offices raises serious questions about the conditions placed on their use,” House Administration… -
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‘Got It All Figured Out’: Arizona’s Election Chief Defends Split Rules on Proving Citizenship to Vote
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes contends that his state’s “bifurcated ballot system” requiring proof of citizenship to vote in state elections, but not federal ones, has worked effectively. An oath of legal eligibility taken by voters for federal elections for Congress and president is entirely sufficient, Fontes says. “We have the strictest regime in the… -
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‘CRIME-RIDDEN EMBARRASSMENT’: Trump Says Quiet Part Out Loud About DC
Washington, D.C., is becoming an embarrassment to the nation. A horrific story that made national headlines illustrates what the city is becoming. A would-be carjacker shot a former Trump administration official in the head Jan. 29 at the beginning of an insane, violent romp through the city. Mike Gill, who served as the chief of… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers Demand DOJ ‘Halt Plans’ by DC to Dispose of 5 Aborted Babies
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL— Republican congressional lawmakers are calling on the Department of Justice to “halt” any efforts to discard the bodies of five aborted babies in the District of Columbia, warning that these babies may have been illegally aborted. “We demand that you immediately halt plans to dispose of these children, as they… -
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Border Bill Fails in Senate
The Senate’s $118 billion spending bill failed to advance past a procedural vote on the Senate floor Wednesday. The bill included funding for border-related measures, Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The bill fell short of receiving the 60 votes needed to keep moving forward in the Senate. If the bill had passed in the… -
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Stop Allowing Noncitizens to Determine Congressional and Presidential Representation
The open border has enabled the Left to amass more political power. Democratic-controlled states have gained congressional seats by welcoming and harboring illegal aliens. As president, Donald Trump tried to halt this wrongdoing by ordering the census to exclude all noncitizens from apportionment. But one of President Joe Biden’s first acts in office was to reverse this policy as… -
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Progressive Black Pastors Misguided on War in Gaza
Some 1,000 black pastors nationwide are reported to have weighed in to pressure President Joe Biden to force a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. According to one pastor, the war “has evoked the kind of deep-seated angst among black people that I have not seen since the civil rights movement.” And per another,… -
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Restoring Trust on Public Health Issues After COVID-19 Rests Squarely on Public Health Officials
At this year’s annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, panelists convened to discuss their “Global Risks Report 2024.” Among the many world problems they decided they needed to solve, they identified “misinformation and disinformation” as one of the most severe threats facing the planet in the near term. Public health officials, struggling… -
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Blue State Considers ‘Strippers’ Bill of Rights’ for Adult Dancers
Washington state is considering a set of legislative proposals to provide adult dancers with compensation protections and mandatory security, The Associated Press reported. The set of proposals, dubbed the “strippers’ bill of rights,” is the product of years of advocacy from Strippers Are Workers, an organization operating in Washington state, according to the AP. The group “fights to… -
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States Fight Back Against Biden’s Green War on Inexpensive Electricity
America’s electricity supply is facing a daunting future. A recent report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation places most of the country at high or elevated risk of electricity capacity shortfalls over the next decade. That means more blackouts and brownouts. But thankfully, individual states are springing into action to protect their electricity grids…. -
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EXCLUSIVE: Cruz Calls for DC Medical Examiner to Investigate Aborted Babies’ Remains
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Ted Cruz has called for the Washington, D.C., medical examiner to conduct a “proper investigation” into whether a D.C. abortionist illegally aborted babies in violation of the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act. Cruz, R-Texas, reacted Wednesday to a Daily Signal report in which a lawyer alleged that the Department of Justice… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Leaders Call on Jordan, Johnson to Repeal ‘Weaponized’ FACE Act
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Conservative leaders are calling on House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to pass the FACE Act Repeal Act of 2023 “as soon as possible.” “In the aftermath of additional pro-life activists being convicted by the Biden administration under the FACE Act for peacefully protesting… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Campaign Highlights Oreo’s Partnership With ‘Militant’ LGBTQ Group
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) is taking aim at Oreo for partnering with an organization promoting a “militant LGBTQ agenda.” The NLPC will release a video Wednesday that begins by citing the names of infamous books on gender and sexuality that have been marketed to young people in… -
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Transgender Series, Part 1: What Is Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria and Why Does It Matter?
Editor’s note: This is the first podcast interview in a series on transgender phenomena, science, and the potential for medical malpractice lawsuits. Studies have suggested that the number of young people who identify as transgender has exploded in recent years. While activists claim that these people are just discovering a latent truth suppressed by society,… -
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House Vote to Impeach Mayorkas Over Border Crisis Fails
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday evening 214 to 216 against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The vote on two articles of impeachment largely was along party lines, with Republicans holding 219 seats in the House and Democrats having 212 seats, plus four vacancies. (House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., was scheduled to be… -
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Arizona’s Proposed Reversal in School Choice Would Hurt Taxpayers, Not Just Students and Their Families
Three decades ago, Arizona policymakers created opportunities for educators to start new schools and for families to choose between them. Unfortunately, though, the state’s current governor aims to sharply reverse Arizona’s embrace of educational choice. Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, has called for the repeal of two programs: scholarship tax credits and education savings accounts. But… -
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5 Ways Biden Did the Opposite of His Promise to ‘Restore the Soul of America’
Then-candidate Joe Biden sold America a bill of goods in 2020. He said he was running for president to “restore the soul of America,” and promised “unity over division,” but his administration has arguably been one of the most divisive in U.S. history. 1. Policy Whiplash While Biden wrongly suggested Donald Trump’s presidency represented an… -
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Democrat Representative Opposes Bill Condemning Christian Persecution in Nigeria Because It Doesn’t Include LGBTQ People
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., opposed a bill on Tuesday condemning the persecution of Christians in Nigeria because it failed to also include the LGBTQ population. The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday performed markups on a bill condemning violations of religious freedoms in Nigeria, including the ongoing persecution and murder of Christians. Connolly, a member of the committee, said he… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the Book the White House Suggested Amazon Should Ban
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—When President Joe Biden’s White House reached out to Amazon, demanding the bookseller suppress books opposing vaccines amid Biden’s push for the COVID-19 vaccines, White House staff highlighted one book in particular, according to documents reviewed by The Daily Signal. The House Judiciary Committee obtained emails demonstrating the White House’s pressure on Amazon to… -
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Biden State Department Funds Program to Create Army of 2,500 ‘LGBTQI+ Allies’
President Joe Biden’s State Department paid a public university to train a cohort of “master trainers” in India who will then go on to train more than 2,000 people to become “LGBTQI+ allies,” according to a government spending database. Washington State University received $15,000 from the State Department in July 2023 to hold a three-day…